The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-17
The Woman's Page of The Times-D Dispatch
Thanksgiving Novelties

feature Of Thanksgiving party - b
held in . country house. The turkey
! win be decorated with strings of Gran.
berries. tiny sausages and small ysl-
low onions. The centrepiece will b
large, fiat round brown basket filled
| with yellow.toned vegetables
The appetizer win be anchov'es curl
| Cd in ring OF carrot resting on
| small lettuce leaf. with the vegetable
salad will be served small carro.s
] nodded OF soft yellow cheese with
! spr'g Of parsley In the end. The deS-
/ sert will be In keeping with the dinnes
scheme. A garden basket made OF
spun sugar will be filed with ice cream
vegetables with their natural color ana
markings. The dinner favors arc to De
wax bonbon boxes resembling the
various vegetables.
For the Dance to follow the dinner
the hostess has provided vegetable
costumes for men and women. There
are skirts and bodices made up OF
IoyerIapped layers Of crinkly green pa
per. giving the effect of fluffy heads Oh
lettuce. The parsley costume has ?
foundation of white with paniers
formed OF the paper parsley: q large
bunch being worn at the waist ana .
wreath in the hair.
The radish has been used for an0tn-
ar costume. The bright red skirt II
lice formed Of green leaves Little REQ
cotton filled paper radishes are to Dc
worn as earrings
| The costumes of the men might seem
difacult to arrange. but they have seen
worked out remarkably well The
longer vegetables. as cucumbers. ears
of corn, carrots and stalks OF celery
have been utilized. Dark green paper.
slightly striped and dotted has made
C,,np Nh0r
Father Corn" is a long. lanky crea-
ture of barred yellow and white paper
and Happy green crepe paper coat o.
foot Vivid yellow paper with family
outlined stripes running round mas
been used for the carrot costume.
which has . pointed headdress topped
with green. A whitish yellow paper.
mad in long strips. with shaggy green
leaves. carries out the celery costume
! A popular place card this year shows
n small hand painted turkey and IL
wired to hang on the wine glass or
water goblet. Never were the bonoon
| anappsrs with favors, fortunes. paper
headgear, charms. etc, more fascin2A-
ing and appropriate than those design
! ed for this Thanksgiving. One novelty
is q large yellow crepe paper bag con-
tanning \ dozen small snsppers-
Among the appropriate place carda
4 are CnuOpY CulluTCu VAAoSo
made Of real feathers glued to the
rough dye cards. Handpainter bunehes
Of celery, ears Of corn. etc. are made
to match vegetable centrepieceA Doll
children carrying artificial yellow
| chrysanthemums are made to faSteu TO
the wineHlass.
Monrninx Accessories.
Frills and business are entirely out
of place in mourning. and materials
should be of the best quality. as cheap
fabrics in black soon take on q gray
tsh. faded tint.
There Is no more beautiful fabric
than black English crepe, and it can be
; readily freehened. as the threads are
waterproofed before being woven
There are two finishes to this crepe.
ono that 10 bright and crisp and most
suitable for dresses. and another finish
that is dull and soft and lighter Of
weight. and is preferred for wells.
Grape wells are to be obtained In
beautiful styles with invisible hens
but many women object to Grape ex-
cept for the deepest mourning. and
prefer in It's place q veil OF Brussels
net, with a Grape border two inches
deep all around. or a transparent SILK
veil with a heavy woven border.
In deep mourning. when = veil 10 not
draped on the hat the hat should be
Of a plain black felt, trimmed with
Grape folds. loops or wings. In second
mourning. duh silk hats with white
facings are trimmed with wings.
breasts and bows Of grosgratn ribbon
Ostrich feathers and black velvet are
lnever permitted for any sort OF naoufh-
ing.
Hemsritching, tucking and fagottng
are the seif-trimmings utilized In max
ing blouses for drst mourning When
all black = not becoming close to Tue
face. collars and cuffs Of white Grape
| are smart
Deep black borders are not seen on
handkerchiefs A black monogram u
in better taste. Deep black borders on
stationery have also been discarded 1of
more delicate trimmings.
Fur scarfs and muns for mourning
are lynx. Persian lamb. broadtail and
Alaska fox. For coats broadtAu.
caracal. siberian pony and Persian
lamb are correct
Gloves Of black suede are worn Tor
deep mourning. GIace Kid gloves m
= dull finish are appropriate for second
mourning. In footwear. walking boees,
> pumps and ties are chosen from the
dull-finished feathers, and house slip
ners are Of suede with buckles Of SELF
material or black metal Plain and IN
n conspicuous hosiery should always be
- worn.
% Au-white mourning is as correct as
|" all black. but the materials must Oe
e dead white without any tint OF cream
|" color White shoes, white silk hosiery
70 and white suede gloves must AL cor
respond In tone
20. weassng yellow.
:. II your hair Is dark and your skin
a warm. clear olive or creamy VINE
Won will ind that yellow suits yee,
10 bu. IL YOUR skin Is sallow. or IN soy
p way s:ckIy looking. you must shua yes-
. low as the plague.
Auburn haired girls. so long as there
~ Is not too much pink in their eheehsI
" look delightful in nearly every saaAs
- OF yellow: but the sill with what
call ordinary brown aair-fAst L.
hair with no strong tints Of gold o.
,sl red or bronz-wiil be unwise ~ she
n .Srn.,. NOR. than the tirtest touch %