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Dennison\'s Bogie Book: A 1920 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.
- Note:This book is in black and white as the original copy.
- Condition: New
- Edition: High-quality, unabridged reprint, carefully restored for modern readers
- Originally published: 1920
- Publisher: Bramcost Publications
- Publication year (reprint): 2009
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 33
- Size: 5.5x8.5 inches
- Language: English
Originally published in 1920, this Bogie Book features thefollowingideasand suggestions for planning anddecorating forvintage Halloween and Thanksgiving celebrations:
- stairway decorations
- spider\'s parlor
- father time celebrating Halloween
- a story to tell as the hour grows late
- window seat made Halloween-y
- table and Jack Horner pie guarded by wise old owls
- pumpkin favors, including instructions to make a wire frame pumpkin to cover in crepe or tissue paper
- house that crepe paper builds
- table decorations made from napkins and crepe paper
- place cards, dance orders, menus, score cards, etc., made from cutouts and seals
- old time games and stunts for Halloween including: family ghosts, T-puzzle, witchery, numbers of mystery, signs of the times, Halloween anagrams, talking pumpkin and much more
- Halloween menus
- halls at Halloween
- instructions for making crepe paper caps
- detailed costume making instructions for four costumes (for plans and instructions for more Halloween costumes, please see our Dennison Costume listings)
- autumn table
- instructions for making a wire horn of plenty for Thanksgiving
- how to mount designs on cardboard
Centerpieces, favors and novelty suggestions and ideas fillthis book as well as instructions forworking with crepe, wrapping wires,twisting festoons, making fringe, etc., to make each of your projects asuccess.This book also includes all of the original price lists for theDennison stock goods (cut-outs, napkins, crepe paper, caps, place cards, gummedsilhouettes, etc) -- perfect for the collector of vintage Dennison ephemera.
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 4thof July, Gala, and Party Books. Please see imagesfor asampling ofbook pages and ideas that can be used for vintage, festive Halloween parties.Be sure to check ourother listings for more Dennison and Halloween books -- and vintage books 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.
