Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-03
Miss Crawford Entertains.

CdSSluI afternoons ever g1Vel
in Corvallis was enjoyed at tn
home of Miss Helen v. Crawford
by over forty of her friends OF
Saturday, October 81. The in
vitations which were sent oul
two weeks in advance, read:
At her home on College Hill,
Miss Helen V. Crawford will
Be glad to greet you with good cheer.
With other friends who may appear
Would you know your fate on earth,
Please send at once date OF your birth.
1t will assist the Mystic Three
To cast the horoscope for thee.
The rhyme proved a challenge,
and for several days Pegasus had
little time for rest, for forty six
invitations must be accepted and
in original verse. But the women
of Corvallis were not to be out
done, and the result proved they
are not without poetical talent.
Being Halloween day the enter
tainment took the form of the
mystical. The shades were
drawn and the rooms lighted
while the fire in the CRATE burned
low. The decorations were sim
pie and artistic. The mantle
was banked with sprays of gor-
geous colored vine maple, with
an upturned basket of brilliant
colored rose leaves which shone
with rare beauty in the soft glow
of the candles on either side.
Above the door leading to the
dining.room were the words:
MAY fortune treat thee talr1y,o
while above the arch opening
into the den were the words:
you are now in for
tunes power. The soft glow
of candles lighted the room with
in.
When the guests had assem-
bled Miss Crawford announced
that since so many had responded
in verse she felt that it would
not be right to let their efforts be
lost to the world, and then to
the enjoyment of all read the re-
plies. All were timely, and some
Of real merit. This was followed
by a short program which con-
sisted of song by Mabel Ready,
4 paper on Halloween by Mrs.
Waggoner, solo by Mrs. Lake,
reading by Mrs. Hayward and
1 'Jack o'Lantern'' song by Mrs.
Pernot.
Miss Crawford then announced
hat she had engaged the ser
vices Of three Mystics from the
planet Mars, but at the last mo-
nent one was detained, and that
hey would foretell the future of
hose present. A oeH sounded
put the strains of minor music,
while the Mystics entered, clad
n their ghostly garb. One was
seated at table in the parlor
while the other occupied a place
n the dining. room, and soon both
we're busily engaged. Again the
bell sounded and they silently
,lided away. Each person was
hen given a beautiful autumn leaf
mounted on card board and tied
With crimson and yellow rib
ION and with it a quotation.
Each lady sought her partner by
hiding the one who had the
anne quotation. After this
lainty refreshments were served,
md when the plates were re-
moved, Miss Crawford again ap-
,eared bearing a basket from
he Mystics, whicn contained
lainty envelopes bearing the
James of each guest who had
ent date of birth, and the lines:
We're you born under lucky star?
look within, tits message from afar,
from the Mystics who dwell on the
planet Mars, IS
t floated down from their golden cars.
The moments that followed
we're interesting ones, for each
,ne wanted to know what the
Mystics had to say for her, and
Ill wanted to know what they
lad said of the others. But the
was spent and Hal
owe'en, 1903, will long be a
pleasant memory to those who
l few moments later bade Miss
Crawford goodbye.