South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-11-18
SUGGESTIONS FOR
THANKSGIVING DAY
The Season Offers Opportunity
for Delightful Affairs and
Thanksgiving Table Lends It.
self Well to Decoration.

Many suitable decorations readily
suggest themselves for the Thanksgiv-
ing dinner table. Autumn leaves with
scarlet flowers, a mound of chrysan-
themums showing several different
colors and a mass of them in one tint
TO create color scheme are effective.
Yellow and white chrysanthemums
used with old silver and unshaded
candles in brass is q pretty comb ina-
ton. A beautiful com bination is that
es of violets. For thoroughly typical
of yellow chrysanthemums and bunch
decoration q pumpkin centerpiece, the
pulp and seeds removed and the shell
piled with fruits mixed with autumn
leaves, is often used.
Fill the pumpkin half full of crushed
tissue paper TO support the fruit and
let trails of smilaX or asparagus fern
fall over the sides and wreathe the
base TO take away the stiff effect. With
such a centerpiece tiny pumpkins for
each place make a pretty favor that
adds desirable color. Little boxes of
pumpkin shape can be filed with
candied chestnuts. These are easily
prepared at home by boiling, peeling
and simmering in a thick syrup. after
which they are rolled in sugar and
laid on oiled paper.
If preferred, bonbons or sailed al
monds may fill the pumpkins. In
keeping with this vegetable scheme
use carrots for candle holders. Choose
those of large equal size, standing
them on the larger end, which is cut
off smooth and the candle slipped in
a socket cut out of the other end for
the purpose.
An appropriate favor for the
Thanksgiving dinner is a card on
which a thanks verse" is written, one
of these being placed at each plate.
Let those seated on one side of the
table read their cards before dinner is
served and those on the other side
read theirs at the conclusion of the
meal The verses may be taken from
the Bible or may be selected from
poems. They may range from the de-
votional word of thanks to lines about
the old home, a subject which is al
ways uppermost in the mind at the
Thanksgiving season. If desired, small
pictures of scenes in the early history
of the country may be pasted on
proper mounts for distribution as
souvenirs. The guests may be asked
to describe the scene or the event OF
the picture, and If there are several
guests who are blessed with good
conversational powers the table talk
will be delightful.
In order to make a Thanksgiving
dinner and party success there are
a few things that a hostess must re-
member. among which are the follow
ing: Forget yourself for that day.
Be utterly unselfsh. Don't worry
about your mistakes. Laugh if any
thing goes wrong.
Give everyone something 10 do.
Keep a girl from being a wallfiower.
If you can't make the young men at
tentive to her, give her a dozen lit
tie things to do for you, which will
make her feel important and not neg
lected. If any of the young men are
shy, keep them at your side as aids.
Don't refer to the fact that they are
shy or try to tease them. Don't give
them time TO worry about their hands
and feet or their manners. Send
them here and there an dthey will
forget themselves in their interest in
helping you. Avoid the mistake on
calling the popular young men to do
your errands.