The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-27

ladies'. But there ale other names that
begin with NJ, and the little peeiihe uiu
not Impress more than TWO peopie q"
forcibly ss II should. Few weeks iatSi
MISS Ionsuelo and ner motner ie.t pie
helm. BIT the Incident of the Nj was
never forgotten, and to-day the cnarh
OF halloween Is twice as s'rohe Ia I"o
llsn society as II ever was beiore. -.
Amelie Rives CHAMBERS mouse par'les
have been known for years past through
out Albcmarle county. Va fortunate IN
life, unfortunate In I0ye' was the redd-
ing OF her line the Halloween peIore her
seemingly happy marriage TO John AiiH-
strong Chanier. At this mousse party an
Ola southern sootnsayer was present
brought from the swamps TO read the
fate in the palm OF the hand. one hair
OF the head. and clipping OF the finger
nail Of the little finger Of the left hand.
Lucky In all you have. unlucky IN an
you lovel was the fortune read 81
Swamp Nanny. This Nemesis pursued
the long strand Of red hair. the peariy
nan ana slender palm, all beloved pets,
all devotion to church ana all attempts
az true love. In money, WORK ana per
Sonal fate II showed no influence. one
OF Amclle Rlyes's friends, remembering
this. wrote to friend in the North about
II, when the divorce was granted d few
weeks ago.
81 do not believe" wrote the friend.
that the 'incompatibility' had anything
except Fate in it-Halloween fate Both
are perfecuon-but how they did quarrel.
Like the married wretches of the comic
opera. they might say We'd have been
perfectly hanny, il we hadn't been so per-
fectly miserable"
Halloween suppers are hard things to
plan because the average stomach does
not relish r0r-cOrn, cider. walnuts and
apples, except in story books. after the
age or sixteen is passed. Men and women
SIT down admiringly 10 such supper and
80 away hungry. Things don't taste as
they used to-
MAKE YOUR MOUTH wArrfv
a restaurateur who has an order for
halloween supper at midnight mas small
mouids Ike NUS Tor mis- ices and creams.
These could not nave cost over Ia cents
apiece ana can be used year AFTER year.
y dish Of chocolate ice-cream IN the shape
u brazI nuts VIII be piied in the centre
OF the dessert table. A dlsn OF appies
Will be open at the top and hlled with
charlotte russo and the "cluer VIII DC
a very delicate champagne punch. Sdlads
and few hot dishes VIII nave MAJ
loween nayor by being served in dishes
that loOA like hOliOwed-out pumpkins.
Green salads are cut up in caObaSes with
the centres removed and the cabbage
leaves tied invisibly IN place.
No man in the world gives fancy din
ners win the grace ami ease OF John
W. Mackey Sr. He has special talent
for dlnher-giving At mis- recent san
Francisco dinner he ordered favors to
suit the idiOsyncracies Of each guest. The
bric-a-brac hunter had collection or
small trihes tied with a ribbon. The
bOokworm received tiny stack Of books.
the picture cOnnoisseur had a reversible
landscape. which on being turned upsid.
down showed an icy lake, with dull sky
The other side up had an autumn field,
with blue sky overhead-a work of art
viewed either wav. What could not Mir.
Mackey do az a Halloween host
When the ten special cars steam away
10 the ten country houses carrying ten
privileged house parties. you may be sure
there Will be slowed away in the luggage
or the host and hostess ten OF the newest
and oldest plans for Halloween celebra-
tons that have ever been enjoyed I'm a
country house at boyle time.
CONSTANCE MERRIFIELD.