Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-30

III HE more mystery you contriVe to
infuse into your Halloween cele-
Il bration the more likely is it of
being a success. A young friend of
mine seems to have gotten this down
to a science, and, although she would
not tell me all her plans. because, she
said, she just knew I couldn't keep
secret, yet she did divulge enough to
enable me to give "A hint or two to
some hostess whose past entertain
ments have brought her to the end of
her resources.
In the first place. this young friend
of mine propose to have her guests
arrive at a darkened home. with a ITO
Let" sign on the front thrown into re-
lief by the street lamp. They will no
doubt assure themselves that the ad-
dress is correct, and summon up cour-
age to ring the bell.
This will be answered by a white
robed figure the only thing visible
against the total darkness. In a deep
sepulchral voice the figure will warn
each guest about walking under the
ladder and against permitting the cat
to cross his or her path, and saying,
Follow me, but abandon hope, all ye
that enter here" will lead them to a
likewise dark room, which will prove
to be destitute of all furniture.
They will be left there for what will
seem an interminable length of time
the only variation in the monotony
other victims. Finally the sheeted fig
ure will again appear and command
the whole company to follow.
They will be led up the two flights
of winding back stairs, all in total
darkness, and ushered into room at
the top of the house which will be
found to contain nothing but a long
bench running the length of the room,
and at this the guests will be request
ed to seat themselves. squatting upon
the floor.
Then the sheeted figure will an
nounce, 1.-THE feast of the dead will
now begin-receive the first course, and
announce its nature upon these tab
let's" Small tablets with pencils at
tached will then be passed around. and
afterward "the first course"
My friend would not tell me all Of
the courses, but one was to be. an ,oys-
ter, another a parsnip, a third an
olive, and more than that I was unable
to, elucidate, but the girl with ideas
can no doubt evolve more courses of
a similar nature.
At the close of the feast" the
ghostlike figure will. read aloud the
correct list, few candles having been
provided for the guests to consult their
lists. Then, announcing solemnly. THE
prizes will now be distributed" the
sheeted figure will present to the man
and the girl having the greatest num-
Der correct an ordinary chickens wish
bone, garnlshed with a bit of ribbon.
The guests will then be escorted
downstairs, using the same route as
before, 80 as to avert misfortune"
(they will be todd, and from the utter
darkness of the halls will be ushered
into the lighted drawing room, where
the ghost will unmask and disclose the
mischievous features of the hostess
brother.
To Represent Barn
In order to make her drawing-room
resemble as much as possible the ira
ditional barn, she will have strewn
the floor Grom which the carpet will
have been removed) with hay, and dec
GRATED the mantelpiece and chandelier
with autumn branches and sheaves of
wheat. From the ceiling there will be
suspended witch dolls on brooms, COB
lins, jack-o-lanterns, bats and owls,
while in one or two corners there will
peep out an enormous stuffed black
cat.
Illumination will be furnished by the
jack-o Lanterns, pumpkins followed
out, black cat lanterns and papier