The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-11-02
HALLOWEEN GAMES.
Ghost Story Telling FunmakirG
time-Appropriate Table
Decorations.

All Halloween is not far away on the
calendar, and the festivities this season
bid fair to shine far beyond those OF re-
cent years. FoA more than six centuries
fun and superstition have held high car
nlVal among young and old alike on the
last night in October. and the general
use OF apples on this occasion undoub1-
Pomona, the goddess OF fruits and
seeds, who had the apple under her spe~
elal care and whose feast was held OH
! November l.
1t was among the Scottish peasantr:
that ancient Halloween customs We're
most earnestly entered into, and their old
games. with all their Quaintness and Pc
culiarities, are being revived year after
year with greater Zest, while to the old
are ever being added new and modern
ceremonies. Each present-day hostess
strives 10, Guido her neighbor in origin
| ality: and the result is u collection OF
novel entertainments.
night has from tradition always been
made to appeal directly to the youth anu
the unmarried, But in these later year,
the young matron seeks to lay out a pro-
gramme which will contribute interest
and diversion to her circle of married
friends whose market is made
In the way of decorations conventional
methods are adhered to, and the rollirk-
ing jack o lantern, made of pumpkin,
squash or cucumber, is omnipreSen1.
Ears of field corn, in red and deep ye,-
low; green peppers and carrots, with
sprays Of parsley or asparagus. add
greatly to the color effect when artist
ically festooned.
Naturally. the supper is served in
quaint style, and the bill Of faro is en-
blematic of the time-honored occasion,
req, green and yellow forming the color
scheme OF the table. The witch candle
contributes the only light besides the jack
to the color scheme. In the center of the
table is shapely pumpkin. followed out
to serve as flower bowl. Supper is best
served at 10 o'clock. which allows sutti
Gent time for those who wish to indulge
IN midnight ceremonies.
n feature Of the supper is the egy-cup
surprise which may bring the feast to Il
| close.
1t large number Of guests are expect
| ed, the egg shells may be saved from
| time to time in the household cookery.
or may be secured from the family baker
"a Each shell must be- carefully broken at
the smaller end, and must have its own
egg cup. which serves as a souvenir ~
the guest, whose name is painted in gold
letters on the eggshell The "surprse. :"
whatever form it may take, is placed
within the shell. which is then lightly
glued within the cup. The contents may
be in the line of forecasts for the FUTURE
appropriate in personal hits to the vari-
Gus guests present. These are written
upon carefully folded slips of paper
which. when read aloud. create much
amusement. Tiny dolls dressed as fair
les or Witches or humorous small trink-
cts, may be chosen as surprises, in fact
any trif1es that may suggest themselves
to the hostess
The Cookies Prophecy also affords
amusement for the supper table. A
many small cakes or cookies are provided
as there are guests, and in the centre OF
each cake from the under side is embed
ded folded slip of paper upon which,
the prophetic lines are written 1r in
stead souvenir trinket, in the way of 4
thimble for celibacy, a coin for wealth.
a silver heart for a speedy marriage
An interesting finish for the evening.
for those who do not care to indulge in
games of the traditional tricks OF
Halloween, is the "ghost story telling
The lights are turned low, and before
each guest is placed saucer which con-
tains a dessert spoonful of salt, saturat-
ed with pure alcohol. The hostess takes
the initiative by applying a match to the
alcohol in her saucer, and proceeding to
tell story, the more ghostly the better.
If the alcohol burns out before the climax
is reached, the storyteller Immediately
must stop, no matter how thrilling the
situation. Each one in turn follows out
the programme, and those who complete
| their stories before the alcohol flickers
out are entitled to prizes.-New York
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