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Dennison\'s Bogie Book: A 1925 Guide for Vintage Decorating and
Entertaining at Halloween and Thanksgiving (13th Annual Edition)
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: 1925
- Publisher: Bramcost Publications
- Publication year (reprint): 2009
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 32
- Size: 5.5x8.5 inches
- Language: English
Originally published in 1925, this Bogie Book features thefollowingideas with suggestions for planning, decorating and preparing aparty that won\'t soon be forgotten:
- a lively home Halloween party
- card party on October 31
- planning refreshments for the party (including menu and beverage ideas)
- business girl\'s Halloween party
- a dinner dance
- supper at the club on Halloween
- decorations for school hall, club or parish house
- Halloween games including the cup of fate, matrimonial race, ghostly fate, witch\'s cats, blindfolded partners, spinning the web of fate, apple ten pins, ghostly litesand more
- a fabulous rhyming interactive ghost story
- costume ideas (for plans and instructions for costumes, please see our Dennison Costume listings)
- decorations for harvest time and thanksgiving
Centerpieces, favors and novelties such as a black catcharm, cat score card, witch pencil, cat balloon, ghostly prize, cat bag, witchhorn, witch serving cup, cat serving tray, pirate jack horner pie, pumpkinclown serving cup, candy candlesticks, clown candy holder, autumn leaf cricket,pumpkin menu card, owl napkin holder, autumn leaf lolly pop, goblin fruit, cathead place card and so many more are all pictured with instructions on howtomake. Instructions for mounting crepe paper designs, making fringedcrepe, and wrapping wires are also included to make each of your projects asuccess.
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
Please see our other listings for additional titles invintage beauty, fashion, entertainment, needlework, and domestic arts.
