Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel], October 24, 1909, Image 38

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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.
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