Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-20

just in white. and please bring a JACKIE
lantern.
Sheet and pilIowcase parties are always
IN order Tor Halloween, the guests arriv-
ing already draped and joining in a weird
spectral march about the house or through
the neighborhood each participant car
rying his lighted jack-o'-lantern. If in
the country. this march may be accompa-
MED by the blowing of horns. the clank
of chat ns, groanings, sepulchral or ghostly
tunes played on combs covered with pa
per. In the city this would be obviously
impracticable.
Returning to the house. the sheeted
ghosts may be confronted at the front
door by his satanic majesty dressed in
red, with red mask. holding his pitch
fork in hand. or by a witch dressed in
large hood and cloak. with long locks of
gray hair struggling down the sides of
her face. Upon the table may be large
black kettle out of which she ladies for
tunes for her arriving guests. These may
be any small appropriate objects, with
verses attached. With a miniature Ratchet
the recipient may be told to ''hew his
own way through life With a little
birchbark canoe the injunction to paddle
his own canoe With miniature auto:
In auto you soon shall ride
With a beautiful partner by your side.
And with paint box:
You will be an artist and travel the wide world
Ger.
And the pictures that you paint will be valued
more and more.
The guests may be escorted to the
dressing rooms. where they can lay aside
their masks and sheets and dress for the
remainder of the evening.
If fancy dress is desired, the hostess
may appear as a witch. in black with a
peaked hat and a broom. Refreshments
should be served next after which the
games and lamentations may take place.
Dumb Cake.
Seven girls are supposed to take part in
the making of this cake and during its
concoction not word must be uttered
| The sterner sex are Danish ed The cake
made of nothing but -four and water. is
mixed to stiff dough and placed in a
pan If any one far forgets herself as
to speak she is thrust out of the charmed
circle. and, according to a legend, will be
the last to wed.
On the top of the cake when ready for
the oven each girl pricks her initials with
those of her best beloved with a new
pin and the cake is put in the oven to
bake exactly ten minutes. silence still
prevailing. When the baking is accom-
plished those whose initials are still to be
seen may count upon being married he
fore the year is out.
Then when the door is opened and a
man enters the girl upon whom his eye
first rests will be the first of the seven to
he led to the altar.
RATE Sdke.
This may be made with any amount of
talking going on, but each girl must have
hand in the stirring. While any cake
batter may be used for This fateful cake,
hickory nut cake. one made in this way,
is usually selected: Beat to a cream in a
warm earthen bowl one cupful butter.
Add gradually a cup and a half sugar,
and then the yolks of three eggs beaten
until lemon colored and thick Flavor
with a teaspoonful vanilla and a quarter
teaspoonful mace. Sift into three cups
flour two rounding teaspoonfuls baking
powder a half teaSpoonful soda and
one of cream of tartar Have measured
a half cupful milk and add milk and flour
alternately, little at a time, beating
thoroughly. Lastly add the whites OF
the eggs beaten stiff. Have ready a good
sized round cake tin. lined with buttered
paper and many tiny trinkets wrapped
in oiled paper are desired. There
should be a ring to show who is first to
be married. thimble for the spinster.
dime for the one predestined to wealth. a
pipe for the bachelor and other little ia
vors that may be considered prophetic of
the future.
Pour the cake in the pan, slipping in the
trinkets at proper intervals, then bake
in a moderate oven for forty or fifty min
uteS.
Frost and decorate with witches or
chocolate horseshoes. dotted with al
monds EMMA PADDOCK TEL FORD.