The Minneapolis journal., 1902-10-25
MATRIMONIAL MYSTERIES
WILL BE UNFOLDED
SWANS AND swEETHEARTs WILL ATTEMPT BY MANY MEANS
TO PEER INTO THE FUTURE IN THE HAL
LOWEEN FROLIC.

in turn and told to blow out the candles
Three minutes is allotted for performing
this feat The number of candles re-
manning lighted when the three minutes
have elapsed represents the number OF
months which are to intervene before the
engagement takes place. If any man or
girl fails to blow out candle he or she
will surely be ba chelor or old maid.
Another way to learn the answer to the
very important question is to take three
tin cups, fill them partly with water, and
balance. each one on the small end Of a
funnel The tunnels are placed
about two feet apart in a
row on the kitchen floor. If one can
jump over all the cups without spilltng
any water, he or she will marry very soon.
If one cup Is tipped over, the marriage will
be postponed if two are tipped over, one
will not marry till late in life and if three
are spilled one will not marry at all.
One Of the girls has made quaint little
booklets with brown paper covers on
which are witches and broom sticks and
jack-o- lanterns, while near the top in
scraggly letters is inscribed THE Book
Of Fate" On page one is written "This
page is to record the fate Of the owner as
foretold by the peeling Of an apple" and
on 1t will be noted the result Of the peel
ing Of the apple, the throwing Of the
peel over the shoulder and the roasting
Page two records the result Of the nut
tests by roasting chestnuts. On page three
will be the record of the trial of the mystic
board. The board is blackboard on
which are chalked all the letters Of the
alphabet. Each guest Is blindfolded,
turned three times around and led to the
board. He places his finger on three
fate.
The result Of the ring and bean test will
be on page four. Cream candy is cut In
the form Of hearts, and rings are nodded
into two and beans in two more. He who
gets the rings will be wed within a year
but the beans mean single blessedness for
the same length Of time.
The supper is rather a continuous feast
on Halloween and fruit, doughnuts, sand
wiches and cakes are arranged on the
table before the guests arrive. There are
plates filled with nuts around the room
and popcorn and candy are essential to
the proper celebra ton.
Cider frappe Is something new and is
as delicious as it Is refreshing and simple
to make. Freeze sweet cider until it is
Of the mushy consistency of frappe and
then serve from a followed pumpkin. Or
the frappe may be served individually as
an ice in followed apples which have been
rubbed with lemon juice to keep them
from turning black.
Just before the guests leave, the Hal
loween wonder ball is tossed mysteriously
into the circle. The lights have been
turned low and salt sprinkled on the fire
to produce a blue light. The wonder ball
is great roll of worsted which the one
who catches it begins to unroll. He will
soon arrive at funny little top caught
in the yarn and must begin story which
must last until theone to whom he tosses
the ball unw1nds a souvenir when the Sec
ond one takes up the story and continues
it until a third toy Is found. The story
grows more ghostly as the ball grows
smaller until at last the end Is reached,
the tale is finished, and the Halloween
celebration is over.