The Holly chieftain., 1912-11-22

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the pactaso chs wishes to reprsssnt
and thsre. with her quaint dolls. her
Puritan maids and nsn, her primitive
homes. vigwams. Wild turkeys, dess,
duek1. cannoa and whatnot. she win
tarn out pic1usss - amusing 70
grown-aps - 70 ehtldrsa.
eone Of this brilliant Wonan'o no
tioas oosld b copied a4 home with
very littis expenditure. Ths history
books givs any number Of prstty
scenes 70 copy from and By ehoosins
the least elaborate the work wouId
b lesssaed and the effect b. just ~
good.
For instance. there was always
blockhouse In ~ oldsn days. with can.
non before Il. and turkeys wsrs roast
ed In the open air. and there were
piles Of corn when the harvest was
in and % ON. In . farm homo Il
wosld be easy to have dried ears Of
corn about shucks and all showing.
and In city ears Of popcorn could
be used.
Take the blockhouse scsno and pre-
pare the picture for the possible In.
vasion Of hostile Indians. Cover .
square cardboard boa with brown p
par for The log house; trees over It
with black crayon Z ru1e tmltat5on OF
losS. cat nit winaows, PIT IN rough
chim1sy and Isavs tbs door half opsn.
With little don. dressed a. Puri-
tan child. pesping out. About the
bl0ckhouse group some toy pine trees,
one or two Puritan men, two maids
and maybe friendly Indian with
fsathered headdress. The maids and
child are dressed Ii grave gray gowns
with white kerchiefs and caps, and
the white men wear bu6-colored knee
breeches. red waistcoats and green
or gray tail coats. The good Indian
wears war paint and. maybe. drass 1
cloak Of fur behind him. Dolls for
the purpose can be had ct 10 cents
apiece-four inches high-and they
could be dressed In tissue paper.
They are held to the table with long
block headed pins. or rather to !
board upon which the scene Il set
and afterward covered over in suit
able manner. One Of the metal tur-
keys. sold now in all the candy and
toyshops for Thanksgiving, could ap-
pear In the scene and also deer and
fat goose. The birds and animals
can bs had from ave cents up.
All the things mentioned Ia these
dramatic times could bs symbolised
with pretty tribes bought ct the ten
cent store or elsewhere. for favors.
The following things are seen and are
all suitable:- Papisr mache pumpkin
pies. candy boxes made like ears Of
corn, kegs. cannon, Indian baskets
and tomahawks. The kegs wers Il.
ways . part of the New England
Thanksgiving. and they held root
beer-made by the Indian women
and molasses, which was used fof
the pies famous to this day.
Another amusing idea for Thanks
giving table scene could be . dem.
onstration Of the great progress Of
the years. This scene might hold
paper aeroplane. an automobile, little
French bandboxss and dolls dressed
to depict the various races that have
invaded the country. There could be
q negro. . Chlnaman, 4 Russian Cos.
sack. an Indian laborer. . German, q
Frenchman and 70 on. There should
be little Americn nags for souvenirs
or trimmings, nag candy boxes and
plenty OF red. white and blue ribbon
tying souvenirs. place cards and
menus.
For q child's Thanksgiving party
there are bushels Of pretty trifes that
cost next to nothing. The metal tur.
keys. deer. pasteboard cannon, nags,
snapdragons and airships are all re-
produced in tiniest shape. The wee
things which are sometimes put In .
Jack Horner pie cost from one cent
up to Ave.
| All the candy holders made for the
season show some red, white and blue
while the paper napkins and table
covers have Just the right things IL
their rough picture borders.