than half a century, probably not! Indeed, most of today's trick or treaters don't even make their own costumes! A quick trip to the store, and quite a few dollars, takes care of the problem of disguises for one evening's fun.

Not so for members of the Garden Club of Bermuda, however. Their challenge was to create Hallowe'en masks from natural materials, and what a splendid job they did, as these pictures show.

Such basics as Spanish moss, palm bark, rice, pumpkin seeds, dried flowers and grasses, palmetto fronds, cotton, morning glory vine and Mexican pepper berries from last season were worked into highly imaginative masks guaranteed to scare even the most intrepid witch or goblin! First, second and joint third place winners of the in-house competition were: Mrs. Claire Woods, Mrs. Jill Kempe, Mrs. Bobbie Mitchell and Mrs. Pamela Darrell, respectively.

EVERYTHING'S ROSY! -- Mrs. Bobbie Mitchell's ingenuity earned her third prize in the Garden Club of Bermuda's Hallowe'en mask competition. Constructed almost entirely of dried rose petals, it also included eye lashes made from dried protea and teeth of dried and painted palm leaf.

WHAT A HORROR! -- Mrs. Claire Woods proudly displays her first prize entry -- a dramatic interpretation using palmetto bark and leaves, Mexican pepper berries, morning glory and grape vines, locust and wild honey, and poinciana stems.

GANG OF FOUR! -- Members of the Garden Club of Bermuda hide behind their prize-winning Hallowe'en masks.

LET'S FACE IT! -- Not even your best friend would recognise you in this clever mask. Time, patience and a few dried, natural materials was "all'' it took to create ths winner.