The Press., 1899-10-26
THE HUNGERFORD'S HALLOW-
ZEN PARTY.

To begin with, the Hungerford's had
been In jamestown only short time,
Rev. Mr.. Hungerford having accepted
call to the parish of st. Ambros to be
their rector. The rector's family arrived
In town In September, and as October
drew near its close the good wife thought
1t would be a great scheme to have q
Halloween party for the girls of the
parish. 1t would give everybody chance
to get acquainted. So the invitations
were sent out to about fifty young ladies,
and they all promised to come. Forum
ately the house was a roomy, old-fashion-
ed affair with large kitchen, SO that
there was plenty of room. Mrs. Hunger
ford with few faithful ones to help her.
began three or four days before the 31st
to gather up the different things to dec
crate the rooms WITH The first thing
they did was to get good supply of corn
stocks with the corn still on them) to
deoorate the walls and make jacko-lant-
erns out of pumpkins and cucumbers,
these being made the day before.
Then Mrs. Hungerford took small
sheet and tackled it on the wall in the
dining room and on 1t she sketched with
charcoal a witch riding broomstick.
She was such n good-natured looking
witch hat every one knew she wanted
them to have a good time The witches
old black cat. cut out of black paper and
pasted on white cloth was in another
room over the mantel piece. Both the
witch and the cat were framed in corn
stalk
S'il another room had cornstalks in
the corners and around the mantel and
fire place and over the mantel was fasten-
ed large wolf skin rug to suggest the
primitive habit of mailing skin on the
side of the house to cure or dry.
Brooms were stacked in different corn
ers, and they added quite q little to the
odd appearance of the rooms. The rooms
were lighted by candles, and lamps with
colored shade, so that there was sort of
"dim religious light" and the jack-o-lant-
ers stood on the mantel and In unexpected
places, to give a wiered effect. When
the guests first arrived they were given a
little souvenir In the shape of a badge
made of white having painted on it in
black silhouette of the witches cat and
broom.
To set the ball a rolling there were
tubs of water on which were floating ap-
pies to be "bobbed" or ducked for; and
after they had gotten through laughing at
each other over that, every one was quite
at home and ready for anything.
A pile of apples on plate attracted
the attention of those who were not able
TO- get them by ducking and helping them
selves, they found that a piece of the
apple had been taken out and little
piece of paper inserted, upon which was
written some saying or quotation, such as
"Thou art as wise as thou art beautiful p
or "To know you is to love you" After
the paper was inserted the piece of apple
was put back, and the pile Of apples left
for anyone to help themselves from.
The following are some of the games
of "chances'' that were used during the
evening:
THE WITCH OF PAIMIsTRY.
One end of the hall was curtained of
for a cave, and In it sat an old witch who
told fortunes by the palm. The only
light she had was a hideous jack-o-lant.
ern. She did not stay in the cave all the
time, but slipped in when there was nc
9ne looking, as it adds to the fun to have
the identity Of the witch a mystery.
GHOST DANCE.
A few Of the girls disappeared for q
little while, and then came marching into
the room all dressed in sheets and pillow
cases, having holes In them where theil
eyes, noses and mouths came. The head
ghost had plate of fire, which she put
down on a rug in the middle of the largest
room, and all the ghosts danced arounG
it, and then marched back to where they
came from. Not word was spoken by
the ghosts, who did all they could tt
frigh hten the timid ones among the spec
tators. 1t was hard work to esablish the
identity of any Of the ghosts. The ''ghos
fire" was made by putting lot of table