The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-28
Household Hints
Suggestions for Halloween Parry.

Cream and Cakes-Make pIaan
ice cream and color 1t a deep nids to
Freeze and mold in melon HoluSS 60
represent pumpkins. Just pI,,th
serving paint eyes, nose and 1ho Us
with melted chocolate. With tn +
cream serve witch cake or BLACK %
cookies For the cake, bake an orui
nary spice, to which add finely. chop
ped raisins and citron and place
ring, thimble or piece OF money II
the batter. When baked, cover viii
p.ain white icing and on top portray
| a witch in red and chocolate icing
For the cookies, cut them to repre-
sent a cat, ice with chocolate icing
the eyes nose ana NOUN 1,in oI he fonnd
novel and attractive, especially for
Halloween parties.
queen Alice Appears-At Hal
loween gathering the pig t, 9anlns
two jack-o'-lanterns ana py the
cracking fire on the hearth. When
the guests entered, as II Dy mass
appeared the spirits gliding IN
| fantastic, ghostly dance In a dlIny
lighted corner Queen Alice inter-
preted the future of the guests. FOR
refreshments were served grapes anu
pears in huge pumpkin trult baskets
crisp crullers, tiny individual pump
kin pies butternut meats, popcorn
and molasses candy.
Set of False Teeth-A Halloween
device, effective III Disgusting we'll
known face and converting II INTO
witch's head, is the use OF a SET OF
teeth cut from an orange peel ihese
can be easily made by cutting
straight strip of the peel, a half-1nch
wide and long enough to slip abous
the jaw and slashing with pair OF
scissors at regular intervals a! 49,, rn ms
teeth so that the lip will hold 1t IN
position, and the voice as well as the
mouth will undergo complete
change.
with cornstalks, apples and lanterns.
After the guests have arrived nave
games appropriate to the time. sucn
as the traditional bowls" of water
an apple eating contest and bottle
filled with grains of corn to guess the
number of grains. Have large
pumpkin face on the dining room
table for centerpiece and at each
place a tiny pumpkin face to be glveI.
as favors. Have place CARDS cut .
yellow cardboard in the shape ~
pumpkins. Serve pumpkin pie APP
pies popcorn balls and coffee. Dur
ing the serving of the lunch nave the
lights turned out and the candles IN
the pumpkins lighted. When through
eating the lunch give each one
mcneil and piece of paper with the
word pumpkin on, then give them
three minutes to see who can write
the most words using the letters n
winner the large pumpkin race on
the center of the table as a prize:
Your evening will be a success and
not be expensive or hard TO arrange
Green Pumpkins Used-An anus
ing decoration for use at HailoWeell
party may be made by taking the
tiny green pumpkins, cutting tne1n
like jack-o'-lanterns and puttlnie
them on the gas or electc 1lxtures al
place of the ordinary globes.
Care of Shoes.
The summer low cuts have been dis
carded. Many an owner is putting
them away expecting to get a gooa
deal of wear out of them in the
spring But unless properly take
care of they will be sadly d1sap-
pointed. All shoes are more or les
damn with perspiration and as they
dry out the toes turn UP, ana oeep
wrinkles settle across the leather. :.
Here is the remedy: Brush Wen,
removing every particle or DUST rup
with yaseline, pack full or crushea
paper wrap with paper ana PACK
In the spring you will find them
soft and comfortable and soop
shape "a penny saved is penny
earned.
Canned Endive.
TO can endive which is fine for sa =
ads and winter green's when a change
in menu is desired: Take Crisp
blanched endive, cut into inch lengths
wash in cold water. Take one nan
mint vinegar, one pint water, one taDIe-
spoon salt to each quart jar. BRING 70