Arizona republican., 1900-10-27

In preparing for the entertainment tn stag setting is of primal impor- tance. Of course the parlor or even tha dining room is tobooed. as the fun ] which waxes fast and furious" is sure to be destructive to carpets and uohol- stery.
 i If the attic is sizeable and easily L. at-abie. that is a delightful place for merry making. although the cellar or kitchen ar possibly m1re convenient for the necessary exits and entrances. Cover the sloping roof of the attic or the walls of the kitchen or cellar with bows and fes;Oons Cc autumn leaves. 5ars of corn, and vines of grape. Light the room by candles. sOms burning in Jack-o'-lanterns made out of pump- kins. having as grotesque and gnostly faces as possible. and crowned by fan tastic head dresses of cotton, corn silk high peaked wizards cap. Red silk pinned on over the slits cut out for eyes and mouth will add much to their ef- fectiveness when the candles are light ed. If the guests can be welcomed whsn n tn y arrive by a dreadful wiz gard clothed in a long white gown GOV cred with red cabaiistic figures. and q black cap decorated with skull and crOssbOnes. s1 much the better. A great spectacular addition is also u huge pot which is made to bubble bubbl " in an eric manner by throwing a little alc0nOl OV-r common sat anl lighting il just before the guests enter. The refreshments provided for this oc- casiOn should be in ke ping with tim honored pr5cedent-apples. of course for by throwing the long peelings over the shoulder or sticking the szgds on the eye lids. fortunes may be told so beautifully plain that h. who runs may r al. Nuts? whoever heard of a Hal l0we'en without nuts?-
 "The auld guidwife's weel horded nits"
 So nuts there must b=-nOt fancy, inn portant ones, but plump brown chest nuts, good. plain hickory nuts, rich black walnuts, and pala ate-approving butternuts. Don't rye the refresh m, nts the usual way, but instead havo pans of nuts, baskets of apples, jugs of sweet cider and plates of doughnuts and chesse set about tn room SO that eVs ny one can help himself as he choos- cs. If the party is held in the cellar or kitchc n, roast oysters add much to the joliity and informality of th- occasion At such party. last year, a tin tray was furnish q each guest to hold the oysters as served. hot from the fur uacc, while paper pails stood by to re- C i've the shells.
 Halloween cakes may be purchased at many of the large bakeries or may be made at home. The cake most ef- fected is a large flat pound cake an inch or two thick. frosted with white and chocolate and marked off into squares. Insid= these are placed the proper Halloween emblems, a ring, :, thimble and a button, forecastins the fortune of the finder.
 
 Ther- are many of the old country Halloween games that arc well adapt d for indoor use by the boys and girls who do not bother their heads about marriage as ytt. Ducking for apples gives unlimited fun. A big tub of wa Ger is put on the fic0r and apples are set swimming in 1t. the trick being to pick out the apples with the eth-a brave undertaking fer a humorous soul
 
 A prize may be offered to the one get ting the gr5atest number of apples. or the apples may have initial letters cut in their skin indicating the lover to be. Instead of the usual Halloween GUS tom of suspending an apple by string from the ceiling and allowing each con- teStant in turn to try and catch it with his teeth. a number of popcorn balls as many as there are guests. may be ussd.
 At a given signal the whole party, with hands tied behind them, may charge the dangling balls, d prize being off red to the one able to dispose of his first.
 The prizes offered for any competi- tion game should be appropriate to the daN and may consist of quaint hob goblins, made from acorns or hickory nuts. d pumpkin pie. a tiny jointed six teton that may be bought at any JaTanese store or brownie pen wiper.
 
 Again a promised solution for that ever-recurring question, Where does the money go to-"
 It is a clever man this time who promises to make plain th- path of the conscientious housewife for her by pre- pairing for her use an accurate register of h)m- expenses.
 This book. which comes in varying sizes, arranged for one. two or thre= years, has a delightfully."- ledgor-like. dnl ther fore business. appearance calculated to propitiate and encoura se the veriest tyro in bookk epins. Th- one y ar standard size consists of twelve sheets. arranged so as to give a daily record of expenditures including not only a carefully it mixed account of all family expenses, but the clothing and incidentals for individual us. Thers are also columns fer property ac- counts, such as furnishings, tools, re- pairs and newals. team, bicycle and automobile" with sales of produce and material" saved by careful buy ing and devising. and cash | p1sit d or' reserved" A cash summary Dr. and CT. affords opportunity for detecting leaks. and telling just where and how the moneys gone. Even in families whose resources ar abundant it is satisfaction to know definitely the cost