Mexico Missouri message., 1905-10-26
manila" win serve bananas. lemonade
and oranges



A HaIIow Fen Party.
Haoh year entertaining on HalIoW
Zen. which comes on October 81. DO
comes more and more popular. Tbs
dirner described below was given for
ten guests, who were most enthust
astie over the novelty Of the afIaif
Jack-o.lantefns and candles made the
only lights and the effect was weird
enough. The Jacks" stood on top Of
china cabinets, serving table. and
taborets placed in the corners Of the
rooms; interspersed were candles ir
sticks made from carrots, turnips and
potatoes.
The table center-piecs was a iaclS-o.
lantern with a face cut on all four
sides, so the light was evenly dis
tributed over the table. Around this
candles were placed in holders made
from carrots, fat turnips and potatoes
Beautiful autumn leaves we're laid on
the table-eloth, interspersed with
dainty vines. Small Brownie" figures
bore the name card on which was writ
ten This season OF the year, is to the
bAoWhlo . uettIh luObl u6dAs
The unique menu cards were made
by the hostess, each being differ
ent in decoration. Cards Of white
ten inches long, I'VE inches wide, wers
used On one Of these at irregular
intervals we're pumpkins, which had
been cut out and pasted on. Another
had autumn leaves, brownies formed
graced one card I'm olden times
Hallow Fen was called cabbage"
night. Bunches Of grapes made .
very effective card. The hostess said
she had collected most Of the ma
terial for these cards from seed cata
logues and advertisements. Here IL
the menu that was written on them IN
black ink with a stub pen:
soup-A Bovine Appendage cor
tail.
Fish--COllect on Delivery &C
o. d..
Meat--An intimate friend of Mary
(Lamb).
Vegetables-A kind OF toes ne'el
found on man or beast (Potatoes-TO
matoes).
What is desired in time OF Wan
(Peas).
Pudding-The Beautiful (Snow).
Pie-Related to Well Pumpkin).
Fruit-A kind of ammunition
(Grapes).
Drinks-An illness and what
physician asks. Coffee (cough-fee).
How does Bernhard take her medl
cine? Tin Cider)
Gathered from many lands (Nuts).
The guests were asked to divine
what each course was before it was
served. After dinner ghost stories
were in order, nuts were roasted in
the CRATE FIRE, and fortunes told with
apples Bon-bons were passed In a
hollowed-out cabbage lined with waxed
paper. The invitations to this dinner
were sent by a messenger who wore
a grotesque mask and carried a huge
JACKIE lantern on the end Of stick.
Here is a game which sounds very
simple, but never fails to create amuse-
ment. It is called the king OF Hunky
Bunky." Select two persons, place
them at opposite sides Of the room, the
farther apart the better Give each a
lighted candle and. tell them they must
not laugh OF even smile. They are to
advance very slowly, looking each
other directly in the eye. When they
meet in the center of the room, with
hands uplifted in great sorrow, one
says: 1.-The King of HunEy-Bunky Is
defunct and dead" The other re-
spends: ALAS, alas how died hep
The first person with increased sor-
row says: gust so-Just so-Just
so;" then comes the response: "How
sad-how sad--how sad" The cou.
pie rarely ever get beyond announcing
that the King is dead before they
are of in gales Of laughter. A little
prize may be awarded the couple who
completely finish the message" some
thing that may be divided, like bon
OF candy or bunch OF flowers.