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Dennison's Bogie Book -- A 1915 Guide for Vintage Decorating and Entertaining at Halloween
Dennison's Bogie Book A 1915 Guide for Vintage Decorating and Entertaining at Halloween Author:Dennison Manufacturing Co. Originally published in 1915, this Bogie Book features the following ideas and suggestions for planning and decorating for vintage Halloween celebrations: guess the ghost game; suggestions for sending creative invites to your guests; interior decorating including details for making cat tails and sunflowers from crepe paper; instructions for maki... more »ng three Halloween lampshades; supper partners game which partners up party guests; a table talk game where the hostess writes questions on the back of place cards that generate conversation using an enchanting guessing game; ceiling and hall decorations; a post decorated with pumpkins; many unique party game ideas including strung, a skin game, charmed circle, giant's sneeze and Halloween ghost; table accessories; sample Halloween menus; instructions for a witch Jack Horner and serving basket; five costumes with basic instructions for making (for plans and instructions for more Halloween costumes, please see our Dennison Costume book listings); suggestions for handmade prizes, favors and playthings and much more
This book also includes all of the original price lists for the Dennison stock goods (cut-outs, napkins, crepe paper, festoons, garlands, place cards, gummed silhouettes, etc) -- perfect for the collector of vintage Dennison ephemera.
The Dennison Bogie books featured amazingly creative displays of festooned crepe swags and garland, hanging decorations depicting witches, ghosts, scary pumpkins, black cats and other symbols we associate with Halloween as well as a vast array of games and favors. The Bogie Books were a great source for party planning, each year showing different ideas to match the new products being released by Dennison. They continue to be a great resource for party planning and provide interesting old-time party tips and suggestions. Sample book pages are shown at the top of this page. ***FOR MORE BOGIE BOOKS, please see our other listings***« less