The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-27
ALL SAINTS EVE
VAIL OF THE FUTURE WILL BE
LIFTED MONDAY NIGHT.

VAIL OF THE FUTURE WILL BE
LIFTED MONDAY NIGHT.
And 1t Behooves All Lads and Las.
sizes to be on the Lookout About
Then
No one of all the semi-festive oc.
cesions OF the years calandar ap-
peals 80 strongly ito the feminine
mind as that Of All Halloween Of
All Saints eve, which comes Monday
night, Oct. 81. For It is on that
night that the veil OF the future Is
suddenly lifted, and all the LAOS anu
lasses can take peep and learn by
the glance into the mirror, the twist
Of an apple pairing or the queer, an
tics of nuts in the gloding embers,
to know, the name or features OF
ftheir fate. iz.
To the; quaint old custom az cele'
brating All Saints eve modern IN
fgeuuity has contriyed to add spice
EoE its own, and where formerly the
fceIebrasien was confined to few rs
peclal practices no end Of love tests
and tricks have now been added,
and are peculiarly part OF Hallowe-
en- celebration.
1T Is the night that all have re-
course to all kinds o. divinations.
love philters, magical inyocations
and other folies and 1t livery, ne
cessary to believe. that on this one
night of all the year all the gnomeS
and elves, witches and grewson.e
spirits areSabroSd In the land. and
to the extent that their shrines are
knelt 10 depend the full enjoyment
and success Of All Halloween
One Of the least known Of All
Saints eyes customs Is one which
partictariy involves running brook.
It Is said:
Take a tumbler Of water from a
stream that runs southwark, borrow
wedding ring OF some friend and
suspend 1t by a hair Of your own
head over" the glass af water. hold
Fins: the hair between the finger and
thumb. If the ring hits the side OF
the glass the holder Will die an old
maid. -
Ii it turn quickly round or should
the ring strike the glass side more
that three times after the holder
has pronounced the name Of her low
er. there will be lengthy court
ship. nothing more. If less, the en-
gagement will be broken Of. II it
doesn't strike, then the affair Will
never come Off:
+ Still another quaint and curious
trick which harks back to very early
days is. the one by which maid
may discover how long she must
wait ere sweetheart comes tc claim
her. It is very simple. and Of course
absolutely true.
Look at the: new moon through a
silk handkerchief. which has never
been washed; when as many years
will elapse before marriage takes
place aa there are moons seen,
through the intricicacies Of the silk.
s.. Burning the nuts is another favor
sfte love charm test. To properly en-
joy this trick crate or wood fire,
with lights turned low, Is neces-
sary. Neme the man and maid and
accordingly as they turn quietly to-
gether or start from beside one an
other, the course and issue Of the
courtship will be.
Would you hook on the Inca
ments of your future husband?
Thea take a candle and 90 alone
to looking glass. Eat an apple
before 1t and the face OF your con-
jugA companion will be seen peep
ing over your shoulder. To 60 down
cellar backward, holding = candle
and q looking-glasS Is variation on
the last trick. and, as a necessary
feature to the success OF the expert
ment, Is 10 be absolutely alone. 1t
is curious. wierd and lawful expar-
ience.
To. eatt thimbleful Of salt be-
fore retiring on All Hallowe EN- Is
-warrented to make the one dream Of
the man who Is to be her future
husband. The apple, which plays
an important part in all affairs OF
this romantic night because Of It's
being . part OF the ancient Druidi-
cal harvest festival from which the
occasion springs, is the vehicle for
one of the pr9ttiest OF Halloween
love tests.
Pare an. apple very carefully. 30
that the skin be not broken apart.
twist it three times around the head
and toss It over backward. In fall
ing to the floor twill assume the
initial OF the ysterious he. Bob
bing for apples or ducklng for them
in q very biz, tub or other recepta-
Gle Is very common halloween
sport, as also suspending them by a
cord from the ceiling and catching
one In the teeth as it swings back
and forth is another.