The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-23

exactly nine. NO more, no less. must be
taken ON retiring. II a maiden dreams
\ of riches she will marry q wealthy
man; of white linen. a Clergyman Of
| darkness, a lawyer; of odd noises and
( tumults. Il tradeSmaan: of thunder and
| lightning. a soldier or a sailor, and OF
/ rain, q servant.
| Ducking for apples and the attempt
i to secure. by means of the mouth only,
an apple balanced upon stick Sus-
pended from the ceiling, upon the other
end of which is placed a lighted can
die, provokes much laughter and no lit
tie spirited competition.
For a girl to know if she will marry
within the year she must obtain a green
[ peapod in which are exactly nine peas:
hang it over the door, and if the next
man guest entering be Il bachelor. her
own marriage will follow within twelve
months. This spell is sometimes tried
at other times than at Halloween, but
the conditions then are generally con-
sidered less favorable.
Three small rings should be purchased
by a maiden during the period of a
new moon. each at a different place.
She should tie them together with her
left garter and place them in her left
glove with d scrap of paper. cut heart
shaped, on which her sweetheaFt's
name has been written in blue ink. The
whole should be placed under her pill
low when retiring Halloween. and she
will dream of her sweetheart if she is
to marry him.
The future is sometimes prognosti-
Gated on Halloween by candle omens.
If a candle burns with an azure tint
it signifies the presence or near APP
preach of a spirit or gnOne. A col
lection of ta1lOw rising against the can
die wick is styled a winding sheet and
is deemed an omen Of death in the fam
lily. A spark at the candle denotes that
the observer will shortly receive a let
ter.
Two cambria needles are named on
Halloween and skfIIfuIIy placed in a
vessel of water. If they float swim
ming side by side, the course of true
love runs smooth for those they rep
resent. If they sink both together or
if one sinks and the other floats, the
persons named will not marry each
other.
A printed alphabet is cut into it's IN
dividua1 letters. which are placed in
water, faces downward. On the mol
row the letters of the favored opposite
will be found reversed.
Peel an apple so that the skin re-
mains In unbroken sequence Whirl
this skin three times around the head
so that when released it passes over the
left shoulder and falls to the floor. as
summing the initial letter of the chosen
ones name.
Many young girls will ELL the mouth
with water on Halloween and walk sor
run around the block. being careful not
to swallow the water or suffer 1t to-
escape from the mouth. If a. girl sue
ceedS in doing this the first man met on
returning home will be her husband.
To ascertain ones standing with a
sweetheart, select at random an apple
and quarter it, carefully gathering the
seeds from the core. According to the
number found the following formula is
used: /. love; g. [ love; 8, I love, L
say; 4, 1 love with all my heart; g.
cast away; 6, he loves; Z. she loves; 8.
they both love; 9. he comes; 10, he tar
ries: II, he courts; II, he marries; Is,
honor: IA, riches.
At some of the American colleges for
women it is customary to celebrate
Halloween with straw rides. games
and an annual sheet and piIlowcase
party. where the fIuminati0ns are gro
tesque pumpkins containing candles.
and where cakes containing mystic
rings, beans and d. coin are served with
the refreshments.