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y ■ ' "^ ' '■" ': T~~- C\ Vayors and Bonbon .Boxes If ffll Baa . \ \ 1 1 Ul :/ / NOW approaches the witch's! hour, when, hand in band with' .ia<*k-o'-lantern, she is prepared to scamper across the curtain for an interlude of frolic. The black cat is with us again, and the bat, and the owl. The cauldron bubbles, the chestnuts barn upon the hearth, the Hallowe'en cake gives up its ghostly prophecy of wealth, matrimony or a life of single blessedness, i In a thousand boarding schools a thou- | sand girls will creep down the cellar| stairs holding a mirror and a candle as the hour strikes twelve, looking fearfully, for the reflected face which is to tell' them of the future, and in more than a thousand apartment houses—where there are no cellar stairs—young women will| eat an apple before a mirror and hold a I candle by whose light they expect to see that same prophetic vision. If it weren't for jack o' lantern the celebration of Hallowe'en might be; rather a gloomy affair, for looking into| the future in darkened rooms and watch-1 ing one's fellow chestnut hop away from! one on the hearth are not always cheer ing diversions; but jack-o'-lantern, the Uing of the night, is the jolliest of pre siding geniuses, and, besides, there is ] the Hallowe'en feast, a most temptine j repast, to keep one's spirits from flag ging in the midst of the general unloos ing of the black arts. HALLOWE'EN 'nativities are always very popular with girls, and they are possible for every one, for the cele-, '.ration of the night has one great advan-j tage in the fact that its m}'stic rites and] ceremonies can be jusC as well and hap pily performed by three or four persons as by a large number. Naturally the sort of Hallowe'en entertainment which Is ar-, ranged for a small gathering is not satis factory for a large one. It has usually been found that there is more fun to lie had !.v Koing through the oldtitne Hal lowe'en rites quite ueriously when the party is small, while for a large affair this sort of diversion is hardly sufficiently! general, and instead there is dancing, pair sihly | Hallowe'en cotillon and a supperj with quaint and grotesque favors. Masquerade parties are also popular for Hallowe'en, especially in girls' boarding schools, and afford r.o end of fun if the masks are kept on until the close of the evening, so that the identity of the dancers cannot he positively known. • There are so many Hallowe'en symbols; that whether an ordinary dance, a cotillon or a masquerade is being arranged there is abundance of picturesque material upon' which one can draw for decorative ma terials, favurs, costumes, &c. No Hal-: lnwe'en masque is complete without its! 1 witch, its jack-o'-lantern, black cat, owl and bat, nil to be represented in some way or other by the men or girls taking part. Brownies are also Hallowe'en characters. ' Goblins and fairies of all kinds are suita ble guests for a Hallowe'en frolic. IV/1 OST successful was a Hallowe'en' 1 (masquerade given ut a girls' school i last year. Fairyland wus boldly! raided for the characters, and every girl j was asked to come as some one of "the little people," either as a historical char acter or as some particular sort of a I sprite. The result was not only most amusing but beautiful as well, for there were elves and pixies, water sprites, tire fairies, cloud fairies, quaint gnomes, naughty brownies, sharp chinned witches, &c. Queen Mali. Oberon, Titania and Turk were all there, and there was a most charming dryad, who set up her! How to Make a Motoring Veil EYEKY one has a motoring veil, and many and varied aye the kinds used. Few women or girls can be said to ' look really pretty in one of these veils, but there are many degreee of attractive- Beu about them, and still greater differ ences of convenience, which, after all, is I the really important point. Some are I merely long pieces of chiffon tied on in liny way, iind they frequently blow off in a high wind, so it is really worth while to make one properly. An English motoring veil which is i satisfactory is made in the following way:- Buy two yards of chiffon or chiffon cloth and cut it in half lengthwise from one ,-nd in a point twenty inches from the other end. Hem it across the two pieces of the loner end and all around the cut edges; the outer edges will, of course, lie selvages. Then, where the slit!' stops, it must Be closely buttonholed to pn >*nt tearing further. The upper end may be arranged in two| nis. .Lho simplest and easiest is to j' r it up lightly, sewing the gathers , together at the edges; then sew over the ; g.i thers a large Hat button mould covered , with the chiffon. A rather neater lin<lj flatter way to finish this top is with a j small thick ring, but it is mow trouble.!; In this case the chiffon must be turned . over the ring like a hem and sewed down, r ;iinl as the whole width of chiffon must i be .sewed on a small ring it is not very i easy to do. Tho effect, however, is worth | the trouble if one has some skill in , sewing, < Tho veil 1h put on with this gathered i centre near the front of the hat (or head j if worn without a hat), The beginning > of tin- ,-lii i s ;ii the back of the neck, i and the two ends are. drawn around thejl tree in a corner— it was made of paper bark — emerged at intervals through a cunningly concealed door. The witches told wonderful fortunes for everybody, and a large witch, who occupied a central post, stirred a cauldron from which she continually distributed favors. *■ - The gnomes «nd brownies roasted the chestnuts on the large hearth, and the I fairies danced around their favorite teacher and presented her with three magical gifts— Italian coral to keep off the evil eye, a good luck penny us a foundation for her fortune and a pair of | rose colored glasses, through which she might always see the bright side of life. These fairies were not the ordinary tarletan and spangled creatures that we have grown accustomed to hear desig nated by that name, but were, as far as possible, faithful reproductions of the little people of famous fictiou, the creat ures of the Irish woods and bogs, the Scotch Highlands and the German forests as they have been depicted by poets, painters and prose writers. It took some trouble to evolve the costumes, but not as much expense as might be thought on first consideration, for many of the cos tumes were made entirely of crepe paper, and in all of them this material entered j largely. Black paper was most effective for the! witch's costume and for that of the owl and black cat Poor pussy had quite a difficult time —one of the smaller girls was j chosen for this —because the other guests at the frolic insisted on her going on all fours a large part of the time, which, in spite of her gymnastic training, was not altogether agreeable. EQUALLY amusing is a dance where the guests (ill appear as fruits of the) autumn. There must of course be some liberty permitted in this sort of character costuming, for while it is com» paratively easy for a properly built young person to appear as an ear of corn, it is rather diflicult for her or him to assume the exact proportions of a toma to. A lettuce girl, with full shaded green skirts of crinkled paper and some grace fully arranged lettuce leaves for bodice and headdress, is a most fascinating creature, and the grape costume, the au tiimn leaf costume, the pumpkin vine cos tume, &c, are all most attractive. It is usually considered wise for the girl to select fruit and vegetable costumes which are pretty and becoming, while the boys, with their customary gallantry, volunteer fur the grotesque parts. Squashes, radishes, potatoes and ap ples all fall to the lot of the boys. With the vegetable throng there should min gle a sufficient sprinkling of the tradi tional Hallowe'en characters. Nothing! could be more amusing than the pairing! off at such an assemblage. .Miss Lettuce and jack-o'-lantern dancing together, fol lowed by the witcli and the tomato boy, I thi; grape girl and the owl. picturesque 1 Miss Autumn Leaf nn«l a jolly brownie, make up a procession of quaint contrasts. Pumpkin vines and autumn leaves are charming celebrations for large rooms in j which Hallowe'en frolics are to be held, j and thero are also paper draperies j stamped with appropriate designs which* come especially for the walls and tables.! Large witches' black cats and owls made of black paper are used here and there among the decorations or perched on chandeliers, lump shades or over door ways, Jaek-o'-lunterns, real or imita tion, are the most popular lights for the j festivities. If real they may be set ou i the table or hung in different quarters of neck, knotted in front and allowed to bang dowu, or put arouud the neck v second time when a little .extra warmth ia needed. Vegetale Embroidery. AVKKY prettj kind of fancy work is tin) vcgC'talo embroidery that is now one o£ the most tashionublej styles of trimming for dresses. It is easy to do and goes very quickly. A girl with only a little time to spend on embroidery can very soon make a lovely triminiug for her next new gown, be it one to weur to a dance or a cloth one for the street. For a little of the v<sgetale embroidery can be used on almost any kind of gown. It is made either in straight strips like an insertion or in the brassiere shape, i A young girl's evening gown in some soft white material, with a brassiere of vc'yu tale embroidery in white and gold, is so charming that it will pay any girl to do the embroidery. But if she doesn't want to do quite »'o much work 1 one little strip of it will add tremendously to the beauty of the dress. The work is done on net with very heavy I silk. When the gold effect is wanted either the gold tinsel thread may be used or a gold colored silk. The latter gives about as good an effect and ia softer. The patterns used are either conventionalized flowers or geometrical ligurcs, and they may be either stamped <>i> the net or on a heavy muslin or card hoard, over which the net is closely basted. It is rather easier to do it with the net basted on some stiff material, for that keeps it from polling up with the embroidery stitches, ,but it must be firmly fastened before the embroidery is begun. Kvi-ii if 011% prefers to have the pattern •tamped on the lift it is better not to try t<> do the embroidery with the stiff backing. ' I Los Angeles Sunday Herald THE WITCH'S HOUR GAMESkFOR YOUNG GIRLS' HALLOWE'EN PARTIES—ATTRACTIVE NOVELTIES j£ IN FAVORS AND DECORATIONS The Grcwsome Hallowe'en Owl the room. The imitation ones are in the form of lanterns, lamp shades and can dle shades. aI.L the fruits, vegetable* and nuts lire used fur Hallowe'en decorations. Brunches from nut trees with th« nuts still on are the motif of some of the draperies to bft v found in puper, and corn stalks, tree bark, &c, are all cou sidered suitable. For favors there are a great number of fascination boxes, bus |kets and bundles contliaiug bonbons, and | there are ice cups also in a great variety , of designs that are attractive and novel. Among the favors which are to be tilled with bonbons there are quaint little brown | baskets with vegetables of different sorts on the lid, all »ortn of fruits and vege tables, with many small pumpkins espe- Icially noticeable, witches riding hroom ijsticks gayly attired in red and blaclt, and | brown witches' brooms, the broom part lof which lifts off, disclosing the box. (hi.' lof the most attractive designs for the ice | cups is a small lilt wheelbarrow tilled I with vegetable! of nfciny colon, among 1 which the ice cup itself is ndroitly eon , cealea. I There we also cups held up by three pars of corn or three rtdilbes or any of the tall thin vegetables. There are very pretty place cards made with little vege table* tied up in one comel 1 and Koine perfectly charming opes have endearing V)lack kittens fastened up in the corner with a bit of yellow ribbon, due of. the i and fkimiest favors is the lettuce land pumpkin boy, who has a lettuce body and a pumpkin head, nil made of paper,, «ud a curly green queue made of wirej twisted with green paper. Oldtime Hallowe'en rites include the mirror gazing, the burning of chestnuts, apple paring, carrying the candle and. cutting the Hallowe'en cake. There- are j also bobbing tat apple* and the game of, biting the apple, which, however, are not| uecesisarily Hallowe'en sports. Mirror gnzing must take place at mid night. The person who Is performing the rit.> must be quite alone in the room, which should be dark except for the candle she holds. She eats an apple and looks straight in the minor v the clock strikes twelve. She is rewarded by seeing her future husband's face In the mirror. The other method of prhrtising Hallow e'en mirror gazing requires even more courage. The eirl tnkesi her cnmllo and a small hafid mirror and goes alone down the cellar steps. At the mystic hour she nlso sees her future husband's fnc». BURNINU or roasting chestnuts on the hearth is a tried old custom. The girl names a chestnut for herself and one for the young man she supposes j may probably be her future fate. The nuts are then placed side by side on the hearth. If they bum quietly away together it is prophetic of a nappy mar riage. If they pop away from each other it is a sign that they will not be happy with each other. Whichever one pops away first is the least devoted. Apple paring—and paring is rather ililli ciili. An apple whieli has a (smooth skin should be selected and a large one is best. The Pumpkin and Lettuce Boys on Parade It must he evenly pared, so that the skin holds together and is about the same width. When finished the paring Is taken by one SOCIAL AMENITIES FOR THE SCHOOL GIRL AIIAI'IT of punctuality —ill do moiei to win popularity and will bring in its piith more tim and pleasure than nny other one characteristic Once a giri is known to 1"' unpsineluiil she | will be left out of many v tpree arranged job the spur of iiio inoiiii-iit and requiring lii n lortuntaqeom itart "Oh, no, there I is DO use in asking Anna, she would ill- I ways keep us Waiting ll&d make us miss [Melng 10 much"—how often one hoars I that in connection with a contemplated [trip. Tlic sail part of it, 100, is that if [only poor Anna heard it she would un doubtedly promise to l>f *-ry good and by ready well on time for everything if only! she might be allowed to go. But her linbit« ure wull kuowu and ull feel they! cannot risk spoiling the pleasure of. an cm ire party just for her, so Home one else is diked instead, some one who, per haps, for many reasons will not make no congenial a companion, but who never theless has long ago discovered that one | of the most sellish beings in existence. is mi uiipuix'tunl person and who has in; consequence herself formed the habit of always being on time. And continued unpunetimlity does re-1 solve itself Into just that -selfishness, rtiej girl who is willing to keep a whole lunch eon party wailing hungrily and her hostess, nervously while she calmly prinks at I home, or does not stop what fine lihh been (loin;; in time to dress herself and get lo her entertaiMMOt, is certainly thinking ot herself before any one else. — It is far better to waste a little time in waiting for an appointment than to keep another waiting who perhaps can ill ■ifford ihe extra momonU in a busy day. And then tliink of the possibilities of trouble that can be mimed by one girl being somewhat late, say, for some moru- i end and tossed over the shoulder. As it falls on the floor it may form a letter. i| If so, this is the first letter of the Ghris- ling appointment, be it only at the dress | maker's. Because she is just a little be jhind time the next appointment must be put back somewhat, and perhaps the next person to be fitted is a business woman to whom time means actual money, or who ha* an important meeting herself immediately. She In turn must keep other* waiting; those others again have their day disarranged, and so on indefinitely until the proverbial pebble throws into a pond Bending out its ripples (o the shoto is but a small thing in com parison. , Then therf fire tlir llok people to whom live or ten minutes' wailing means nn Interminable time and perhaps will bring' on a serious attaKk of nervousness. It isj far, far better not to set any exact timei for a citll with tut invalid than to stiitcl positively an hour that it is impossible to keep. That the ever increasing uupunctuality among American girls and women is to be attributed to the too busy, too full lit* which they lend Is true, but for this, very reason a girl cannot commence too| young to make up her mind firmly Unit she at least shall be known as reliable! aud able to carry out all that she mayi promise fo do nt a given time. It will I probably mean giving up some few pleas ures that others may not be incoiiveu iein-ed, but more than anything else ill means' starting in time to get ready. Whether it be for school or to meet n girl friend and take a walk, or for a din ner party, suine nne is sure to be incon venienced if, one is only a few moments lardy, while a difference of five or ten minutes at the other end in commencing to get ready Is nil that is necessary to avert this. Five minutes' extra sleep In the morning is of no benefit certainly, ;, et nil' 1 person late nnd hurried at the breakfast table ''an upset the day for au entire household, family and servants tlan name of one'a future husband or wife. Carrying the oamlle should tnkc plaeo ontsirlc the hoilse. This would of course be difficult in n city, but in the country or suburbs could easily be managed. Each piicst is supplied with a candle, which is righted, and they start around the house In two procession^, the boys on one side, Hip girls on the other. If they fret back to the point from which they sttrted with out having the candles go out they are syrc to be married. At small or informal Hallowe'en nf fairs the supper provided usually iaoludes sandwiches, nuts, fruits, cider naff the Hallowe'en cake. If (he nffair In more elaborate salads and ices may b« added. Hallowe'en revels am apt to be late and the repast should be rather substantial. Salads made of apples or nuts are par ticularly suitable and the ices should be in the form of appl<if, pumpkins or nuts. For the more simple Hallowe'en banquet it is amusing to have plafn enkes, ginser cake and cookies, cut in Hallowe'en shapes. The Revived Jersey Waist. THERE arc indications of the revival of the .jersey waist, which came iuto vogue thirty years agn, shortly after the Jersey Lily (Mrs. Laiigtry), then in the zenith of her beauty, migrated from hor native Isle of Jersey to London. On account of the ease with which a Jersey waist was adjusted and the per fect freedom of movement which it af forded its wearer schoolgirls of the Lang try generation clung to it as a utility gar ment for several years nfter their elders hud given it up. For the same reasons the young girls of the present generation will probably be first to welcome the Jer sey wnist in its revived form. One of the new models cloßely resembles the hip length sweaters which have roll finished edges, another is allover braid embroid ered and a third has a sush of silk or satin ribbon. They are in silk and cash mere stockinette of black and all the fash ionable autumn shades, and intended to take the plnco of silk or worsted tailored shirt waists. New Hose Supporters. AMONG the novelties in stock iup porters that nre made up in a heavy duality of satin and of silk elastic in delicate hues as well as in black and while is one which has a yoke shaped belt which curves sharply at. the sides and lends a flat appearance to the hips. Thin belt is joined by an elastic band crossing the hack and affording full play to the stocking supporter straps. Another new hose supporter is equipped with loop fasteners whose frames tiro covered with a knitted fabric, which, by preventing the top of the stocking from (omiiig directly into contact with the metal, greatly relieves the wear upon It, especially in tho case of lisle and spun silk. The belt of thin supporter is strengthened by a velvet piped edging and is so shaped that no matter how tautly the stockings are drawn up the band will not chnfe the waist line. Uses for the Rubber Bag. IV you have an invalid in your family or an elderly person who suffers excess ively from the heat yon can contribute immensely to their comfort by keeping a rubber bug filled with cold water under their heads when they are resting, either in a bed or reclining in a chair. The water, just as it comes after letting the [faucet stay open a little, is cold enough to be most refreshing, but on an excessive ly warm ilny It will become tepid after an hour or so. It is small trouble, how ever, to retill thu bug and contribute in this way to the comfort of a sufferer. Mothers who feel the heat would often find an afternoon nap more refreshing if a thoughtful daughter brought a bag of cold water and tucked it under the head, that the Jem pernt lire, of the body might be pleasantly reduced while sleeping. alike. Kive minutM more to read au ex ' citing book or to giggle with a dear chuiu can well be Hacrinced rather than liave 11 large party kept waiting to slurt for the play— wailing tor oiie girl to appear who has no excuse save that she did not start on time. - ' • Nothing is \nsier than to form the habit of trying to tlo nioro in one day than could be accomplished by the owner ]of a pair of Heven league boots, and the only way of overcoming thi£ habit is by keeping .a* strict and constant watch on the time nnd cutting aho-l here and there wherever possible. Soon it will be easiej to plan the day and put into it all tho ismue amount of work and pleasure as before, but at more possible intervals. It is a splendid tiling for a girl's life to be a full one—full of pic.isure and work combined—for there is DA life so happy as a busy one; but even a bu«y life can be a selfish one if others cannot be taken •uQVieutly into consideration in the day's ■cbeme thut they shall never be forced to lose any of their time by one's own tardiness. ' The girl who hopes for popularity among her brothers and her brothers' | friends had best acquire quickly the habit of punctuality. There Is, perhaps, noth iing which 60 irritates tho opposite sex as Ito be kept waiting, and to he forced to sit idle waiting for a woman who "all day long has nothing in tiie world to do" lis unpardonable. They may keep us wait ing, of course, these lon'is of creation, but that i» a different matter, and the 'girl who puts the right value on a good: time will do well to learn early how to please these lordly beings.. And, viewed from their standpoint, girls never can bo busy, so it is no wonder that big brother fusses asd fumei and gets every one about into a high state of nervousness that is not going to wear off at once while upstairs little sisttr is struggling hurriedly to put on her hat or veil, which she did not commence to do in time. •