Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-10
Halloween If BellnlDnt,

la Sullivan 10 relatives in this city. and the Graphic takes pleasure in pub fishing so entertaining and ably writ ten descriptions:
 Belmont, Halloween
 Dearest Aunties: Oh, such excite ment as is in the air tonight and I am so nervous 1 can hardly write. There has been an air of suppressed excitement all day and tonight before we went into dinner we were given the following directions, Go imme- djately to your rooms and stay there until you are summoned by a courier. Follow her implicitly, no matter where she leads you, stop when she stops. Move when she moves Touch what she touches.'' With these rather in- definite instructions we were dismiss ed Well, you can magazine how we feel. At dinner we were given pro- grams, one of which I will send you if I can find an envelope to fit it. Goodnight now. l will finish tomor- TOW with an account of the fun.
 Friday.
 Oh, we did have such good time last night The witches certainly had i their revels and ghosts and goblins ! haunted Belmont in the good. old ! fashioned style. We kept our rooms with much difficulty after dinner as all sorts of weird noises could be heard and the entire lawn was peopled with strange and elotesque beings from the pale shadowy forms ot ghosts to the brilliant mischievous figures of devils and Aobgoblins, and actually you could almost make your self believe that witches were trav- cling noiselessly through spaace on their broom sticks.
 At 7:30 ehostly footsteps We're heard coming rap-tap up the stairs. A faint knock came to our ears and in sepulchural tones the words o1 the witch's incarnation from Macbeth were repeated. On opening the door
 
 in black, with high pointed caps cover ed with black moons, stars, etc. ! black cloth cat sat under their arms and broom sticks ill their hands. One of them carried a dark lantern. After rousing the other girls on our floor We were led down the stairs out into -he park. where We wound about through bushes out of which jumped unear1a- ly creatures. who e.,.1e" embraced T. eY flcelinG wild c..l @e."sa1ed aga. -o ,aeir haunJs-pa9l the round house ill whose doorway hung a dss2c.0= skeleton with green eyes and 7e~r moutn-into 8 1ans!e oi thread, - whose neshes huge spiders hun-- past an army of silent ghosts, Wno pointed at us with long pony fingers and shook their heads-out to the golf grounds. which are just north east of the college. where four huge bonfres were burninS-then to the tune of wild screeching, bowling, etc., Hecate, queen of the dead and moth- CT of the witches, leading her un- canny subjects in wild dance, whirled around the four fires in turn casting into their midst red and green powders. which in burning shed a weird and unnatural light over the en- tire company. Then we were all drawn into the dance. Before We knew how four circles were formed around the fires and we were all mer- rily circling around not caring whe- ther our partner was witch, ghost or devil Suddenly all stopped and in turn loked in each of the four dl- rections. At every point of the con- pass stood a gigantic ghost with out stretched arms, urging us to it's dead- ly embrace Next we were taken by twos to tent decorated with oren- tai splendor but lighted by single green, unearthly light. On a couch in the center reposed a skeleton. We were met at the door by horrible old witch who made us shake her hand. Oh, how cold and clammy it felt! Here our fortunse were told by two pretty gypsy maidens. Then we had our photo taken by another creature The picture given us was supposed to give us sonic insight into the fu- ture. Mine was a society girl, dress ed in ermine, furs, etc. And now we went to the circus. This was one oi the most original things I ever saw ! Miss Townsend the elocution teacher had charge of it and her pupils were | the characters. First the menagerie gave a parade. First came the dor mouse, then the duck, the goose, tnt giraffe, the monkeys, ten lions, the rat and the Teddy ibear. Diferen wonders" were executed by the diff fereut animals, the monkeys actin;