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Dennison's Bogie Book: A 1923 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: 1923
- Publisher: Bramcost Publications
- Publication year (reprint): 2009
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 33
- Size: 5.5x8.5 inches
- Language: English
Originally published in 1923, this Bogie Book features thefollowingideasand suggestions for planning anddecorating forvintage Halloween and Thanksgiving celebrations:
- Halloween party at your home
- black cat party
- when the refreshments are served
- club Halloween banquet
- gobolink gambol party
- Halloween party decorations
- gay costumes are half the fun (for plans and instructions for more Halloween costumes, please see our Dennison Costume listings)
- decorating posts and balconies
- lantern and chandelier decorations
- hall bedecked for the Halloween party
- Halloween dance
- favors and features for the dance
- Halloween games and stunts including: mermaid's fortune, three fates, stepping through a piece of paper, empty handed game, blind fate, murderer's dagger and more
- harvest party
- "first Thanksgiving" table decorations
- Thanksgiving turkey table decorations
- seasonable table decorations
Centerpieces, favors and novelty suggestions and ideas fillthis book as well as instructions formaking rows of petals or scallops increpe, making fluted edges, making fringed crepe, andwrappingwiresto make each of your projects a success.This book alsoincludes all of the original price lists for the Dennison stock goods(cut-outs, napkins, crepe paper, caps, place cards, gummed silhouettes, 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 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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