Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-10-27
HALLOWEEN.
HALLOWEEN GAMES.
Many Omens and Legends Cluster Around The
Day.

The auld suidwife's weel-hoard nits
Are round an round divided,
An monte lads an lassies' fates
Are there that night decided;
Some kindle. couthie. side by side,
An burn thegither trinity;
Some start ava wi Saueie pride.
An jump out owre the chimlie
Flu high that night"
Autumn leaves, green branches, ap
pies and tomatoes may appropriately
be used in the adornment of rooms for
Halloween festivities, and the kitchen
may be grotesquely decorated with
Jack-o'-lanterns made Of squashes or
pumpkins. from which the pulp has
been removed. incisions made for
eyes. nose and mouth and candles
placed inside.
Unique Invitations are easily pre-
pared. Here is one offered as sample:
So Moonlight Avenue. Sharon.
Dear Miss White:
Witches and choice spirits Of dark
ness will hold high carnival at my
! house at s o'clock the evening of Oct.
| 81. You are invited TO meet with them.
| Mystically yours, Ethel c. Brown.
One plan of pairing off the guests for
| supper or for games is TO select pieces
of calico of different patterns, a small
| apron and a bow being made of each
| pattern. and as the guests remove
their wraps each lady is presented an
| apron and each gentleman a bow.
which they wear. The gentleman then
| seeks out the lady who wears the
apron corresponding with his bow.
| A great variety Of games and amuse-
l rlents have been devised for Hallow-
| cen parties. Among the preutiest and
| most elaborate creations are the fairy
godmother' and the three fates." The
| fairy godmother distributes folded
papers TO each guest all except three
| being blanks On one is Wealth" on
| the second. Honor" on the third
| Fame" The persons who are fort
| unate enough 70 get them are blind
folded and kneel before the fairy say
ing:
Most gracious fairy. the gift YOU give
l Will treasure and keep as long as ] live.
then hands the slip of paper to the
fairy. who reads Wealth" and takes
from her covered basket a toy dustpan
and pins il on the person. saying:
| Your choice is bad when YOU intrust
| Your happiness where moth and rust
| In time turn all your wealth % dust.
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The next one kneels before the fairy.
| repeating the couplet. Most gracious
fairy" etc. The fairy reads Honor
and then says:
| Your honor crowds shall loud declare.
! But in your heart no crowd is there:
You'll find. like FalStaf. "Hoaor's air
The fairy presents a pair Of bellows
| as she says the last word.
For Fame" a wreath Of roses IS
| given, with this verse:
When Fame doth wear laurel wreath
| He wears this subtle charm beneath:
| For every evil thought that's born
| The laurel grows a p-ickly .horn.
| But where pure thought and love reposes
The laurel wreath's wreath Of roses.
The three fates are three girls in a
| room either without furniture or else
| all furnishings draped in sheets. The
| girls have the classic drapery OF the
| fates and powdered hair. one stands
! by the door with the fax, the next
| spins. while the third has the shears
The room can be lighted either by
| rcse-colored or blue lights by putting
tissue paper shades over the globes
| The guests march slowly past this
pretty group, and as they leave the
room are given little envelopes. with
|! cabalstic signs on them; within on a
card is the fortune of each-a Couplet
taken from some poet.
When all are assent bled the fortunes
| can be read aloud while the supper is
being served. Devil" or rich fruit
| cake, and angel" cake are both suit
| able, and a characteristic menu is OF
/ nuts. popcorn. apples and o-her fruits
| But do not omit the fortune" cake
| which must be cut 50 each guest can
| have portion. A large. handsome cake
| on large tray surrounded by lighted
| tapers and decorated with hearts stars
| and mystic signs makes a pretty show
| In the cake must be baked: ring. for
| marriage; a heart. for love: pen. for
| fame; a key. for success; a thimble for
| work: shell. for travel: a piece Of
| silver. for riches: a button. for old
| maid or bachelor.
| Matrimonial indications are shown in
many ways. Three finger bosFls-one
| wiki clear water. one with rose-col-
ored water one empty-vir tell
whether one is 70 live in single blessed
ness. If the blindfolded person (the
| bowls having been changed) puts his
| or her finger into the empty bowl. il
means he or she will not marry: If in
| to the clear water. that one will marry
| a maid Cor bachelor): the rose -colored
a widow or (widover). The same idea
| is carried out in the three saucers. In
| to one of these is put a gold ring
which means marriage: into another
ashes. which signifies early death. and
| the third contains wafer. for single
! blessedness. The person who tries this
| must be turned around three times af-
ter being biindfoided.
| Try two kernels OF popping corn by
| putting them into a skillet or pepper
without a lid. If they pop decorously
| inside. they remain fast friends. If one
| pops outside, friendship is broken by
| the person toward whom il pops.
Pouring melted lead from an iron
| spoon through key into cold water
will give the symbols Of his or her
| vocational book for merchant. spade
| for farmer. trumpet for musician, boat
| for sailor. etc.
! Cutting the -four is an old trick.
but favorite one. Press a quantity
Of -four into a mound by means Of a
| large cup and turn il out on a plate