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

- OW much easier It 10 for
- the hostess Of today to pre-
G pare for q Thanksgiving
MI dinner than 1t was for the
N hostess Of q hundred years
10Y ago! Then 1t meant not
hours. but weeks Of planning, for the
hostess had none Of the ~conveniences
or labor saving devices that we are1
20 familiar with as necessities today.
No indeed, her dinner had to be
cooked on an open fire, not on a mod
ern range or gas stove. Electricity
would have seemed nothing less than
q miracle. The simple utensils used
in the home Of the present day would
have caused the greatest amount of
astonishment. A lemon sQueezer
would have been regarded as a curl
Gus object, but then so would have
been a food chopper, an g beaten,
or a al opener.
The coffee was always roasted and
ground at home. There was no pre-
pared mustard, cocoa, vanilla, gela-
tine or prepared yeast. String beans,
lima beans, asparagus OF peas were
not served in November. Tomatoes
we're called love apples and were not
recognized as . vegetable. Every
thing was home made, for groceries
were not delivered at the house in
sealed packages.
There we're few dollhouse flowers
such as we are accustomed to see
adorn our tables. The flowers were
all of the old-fashioned variety.
Orchids were unknown, the chrysan-
themums we're very small; roses were
not like the roses Of today. but car
nations were used in abundance.
Invitations had to be issued a long
time ahead to insure a reply, II the
guest resided at any distance.
Verify, we have much to be grateful
for. when we consider how many
wonderful Inventions there have been
to tighten the housekeeper's labors
Now, when Thanksgiving is cele
brated In every state In the Union
there is no one who hasn't some
thing to be thankful for.
Thanksgiving yer ID a day o.
pleasant "reminiscences; a day wher
the family and friends are gatheret
around the well laden table in a spir
It Of rejoicing. Hospitality Is tn
characteristic note Of the day and l
really ought to be a pleasure and
gladstone task to plan a Thanksgiving
dinner.
The housewife Of 1912 will be wis
II she follows the example of he
great grandmother and plans he
la---- 80 x~A1~ AenAuon~o u ~
vance 30 that she will have little t
do on Thanksgiving FAY.
The decorations for q Thanksgi'
ing table would be very effective
It had for its main decorations th
turkey. For, what Is a Thanksgivin
dinner without a turkey? The tab
cloth around the edge of the table
trimmed with laage sized turkeys c,
out Of crepe pape. in realistic colo
ing. Paper turkeys hold the plat
cards. The same bird ornaments Il
napkins. Small baskets trimmed vii
chrysanthemums hold the sailed {
monds. For the center decoration
the table use q large dark red bask
filed with ears OF corn. The in0itatit
corn and leaves "a be made Of "
low paper with green paper I
leaves. Wheat, oats. fruit, or howe
or anything In keeping with the hi
vest idea may be used.
A college girl who has taken up t
business of making table souveni
and decorations has gone to Americ,
early history for the appropriate
tie things used at Thanksgiving. tt
ing the year 1880 as the proper pc
cd for her charming trifles-the ye
in which the first Thanksgiving "
celebrated in Boston-the clever c
has turned out little puppets dress
as the Pilgrim fathers. Indians q
many a fair New England maid kno
In song and story. She has ms
crude cardboard houses. covered W
log-cabin paper. and for the amin
used by the first settlers she 8
to the toy store, where suitable 6
cheap trihes are found.
For the inner Thanksgiving tab
she arranges, her New England scel
OF those long ago times are ~ instr
tive as they are beautiful. The c
ter Of the table ID always used
the picture she wishes to repress
/ and there, with her quaint dolls.
Puritan maids and men, her PRINT
homes, wigwams, wild turkeys, d
ducks. cannon and what-not, she
turn out pictures as amusing
grown-ups as to children.
Some Of this brilliant woman's
tons could be copied at home Y
very little expenditure. The hist