The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26


WRITTEN yoA TIE SUNDAY REFUBIIc
n ali Arslo-sazoa ooantriea HAnowseA
or Affiliations Eve which fails On The last
Chy Of tais month WI Be celebrated "hhs
there are no ST rules for ths e~njoyrnent
q Halloween q Is Ezts . ray that IN ths
mEJority q cases al o. the eelsbrad ~
WI &c nearly rIEe j vas enoe ths belief
that On The evening o. tAis cay witches and
81 manner % slper1avurl beings we're fly
i8E around 70 rad ,nvor w.th the0 boaEs
certain forms we're i1s-tutsd In = mlldeF
degree these FORMS sttl ars adhered 70
Il was believed that Halloween va a
good tlae ger a iours lady % get 4 glimpse
OF her s2-e husband
Many c. Tire old A~nBIo-5aLou EEmss WITH
their ao,stcrous genial ui-th have been n
rotaced O. appropriate 70 the Soozson
The smaU boy rosms rampant voeifrrous
ana unt-aums,ed on H~aIozeen Anything
n TIE nature O. a practical joke = permits
Sfais w aaG7wcen. May $ Eiaid business
nan VIII 20 Startled CT ais way home oy =
cleaning specter made OF \ Eeoopee-oui
pumpkin ir which a weird face has been
cut and ut by q candle
HALLOWEEN PARTIES AVE
BECOME A CUSTOM
Not alone on the streets - Halloween sn-
3oyed and csi.brltca Hauowees parties
have become a custom The Festivities are.
n Ereat measure coaaned 20 games where
The future matrimonial PROSPECTS OF ts
participants are decided
II waS claimed By certain ancient Hal
low.sn authorities that On TITS eve IA
wunr woman VIII 90 into E room eat an
spols and look iaisntly into a mirror
rbs III sss re -sns r;ion .: her future ha%
hand Or n she VII brush her hair befoS
TIA mirror just as the clock strikes nio-
nIrbt the lucky nan WI be seen IN tbs
mirror.
A vsry pretty trio& has been introduced
by which astounding revelations can b
made with a mirror Ths person doing the
rck VII writs = new Eans o. the mirror
With the chalk Of .oouTS4 ths nRms must
b appropriate &c the person On whom the
rn1sh u performed Rub tbs chan OF very
Fenuy aod Ebe1 nothing Il visible tell the
,T1stiz tat by EiaE tate ne room per
SpTnfng certain weird movements and thea
breathing softly s tie mirror that Ire
1ans Of tie person whom abe O. be = 70
nsry Win A2psaz. TIA ehAlh WI come
out In ps-fsetry visible Ines when h-tsthed
lEpoa
Kali PULLING n vEET
POPULAR IN THE COUNTRY.
The ole Scotch susto7 Of Kan vurinS II
tEtn popular Whsrs high veEstAuo5 can be
,nound The women and men are biiad-
folded and led into TIE asld Tier m1si
an ths 1rst flower, weed or stAh they
touch and from tAi the nature dtzpOsiuen
and general character Of their future mate
teao be fOrstoId
Dipping for apples n Co tavorts
amusement A large tub Of water Is
brought into the room IN Lhts apples ara
dropped The game consists IN one OF the
players catching oos Of the floating apes
IN his mouth without using ala banda This
requires considerable dexterity. Few s.
lcsps without a good duekiaG-
snapdr1soE Al old game uoaoend b
EhAkespsarA u also 4 aAuSYeen EznA Al
Ehs nEha N the room are szinEuisase and
3 pint Of brandy IN whiah As thrown
e1ndiod rzisins and tgS = 81 On nrA
SAN "a then E6asd The sak gives "a tzoss
az the pAyers a. nvfd aspect which 1ahs
20 the vslrdnsEs Of TIE ganA me r1fzna
IN the flames are then named and each
player. In tara riss 70 pick ztaH hun
tia EinsA
Another rans b wnaeA e-e pssy1 q par
Is played VIII TIE se o. Al Apple and a.
candle They are fastened at different ends
If . ttick The STICK L then suspended
hor1sonbAlly By a string from the ceiling.
When the candle Is lighted = quick whiri L.
given 70 TIE stick The player then tries
- catch the apple n bis mouth without
aEaS his banda Il frequeney happens TIA,
The candle Is caught Instead OF ths GpplA
WHAT THE WEDDING RING
is BALD 10 REVEAL
According to an old superstition. an IN
ifalH5ls way to dnd the name OF a future
nats On Halloween. Is 70 suspend a wedding
ring hy : GIken string ia goblet hold
ting the other end In ths hand Then pro
IEounes the letters Of the alphabet slowly.
n q said that as the letter. Of the future
husbands name are reclted, the ring WIN
strike the goblet Another way TO cor
robOrRts what the ring has told Is TO 20
Itrto the moonlight ant while walking back
varda look inso { mirror and recitsl
RsUnd sad rUuad. o Eaz 20 aI
Ts travel and search ~sverywhsrN
. pay yoa Eweet EArs nov slow to Ne
This EiEht Who NJ future suEaaaa VII b
The opinion which generally exists thzt
Halloween Is e church festival Is erroneouA
although It proceeds All Saints Day and has
al ao~ld-tashion AnElo-saxon tile. Halloween
Is undoubtedly Of pagan origin and wa
celebrated, though In a Ear dine7els nan
neT. than now. In ths days long before ths
Christian era
The earliest record OF Eanoxeea q tAat
vas celebrated 6y the Druids II the tine
when they were IN Nerthoru Europa I,
was hen celebrated with solemn oerenoa-
tss three ttnes a year On Mag L June /
and October J. On these occasions solemn
sid mysterious rites were performed The
priests gathered at many OF tho sacred
fires. which had been kept burning, sun
posed pe-petIanys and -sxtingushed ,heru
Immediately the fires were re-kipdled
songs were song and prayers recited.
Halloween parties usually are OF iris
alone, though there SEEMS 10 be no good
reason why brothers and cousins may rot
be admitted. she who means TO have
Halloween party must provide lead 70 melt
nutA nutneaI. material for making a eaka
and a ring, thlmbie, raiaiDs key and vhoe,
&c put II Il II she cannot be IN the coun-
try to try the cabbage trick. the best thing
70 do foE Il Is to hsve 3 quantity OF cab
ibages brought from the country and stored
IN tho cellar. There must be apples and a
oIA o. van By reading Buras's poem