Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-10-31
ALL-HALLOW-TIDE.
The Season OF Straw Rides, Taffy Pulling
and Fun-seasonabl~ Games for Amuss-
,,ant This Evening

The Season OF Straw Rides, Tany Pulling
and Questionable Games for Amuss-
ment This Evening.
All Hallow-Tide is on us and whether
to get into the swim aud float to the
realm of imagination or into hack and
| 90 on straw ride are Questions of
moment Tonight is named Hallow e en-
because it is the eve before ll-Saint'
Day, ON which prayers for all saints are
offered in special services The day has
always been one OF solemnity in the
Protestant Episcopal churches.
But the world only cares to
deal with the cen. In olden time SUPER
stition had it that witches prowled
around the homes of their enemies and
brought trouble upon them The realities
of the present time are in the shape of
mischievous small boys aud their big
though fun.loving brothers. They have
numerous ways of passing the evening
ing pleasantly and causing their
friends to swear great deal
Holly Eve and Holly Adam, open the
door and let m have EN-, so say the
small boy until he caught the hot water
in the face
A bean bag win afford amusement
when thrown against the doors in your
vicinity, but hot water and molasses
free Of duty will make a greater
impression In the country the
rustic lad early in the evening HES him
self to the cross roads with his mates.
There they stretch ropes, wires and
build blockakes in the highway Then
in their lair they await the coming of one.
Of the many straw ride excursions which
will leave this city tonight The driver
Of the foremost hack notices dark OBJ.
ject a short distance ahead and
the manager of the party, blus-
tering and swearing Ito himself, for
there are ladies presently gets out to in
vestigate. Being an impulsive creature,
he Auiriedly advances and surprises
himself and the party by turning an air
spring. After many tribulations and
small boys the hack party has reached its
destination, which is either farmhouse
or a suburban hotel
Bobbing for apples is an old and festive
sport A large tub of water has several
apples floating en- the top. The point
being TO take bite from one Of the ap-
Piles without laying hold of it. This is
similar to stringing the apples and hang
ing them from the gas jet and then try
ing to take a bite. The winner in each
case should be presented with suitable
reward While on apples it would be
well to pare one. throw the pairing over the
left shoulder and find out who ones aft
anced is Tits is good thing to find out ;
, it saves futile courtships and disappoint-
ment.
The old trick of waiting until IL
o'clock midnight and then with a mirror
proceed slowly and cautiously (this ad
: vice is unnecessary down stairs back
/ wards never fails. Having reached the
bottom of the stairs keep on going down
to the cellar; turn around three times
, and gaze into the aforesaid mirror.
, If the reader is not so scared by this time
, as to wish that he was back where he
started, there is no hope for him. He viii
3 not see his future wife looking over his
4 left shoulder.
( Another way in which to settle a much
4 mooted question, that is as to the one to
Q marry is to take four slips of paper
!; on three Of which are written the
1 the names Of three possibles, leaving the
, fourth slip blank. The slips are put
: respectively in four balls of meal. The
meal balls are thrown into a dish OF
water. The ball which dissolves frs
: contains the seekers fate; if the slip il
= blank comes out first he viii remain sin
gle, otherwise he will marry the person
1 whose name is written on the slip.
Pillow and sheet parties are anothei
necessary evil Of this season and Civ,
room for startling effects in the way O.
apparel.
Straw ride parties as above mertione,
II are harmless amusements. A nOticeabl
feature of some straw rides is the alb
sence Of the straw, except that used TO
= drinking ice water.
= 1t has been the custom of the Amer
- nj
cen to make candy and other sweets
Plain white candy can be made of tw
parts soft white sugar with one of water
boiled in the usual manner. Chocolate
candy can be made with the following
ingredients: Cup each of sugar molas
ses, milk and grated chocolate and
piece of butter the size of q
egg This makes splendid candy.
Chestnuts and other nuts Of
as cheap as is consistent with goo
quality and much time is taken up i
their consumption. Pop corn balls
though troublesome to make. viii repa
in the sweetness and pleasure derived
Pop the corn and put in large pan
mothers bread pan viii do While POI
ping the corn have some candy mixtuI
boiling on the stove. When this is boile
so that it will not harden, pour it owe
the popped corn, and make the corn Il
\ into balls, using plenty Of butter on Il
Z, hands.
q To the thousands of families through
4 out the land who have their peace an
' slumber disturbed by the discordal
blasts of the fish horn or the hoari
screech of the s'hoss fiddle. or are con
PEELED to listen to the singing of a stra
ng party, is extended the distinguished COZ
he miseration of the reDorter