The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-30
UNIQUE GAMES
FOR HALLOWEEN
No Need of Expensive Plans
For Holiday.
Human Tandem Races with the Men
Blindfolded Create Much
Gayety.
HOW TO DECORATE FOR 1T.

There Is no need for any one to
patronize expensive florists for decor
atoms suitable for the celebration OF
this ancient festival. since a trip 20
the woods or even visit to the cor
ner grocery will furnish the necessary
kind OF ornamentation, for branches
OF autumn leaves and cabbages. the
latter followed out and suspended
from chandeliers, make delightful
censers for holding half a dozen can
dies stuck In bottles. or the cab
bages may be utilized as effective
pieces for the table II filled with
fruit. Pumpkins may be cut boat
shape. then stored with apples, etc,
and autumn leaves. Everyone knows
the decorative possibilities OF pump
kins made into Jack lanterns. with
the eyes OF the "Jack" covered with
red silk TO give an eerle effect Corn
IN rheaves or on the ear furnish de-.
lightful ornamentatlon for rooms.
At successful Arizona celebration
HID last year. the guests were re-
ceived at the door by a "scarecrow
mani" supported by the hall table.
His face was a wired mask made from
rampant streamers OF leaves. and a
c,awiike hand, fashioned from an old
white kid glove. It's fingers filled
with wet bran and distended at varl-
Gus angles. pointed to the stairway.
whore other large black hands, cut
from paper. designated the different
rooms the guests were to enter.
/ In the dining room. ropes OF cram
berries. popcorn and scarlet peppers.
fheaves OF wheat. golden carrots.
crimson beets. rosy checked apples
and yellow pears formed effective, and
handsome decorations.
on the lawn was a campfire. above
which a big kettle was suspended
from three poles. The contents OF
the kettle were stirred assijuous.y by
three witches. Instead of a regular
witches brew" the kettle contained
delicious coffee, which was served BY
the witches.
Al New York frolic held in 1907.
the drawing room walls, furniture
and chandeliers were draped with
Hight grey cheesecloth, upon which
Gong bony. hands and skulls. cutl
from black paper. were pinned. Al
number OF black Kid gloves. filed
with wet bran were placed where the
company would run against them. so
the cold clammy fingers would send
shuiders through their bodies.
Pumpkin masks. grotesquely
carved and decorated with burnt cork
eyebrows and paper horns that added
to their demoniacal expression were
brought into relief from dark closets
by candles that burnel within them.
Behind these masks stool strouded
forms which each guest was present.
ed to in turn to hear the words OF
the oracle.
Other Halloween Games.
As ordeals by Are are peculiarly
halloween sports, an. open fire in
the house whether in the fireplace,
the kitchen cook stove or the cellar
furnace. will serve as a center for the
various charms aud ceremonies.
And first, OF course, comes the old
spell OF the nuts, when each parti
c,pant. having been supplied with
two nuts. names them ana lays them
side by side before the open fire. IL
these burn greatly together. the aug
ury bespeaks a happy welded life.
but II they from each other wildly
start. and with noise forever part"
the prospect Is dubious for happy
welded life.
After such tests. pass around =
bundle OF twigs or spliters. and let
oaah gnosf nrhf his or hers af the