Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-20

Hceman, with potato body, turnip mead and
couple Of cucumbers for legs requires some
sort of helmet (easly made out Of pasteboard
as well as club in his hand, to lend him prop
sr verisimilitude. final touch in the shape Of
pair of mustaches consisting of two ears of
wheat stuck with mucilage beneath the nose con-
tributes ferocity to his expression.
Or, If you like, you may construct clown, with
a small beet for a head and couple of carrots
for legs. lady apples serving admirably for but
tons and topknots. Here. of course bit of paint
Is desirable-but not very much, because It Is
well to rely as far as possible upon the vege-
tables themselves for the effects to be produced.
The clown should have a peaked cap on top OF
his head, which is easily cut out of the substance
OF the beet so as to have the desired shape, al-i
in his hand he may carry plum. attached to a
short string, to represent the distended bladder,
which Mr.. Merryman is accustomed to use In his
business.
The question of feet for the mankins may be
bit puZzng, but small potatoes will serve the
purpose satisfactorily, and radishes are excellent
One or two incdentals of clothing may be dis
creetly added. such as neckte for dude mani
kin, or veil for lady goblin. The lady goblin,
by the way, may be provided appropriately with
skirt of lettuce leaves, and If she be sup
piled with parasol to carry in her hand, the
effect will be more picturesque.
Some girls are very clever at contriving such
things these. and, with the suggestions here
BlVenb almost any bright young woman ought 10
be able to put together few Halloween maniBns
that will be a surprise to her friends. If she
chooses to celebrate the occasion by party she
ought to devise vegetable goblin for each guest,
to a present, and it Is desirable that in
each the boyle doll (if such it may be called)
shall be "take-off' In some way upon the re-
cipient Thus dude mankin might be bestowed
upon young man conspicuous for the elegance of
his apparel This will make great deal of fun.
Jack o'Lanterns are always appropriate to Hal
loween, and small ones. made out of little pump
kns and provided with grinning teeth and staring
eyes painted paper and glued on the inside OF
the lantern, will help out the array of gifts for
the guests on such an occasion. small-sized
lantern of the sort makes frstrate head for
goblin, whose body may be an orange If desired
The reason why vegetables, fruits and nuts al
ways figure so conspicuously In the celebration OF
Halloween is simply that the festival is by origin
a harvest rejoicing 1t is thanksgiving for the
safe and successful garnerning of the crops in
autumn Therefore It Is that apples pumpkins
and nuts which are typical autumn products. are
most used as symbols in connection with the oc-
casion.
The ceremonies appropriate to Halloween are
of wholly pagan origin, and even to this day the
ancient rites celebrated In parts of Scotland.
Great fires Ga relic of the pagan Baal fires) are
built outdoors on heaps of stones All the home
fires are put out, and. until midnight only these
are permitted to burn Then, at the strok of IL,
each person takes bit of the fire to his home,
and Nth It kindles fresh blaze upon his hearth.
At this ceremonial many centuries ago the Druid
priests oniciated. The fires they kndled were
sacred.
In the ninth century Pope Gregory w. ap
pointe& November day for the celebration
of the memory OF ali saints and martyrs not al
ready honored by an allotment OF special days in