The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-31
VIII ForetelI the Future for
the Trusting.
MANY METHODS TESTED
The Magic Cake, the Apple Pairing, the
Chestnuts, and the Mirror in
the GaTret.
Irvine, Irvine and inJeTtvine,
Let my love be wholly mine
IF his heart he kind and true
Deeper grows his roses hue

en Of an uncertain age viii repair TO
the privacy Of her room tonight hold
ing in her hands two roses with long
stems. one Of which she names for heI-
SELF, the other for him, there to twiue
Ehe stems together, repeating as she
does 50, these magic lines
Tomorrow is All Saints Day.
Tonight Halloween
Halloween Is observed after a fashion
Throughout the United States, but most
Of the unique customs of the earlier days
are passed over by the general public.
)f all the nights IN the year Halloween
: IS believed by the supeTstitiotEs and the
Sentimental 10 be the one during which
supernatural influences hold sway. The
spirits Of the dead, together with
witches, elves, and what not, are sup
POSED to wander through the land Chill
dren born On Halloween are supposed
10 Fossess the power o. preserving
through their youth the power 70 con
verse with the supernatural visitors.
often, however. the airy visitants re
veal themselves to common everyday
people, in order 10 deliver a warning
CT Il piece of advice These visitors
are always looked for on Halloween, for
there is always a chance that the name
Of the future husband OF wife can be
learned through this channel. hence the
number Of games and experiments
scheduled for this most important ev-
ening
Old English Custom.
curious old English custom for
celebrating Halloween is to build
bonfire on rising ground When the fire
has burned out the ashes are raked Of
IN the form OF circle, which is edged
~ stones. Each member Of every fam
ily interested places a stone in the cir
Gle. Should one II the stones be broken
or moved by the next morning the per
son represented by that stone is doom
ed to de within a year
The Irish celebrate by holding magic
ceremonies around these fires This is
done TO counterfeit the effect Of witches
and demons and TO enable the younger
members Of the family to forecast their
future success or disappointment in the
matrimonial market There is general
Teasing afterward- HSuts and apples are
eaten in large quantities After the nut
shells are burned many strange and
weird tales are foretold from the ashes
Every maiden sows hemp seed with the
arn belief that If she looks backward
she viii surely see =sae appa-ition Of the
nan she is to mary
While these superstitioUs practices are
the relics OF Druidism, they are almost
as popular II some circles today as they
we're with the Irish maidens many years
ago. They may be begun in a testing
way. just for the fun OF the thing" and
the participants may affect not TO be-
Iieve IN the consequences. but under the
merry exterior there Is a half hope that
after all there may be Just q little in
it
Halloween Parties Tonight.
Halloween parties have been arranged
in many homes in Washington for TO-
night. Throughout the day many pretty
girls viii be rushing around TO the 81 Jps
providing lead TO melt, nuts, nut RAJ
material for making cake, and q ring
thimbIe, raisins. key and wheel 20 pat
on the inside Of Il. Then also there must
be apples and twine in plenty. for there
are any number Of attractive and inter-
esung games that may be played, half
IN Jest, half seriously, on this night Of
ali nights for the girl who would know
who IS 10 pay Eer board bill for the res;
OF her natural life
With the coming OF darkness, the
TsoF-r Cd n Ea in,
teresting experiments is for each girl
TO secure a nice large apple {be sure you
get . -winesap, no other kind viii tell
the truthJ, pare It carefully so that the
skin viii come OF as a whole hold the
pairing BY one end and swing il over
the left shoulder tbe sure OF the left
shOulder). and then let it drop any girl
that cannot see the initial Of his name
II her .peeling must be blind The 9th
ers may not see IL, but apple parings on
Halloween are really very considerate
Chestnut Good 0mens.
Next may be tried the experiment of
the nuts. let each girl place a chest
nut IN the fire, each watching her OWL
very carefully. Il Is very rarely the
case that mere than one or two vii
stay IN the fire long enough to burn to q
crisp Those that do SO are signs o.
good omen.
II takes seven girls to mix the Hallow-
cen cake. Il is called dumb cake, and
while il is being made not one of the
girls must speak so much as q syllable.
Blk -four and water 10 q stiff dough
then let each girl il turn take q hstpin
and prick her initials into the top Lei
Il bake for ten minutes. in the mean
tine not 8 syllable must be uttered
When II is done some OF the initials
viii show very plainly. Those that dC
VIII indicate that the girls are to be
married within the year
Have you ever tried 10 bite an apple
while il was suspended from string
Try il tonight i you are successful you
VIII be lucky n your love affairs SticI
8 needle into an apple and If il goes
through one OF the seeds your wish VII
be granted. When you have gotten The
seer Nth the needle stuck through i
cut all the rest, name them, anS
stick them on your lips The one thal
remains the longest IS the one you are
sure 20 marry.
This next charm is rather neTve-rack'
ing for q girl, bat II has always beer
found TO be an effective one. Take q
lighted candle and 20 alone into the
darkest room IN the garrett. Thsn iook
into z. mirror. II there is not one IN
the room carry hand glass. BY the