Instead of a cake walk, a Pumpkin Pie Walk was announced.  The contestants could indulge in just as crazy, funny or pretty dance steps as they liked.  The reward to the most original, entertaining and clever couple was a big pumpkin pie.

Then came the Red Ear Dance.  Everybody was blindfolded and asked to pick an ear of corn from a big basket.  When vision was restored the girl holding the red ear (an ordinary ear with a red crepe paper wrapping) was acclaimed queen of the carnival, and was presented with a bouquet of red roses.  During the dance a red glow by means of special lighting arrangements filled the hall.

The Harvest Home Dance came just before supper, and lived up to its name, in that paper costume caps designating fruits and vegetables were given out and worn, so that the whole room seemed to be filled with the “harvest.”

Tomato, carrot, corn, apple, wheat, squashes, grapes, popcorn, watermelon and blackberry were all represented.

The supper dance occurred midway in the evening, and the other novelty dances described were interspersed before and after it.

The supper consisted merely of peach ice cream with sugared popcorn on top, served on grape leaves, nut macaroons, tiny pumpkin tarts and fruit punch.

COSTUME HATS FOR THE RED EAR PARTY

Tomato:  Turkey red crepe paper or cotton skull cap with pointed green paper calyx and green upstanding stem of wire covered over with paper or cloth.

Carrot:  Orange crepe paper or cloth conical cap.  This may be made on heavy paper or cardboard foundation.  Characteristic lines may be marked on the carrot.

Corn:  Green paper or cloth toboggan cap falling gracefully to one side With a long green or gold-colored silk tassel.

Apple:  Little round bowl-like cap of glossy red paper with a brown stem of paper-covered wire.

Wheat:  A wreath of natural or artificial wheat ears.

Squash:  Cardboard or stiff paper cut to make a “crook neck” effect, covered with yellow paper.

Grapes:  A graceful floppy green hat of straw or paper with a crown entirely made of artificial or real grape bunches—­blue or purple as desired.—­A filet of green ribbon with a real or artificial bunch of grapes depending on each side to hang over the ears.

Popcorn:  A close-fitting little toque covered with tiny pieces of cotton batting to resemble popped corn.

Watermelon:  A crescent-shaped hat to be worn broadside suggesting a slice of watermelon from green paper border (fitting on hair) to pink center dotted with tiny bits of black court plaster to suggest seeds.

Blackberry:  Close-fitting little black quilted or puffed bonnet to tie under chin.

A NUTTY PARTY FOR OCTOBER