Evening journal., 1895-10-30

In this column should be addressed TO Societv
munications should be written on one side of
the paper only.
Halloween Tomorrow Night.
Young men and msideus, not to
mention old maids and marrlageable
widows. are looking forward with delight
ful anticipation to The pleasures OF 10
morrow night, even II It is only pagan
festival chrlstlanized Hollowe'en Is the
only night out of the 36j that they may
peer into the future and perhaps forecast
matrimonial prospects, and 50 they will
give themselves up to pleasant super
Htitions and quaint forms Of fun
In olden times IL WAS believed that on
the last day of Ostob,r witches and evil
spirits walked abroad, seeking ths
confu6ion of the food, and that way
ferers ran ths risk Of becoming the prey
and sport of fairies, who only ceased
Their pranks and fed with the approach
OF daylight.
Now, however, Halloween or All
Saints Day or All Hallows, is one Of the
greatest festivals Of the year in the
Roman Catholic Church Tomorrow all
the faithful Catholics. under penalty OF
committing sin, are obliged TO bs present
at Mass. which is offered not only Ia
nDUOI Oh Ill InUdb MuO nave Dfcu CAuuu-
lied by the Church and whose names
have been placed on her calendar, but
also all those who are Of the Church
Triumphant" in Heaven Tue festival Is
also observed by the Protestant Episcopal
Church
Bat it is not because OF It's Significance
as church celebration that young folk
regard 1t as a holiday. For centuries t
has been regarded as q time especially
auspiclous for performing certain old
rites and tricks. and so 1t bas become au
excuse for social gatherings characterized
by uuususl jollIty.
Many sucn gatherings will bs held in
this city to morrow night, and Rl the
old customs will be practicsd,
An old fashioned charm is TO take q
slightly looking apple ami sit down and
peel II evenly, tn My and carefully from
tie stem to the blossom end Then take it
up In solemn silence snd twirl It three
times around the head. repeating men
tally:
Apple sweet or apple sour,
Spell his name upon the floor;
III the letters there see,
Then know a bride III be.
If you break. my heart will, too.
For il know my loves not true.
spsll for a youthful bachelor Is to
take three bowls, one containing clean
water aud another dirty water, the
third being empty. A man is blind
folded ana then walks to the hearth,
where the bowls are placed, and dips his
finger into one of them. Should the
bowl he choose contain clean water be
will marry a maid Should the water be
dirty a widow will be his wife IL,
however, he should choose the empty
bowl, he Is doomed to bachelorhood for
the rest Of his days.
A Jolly game is to bob for apples, 4"
and every body knows what it is. Another
which affords as much fun ia to bite an
apple hung by a string In a doorway
A favorite trick Is TO take q candle and
60 alone into a dark room ana eat an
apple before the looking glass The face
OF your future husband or wife will psep
over your shoulder and you can see the
reflection of it ia the glass.
The girl who wants to know II her
swesthearts are faithful. puts two nuts
on the stove side by side aud names
them after her lovers IL either nut
cracks and flies off 'the tstove. that lover
will prove unfsithful If either nut burns
the lover Is faithful aud true
II Is always we'll to wind up the games
of All Halloween with thrilling stories
Stories that are told to laughing young
people sitting around a bright Ere are
apt TO lose mush Of their power to thrill;
but when tod under proper conditions
very satisfactory result is achieved 10
order to effect this a soup plate should
be filed full of salt, and alcohol poured
over the salt. and when all the lights
have been extinguished a lighted
match touched to the spirItuous fluid
Blue and yellow flames win Immediately
shoot tiny tonguss upward that will curl
and dance most fsntastcRlly A ghRstly
and unearthly light will be thrown upon
the assembled group that will give the
scene weird aspect Then when all is
ready, tell your story In sepulchral
tones You will be surprised st the
result you will then bs observing All
Halloween with all the realism that the
magic occasion can possiblY cor ure.