The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-11-22

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the least elaborate the work would
be lessened and the effect be Just az
good.
Fol instance, there was always q
blockhouse in ye olden days, with can
non before 1t, and turkeys were roast
ed in the open air. and there were
piles of corn when the harvest was
in and SO On. In a farm home II
would be easy to have dried ears Of
corr about. shucks and all showing,
and in a city ears of popcorn could
be used.
Take the blockhouse cen and pre-
pare the picture for the possible in.
vasion of hostile Indians. Cover a
square cardboard box with brown pa
per for the log house; trace over 1t
with black crayon a rude imitation OF
logs, cut slit windows, put on a rough
chimney and leave the door half open.
with o little doll, dressed as a Puri-
tan child. peeping out. About the
blockhouse group some toy pine trees,
one or two Puritan men, two maids
and maybe a friendly Indian with
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child are dressed in grave gray gowns
with white kerchiefs and caps, and
the white men wear buf-colored knee
breeches, red waistcoats and green
or gray tail coats. The good Indian
wears war paint and, maybe. drags q
cloak of fur behind him. Dolls for
the purpose can be had at 10 cents
apiece-four inches Highland they
could be dressed in tissue paper.
: They are held to the table with long
, block headed pins, or rather to q
: board upon which the scene is set
and afterward covered over in suit
Z able manner One of the metal tur
) keys, sold now in all the candy ans
toyshops for Thanksgiving, could ap
l pear In the scene and also a deer ant
a fat goose. The birds and animals
can be had from five cents up.
j.: All the things mentioned in thes'
dramatic times could be symbolizet
with pretty trifes bought at the tel
cent store or elsewhere, for favors
The following things are seen and ar
II all suitable: Papier mache pumpkin
pies, candy boxes made like ears Q
d corn, kegs, cannon, Indian basket
r and tomahawks. The kegs were a
10 ways a part of the New Englan
it Thanksgiving. and they held roc
q beer-made by the Indian women
Il and molasses, which was used fc
the pies famous to this day.
70 Another amusing idea for a Thank
Or giving table scene could be a der
er onstration of the great progress
d. the a This scene might hold
to paper aeroplane, an automobile, lit
French bandboxes and dolls dresse
w. to depict the various races that ha'
II invaded the country. There could
he a negro, a Chinaman, q Russian CO
ng sack. an Indian laborer, a German.
lie Frenchman and 81 on. There shou
is be little Americn flags for souveni
ut or trimmings, flag candy boxes a
Dr. plenty of red, white and blue ribb'
'ce tying souvenirs, place cards a
menus.
It'll The place cards or menus US
al must correspond to the two perio'
OF Little printed cards with very pref
xet symbols, old and new, can be had We
lon cheaply. For the invitation there 6
'el- also some P~uritan-father postcal
for that could be used, while the mode
ers invitation could be written on a pos
ar giving any famous American obj
or scene. Aeroplane cards would
suitable.
Ire For a child's Thanksgiving pa
AS there are bushels of pretty trifles t
III cost next to nothing. The metal
ak'1 keys, deer, ~pasteboard cannon, na
.ri- snapdragons and airships are all
ear produced in %tiniest shape. The '
vas things which are sometimes put i
girl Jack Horner pie cost from n c
pc. up to Ave.
ane All the candy holders made for
season show some red, white and b
aae while the paper napkins and ta
WIN covers have Just the right things
1ais their rough picture borders.