The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26
HOW COLLEGE GIRLS
KEEP HALLOWEEN.

Never Goes TIE sy,ri, q eo,.sxe sua n=d
nsrr+sg ways % expression han on All
EalloU I've. sacred from TINE iumsmoral
10 the curiosity OF maids Irfsru4lty .
the keyrcto o. the Halloween, enterta-n-
nsnt throughout THE college world ani
Whims and conce4;s are To- order of to
night Dtgnifee ruden;s ~ ASIDE their
dignity snt enter into tbs carnival mod
Only the sitting IfTers. whether TIE stags
Be weussley. Smith or Vzs-sr. The scenes
are the ssme-
Inpromptu fsre-s. pautomin-t or opesst-
taS usually hola ths Interested attention OF
some part Of tha college population. Bat n
college now N SO lrrEs tat Il has many
Eroups within - borders and Ouly Z whols
panorama Of Entertainments VII keep al
amused a. the sane moment. ~ wellesley
he different cottaEsa vie with one aoothar
IN getting up Interesting and o-iriual pro
Kramrnes A EhoEt dance EEhtTe w..1
jack 0lanterns, was ths saccsSSf1l
achievement OF n cottage one yrar. ~ tnS
Eams time . comic play vas csuTinE gales
OF laughter IN smother cottaFe In a third
a Mother Goose party brought together
uch a p0tpourri OF nursery characters -
would have made ne good danes hail.
Ennd on snd II Sbs had them 20 whip.
In stul another an open FIRE. pumpkin
| pies. tubs az floating apples. burning chest
nuts and popping corn were The scconpani-
ments m an OLD = fashioned Halloween
While COURAGEOUS maids duckee for applss
an Ingenious group OF girls introduced an
innovation By carving on . lively CONVEX
sat!on In signs. Offering a prizs for tho
enc who mnde herself best understood. An
other circle amused itself By cenfaing is
remarks 20 words Of a. many syilabies as
these we're courses Of rsSreSAn~rts-ons-
rlIable words for the hrst course. tws for
the second. three for this third. and 50 On.
But the third was the end. Fun over tbs
apple tub .gaxed too IotCrs and they could
not resist It
GAY EVENING CARNIVAL
AT OLD WELLESLEY.
The most curious spectacle q Halloween
evening az Wellesley CONES when the Tor
mai -prog-auBssEaof the eoftaScs are *
hausted. II IS part OF ;he fun hat the cot
taSes shzu show one another what t9eI
look like. and n this p-oeess Of vtItaaoa
knights. ladies'. brownies. ialnss -
witches weave IN and cut along tho eau-
pus paths. willis HumpU DGmpiT hoonoos
With royalty End Jack sprat forsets hiE
wife for { particularly attractive Aaso
Muller
Al the Smith houses she characters 70
longer wander Eayiy from house 70 housS
when the shows are over. as they dc N.
days gone By. The weird characters evolved
for Halloween have ben hidden 70 e0ahEo
their presence 70 their own hearths;oneA
After the 10 o'clock curfaw has ranS and
The College world IS supposed 90 be restlrs
for tho Iabors- OF the next day, the hall
reluctant concession OF the up-to-cate COZ
iege girl to the quaint Old beliefs OF her
Erest-ErandmOther makes seed eVdence Tor
the theory OF heredity. n a room pitchy
dark a low thrilling voice ttlins a olooa-
crrdIfpc stury puts the climax In the even
ing FOR half a dozen girls hrddled cioSeeto-
kether On the foor. listening with d1cious
thrills Of shudderiuE fear IN another room
the witch light o. burning aieoAoi SHOWS
tUo rfrlsh faces bending wiki the greatest
attention over the chestnuta At the heart OF
liz blue fame
7, ,ba Colleges where TO cu-fsv prevails
ksware Of the grave and reverend senior
rbo su1St study ate" on Halloween niEht.
ar nav have 20. OF course Perhaps SO
Ia, scored the chiIdlshnsss OF Halloween
.Dortz o1euiy: but z visitor toward the
Otfehlng hour OF I. might find her dta
hcr three best friends cprtously engaged
srinkirE Chocolate ara toGs:ing marshTuai-
lows. Oh. yes trytag also 70 the ols
Of appio TO give her luck fo-laE the year,
burying her learned uttle nose n IA plate
Of cour 70 nnd the ring: tryins tie cid maid
test with the three plates. scG1inS a shy
Rance II a picture on tho wall before the
handkerchief covers her eyes, watching
sarprly 70 End the Initial "a ths apple par
Ing swung over her head. and. most suTprs-
ing OF all. preparing 10 descend The stairs
With her mirror and canets as earnestly as
q country girl who nsgeF heard o. Ir;THor-
dial OF prot0plasms.
MIDNIGHT SPREADS
TO MAKE THINGS LIVELY.
Halloween could not Be Halloween with
out midnight spreads 10 make things lively.
one OF these Wellesley tre71msu and t"ph-
ouores Of a certain YEAR have Ecod occu-
.ton 10 remember. Some OF the freshmen
ksd .pent al OF ths pocket money they
ccLld omman on q spread They s;ole Up
10 their improvised banquet hall win eager
snrtcfpations when the rest % ne eolicge
va. safely out a the va. When. 10. a
,,-p-r force OF thet- .nemles, he sopb9-
riorss. IN gym 5nits and masks. f-h Upon
fh.m- o-verpowered them and carried away
ey-rv vestige OF their feast.
Midnight spreads probzoiy VIII nc, D On
the wellesley progr1m-ns THIS year lE
ccnscien-S " ss!f-e2vsrnment
Which has the college -nif's EscpiaE 3js-
now could not c-cautsnanso them