Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-11-06
"a HALIowE,EN Parry. I,
Miss Sophie Rose Entertained large
Number OF Her Friends.
Miss Sophie Rose,
At Home,
Thursday, October 81, 1907,
In Mask,

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The members of the G.. @. O. and
o host OF their friends were delight
cd on receiving the above Invitation
remembering the warm hospitality
or Miss Rose on other delightful oc.s
casions, many were charmed to ac-
cept the kind invitation: Through
the hearty cordiality Of the gracious
hostess, the spacious halls of the
Blue Ridge Minera, Springs Hotel
were given up to the enjoyment of
her guests. Nothing at this time of
the year, when ghosts and hobgob-
inns are wont to steal their way into
the mldst fsthe gayest reyels, "cauld
lowe'en Party. and such it was to
which Miss Rose invited her friends
On entering the main hallway, the
guests passed into the front parlor.
where they were graciously received
by The hostess, assisted by her mo-
Their. and also by Mr.. and Mrs. II. q.
Busch and Miss Baumgartel. The
reception hall and parlors were made
to look veritable ghostlanl 1 by be-
ing decorated in the emblematic lack
o.-lanterns and other suggestions of
None could fail to APP
preciate the rare event Of being in
the domain of ghosts, when they
glanced around and saw the weird
forms ,of "phantoms mQying majesti-
caily, and In this throng many "met
their fate" the mystery of which to
be solved in after years
Upon the arrival of all the guests.
every one assembled in the parlor,
where a merry and spirited contest
ensued, the object Of which was to
ascertain which could eat the most
pumpkin pie In the shortest time, re-
gardless of the fact that they might
spoil their "countenances." Pump
kin pie being such a favorite concoc-
ton for Halloween, each one outdid
the other. 97
The evening would not have been
complete without ghost tales, SO next
each one In his own unearthlysway
related a most thrilling adventure of
MS own or Of his ancestors. In spite
OF the fact that many had "met their
fate" each felt that he would like to
know more Of the future, and was
charmed to welcome Miss Ella Reid,
exceedingly we'll disguised as an old
Gypsy fortune teller. BY reading the
palms OF each one, she enabled them
TO look far into the future. , After
the fortunes were told the masks
were removed, and every one felt
that he had emerged from the land
or the supernatural, and in the lately
phantom-like forms he recognized
his. friends from the earth.
Upon the return of her guests to
this world, the hostess realized the
never-dying appetite Of mortais, and
asked the gentlemen to escort the
ladies' to the aining room. mere a
peauttful and magical sight met the
eyes of all, for the decorations were
even prettier and more appropriate
than those of the other rooms. I'm
the center Of the large dining hall,
dimly lighted by jack-o lanterns,
long table was arranged, spread with
snow-white linen, strewn with golden
autumn leaves, interspersed With
vases of autumn flowers In other
parts of the room were small tables
holding beautiful ferns and otherIpot
plants. From the ceiling were fes-
tooned garlands of the club colors--
black and gold. Dainty favors, a
pen and ink sketch of smiling Jack
o'-lantern, tied with black and gold,
were presented to each one on enter
ing the dining room. The color
scheme, black and gold was taste
fully carried out in the refreshments.
which consisted of hot chocolate and
black and gold layer cake, and
sponge cake, iced in black and gold.
"a Refreshments having been served,
all entered the rear parlor, where the
prize was awarded for the best ghost
story, 1t being a handsome vase. won
by Miss Bertha Schumacher. The
consolation, young pumpkin, was
presented to ]. G. Rampley, for CIV
Ing us the ghost story that was mot
quite ripe, and pulled too soon.',
s While arrangements were being
made for dancing, the next pleasure
of the evening, game Of Blind
Mans Buff was heartily enjoyed In
the rear hall. sasZ&A
All now eagerly sought the dance
hall. The music was furnished by
MISS sophie Rose at the piano and
two yiolinists.
The following couples being placed
the old, familiar square dance was
gracefully led by j. G. Rampley and
Miss Sophie Rose; Miss Ella9 Reid
with Hugh p. Holleman;s Miss Fan
ME Mae Mickler with Rieppe Bic
mann; Miss Dora Pitchford with Sam
Werner; Miss Mary Lay with Mack
Neville; Miss Bertha Schumacher
with Charlie Rose. After this few
couples enjoyed waltz or two.
Besides the dancers, other couples
In the hall were: Miss Tcnmie pitch
ford with Claude Reid; Miss Mary
Pitchford with Teay Hutchison; Miss
Salina Yongue with Charlie Rose;
Miss Lula Earle with Marvin Phin-
ney. ,rf,ra
The dance being ended, the wee
sma' hours of the night were ap-
preaching, and the happy guests bade