The daily Republican., 1902-10-31
IT'S HALLOWEEN AND THE
SP0OES HOLD CARNIVAL.
YOUNG AND OLD PEOPLE OF WILMINGTON
PLAN NIGHT CARNIVAL BOTH In AND
OUT OF DOORS.

All the healthy and happy-mind
cd young folk of Wilmington ant
other cities and towns are lookine
forward with pleasant anticipation
to to-night's pleasures. Spooks vii
hold high carnival. Young mer
and maldens will make many queer
tests to ascertain what fortune has
in store for them. Origi nally the
evening which preceded All Saints
or All Hallows Day was devoted tc
religious observances, but now, il
is the lovers night, and in some sec
tions partakes of a carnival char
acter, maskers being common npon
the streets, and going from house
! to house. No other occasion perhaps
| offers SO good an opportunity as All
Halloween for novelty and origin
ality in entertainments, with, at the
same time, little expense.
or course, no maiden will negleL
the duty of looking into her mirror
IN a half-darkened room. Set her
gaze long and patiently. if need be;
che cometh not,' she says, but
wait little; ''he' the hero of her
dreams, will presen tly appear, per.
haps in ghastly form, peeplng over
her shoulder. But suppose he really
and truly cometh not; what then?
Is her doom sealed for good and all?
Lights at Halloween party
should always be dim and mysteri-
ously shaded. Candles in slit pump
kins, or paper witches heads are
delightfully."- weird, while skulls and
crossbones and twlg brooms prove
charming decorations. Throughout
the rooms red and white corn still
in husk, is suspended, stalks of
corn grace the walls and followed
out pumpkins hold apples and
grapes, popped corn and cracked
nuts. Whatever music is provided
should be soft and dreamy and
weird. A kitchen, artic or cellar is
often chosen for the principal sport
OF the evening; orat country places,
barn. But drawing rooms can be
made to appear sufficiently rustic
and unconventional if ingenuity be
exercised,
A decidedly spookish effect is Sc
cured by draping the walls, chande-
liers and furniture with white or
very light gray. Skulls and long
bony hands cut from black
paper appear between the folds,
and a dark blue shading for the
lamps casts a eerie light over every
thing. An old fashioned fre-p place
adds much to tho success of Hal
lowe'en party, as fire and coal and
ashes play so important a part in
many Of its ceremonies.
Supper should be served early
IS the hour before midnight is acred
TO tests that can be tried at no other
lime. The ia BILE decorations should be
II fruits and nuts aud autumn
caves, the ices served In rustic shape,
,ars OF corn. tiny pnmpkins, etc. and
he menu cards should be- appropri-
ltely decorated. A novelty is a cake
made Of white pasteboard boxes, each
wedge shaped and fitting into an.
ther to form a circular whole. at
he last course these are distributed
ach box containing some souvenir
( the evening.
OUTDOOR CELEBRATIONS.
So elaborate will be the outdoor
Celebration under the auspices of the
lodges of Mogullians,
rat the indoor festivities will be
ostponed until late hour.
The indications point to most
eightfui evening.
The committee has re-arranged
he route. as follows Form on
>rench street, right resting on Ninth; !
'inth 70 Pine, to Fourth, to French,
} Third, to King, to Second, to Mar.
et, to Tenth. to Jefferson, to Ninth,
, Madison, to Fourth, to Washing
IN, to Ninth, to Market and dis. {
Ilss.
The positions of the divisions fol- b,
w First division, form on
rench street north OF Ninth; second y,
vision form on French street south lo
Ninth; third division form on
'alnut street north OF Ninth street; m
urth division form on Walnut 40
nth of Ninth Street. Following -,
i'll be the formation Of the line: Lid
FIRST DIVISION. ic,
James Thompson Marshal and Aides.
Platoon OF Police. CIV
Philharmonic Band in Rube Costume, "''
Wilmington Conclave of MogullianA