The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-01-19

Ghostly Dance for Guests in Sheets and
Pillow Cases-All-White Decora-
tons, Milk Punch and White Re-
freshments-An Auction of Femin-
inc Ghosts - Fortune-Teller and
! Pumpkin Lanterns-Good Idea for
Church. Sociable.
Another fortnight-or a few days
nore--will bring Halloween, with all
Its fun and frolic for the young folks.
For the Halloween entertainer there
seems truly mo new thing. under the
sum-" Apparently every idea worth
while has been tried many times, and
there remains nothing but the work.
ing over of the best of the old.
The near approach of the evening
brings to mind a plan tried several
years ago by a group of young wom-
en-, and found of full weight in the
matter of fun. The young women
represented group who had bcel
school chums, and later had formed a
society 'set" of their own. The
young men of the party represented
The same class of friends, and the
plans for the evening, therefore,
could be made according to this basis
81 good comradeship-the only kind
Of a company to gather together for
such celebration as Halloween. -
The invitations were issued by the
goung. women, and were written on
black cardboard with white. ink-a
summons bidding the young men to
appear at the home of one of the
young women at certain hour. In
the lower left-hand corner of the card
skull and cross-bOnes were pasted,
and these gave the air of mystery sup
posed to be abroad on this night of
nights.
| The young women were asked to
appear more than an hour earlier than
the time set for the coming of the
young men, and further, it, was de-
nanded of them that they come pre-
pared to don sheet and pillow-casc
masks, fox "ghost party" (This por-
ton Of the entertainment was sup
posed to have been kept secret from
the young men, but the secret leaked
out, and the young men, not to be out
done, came at the appointed hour in
full mask, also, and fearful and Won
derful masks as we'll. This made
matters even more complex than had
been planned originally, for while the
first intention on the part of the young
women had been to mystify the young
men, through masking, they had not
reckoned upon being mystiied in re.
turn.) ~~
The plans for the evening were
Unique. Carrying out the ghostly idea
emphasized by the sheets and pillow
cases, in which the young women
were attired, it had been arranged that
the whole affair should be white u
The home Of every young woman in
the group had been raided and called
upon for donations, with the result
that white rugs covered the dark car
pets, white bedspreads took the place
Of portieres, white bits of Silk drapery
covered the bric-a-brac, and wicker
furniture replaced the regular fur.
nishirgs of the home. Instead oil
lemonade or punch, milk was served
in an old water set, Of which both
pitcher. and glasses were of a peculiar
white, glazed ware.
After the arrival of the Young men
and guesses as to the identity were
rife on both sides, the dancing be.
gan. In this, also, stroke of genius
in the appreciation of novelty had
been shown by the young women
Two of the blacklist negro musicians
to be found in the city had been en-.
gagged to play for the dance, ani
served as the only dark spots in tLe
white surroundings.
The early portion of the evening hat
been spent in an effort to peer be-
hind the Observation-Disclosures dis
cover the maskers. Masks, too, are
uncomfortable things to wear ever
. when the wearing of them means fun
and the dance was made comparative
ly short. When this programme wa!
nearing it's end, the door of the par
ilors opened, and witch appeared
The young women in their ghostl,
'lrobes were summoned to an adjoining
room, and the young men were lef
alone. The meaning, Of this was no,
Explained, not even when the witcf
appeared again with a; small box
which was placed in the room where
the young men had gathered. Pres
emily, however, the witch reappearet
Heading by the hand one of the -impris
oned young women. The sheeted fig
lure was placed on the box, and thu
witch began a recital Of her GOO
points. It was explained that tn:
lyoung man who offered the highes
bid would, in this manner, purchase
bis partner for the supper, which wa.
to follow. A. clever witch can. make
this part Of the, evening very inter
|esting and filled with fun, TOR few
4 young men will refuse ito enter heart
lily II into a plan Of the kind EN-
bodies too much {lof I'll the game 4 81
5Iehance,, in which most Of them lnt
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