Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-30
ALL HALLOw FEN.
Peculiar Tricks, Spells and COnjuration
of the Young Folks.

of the Young Folks.
All Hallow Zen viii no doubt be observed
tomorrow night by many young folks in the
usual way. The children will play their ac-
customed pranks and the young people of mar
riageable age will try their fortune by uncan-
nv spells 10 ascertain something about their
future life partners if they are to have any.
In days gone by the principal Hallow Fen en-
joyment for mischevious boys was the making
of bon6res and the throwing of cabbages or
dead dogs. cats CHICKENS at the front doors or
windows of persons Objectionable to them, or
they would hang the dead animals or decayed
Vegetables on the door knobs and then use the
knocker or ring the door bell and run off. An
other favorite pastime Of the season was to
throw stones over the back sheds at their
neighbors' cats and if they happened to break
a window then they would scamper. A vacant
lot was generally used as a place where the
dead animals and stolen cabbages could be
stored Ii on All Hallow Fen an inoffensive
coiored man did not get dog or chicken strung
ABOUT MS neck he was lucky. Now it is differ
emit.
A REMINDER OF CARNIVAL TINES
The boys find it difficult to get dead animals
or cabbages and now use -four. They band
themselves together in groups and by contrib
uting or cents each can purchase a large bag
OF cheap nour. Taking the bag to some out of
they walt fo- the appearance of an unsus-
pecting person to dust him with the flour
colored ones observation-disclosures the -four con-
trasts with the complexion.
BoBBINe FOR APPLES.
The apple tub is still used, but chiefly by
small boys, as the girls object to bobbing their
heads into tub of water to obtain nothing but
an apple. In place of apples coin is now used
by many persons. and the one who gets the
coin keeps it.
THE PETTICoAT SPELL
The fair maids who do not care to have others
know their superstitions usually try the petit
coat spell as a means Of telling who their future
husband is to be.
"Hallow Zen night go to bed,
To dream Of the living and not Of the dead,
And dream Of the one who sm TO wed"
When entering her bed room the maiden is
to walk directly to the bureau and look into
the mirror. She is then to dsrobe and make
her way to the bed backward, placing the gar
ment under her pillow. From the time she
enters the room until morning she is not to
speak to any one.
WHERE THE JOKE COMES IN.
An amusing trick is done by the use of two
plates. One is to be smutted or smoked on the
bottom and placed ON a table in a dark ROOM
Another plate. clean one, is placed on a table
IN room where there is a dim light. The
person whose fortune is to be told goes into
the dark room and has to take the plate and
initiate the motions of the fortune teller 1t
being dark the SCOT on the plate cannot be
seen, and when the maneuvering is concluded
the fortune Is told by looking in the glass.
The victim who uses the smutted plate then
nnds out what the others are laughing at.
MEAL BALLS AND CHESTNUT.
Making meal balls is popular trick. Small
pieces Of paper are secured and the names of
two ladies for bachelors trying the spell. or of
two gentlemen for maidens, are written on the
slips. These slips are inserted in the meal
balls which are dropped into water. The name
that appear on the water first is the name of
the future husband or wife.
Chestnuts are named and placed on the
stove. The one which first pops and leaves
the stove is the future husband or wife, as the
case may be.
THE RING IN THE CAKE.
The use of ring is also popular at Hallow
Zen parties. A gold ring is put in cake be-
fore it is baked and the cake is sliced in pres
ence Of the entire party, and the one who gets
the ring In slice of cake is the one who il to
be married first. The ring is kept BY the per-
son who gets 1t as a souvenir Of the party.
A CHASTITY SPELL
Among the CHASTITY tricks of fate tried is one
in which three saucers used. Into one a
gold ring. indicating marriage, is placed; in
another ashes signifying early death; and in
the third water, denoting single blessedness
The person whose fate is to be decided is blind
folded and is to turn around three times before
making choice. The positions of the saucers
are changed and then the person. still blind
folded. Is to put his or her hand into a saucer
and thus determine the bright or sorrowfuI
fate in store for the blind-foded one.
The MOUND OF FLOUR, THE ALPHABET AND THE
APPLE PAIRING
are also popular modes of trying fate.
The fouf mound is made by filling a tea cup
with flour and turning it out on plate. Then
those present march to the table and cut a
slice from the mound. The one who causes
the mound to fall is the one who above ell
others present will not get married.
The alphabet trick is performed by writing
the alphabet on a sheet of paper and cutting
the letters off in separate pieces and placing
them in a vessel OF water. The letter that
turns on top of the water first is the initial of
the future wife or husband.
The apple test is done by removing the par
ing of an apple in one piece and then whirling
II about your head three times and letting it
drop behind you. 1t will form the initial let
ter of your future husband or wife.
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