Evening journal., 1893-10-28
LOCAL SOCIETY NEWS.
Youth and Beauty Busy Pre-
pairing for Tuesday Night.
UNUSUAL HALLOWEEN ACTIVITY

UNUDUhu hLLUM d DIN AOAAFAA
Several Wilmingtonians Preparing TO At
tend Social at Ciaymont-A Hack
Party Goes to Chester and the BOYS and
Girls Have "LoveIy Time"-Down-
State Commissioners Have Been Here
Consulting About the Closing of Della
wares Building at the Fair.
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the paper only.
Tuesday evening will be Hallow Zen,
or as the small boy loves to call it,
"Holly Eve" In this city it is always
marked by a certain amount Of stir in
social life The young people take ad.
vantage of it and give sociables, germans,
masked balls and receptions. Their
elders indulge in quieter diversions, but
none the less enjoyable The festival is
not so generally observed on this side of
the Atlantic as in Europe, but is grow
ing in favor all the time
The original name was Halloween,
IL being the vigil of Hailowmas on ALI
Saints Day. The most singular OBJ
servances have never found place in
America, but in Scotland and other
countries in Europe they are sacredly
adhered to- There the essential part
of the Halloween ritual consists in the
lighting by each household of a bon
fire at nightfall This points to the
ancient practice of kindling sacred fires
at certain seasons.
In ancient times it was regarded as a
h, fofr n l..
active and propitious. There is no evil
dence that the methods Of divination
usually resorted to now although Of
great antiquity, were, primarily le-
garded as efficient to any one day.
Wednesday will be All Saints Day, or
All.Hallows or Hallowmass The festival
was instituted by Pope Gregory ", in
s35. The day following will be All Souls
Day.
A Hsllow Zen dance party will be
given in Claymont Hall on Monday
evening Among the Wilmingtonians
who will attend are Misses Blanche and
May Appleby and Blanch Butler
Arthur w. Swarts, Ray G. Linville,
Harry Adams, William Francis,
William Drein and Walter Gouert.
Miss Anna Hickman, Of South Jack
son street, has been away visiting and
was expected home Thursday evening.
A number of her friends thought it
would be a pleasant diversion to give her
a surprise party.
Early in the evening they assembled at
house near by, intending to invade the
Hickman home Immediately after Miss
Anna's arrival She never came back
and the ''surprisers" were surprised.
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were: Miss Lena Mason, the Misses
Crawford. Misses Lottie and Essie
Speskman, Nellie Davis, aud Messrs.
Harry Downing, L. V. d. Murphey
Howard Feaster, Samuel Green and H. L.
Bissell.
There is in Wilmington young woman
so ultra fashionable that she even affects
the latest style in speech. There is {
fashion in speech, Just as well as II
gowns and hats, aud this particular
young woman is up with it all.
She would be struck dumb rather thar
have one hear her say 'don't chew,
as that question is sounded ever,
day. She sweetly lisps don you" will
never a SCUM of 1t. "
Now when anything pleases her fancy
she votes il lawfully charming If no
that then 10 Is 'aWfullY CHASTITY, II
speaking of the weather she uses but tw
adjectives These last four lovely autumn
days she called gorgeous To her
rainy day is deadly"
R. w Reynolds, Of Frederick, an
George w Emery, of Seaford, have bee
in Wilmington t confer with Fl c. Con
rad in regard to winding up the Della
ware exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
WI Wheatley, of Wyoming. was
Wilmington yesterday.
Irlman 70 Imam Las returned hon
from the Words Fair.
William A. Gum, Of frankfort, was
Wilmington yesterday.
A ! ack party was given by Alex
Clark and Lynford Thomas to Noble
Hotel. Chester. on Thursday aveninI
Tue guests enjoyed the evening playin
games, singing, etc At a SEASONAL
h mr. tie guests departed for HON
Among those who enjoyed the ride wei