Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-31
ALL HALLOWEEN,
The Time to Try Ones Future Fate
by Spells.
THE CUSTOM LOST IN OBSCURITY.
Some of the Methods Employed by
Young Maidens
TO SEE A HUSB ND.

TO SEE A HUSBAND.
This is Halloween. 1t is so called because
1t is the eve Of All Hallows or Of All
Saints. In days that are faint in the vista
of time 1t was consecrated to aerial images
Of the body, to fairies, to witches and to
shades Evil spirits reigned. They infested
| fen and dell, heath and moor; they infested
the gloom Of the cypress and the shadow OF
the oak. Dire chimeras. gorgons and
hydras ranged about and did deeds Of awe
that outdid Hecate. 1t was time sacred to
the priests Of Albion. The Druids reckoned
on their mysteries for prestige. and Hal
lowe'en presented to them a vast scope for
| abusing the minds of men. To propitiate
these spirits of alleged evil. they lighted
fires on the hilltops and Redeemed the val
leys with the glare Of superstitious flame
What is now England, Scotland. Wales and
| Ireland might have seemed as though doing
homage to Vesta with q connagration Of
consecrated blaze.
Back to the Fourth Century,
The observance Of All Saints as a feast
day dates back to the fourth century, when
the Greeks celebrated it Immediately after
Pentecost. In the ninth century it was gen.
| orally observed throughout the west and the
date changed to the present. Halloween
has always been the occasion Of peculiar
and superstitious customs in many Chris
tan countries. These customs consisted in
most cases in the performing of spells by
the young people for the purpose of ascer-
tanning the young performers future COM
panion for life. This was also held to be a
| tavorite night with witches, devils and
gnomes. when they would all go abroad on
n al -yVNol u fr,ep
ries 1t was high carnival anniversary
But 1t Is among the Scotch peasantry,
Doth OF the past and present, that Were
FOUND the richest and most interesting ac-
counts or the spells and charms performed
on that night to make the future reveal its
knowledge. 1t was and Is the babit ON
Hailow Eve for number of the SWANS
ana !asses to gather at the house Of a
nelgnDor and go through the performances
Pulling the Kali.
Probably the nose common of all was
that OF pulling the kali" In this a blind
| toioed couple were sent hand-in-hand into
the saroen ana eacn was to pull the first
| staiA OF Kali he or she found. The nature
| u me staik was symDoiical or the CONDITION
VI the iu9ure spouse. II the sIaik was Ia.i
ana s.ra,snI 81 would the unkuvwn De- IL
oTl auiieieo " Inc roots InaC was q sign
Oh Riches. anu the plln WAS inter or
| sweet 81 would the temper or lue anIeausu
| We.
| A. youuS man wanted to know how the
| nlaAo iooAea tnaC Woul0 pe Iucny envuxh L.
| nave MN Ao- u Iuture nusuanu, ne uau unIy
" ~ " the spiiAs anu Yves ais sleSve III
| Tie water ana ga sVins nome wueu ne puusu
| va AIS Eva. Aaus A. ou = cAa.c lne
| AiAe' IL ne Wouiu Keep awaAe auu WaIcu,
| souieiiine In lne Wee uIIie hours OF xue
| uish' IAs nialuen wouAo come AM turn tue
/ sieSse' ana Ac Goul0 luen pcuoiu uer
| 6dAAoWe ell, the OIu nIkn least OK super-
| eeeioii' iS mere. Ennsn.eneu people oisIulss
~ aiAu observe II; seIIous peop:e Iauxu ~ az
auo opey H. materiAiists Tea snosI yarns,
anu yel the oan-srown mlsIlelve, aIlur OF
lAe WISHES OF our SISTERS anu our Cousins
anu our auntS, sun uansIes from The cnan-
ueiier.
| some OF the Strange Rites.
| Following are few or the strange rites
OF the season: Walk thrice rounu a church
at miunIsnt. strew hempseed by the hand
Iul anu sing:
| Hempseed l SOW,
| heiupseed 1 SGow,
he that Is my true love
Come after me and now"
At the close OF the tnird round the man
whom You Will Wen. IL Is Alleged. Will ap-
pear penind You WIN a scyI ne.
| Wneh maluen Ialr haIn two Romeos,
| ana the pecuuiary Charms OF eacn are
| equal. and she would oeciue with wnom she
| would De most happy, let her observe the
| loiIowing directions: Select a seQuestered
woodland NOOK, ana put one plppin apple
| greenIngs won't do) on each cheek. Then
| let her sing:
| "Pippin. pippin. stick thee there.
| That TINS Is true thou may st declare"
Inc nrst apple to drop from her cheek will
represent the lover winch Inc taIes would
| nave ner wed.
II you would learn the fate of your soul.
take some cabbage Stalks at night, place
'nein IA d row; then circle round ana sing
| One, two, three and up to seven,
/ a Al
| n one Is black as Murtaghs evil
| ne soon De screecnlng WI the devil"
linen each one Of the party will draw a
staik. Those VINO draw wnite ones are ell
utied 70 passport 10 heaven. ana those
| VINO 90 not Will not get there.
| 10 Try the Moon.
II there be new moon. and you would
see your lover. go to the garden gate and
| recite as follows:
New moon, true moon, reveal unto mo
1hls hlsnt VINO my husband As to be-"
1t Is recounted In fable that a loyelorn
iAssie VINO was trying tnlS method or No.
oaAins her spouse-eiect was KIDNAPPED py
| mysterious norseman CLAD an nignC.
AhoIner way OF LOOKING Tor a husband
not SO eIective as advertising in the want
columns, Is to throw Dali OF yarn into
| the well, and while winding it up sing
Il wind. wind,
My true love to find"
1t Is also alleged that your future hus-
| pand Will visit You al midnight il you will
seat yourself in front of a mirror, comb
your nair eat an apple and wait. Iou Will
certainly wait.
Other Ways to See Your Fate.
Still another way to look at the man you
Will marry Is to take a fail, remove all the
barn doors from their hinges and Just make
beneve that You are threshing three sheaves
| Of wheat. ~
| On, callow youth, II thou would st see thy
Dulcinea del Toboso, HE to the corn field
mug fodder shock thrice, and at the time
| OF the thrice hug you will find her in your
arms.
| Take the seeds Of An apple, name them
after your f1atterers and stick them to your
eyelashes. The one lingering longest will
represent your successful lover
If your lover Is absent and you want to
bring him to time. make a rag doll name
| 1t after him. pray that he shall come bury
| the doll in the hot ashes of the hearth, and
| by the time the fire has got in it's work the
absentee Is warranted to show up
To determine whether you will marry
rich or poor, wend your way to the garden
at midnight. pull up cabbage stalk, and
the proportion Of earth which adheres will
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