The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-20

claliy to those who are wracI5ins
their brain for ways to entertain their
guests on the might of ghosts" asst
is called, the following from an ex-
change, may be of some aid.
From today until Halloween the
editor of this department will publish
few hints concerning Halloween,
and means of entertaining which she
thinks will be of interest to many.
Halloween FroIic.
The invitations were on bat-shaped
bits of black card board; written in
white ink, was the following biz of
doggerel:
Come at the witching hour of eight
And let the fairies read your fate;
Reveal to none this secret plot.
Or woe-not luck-will be your lot"
On arriving at the door the portal
opened without any visible human
effort, and in the darkness a white
hand pointed the way upstairs. It
was cut out of cardboard, fastened to
a stick and nailed to the wall. Grin.
ming pumpkin jack-o'lanterns were on
the stair landings, and in the dress.
Ing rooms each guest was provided
with sheet and a Japanese paper
mask and cap. Another hand pointed
upward to the attic, and here all the
usual Halloween jokes We're PLAYED
and the hostess received her guests
dressed like ghost, with dough face
and skull cap. The attic was lighted
by candles, Jacks" and burning aIco-
hol in brass basins, the latter makes
ghostly blue flame.
Whenever two guests recognized
each other masks were removed
When all were known they descent
ed to the lower rooms for dancing.
At II refreshments were served nuts
were burned in the crate fire and for
tunes were told by the hostess. giving
each guest an English walnut, SAYING:
Hold above a candle, what is found
within,
Careful not scorch it-that would be
a sim
Candles were brought in and within
each nut was found a folded bit of
blank paper. When held
over the candle flame words began
to appear. This is done by writing
with lemon juice, which leaves no
sign on the paper until submitted to
heat. The fortunes are written 10
suit the guests, the hostess being &C.
quainted with them sufficiently TO
make this interesting.
The old jingling telling ones for
tune by the number of seeds contained
in an apple is repeated here for the
benefit of many who may have for
gotten.
One, love; two, love-,
Three, love, | say;
Four, | love with all my heart;
Five, | cast away;
Six, he loves; seven, she loves;
Eight, they both agree;
Nine, he comes; ten. he tarries;
Eleven, he courts; twelve, he marries.
This is one of the favorite methods
Of telling Halloween fortunes.
The following from the write-up in
today's Meridian Dispatch, of the Wal
drop-Eastland wedding, will be of
interest here, as Mr.. Mead Eastland
the best man, and brother of the
groom, resides in this city, and the
groom himself, is well known here:
Waldrop-EastIand
Wedding Beautiful Event.
One of the most beautiful weddings
hat has been witnessed in Meridian
n some time was that of Miss Annie
Nae Waldrop and Mr.. Seaborn East
and, Jr., which took place yesterday
afternoon at the First Presbyterian
'hurch in the presence of large au-
Hence of friends and relatives.
The church was deliberately decora-
ed in palms and ferns. The magni-
icent palms rising high above the
leads, and forming a perfect setting
or the beautiful wedding picture.
Just before the. entrance of the
'ridal party, Mr.. Lew Carter sang
o Promise Me" in soft, sweet