Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-10-24
HALLOWEEN DRAWING NEAR.

loween with its many possibilities
for the weird and merr;egt of enter
.ainments.
& has long bean the custom to
cra,l: nuts, duck Tor apples in a tn"
os water and perform other harmless
i.eside revclries. Sometimes; there
are ceremonies of more supcrstl-
iiaus character. ~. for. rXampIe,
cncrms to discover who will Ec the
husband or wife of .hc person :AG:'ir-
in.,. It is SAID tia: if the girl y !uir-
:u:: does not ind out who she IS -
~ to marry on Halloween she will
have to wait another year before
making this ver..; important G!scn'-
cry. Mystic mirrors play an import
an, part in the Halloween fro!ics.
Many Halloween novelties al" dis
f>layed in the :tp :cs. Candles il Va
rcd sizes and colorS, by wni;h the
maid pering into the magic mirror
Il; dark room. jus! IS the clock
81. les 12 may eaten 4 glimpse 81 hci
,wt etheart's face were never III moro
ll,nand than no~. Ihimbics chrrc
a'c. too, from VII; h the las%ics may
swallow the ma.;ic pinch CT sa.t IL
Scr walking upstairs backward and go
ID bed sure u dream IF their future
lovers.
lace cards are of many lli,:l:' IN:
as weird as the widest dream. Some
are made of smoked paper, so that
t;;.r guest who picks them u" VIII
Snug his han:!s before he kH VS. It,
ar! add 10 the amusement ii Tie oc-
CO. ion.
Black cats, with their heads SC
made that candles may be i7iac q n
side and reflected in mysterious CT
feet through eyes and mouths. are
The most used for li@htin? effects.
Papier mache jack-o'lanterns &Imos
as weird as the real pun pkia variety
may also be had in the shops.
There are many amusing ways i?
which girl can find out he" i1ture
husbands initial, name the Strength
of his affection, the age at winch She
will marry and how far distant that
time is. If she wants to sec tEc face
Of her future husband at the witch
inc hour of midnight, she may take
lighted candle and a mirrur aAo
walk upstairs backward, counting
shc strands Of her hair she must peer
into mirror, and over her left Hhoul-
der will appear the face of her fate.
# a favored young man is clever:
with a little ingenuity, aided by rear
stairs or concealment in the dark O:
the hall, he may help TO realize tate
by reflection in the mirror.
An old fashioned way of discover
ing the initials Of the person each
contestant is to marry, is 10 pare
the apple in one long curicuc III II
breaks, it means spinster or eache-
Iorhood}, and throw it over the lci'
shoulder. 1t should fall III tire form
of a letter, "thc" letter. Another
method is where three bowls places
on the table, one filled with clear
water, one with muddy water, and
| one empty. Advancing blinot"ldc"'
those who are in doubt as to then
destiny should strive to place thcl'
finger in one of these. If it e2&oUE;-
ters, pcrchance the first-mentionc'
bowls may be taken and all flied ex
a girl or young man; if the second
q widow or widower; the empty
bowl denotes single blessednes$. Foul
bowls may he taken an dali fled eN
ccpt one, the first Of these should
contain clear water, the second rose
colored water, and the third, waite
that has been cclored blue. I'M
blindfo!ded person tries again. # n
puts his finger into the clear water
he will marry between the ages Of 2
| and SO; if in the rose-colored waite
between the ages of so and 40; if il
the blue; between 40 and so. l
however, his choice falls on the emp
ty dish, no wife fer him.
| To find the name Of ones futur
husband, saucer5 of water may b
provided the guests, containing let
tiers cut from newspapers or maya
zines. 1t shall then be the pleasan
task Of each seeker after knowledg
to blow the letters into 4 line whic
forms some sort of name. Candle
are very useful in telling fortune.
Three candles taken from the X
freshments table, and placed at 2
open window will denote the strengt
, Of lovers affection. Name cac
candle for. sweetheart, and waite
which will one will blow out, whle
will flicker, denoting ficklcness, an