The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-10-19

A similar test of fate is made by means OF the
so-caed fortune cake" in which are baked
ring, thimble and a silver dime. Each maiden
in turn cuts slice Of it, and she who secures the
piece that contains the ring may expect to be the
first BRIDE The one who gets the coin will have
rich husband but she to whose lot the thlmble
falls is doomed to spinsterhood.
There are number of ways of performing the
famous mirror experiment, but the correct method
is to take a candle go alone into dark room, and
eat apple before looking glass. The hour
must be midnight exactly, else nothing will hap
pen But, if these directions are strictly obeyed,
at the very stroke of ~ the young woman will
see in the mirror the face of her future husband
looking over her shoulder.
Of course it may be strangers face, but that
only makes 1t more interesting and romantic.
Bobbng for apples is favorite Halloween
amusement, and means of diversion is highly
regarded. The apples placed in tub OF
water and, as they float about, each person tries
in turn to capture one of them by biting it. 1t is
not easy task, and the frantic efforts of the
participants in the game are bound to excite
much merriment. 1t is required that the hands
shall be held behind the back, and the under
standing is that any young woman who fails to
secure apple will never get husband
Occasionally as variation this method an
apple is suspended by string in doorway or
from chandelier, and person after another
tries to get hold of it with the teeth as 1t hobs
about. The difficulty Of the task is greater in
proportion to the size of the apple. For some
reason never satisfactorily explained, apples play
a very important part in most of the doings con-
nected with this witches festival, and even the
seeds of the fruit counted, like daisy petals,
for magical purposes.
The seeds in an apple, of course, vary in mum
Der, and hence the opportunity for speculation.
AS she counts them, the maiden recites: Zone,
love; two love; three, love, say; four, love
all heart 7
loves; seven, she loves eight, both love; nine, he
comes ten, he tarries; eleven, he courts; twelve,
he marries; thirteen, they part; fourteen, die OF
broken heart"
future husbands occupation in life may be
ascertained by pouring melted lead into glass
at midnight on Halloween. AS 1t chills, 1t will
take the shape of the tools he uses. Another plan
that may be adopted by the inquisitive damse
is to fill her mouth with water, take handful OF
salt and run around the block. The first name
she hears she regains her starting place will
be that of her destined spouse. When a merry
party of girls take part together in this expert
ment it is to make lot of fun; for most Of
them are bound to giggle, thus losing the water
they hold in their mouths, and incidentally the,
forget the salt they hold in their hands and dro1
1t. Naturally, under such circumstances the
charm fails to work.
A story is told of an American girl travelling il
Ireland who CHANGED to visit Halloween
humble dwelling. The old woman whose home i
was told her that she would show to her her fu
ture husbands face If she would pay shilling
The maiden willingly complied, whereupon thu
old woman babe her look in the mirror. II SCI
nothing but my own face said the girl. "Neve
mind my DEAR" quoth the old woman, lit viii
be your husbands face when you get married."