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Dennison\'s Bogie Book: A 1913 Guide for VintageDecorating andEntertaining at Halloween and Thanksgiving
edited by Bramcost Publications
Book Details
- Note: We are the publisher of this book. Buy with confidence.
- Condition: New
- Edition: High-quality, unabridged reprint, carefully restored for modern readers
- Originally published: 1913
- Publisher: Bramcost Publications
- Publication year (reprint): 2011
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 21
- Size: 5.5x8.5 inches
- Language: English
Originally published in 1913, this Bogie Book features thefollowing ideas and suggestions for planning and decorating for vintageHalloween:
- hallway with stair decorations
- nursery rhyme themed Halloween room decorations
- mantel and fireplace decorations
- pumpkin table with fringed flounce
- design suggestions for place cards, invitations, dance and menu cards
- old time games and stunts for Halloween tin woodman without a heart, masks hung around the room and each containing a fortune, dance party game choices and much more
- Halloween lunch table decoration
- kettle table with fire decoration
- design ideas for ice cups, nut cups and novelties
- numerous ideas for making Halloween themed favors and prizes
- a fantastically detailed \"well of truth\" game using an inventive creation for the crystal ball with fun, detailed instructions on telling fortunes based on choosing colors
This book also includes all of the original price lists forthe Dennison stock goods -- perfect for the collector of vintage Dennisonephemera.
From the late1800sthrough the1930s,Halloween parties geared toward adults wereverypopular.Beginning in 1909 and continuing through 1934, Dennison Manufacturing Companyentered the Halloween party niche with their creative partyideabookscalled\"Bogie Books.\"The first Bogie Book wasissued in 1909, the second in 1912 and from that time on, an annual issue wasreleased every year through 1934, with the exception of a briefproductioninterruption during World War I. Each book was filled withcolorful examples of party favors, Halloween costumes, decorating ideas, partygames, spooky poems, and stories.
The Dennison Bogie books featured amazinglycreativedisplays of festooned crepe swags and garland, hangingdecorations depicting witches,ghosts, scary pumpkins, black cats andother symbols we associate with Halloween as well as a vast array of games andfavors. The Bogie Bookswere a great source for party planning, each yearshowing different ideas to matchthe new products being released byDennison.Theycontinue to be agreat resource for partyplanning and provide interesting old-time party tips and suggestions.Dennison also made a number of books celebrating Christmas, Patriotic days,Easter, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, May Day, and others that containedparty ideas, holiday themes, decorations, and costumes similar to the BogieBooks and just as adorable – you can find them in our store under Dennison 4thofJuly, Gala, and Party Books.Please see imagesfor asampling ofbook pages and ideas thatcan be used for vintage, festive Halloween parties.Be sure to checkourother listings for more Dennison and Halloween books -- and vintagebooks for creating crepe paper costume.
About Bramcost Publications
Bramcost specializes in preserving rare and out-of-printvintage lifestyle books and patterns, focusing on how our foremothers andforefathers lived, worked, and created. Our catalog emphasizes:
- makeup, hairstyling, beauty
- sewing, fashion, pattern drafting
- knitting, crochet
- millinery, hat making, hat patterns
- ribbon work, embroidery, embellishments
- needlework, quilting
- jewelry, beadwork
- weddings, bridal interest
- paper dolls, doll books, doll clothes patterns
- holiday, celebrating traditions
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