Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-22
FATE-FINDING FUN
FOR HALLOWEEN

On her head will be seen a tall pointed hat
of scarlet, with black veil caught at its
tip. the hat rising from a crown of carrots
If she likes to tell fortunes from cave or
gypsy tent 50 much the better for the gen.
eral effect Another effective witch's cos
tune is achieved with red quilted petit
coat, a tight peasant bodice in black, filled
in with yellow, yellow panniers draped over
the skirt a little red cloak, red or black
pointed hat and a broom. A row of cats
heads-the kind that come in the shops
printed muslin-could be cut out and
appliqued on the dress around the hem.
A good way to open the fun is to hide an
enormous imitation diamond ring-a big SOL
itaire like the end man at the minstrel show
delights his audience within some part of
the room and ask the guests to find 1t. The
person who runs it to cover becomes the
matrimonial candidate of the year. In one
household ring of this kind has been used
at twenty-five successive Halloween parties
and in every instance has been the means
of providing a life partner for the finder
This trophy is kept for one year and re-
turned in time for the next festival.
Drawing ones fate out of a caldron of
alcohol is another exciting dive into the flu
ture. The witch writes on a number of
pieces of paper the following words: "A
marriage" Hard luck" "A journey"
Long life" "a pretty WIFE" Prosperity,
etc These are folded in tin foil and put in
the caldron. Alcohol is poured over them
and lighted. Everybody risks burning his
fingers to settle these burning questions.
"Jill jump over the candle" is the medium
by which girl may tell in what month her
marriage viii take place. Twelve candles
named the different months of the year are
lighted and the fair locker into the future
jumps over them one at time The
candle that goes out with the draft of air
from the jump denotes the fateful season
To determine how a couple will pull along
in double harness place two nuts on hot
Goals and name them. If they slowly roast
together happiness is insured. If one bursts
and dances off the journey will be stormy
one. Another variation of the same theme
is accomplished by hanging crossed rods of
witch hazel from the chandelier. To the
point of one rod is tied piece of bread, on
another cake, on a third a candle end and
on the fourth a red pepper. While the rods
are twirled about several of the guests bite
at the objects as they pass them. Accord
ing to the catch will the life be- either
peaceful, commonplace, delightful or pep
perry.
There are several ways of discovering the
name of the life partner, but the apple peel
ing test is the most fun. Pare apple
carefully, cutting round it and keeping the
peel in one continuous ribbon. Twill this
about the head three times, repeating these
lines:
II pare the pippin round and round again.,
My sweetheart's name to flourish on the
plain;
1 fling the unbroken pairing DER my head
My sweetheart's initial on the ground to
read"
To find out whether you will marry or not
place three dishes in a row. Fill one with
milk and water and one with water. Leave
the other empty. The candidates are blind
folded and told to put their fingers in
of the dishes. The milk and water denotes
a widower or widow, as the case may be,
the water a husband or wife. and the empty
dish signifies that single blessedness is to
be your estate In life.
Whether girl will marry rich or poor
is determined by placing in one dish
salt, in another Indian meal and allowing
to remain pmntV The salt is for silver
the Indian meal for gold and the empty
dish denotes poverty The one into which,
while blindfoded the hand is dipped de-
termines the future financial estate.