nd mats of leaves
laid under the plates and dishes and used for doilies under the finger
bowls. A birch bark cornucopia of maple sugar candy and a droll little
nut Indian clad in a scarlet blanket by each plate make pretty souvenirs
of the feast. Leaves can be pasted on the candle shades which are made
of stiff-buff paper:

_Roasted Quail on Toast,_
_Strawed Potatoes,_
_Salad Sandwiches, Maple Layer Cake,_
_Waffles,_
_Nuts, Coffee._

WHEN THE FROST IS ON THE PUMPKIN.

The hostess who wants to provide a simple, and at the same time a novel
entertainment for her friends should call to her aid the glossy, orange
coated pumpkins. With pumpkins for the motif, so to speak, an evening
full of fun may be enjoyed. Decorate square white cards with a huge
pumpkin; one who cannot draw can cut a very presentable looking pumpkin
from orange paper and paste it on the cards. Then write on each: The
Mighty Mammoth Pumpkin will be on exhibition at Mrs. Blanks, from 7 to
11 p. m., next Thursday night. You are cordially invited to come and
guess its weight. Get the largest pumpkin you can find and a goodly
collection of shapely, medium-sized ones. Make a record of the weight,
the length, and the girth of the big pumpkin, then carefully cut open
lengthwise and scoop out, and if trouble is no object count the seeds.
Fill the pumpkin with sawdust and bury in it the souvenirs, simple
little trifles, orange hued penwipers, needlebooks, pincushions, etc.
Wrap them up in paper and bury them deep. Set the pumpkin on a mat of
leaves on a small table and label "Hands Off." Each guest is given a
card with a pencil attached to record his guesses. Little leather
covered inkstands, the exact counterpart of tiny pumpkins, and pumpkin
paper weights equally as natural in appearance are appropriate for the
head prizes, while pumpkin emery bags and pumpkin-shaped blotters will
please the winners of the boobies. The rest of the evening may be spent
in carving Jack o' Lanterns from, small pumpkins. The guests may be
required to write a recipe for pumpkin pie which will bring forth some
wonderful flights of fancy. Decorate the rooms with pumpkin vases filled
with chrysanthemums and have a bowl of orange fruit cup set inside of a
large pumpkin for the guests' refreshment during the evening. In
setting the table have a pumpkin vase of ferns and yellow and white
chrysanthemums for the centerpiece. The supper is served from pumpkin
dishes. Select