Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-30

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hostess friends than a comfort tn her
seH or family. The lady prides hersel
/ Oh ner hospitality, and when her son
tele y Is fa y, man Of the class Of 's5
bringing a party of '95 men home witt
me, his devoted mother teIeeraphed. II
reply Don't bring more than 50. Hav,
simple and at the same time a novel en-.
tertainment for her friends should cal
10 , nes aid the glossy orange colored
the market 'n sta, are Now piled high Or
the motif, SO to speak, an evening full
OF run may be enjoyed. Decorate SQUARE
WHITE cards with huge pumpkin; one
s mmo ,eannoi Draw can cut a very pre-
| sentaoie- looking pumpkin from orange
PAPER and paste it on the card Then
| The Mighty Mammoth Pumpkin will be
on exhibition at Mrs Blanks, from =
| to IL o'clock on Friday night. Oct :,
lou are cordially invited to come and
| guess its weight NAN
Get the largest pumpkin you can find
ana a goodlyt collection of shaneiv me-
diom- sized ones Make a record Of fhe
Melgnt. the length and the girth of the
DIE pumpkin, then carefully cut omen
i is Sn WIS., ana scoop out and If trouble
pumpkin with sawdust and bury in IT
me souvenirs. simple little trifles. or
| anse,nued penwipers, needle books min
anSni S, etc. Wrap them up in paper
on mat of leaves on a small tahla
and label Hands on Each guest is
gwen card with a pencil attached to re-
cord its guesses. ~ =
me rest Of the evening may be spent
IN carving Jack o Lanterns from small
pump:.ins. The guests may be required
NJ VILE LIE; 4 recipe for pumpkin pie which
OF fancy. Decorate the room with pump.
KIN vases filled with chrysanthemums
; anu nave a bowl of orange fruit set up
INSIDE OF large pumpkin for the guests
ing the table have a pumpkin vase Of
ferns and yellow and white chrysan
tnemums for the centre piece. The sup
se et IS ro sspSe do. from pumpkin dishes.
choosing those of pretty color and
shape. Saw off the tops even. so they
may be put back on the pumpkins as lids,
scoop out and line with parchment naner
AS this supper is very informal, sand
wiches with various filings, a rich chick
en- salad made with walnut meats and
en9 enc celery cheese and bread sticks
Stuffed figs and dates, bonbons and
macareons are served for the sweet
course and an orange ice or snow pud-
a' Meh IN litti krn pnmpk KIN paper cases:
game of bibbing for apples. but it GER
tainly never grows old. Fill a tub near
~ to the brim with water and into it
put dozen rudy apples: Place in the
heart of four apples a ring. a 10 cent
piece. a thimble and button. Replace
neatly the apple cube which has been
cut out for this admission. and the en-
with the knowledge Of the lottery. The
games may be varied for the other
guests by holding a fork between the
teeth. clasping the hands behind the
IN
ping the fork.
Apples may be utilized in another way
py Tying one TO string, hanging 1t in
doorway. and still with the hands be-
1t. 1t is so difficult stunt that it is
safe to offer few prizes to the guests
Woo succeed. |
Choose an apple and turn it seven times
IN the hand as You silently name fav-
ored person. The apples could be
roasted on a broiler over the kitchen fire
II you have no open fireplace. While
roasting, if the apple roast evenly to the
core and the number of seeds be seven
or can be divided by seven, it promises
a bright future. II the core prove worm |
eaten. then disappointment is sure to fol-
low. while if the apple bursts it's skin and
the juice overfiows. there is fame and
fortune in store.
Peel an apple, being careful to have the |
it about the head three times, at the |
third round letting it drop on the floor. |
1t will form in letter which in all prob |
ability you will decipher as the initial of
the name most in your thoughts.
The doughnut test is a source of much |
amusement. Stretch. string from any |
two convenient points in the room
From this string. on II individual strings |
tied at regular intervals. suspend a doz- |
en- dOughnuts. Then a girl starts from
one end and a boy from the other. and |
n d0nph-
nut, as they continue to walk toward
each other Whether your life partner
will be large small rich or poor, of |
amiable character or the reverse. de-
ponds upon the size and the number of
bites.
Here is fortunate mode of fortune
One fill with clear water; the other. with
the other leave empty. Now
blindfold each guest and lead them to
choose their own fate. The position OF
guest. If the fingers are dipped into the
water there will be a happy marriage; if
in the vinegar divorce will follow mar
riage: while if the empty saucer is chosen
then will the lonely life of bachelor
or old maid be what fate has decreed.
Chestnuts have an honored place i'll
Halloween festivities. Place three on
shovel and hold over hot fire. naming
away, then is the namesake fickie ana
not to he trusted. If it remain silent
and sullen, then is the namesake the
same If it burn and blaze, then there
are love and happiness in store for both.
The Halloween pie affords great fun.
Take "a tub or basin and fill it with saw
d1st Bury In. the sawduSt a number of
slips of paper each slip having written
upon 1t a line of doggeref verse some
what on the following order:
Curly hair. Eyes blue Roman nose.
Tall and true.
Small Blond. Merry eyes. Inclined
to plur,pness. Witty. Wise"
.'rau Dark. Somewhat sedate.
Lovely lashes. True life mate"
acre should be just as many slips IN
the pie as there are guests in the draw
ing ROOM and all rhymes should be
equally applicable to either sex. The pa n
is covered with shelving pasteboaru
crust tinted to make 1t resemble nicely
Drowned pastry. Each guest in turn
dips ont for himself huge spoonful of
the pie The description found in 1t Is
that of the future mate
Another good game results II the PIE
is differently filled. For this tuck away
in ii a number of objects of many KINDS
and have some bright man or girl 10 ACT
as fate interpreter. Each player spoons
IN trifie for himself out of the PIE.
and the interpreter immediately explains
It's Significance. The fun lies in the alb
siIrd interpretations. which are. of
course made to fit the case. and the lit
Tie good-humored saIlies to which the
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