Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-04

Most OF the social events OF the past
seven days have been mixed with the
mystic flavor OF iIallowc'on-tho brood
Ing influence OF tho uncanuy unglns
even those festivities Of earlier and La
ter date than tho day OF occult spells.
Jack O. Lantern has been klng Of the
week. and his multlform unagc has
leercd IN tho nbodcs Of high
ana low, people Of all degrecn, years,
and sexes paying him homage.
Tuesday night saw the celebration OF
hia uncannlcat orgies. ana "a gude
f0wk wha we're abroad" saw the same
old smile" Of Jack o. Lantern-liko that
% the vanished cat In Alice In Wonder.
Land wrcathed In the darkness, ON all
hands. windows. transoms. aud porch
and fence posts serving 90 pcdcntnlH
for the apoihooalzod pumpkln-hcad
Whlte-rhrouded ngurcs runmod the
streets on their way 10 celebrate Hal
iuWucn rites and a general air OF mys-
tory and trickinesn lowered In the very
atmosphere. Many residences were
made temporary templee Tor mystic &C..
t0tiona and rites. which were carried
out with such faithfulnoas as must
have made Jack % Lantcrn'n smile
broader and warmer than even the
oArver'g knife. ana the caudieB which
were their mold ana beam.
ono of tho most successful of the
many Halloween parties was that riv-
en- al the residence OF Mira Nina Cam
non. on First West street, on Tuesday
night. The hoatonson wcfc Mrs Nina
Cannon and Misses Mary and Hattie
Cannon, and tho guests numbered a
score or more Of friends. who came a.
ghosts and gobllns arrayed Ia
winding sheets and turbnned pill
low cases with white masks
adding 10 the general ghoatlinoaa OF
makeup The invltatloua WUr. iu tho
shape u three cornorod onvelopon which
when unfolded allowed the following
verses.
a.,
anna, MHy ana ha''le receive W
ne daIk .,- -,
Al thelr triehdR Tor regular mas
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m over. .-,.,,,.,-
Ihc lateh tulhN VIII dhhhle'
The witches VIII Wrahsle,
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you janSlel
The roona wen, III wholly with Ian.
terns-ilm green and red refoctions
Coating seuuiehrai GLOW aver mac
nnd peopio. A IAN ghost the shaio III
Me iiis ncf Inc isueata M thg door,
mi nnini,d The WV 49, ne statrtgny
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uinide ~ sIiss Ami, gannon usharId
,hem ma niu,isarJi. ,bHub@r irbsrl
the spnok ~ IN farnsu. Nh. uaurdsrsr
in,nc,sonatca Ia, NJ II CsnnnH
49, Min a. y,issi a,.r ,Go d.r,,,i.
900 b,adn "a kfiaa.,a Af.r,s auH nam.
Cnnnon-which were auapendod by In,
long trrnsas Of each. and whose white
gnshed thruata respectiveIy exud,
ed large clota OF carmine INK
From this chamber on horror.
the quests were led TO IN,
CELLAR WHORE a pumpkln crescsnt moor
cast aim bius nicohoiic GLOW on an,
fnce ~ "A dough corps. whose DUNN,
neure was ghfowdod ln tho approprlnti
hebitimrnta OF the crave.
Prom this sp.rtarle tho suests N.f,
lea IN atnir. a. the nypry beoth "A pret
Nv bail nicov, ia viii "a lIght. ,'ber.
Ma pavy ROAD i'm The p,lms 81 .neh
he portents OF his or hcr dcstiny
were tried. q number OF muHculln
apooks fishing apples from "a tub. an.
finding therein the name uf hla futur
affinity. After "a time apent lu tryln
SPELLS. slips OF paper hearing tho name
of partners for tho evening were draw
from "a hat hv the ladies. aud tho ON
Wanking took place. each newly mate
couple repairing 90 the dining ROOF
whore rofrcshmouta were served, LlHht
were then turned on ana the oycnin
devoted Ia general merr.mcnt
The parior and hau were prcttily q,