New-York tribune., 1901-10-27
A HALLOWEEN PARTY.
DETAILS OF AN AFFAIR PLANNED
FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE
MYSTIC EVENING-DECORA-
TIONS AND GAMES

One of the "scrbbling sisterhood" has already
issued invitations for a Halloween party and re-
ceived eleven rapturous acceptances-rapturous be-
the invited have tested her special celebra-
tions" before.
Novelty characterlzes even the form of invita-
ton On a narrow strip of paper was written IN
tiny characters this original verse:
who would the future see
Nine the hour to ring the bell;
The tmo to can no one tell!
This was inclosed in the shell of English wal
nut whose halves were then fastened together with
muciIage one end of a piece of baby ribbon being
caught between the halves. To the free end was
attached a small card with pen and ink goblin
drawn in one corner and beside it the name and
address of the hostess. The whole was inclosed
in small pasteboard box and sent by mail
The programme has been carefully Planned oh
entering the sitting room-its owner refuses more
pretentious name for it-each guest VIII receive
half of a pasteboard heart. bearing part Of
quotation drawn at random from a small basket
Those for the women will come from one basket
and for the men from another. and the couple
whose half hearts make completed quotation are
to be assigned to each other for the evening
The chairs to be placed in a circle. with
small table in the middle holding bowl containing
twelve slips of paper. closely folded. FROM THIS
every one must draw and will be expected to obey
the command written within the slip. From one
will be demanded song. from another dance
from a third a riddle. and so on.
At 1880 all will go to the dining room, WheFe
the table will be found prepared with every
possible suggestion OF Halloween. Scooped out half
pumpkins will hold grapes, pears, apples and
nuts, and in a particularly large half at each end
of the table candles to the mystic number of seven
will be stuck. Jack o. lanterns of pumpkin Shells
such as every boy makes. will adorn the mante
and gay chrysanthemums will find the same homely
vegetable useful
The chafng dish will be used for a Welsh rabbit,
and a feature of the feast is to be small keg of
beer in the middle OF the table One of the viands
will be curious Halloween dish, known for CEN
turtles perhaps, in Scotland called ''call-cannon"
This is in honor Of the hostesss Scotch ancestry.
1t is made of chopped parsnips and onions mixed
with mashed potatoes, and hidden in IT is ring
that presages speedy marriage great good
| fortune to the who gets 1t. This will be served
| in dish made by scooping out large cabbage.
A few minutes before midnight the guests will be
| summoned mysteriously. one by one. TO adjon-
| ing chamber, where the men will be invested with
| sheets to personate ghosts and the women with
pale green robes OF cheesecloth. TO represent
| fairies. All then will In line of march, the
couples decided by the mated hearts and march. to
! slow music played on piano with practice pedal
! down back to the sitting room from which every
| light will have been removed except that Of
| candles
The chairs will remain In their circular arrange
| ment but the bowl on the table will be replaced
| by a large platter holding cake OF flour that has
been moistened sufficiently to retain the shape into
| which II is pressed. This will contain a ring, a
| thiulbe and small key. and every one will cut a
| slice The finder OF the ring will have to prepare
| for an early marriage; the winner OF the thimble
may as well learn to on his or her own but
tons for single blessedness Is thereby denoted and
| the fortunate person 10 whom the key is assigned
/ by Fate may expect wealth and happiness In
| order to possess himself OF the lucky symbol how
! ever. the winner OF each must take 1t from the
| slice OF flour with his teeth.
| This ceremony ended. other forms of questioning
Fate viii follow. Chestuuts viii He roasted IN the
| chatting dish in pairs each being named for the
couples present II they jump apart quarrel is
| prognosticated. but II they rest quietly side by
| side a lifelong friendship is assured Another test
Of the future II trying catch by the teeth an
| pie suspended by string from the door frame.
He who succeeds will lnfalby gain the wish OF his
| heart.
| The last effort TO pry into the future Will be the
| candle test" For this candles are placed in
n row on the floor. and the guests in turn jump over
| them one by one Each candle blown out repre-
| sents "A year 10 eapse before the jumper Is mar
| rIed II none are extlnguished marriage within a
! year is to be expected.
OF course. the three bowls" test will be applied
one bowl contain clear water, one has colored
water and one is empty. Each person is to be