The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-01

particularly we'll suited 70 the oc-
casion, within themselves suggest
ing scenes that made thrills chase
up and down your spinal column,
and the goose-flsh stand out.
His Satanic Majesty had many
photographs among the collection,
some of them being real works Of
art.
In the dining room the decoration
was really beautiful.
A kettle brewed a witch's stew
beneath pretty arch OF vines,
whose red berries shone softly
among the dark green leaves and
caught the glow of the Goals from
beneath the pot.
A witch in high hat and black
dress served refreshing punch from
the pot, by magic changing the
noisome mixture into a sparkling,
delicious drink.
Acider cask was discovered by
the guests beneath a mass of vines
where the spigot was easily turned
and cider enough for everyone was
served by two moonshiners, who ex
torted the promise of secrecy.
In the living room the devil was
to pay. He and ais wife and a
fellow ghost, who was on particularly
good terms with the family gave a
warm greeting to the guests and in
vited them to try their fortunes.
Across the room was stretched
twine from which apples hung with
fortunes within them.
They were guaranteed to be real
ly truly genuine. This room was
decorated in red, TIE ruddy cheeks
of the apples within themselves lend
ing happy decorative effect,
Coffee, pie and cakes were served
in the dining room.
The guests all came in masques,
ghosts, hobgo5lins and witches being
particularly popular as masquerading
costumes.
a short program was given.
A raven croaked for the pleasure
of the guests and the cook got happy
and danced jig.
Miss Bridget O'Harrity, just over
from Ireland and as fair a lass as
ever dug the praties, danced fancy
dance fer the guests. She carried
a iovely bouquet of cabbage leaves
tied in tulle and wore a hat that
must have been smuggled through
the custom house. You knew 1t was
a hat because it was worn on the
head. Otherwise you might have
been in doubt. Her skirt was cut
the new fashionable walking length
and made a trifle fuller than this
seasons styles.
The house party included the fol-
lowing ghosts-Mesdames Bert Fos
ter, Arthur Kyle, Wallace McClin
took, Richard Lester, T. \. Thur
mond, Frank Gates, Stansel, w. P.
Poland, w. I. Cruce, Charles Won
Weisse, w. A. Edwards, j. w. New
comb and Byron Drew; the follow
ing bats, owls and blackbirds-Mes-
DANES Charles Anderson, L. II. Love,
Bachelor, Straehley, Tillinghast, B.
A. Simpson, Morris Sass, Morgan,
Teer and Mcdonnell, Guillot; Mr.. Me-
phistoles and family-Mrs. c. d
Carter, and Mrs. John Whiteman
and George Sayre: the Hulahula
dancers-IMrs. Arthur Walcott and
Mrs. Crittenden; witches-Mrs. Car
rie Maxwell and Mrs. w. A. Colley
pages-Misses Helen and Thurlow
Ward and Miss Carmen.
The afternoon will pass down ih
the social annals of the city as one
of those rare occasions. delightfully."- |
different exciting curiosity and one
big laugh from the opening of the
front door until it closed upon your |
leave taking.
The costumes were brilliant and |
to some If the ladies extraordinarily |
becoming.
Mrs. Charles d. Carter, although |
the frequent toast of Washington |
society and considered one of the
most charming women in the con-
gressonal set, looked like the devil
on yesterday afternoon. 1t was also
a very noticeable fact that she GER
tainly went about blowing her own
horn.
Mrs. Charles Anderson. whose
beauty end wit have frequently
been commented upon by Ardmore
Society was certainly hird-the |