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the snowy cloth have a square of cherry velvet, on which snow-drops and ferns are banked with dainty effect. The menu cards are shaped like hearts,

rops. The ices are in the shape of hearts with a candied cherry in the center of each. Heart-shape

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o. When all have assembled in the parlor, where lights are turned low, have a guide in red with a Mephisto make-up or a witch to instruct the party before it starts on the "ghost hunt." Not a word must be spoken no matter what t

outside cellar-way, take them down that, otherwise inside the house to the cellar. All along the route have imitation "spooks" placed in corners and unexpected places-grinning Jack-o'lantern heads, with ghostly bodies, immense false faces with l

the secretary, in terrible tones, calls the name of each guest and gives the list of his pet sins. The secretary should be a person with ready tongue and wit knowing jokes on each individual. When the secretary finishes each case, the Great Chief Ghost asks the defendant what he has to say for hims

s can be made. Viands should be offered and whisked aw

midnight to try the familiar Hallowe'en charms. This party can be given by a club or church using a big house and grou

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eaten with butter and sugar. The Scotch a

nd broil over a hot, clear fire, turning often. When done to a golden brown, lay in a hot dish and anoint wit

half cake of yeast, two eggs and a quart of flour. Let the dough rise in a warm place until very light, then put down with the hand and let rise again; roll out to about five-eighths of an inch th

poonful of flour and one of sugar together, add two tablespoonfuls of sour cream and cook in the vinegar until smooth. Just before

fted with one teaspoonful of baking powder. Set one square of chocolate on a kettle of boiling water and let it melt. After melting, mix one-half cup of

rms a very soft ball when dropped in cold water, then add one cup finely chopped nuts. Spread this very thick between the layers. Ic

t water and a pint of good sparkling cider. If the cider be very sweet, the juice of a lemon is an improvement. Se

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ith a bright golden mayonnaise to which enough aspic jelly has been added to make it quite firm when cold. Pour into a square mould to set, cut into dainty triangles just before it is to be served, and lift carefully with a broad thin-bladed spatula. Se

the small end of the pointed tin tubes called lady lock sticks, and have each layer slightly overlay the preceding one. Set the tubes across a baking pan and bake in a good oven to a deep yellow. When done remove

for Thanksgi

alls up visions of old fashioned, buttery shelves loaded down

akes use of this American product. The scheme is an excellent o

many pie plates as you can beg, borrow or bu

d, and place the pie plates upon these tables. Cover the tables with white pape

m the filling of a pie. Punning and word stretching of all kinds are allowable,

he plan of the puzzles. The hostess

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ne tree and an a

alphabet cards, jumbled together

m of a coffin (bury) and a

little dog and an entomological phot

crab and an ap

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toe of a boot (pot-a-toe), all four articles be

s Father, Mother, Sister, Brother, Uncle,

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a peach with "to inform agai

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ribbon and a b

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and guess the contents. Each player works f

r, with picturesque Thanksgiving scenes, are distribu

etables and everything of which

s most of the fillings, carries off first honors. There should be a sec

rt silver pie knife, and the s

Spanish peppers, little hot rolls in form of balls, a plain tomato salad a

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r. Each guest takes a sip to the health of the host. If your guests enjoy cards, let them play bridge, euchre, cinch, hearts, or the new card games in which figures are involved. If they do not care for cards a short program of old ballads by a good singer is always liked. As a surprise arrange a little series of funny tableaux showing the different birthdays of the guest of honor. To do this darken a room behind the players, and have a big screen for a background. No special stage properties are needed as the more ludicrous this is the more it

with greens, having a mass of scarlet berries or flowers in the center of each. Red candles and shades on the mantels help the effect. If you have a table in the dining-ro

d peach, quince or pear, or brandied quince; chicken salad, or sweetbread salad on a lettuce leaf with cheese straws, stuffed olives, coffee, ice cream

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ears. A pretty ceremony, if you use candles on a birthday cake, is to have each guest light a cand

beet rings, candied cherries. Serve cream of tomato soup, tiny radishes cut in rose forms,

lls and a slice of sweet cucumber or watermelon pickle with a candied cherry on top. A beet salad garnished with rings of hard-boiled egg whites and the yolk run through a ricer, or chicken salad served in red peppers, tomato, cucumber and celery salad served in tomato shells, fruit salad served in red apples hollowed out. Serve wafers with the salad course. A pretty idea for the ice

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to represent, in some m

nth which, as old legend tells us, is sure to protec

y wear a string of tiny silver beads which tinkle musically wherever she goes. Another claiming January, als

decked in red paper hear

pron, with several bars of mus

p, and May by a pretty spring gown, decor

ed streamers and numerou

organdy and carri

ed with golden rod

n, nearly covered with glorious autumn leav

triking, being a poster desi

white eider down flannel, ornamented

. In this way the supper is quite out of the ordinary and the only tax on the hostess, wit

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