The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-29
Serving a Halloween Supper

Hallowe en is an occasion which affords the hostess a multitude of opportunities to arrange picturesque supper parties and the most attractive table decorations. One of the prettest ideas is suggested by a clever writer on the subject, who says:
 A witches tent in the woodland may be beautifully carried out by arranging garlands of bright-hued autumn leaves from the chandelier to the corners of the table. and lengths in between these. all of them fastened to the brown cambric cover with bows of red crepe paper. Scat ter over the brown table cover pine needles and autumn leaves. In the center is a tent made of thin birch bark pinned in shape. A witoh-a doll-that stands before the tent is dressed in conventional style even to the broomstlck, which has a card tied to it, with these words written on it: Come, try your fortunes, lads and lasses.'
 The one I saw further had a red light burning in front of the witch which lit up the whole table in bright relief against the darkness of the room, where only the glow from grinning Jack-o' lantern faces relieved it. This pretty red tire-bougt where fireworks are sold-was placed in d pan which was bordered with Autumn leaves. Pumpkins, of convenient size to hold the supper had the top cut off and the pulp scooped out paraffin paper was fitted in, then the supper, to be eaten in picnic fashion, was arranged in each pumpkin receptacle, the "fortune,' writ of wa rolled up and placed on top, and the cover htted on These pumpkins were placed at each stack of three wooden plates, which were ornamented with simple scrolls, done with the "scorch needle" and were intended as souvenirs for the guests to retain after using them.
 The yiands were compact in shape, such as you would expect to have served at a picnic being dainty sandwiches, small cakes and the like, each, however, in It's shape suggesting a luck symbol me sandwiches were cut in cloVer-leat torm' doughnuts had the shape of horseshoes' a small diamond-shaped cake, iced in white frosting, had a wishbone outlined on 1t in red icing, yellow or green. de- lioious chicken salad was placed in to- r1ato cups and each enclosed in a wrap ping of paraffin paper; mayonnaise dress ing was passed for this. In another wrap ping of paper was found brick or ice cream, tinted pink.
 The guests in unrolling their fortunes were disappointed to find only blank paper, but when the hostess gave the clue what to do with them, 1ollity agaln reigned The hostess had pushed aside branch of leaves and disclosed to view an owl looking down at them from his perch on a branch beneath the chandelier. In his beak he held a bit of paper with the following inscription on it.
 Hold you bit of paper carefully before
 the witch's fire,
 And take care, lest the consequences De
 dire"
 These fortunes were written with pen dipped in milk and the heat of the fire would be required to reveal the message.
 Tea was served after the ice cream course care being taken that there were "tea leaves" in each cup. Two wltches made their appearance at this time, two of the guests having quietly left the table and rigged themselves up in the witch's garb The meaning contained in the prophecy cups" was revealed to each tea thinker.
 Some of the old, time-honored tricks with apple peelings, melted lead poured through keyholes, and others. were tried Dancing the Virginia reel finished up the evenings gayety.