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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1906
Page
7
Quaint Halloween decorations offer a hostess a chance for original displays. Pumpkin vines hung as wall adornments and festoons can be made from wire wrapped in green tissue with orange blossoms and leaf shapes. Harvest grains stacked in room corners complete the festive effect with rustic charm.
A Halloween party described with Jack Horner pies wrapped in paper crusts and autumn leaf place markers. Students entered through curtains guarded by black dressed witches, with pumpkins lighting the room and a cauldron flame creating eerie visuals as the queen of witches doled out small gift packages.
A collection of practical noonday lunch recipes and guidance for workers including mince meat pies stored in jars and baked in small tins, home made fried cakes, and head cheese. It emphasizes balanced nutrition with servings for laborers, plus tips on portioning and using leftovers for easy packing.
Opera wraps this season favor bold colors over white with velvet chiffons and silks in fashion. White remains popular but new shades like yellow blue and crimson rise. fur trims and sable or mink accents dominate. Braiding and hand painting on velvets are noted trends with elaborate sleeves and lace ruffles.
Mrs. Mary E. Williams explains domestic science lessons focus on building and lighting coal fires and using gas ranges efficiently. Students learn stove construction, dampers, and airflow, then practice lighting, maintaining, and regulating fires for safe, economical cooking and food preparation.
Step by step directions for knitting a tam with Germantown wool Spanish yarn two needle sizes and a bone crochet hook. Builds from a five-loop crochet cast on through rounds of single crochet and Yorkshire stitch with increases and decreases to keep flat and shape the crown finishing with a tied-off seam and embellishments.
Create a round pumpkin with three handles and remove the center membrane. Line with paraffin paper and fill with grapes pears and apples plus polished nuts. Add a fern mat or dried grain, and place papier mache jack o lanterns around the centerpiece.
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