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vyimo/o THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER "SERVING THE CHAIN-O-LAKIS REGION SINCE 1878" Halloween Costumes For Safety PSYCHEDELIC ROBIN HOOD vmmm Psychedelic 1. Susie tries on the pillowcase for size, jit is too long, so Pepper cuts a few inches off the bottom. Psychedelic 2. Pepper supervises as Susie decorates her costume with felt-tipped pens. If you use pens or paints, be sure to put a piece of paper between the back and front of the pillowcase, so that the colors don't bleed through. Psychedelic 3. Susie has printed a multi-colored design of " Trick or Treat" on the back of her costume. Psychedelic 4. Finished at last! Susie wears her psychedelic costume belted, over knee socks, and a long-sleeved turtle neck sweater. Instead of wearing a mask she has used make-up applied in a psychedelic fashion over a layer of cold cream so that it can be removed easily. Robin Hood 1. Walter cuts his hat out of a folded piece of felt. Then he will staple the pieces together slip the felt feather he has made through a slit in the hat, and staple the feather firmly into place. Robin Hood 2. Walter strikes a Robin Hood pose in his finished costume. He has dyed his tunic a bright green and wears it over a brown shirt and pants. Rubber Galoshes with •the -cuffs turned down add the final touch. Around Halloween time each year, youngsters start talking excitedly about the costumes they will wear for the annual trick-or-treat walk through the neighborhood. Halloween costumes are fun to select and even more fun to wear. But costumes can also be expensive and dangerous. They needn't be, though, says Sara Miles, home safety consultant at the National Safety Council, if mother learns some simple tricks that will help her make costumes easily and cheaply. And, Miss Miles adds, a mother can design the costumes with safety in mind, since an unsafe costume can cause holiday accidents. If costumes are too dark to be seen at night, motorists may have trouble spotting the trick or treaters as they cros s the street And if a child's costume is too long or if he is wearing dad's shoes as part of his cotume, he may trip and injure himself. If a costume is not flame-retar dant it may catch on fireespecially since youngsters are likely to forget that a pumpkin with a candle in it is a fire hazard. To help make Halloween safe and as much fun as possible, the National Safety Council, assisted by a costume company, has designed some Halloween costumes that are fun to wear, easy and inexpensive to make, and safe for youngsters to Wear in the home or on the street. USE PILLOWCASES An old pillowcase serves as the basis for these easyto- make costumes. 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The pillowcase can be dyed or decorated to become almost anything the youngster wants: a robin hood shirt-vest, a hillbilly shirt, or an Indian jacket for boys; an Indian maiden outfit or a gypsy dress for girls. Trick or treaters can use their imagination to design and decorate their own costumes. Before the costume is decorated it should be made flameretardent so that a candle shining through the face of a jack-olantern or a dropped match isn't the beginning of idisaster. To flame-proof a costume, dip it in a solution of 2 quarts of warm water mixed with 7 ounces of borax and 3 ounces of boric acid until it is thoroughly soaked. Let the pillowcase drip dry and then iron it. If the costume is to be dyed, use the flame proofing solution for the last rinse. Boys wear trousers and a shirt under the pillowcase, while girls can wear tights or knee socks and a long-sleeved knit shirt. These clothes are part of the costume, and Miss Miles suggests that they have the added advantage of keeping the trick or treater warm as he makes his rounds through the neighborhood. At the request of the Council Pepper Ross of the costume company designed a psychedelic costume for her niece, Susie. Pepper and Susie made the costume together. First, Susie tried on the basic cut-out pillowcase to see how it fit. Since the pillowcase was too long, Pepper trimmed it so that it would look more attractive and wouldn't get in Susie's way when she walked. Pepper also deepened the slit at the neck to give the costume a more modern look. PSYCHEDELIC PATTERN Using an assortment of felttipped marking pens, Susie began to paint in the psychedelic pattern; She used bright colors that were in keeping with the psychedelic theme and would make her costume easily visible ^ to motorists on Halloween night. On the back of her costume Susie wrote the Halloween message -- trick or treat. And, at Pepper's suggestion, Susie decorated a pair of tennis shoes to match her "dress". Not only do the shoes match the costume, but they are safer for Susie to wear than a pair of her mother's high heels, which she mighttrip in when she walked. With the costume completely colored. Susie was ready for the final step -- trying on the cost tu!m6. She put on white knee socks and a white, long-sleeved sweater and then slipped the psychedelic dress over her head. Susie then tied a chain belt around the dress, an idea she thought of herself. The decorated shoes completed her costume. For her trick-or-treat bag Susie used a white shopping bag decorating it in the psychedelic design and trimming it with light-reflective tape so that it glowed in the dark. Next Pepper designed a robin hood costume for her nephew, Walter. Walter cutoutarmholes and a hole for his head, following the general directions for pillowcase costumes. Then he and Pepper dyed the pillowcase in a bright green, being sure to use the flame-proofing solution as the last rinse water. Walter cut a jagged edge around the armholes and along the bottom of the pillowcase. This completed the robin hood tunic and Walter began the hat. Folding a piece of green felt, he cut out two identical pieces for his pointed hat. Walter stapled the sides of the hat together, and then made a feather for the hat out of yellow felt. The feather is placed in a slit cut in one side of the hat and stapled in place. Walter chose a brown pair of trousers and a long-sleeved shirt to wear under his tunic. His shoes are his own rubber galoshes with the cuffs turned down. The tunic goes over his shirt and is belted at the waist. The feathered hat and the robin hood make-i?) applied with his mother's eye liner pencil complete the disguise. "These costumes serve a double purpose", says NSC's Sara Miles. "TTiey are both fun to make and safe to wear". Why don't you andyour children make Halloween costumes this year? Follow the directions for the psychedelic or robin hood costume. Or, using a pillowcase, design your own costume. Understanding Con-€®n WHAT IS A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION? Illinois provides two methods /jfchanging its constitution. For limited changes, there is the amendment method under which the state legislature places an amendment on the ballot and asks for voter approval. For major changes in many places, there is the constitutional convention. This is the method which the legislature now suggest. The 1967 General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to place a call to convention on the Nov. 5 ballot. A constitutional convention is a meeting of elected delegates (two from each state senatorial district) to study and recommend changes in the state/" constitution. Delegates serve on committees assigned to study various areas of the constitution. These committees hold public hearings and invfte organizations and individuals to express ideas and opinions. Hie convention has access to research and staff knowledgeable in the field of constitutions. Delegates are expected to look ahead -- to build a constitution which will serve for some time. And this, of course, is the real point of a convention. A convention can take a long, hard look at the future of Illinois and spend time in planning. Hie 1870 delegates did this too, and when they instructed future generations to alter and adapt that constitution when needed. They never expected an amendment-proof constitution. But expanding population made it difficult to explain issues to the voters* and many voters ignored constitutional amendments. ft has always been those who do not vote on amendments who defeat them because non-votes are counted as NO votes in the totals. Don't pass iq> an opportunity to vote <xi the blue ballot. Opinions should be expressed, not counted NO because a voter says "I don't know enough to vote'* or "Fm only interested in the candidates" or "I can't take time to worry about that paper ballot". A constitutional convention cannot be called unless a majority of all those who vote at the polls Nov. 5 give consent. Their approval would mean that in 1969 we would elect our delegates and begin to hold the convention. When the delegates . completed their study, they would submit their recommendations to the voters at another election. We believe that informed voters will decide to go ahead with a constitutional convention. In four subsequent articles, we'll try to provide the information on this important issue. NEXT WEEK "WHY CHANGE THE ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION?" 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