Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-28

maidens then placed over the door
and the man first to pass under the
one bearing his uame is supposed to
be the life partner of the girl who
named IT,
Bobbing for apples is stunt so old
that no one seems able to tell its orr.
| gin. but no Halloween party is com.
plete without it. Fill small tub with
| water, put in eight or ten apples. first
having inserted in one of them a ring.
in another thimble. in the third a
| coin and in one button. Thus will
the fate of four people he decided on
the spot.
The candle" fortune is always pop.
ular. Place lighted candles in an
open window and the one which burns
the longest is the one who will remain
faithful to the end: of course the
candles are silently named before be.
ing lit.
A Dutch" lunch served at midnight
is attractive. Brown and rye bread.
herring, olives. cheese and great
mystery" cake are appropriate This
cake is cut by drawing lots II being
considered an honor to cut the first
slice. inside the cake are tiny white
bags inserted before being baked or
iced, containing flour. which indicates
rich marriage; sugar, signifying a
love match, corn meal which shows
that the recipient will have to work
for a living. and three empty bags
which fortell single bessedness for
the next year.
In the way of quotations for place
cards the hostess has store of riches
from which to draw by consulting
Shakespeare or Burns. A few apt
sentiments are given:
Fortune is merry,
And in this mood will give us any.
thing.
This day we fashion Destiny, our web
of Fate we spin.
There swims no goose so gray
But soon or late
She finds some honest gander
For her mate.
The iron tongue of midnight hath told
twelve
When the stars shoot,
And the owls hoot,
And bats fly in and ont,
When the fire burns blue
And the candle too,
Witches are about.
Double, double. toll and trouble;
Fire burn and caldron bubble.
Fresh-dawning Halow Eve!
Sweet. new-old Hallow Eve!
For what thou vert, for what thou
art,
Thrice welcome. Hallow Eve.
For the benefit of those who cannot
buy favors and novelties. the following
ideas may be carried out and made at
home with very satisfactory results;
Carefully hollow ont good-sized
oranges after removing the top, place
small candle inside of holder made
by four slender nails and replace the
top. These are charming to put at
each place. Put them on plates that
are covered with autumn leaves in lieu
OF doilies.
Tissue paper of deep orange tint
Is most effective when put over gas
jets and electric shades. N may be
decorated with black devils, witches.
cats and owls; If one cannot draw and
cut these out they may nearly all be
found by watching advertisements
paste them on the under side OF the
paper.
For a centerpiece take a good sized
pumpkin. hollow 1t out. cut handle,
wind vine around 1t and fll with
ihi' tb' VI Bidpto
are especially pretty.
A fortune pumpkin is made after the
by taking out the puts and putting In
tightly folded slip of paper on which
are written such words as tourney"
wealth" "succes brunette"
blonde" etc. Mix these nuts with
others and they will make lots OF fun.
A forme pumpkin Is made after the
manner of Jack Homer" pie. Get
the largest pumpkin obtainable, hll
it with bran in which all sorts OF ia
vors are wrapped in tissue paper, tied
with narrow ribbon, a different color
for each guest. Bring all the ribbons
out OF the top radiating to each place.
At a given signal all pull and the par
GELS come out.
Red is the color most In evidence at
Halloween parties. for 1t is particular.
ly dlsliked by the witches. The use
of red decorations WAS supposed to