Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1912-11-24

dinner than It was for the
IFN hostess of hundred years
&S agoi Then II meant not
hours, but weeks of planning. for the
+; hostess had none OF the conveniences
or labor saving devices that we are
SO familiar with as necessities today.
No indeed. her dinner had to be
cooked on an open fire, not on mod
ern range or gas stove. Electricity
would have seemed nothing less than
| a miracle. The simple utensils used
in the home of the present day would
have caused the greatest amount of
establishment. A lemon squeezer
would have been regarded as curl.
GUS object, but then so would have
been food chopper, an egg beaten,
or a can 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 or peas were
not served in November. Tomatoes
were called love apples and were not
, recognized as a 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 were very small; roses were
not like the roses of today, but car
nations were used IN abundance.
Invitations had to be issued long
time ahead to insure a reply, il the
guest resided at any distance. ::
Verify, we have much TO be grateful
for, when we consider how many
wonderful inventions the-e have been
TO tighten the housekeeper's labors.
Now, when Thanksgiving is ceIe-
brated in every state in the Union,
there is no one who hasn't some
. thing TO be thankful for.
Thanksgiving ever is a day OF
Z pleasant "reminiscences: a day when
the family and friends are gathered
around the well laden table in a spir.
it OF rejoicing Hospitality is the
characteristic note Of the day and il
really ought to be a pleasure and a
glscsome task to plan a Thanksgiving
dinner.
The housewife Of 1912 will be wise
IL she follows the example of her
great grandmother and plans her
dinner and table decorations in ad-
vance 50 that she will have little TO
do on Thanksgiving day.
The decorations for a Thanksgiv-
ing table would be very effective il
It had for its main decorations the
turkey. For. what is a Thanksgiving
dinner without a turkey? The table
| cloth around the edge OF the table is
trimmed with large sized turkeys cut
out OF crepe paper in realistic color
ing Paper turkeys hold the place
cards. The same bird ornaments the
napkins. Small baskets trimmed with
chrysanthemums hold the sailed al.
monds. For the center decoration Of
/ the table use a large dark red basket
! filed with ears OF corn. The imitation
corn and leaves can be made of vel.
low paper with green paper for
| leaves Wheat, oats. fruit, or flowers
or anything in keeping with the har.
vest idea may be used
| A college girl who has taken I'D the
business Of making table souvenirs
and decorations has gone to Americas
early history for the appropriate III.
[ tie things used at THANKSGIVING TAX.
| ing the year 1880 as the proper peri.
| cd for her charming trifes-tbe year
! in which the frst Thanksgiving was
! celebrated In Boston-the clever girl
has turned out little puppets dressed
as the Pilgrim fathers. Indians ano
many a fair New England maid known
IN song and story. She has made
crude cardboard houses, covered WITH
log-cabin paper. and for the animals
be lessened and the effect be just as
good.
For instance, there was always a
blockhouse in We olden days, with can
non before it, and turkeys were roast
ed in the open air. and there we're
piles OF corn when the harvest was
in and 50 on. In a farm home it
would be easy TO have dried ears OF
corn about, shucks and al showing,
and in city ears Of popcorn could
be used sfet
Take the blockhouse scene andrfre-
pare the picture for the possible IN
vasion Of hostile Indians. Cover a
square cardboard COX with brown pa
per for the log house; trace over It
with black crayon a rude imitation OF
logs, cut slit windows, put on rough
chimney and leave the door half open,
With Hide doll, dressed as a Puri.