The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1905-11-08
HALLOWE'ENinJ JAMESTOWN

One OF the most entertaining social
events OF the season was a Halloween
party given by Miss Sallie Patterson at
her beautiful home in jamestown. The
guests, 'en masquerade costume, were
met by ghost and ushered up stair
way and left in the hands of Satan. who
with lighted torch, waved them up a
steep ladder to-they knew not where
fortunately to roomy attic, which be-
ing dlmly lighted with Jack o'Iantern
and now and then flooded with misteri-
Gus lights that gave the suspended skel-
etons and hobgoblins all the more hid
eous appearance. From the dark re-
cesses of the attic came strains of wierd
music; blood curdling screams rent the
air, together with the rafting of many
chains. The guests cropping in the shad-
ows, mingled and inter-mingled with
one another until all had arrived.
They were then conducted, feeling
their way, to the end of the attic, where
gigantic figure, draped in white, with
as epulchural invitation, invited all to step
forward and learn their fortunes in life.
This, Satan explained, was the Sibvl.
Who had in her possession package of
fate for each member of the party. that
was to be read later.
When all the company had received
their packages, they We're conducted
down stairs to the large dining room in
which the color scheme was yellow. The
packages were then opened and read.
They then fished from a tin cup of wa
ter, the description of their mate and
dipped for the initials of their future
partner. All this provoked much mer-
riment.
When they had read the future on
every interesting point and in every
available manner, they were summoned
from their divination to enjoy progress
i've cards In the parlors by candle lights.
The main parlor looked beautiful nred.
the decorations being carried ont in Au-
tumn leaves, crepe paper and red chry-
santfemums, the candles being shaded
with red
The hall was III white and green The
newell was surmoUted with a Jack o'lan-
tern and the railing banked with white
chysanthemums.
The drawing room was gorgeous in
yellow -chrysanthemums used profuse
ly-
AT 1890 alirepaired to the dining-room
which had changed its appearance. Yell
low ribbons were festooned from chan
delier to ceiling. The centerpiece was
a huge cut glass punch bowl, filed with
fruits and nuts, which rested on d hand
some centerpiece of chrysthemums.
All were seated in gypsy fashion, and
the following menu served:
Salad in turnips, waters, pickles.
pumpkin pie, ginger bread and cider
the cider being served in very unique
manner, from a mammouth pumpkin
with gOurd.
After luncheon the witch reigned su-
preme. She was eagerly sought for
fortunes, IN the oriental tent underneath
the stairway. In the meantime TAM
o'Shanter was rendered by Martha
Washington on the piano. A State COL
lege foot ball man favored us with a
number of selections on the violin.
THE best was saved for the last
a song by the witch, entitled There
was an old woman all skin and bones.
The masks were removed at 11:30 and
behold Pres. Roosevelt was Robt. E.
Lloyd; Booker 7. Washington, DR.. Les
ter; Ghost, DR.. ]. S. Rowe; Martha
Washington, Margaret Jones: The
Witch, Mrs. Green Logan; The Wizard
of COZ, DR.. Green Logan; Goddess of
Liberty, Katherine Murrell; Queen of
Hearts, Addie Jones; The New Wom-
an, Vernon Holt; Chinese Woman, Mrs.
B. Epperson; College Girl, Josie Dock
cry; Chinaman, Carson Falkenburg;
Ghost, Roxy Falkenburg; Punch, STAN
ley Epperson; Judy, Mary d. Patteson;
Happy Hooligan, Leslie Parrish; Ballet
Girl, w. H. Warder; Ghost, Mrs. A. d.
PattesOn: Mother Goose, T. f. Finne-
ran; Samantha Allen, Mrs. Amos Steph-
ems; Red Riding Hood, Myrtle Brinkley;
State College Ball Man, Elam Harris;
Fairy, Mary Snow Patterson; Satan.
Sallie Patteson; Sibyl, Mrs. Belle Pat
terson; The Milk Maid, Mary Wolfrord.