Evening journal., 1913-10-23
WITCHES SWEEP
FOR FUN NIGHT
GhOStly Things Preparing to
Celebrate GrOteSque Carni-
val Of Mystery
ONLY EIGHT MORE
DAYS INTERVENE

Black spirits and white, red spirits
and gray.
Mingle, mingle, mingle, you that
mingle may
Eight more days and All Hallows
Fen, with its black cats and witches.
goblins and eerie folk. weird pumpkin
lanterns, bats and ghosts, bobbing for
apples and other pastimes will be
here Each year the shops vie with
one another in the showing Of novel;
ties appropriate to this day.
This year many will return to the
old-time custom of matching nuts.
trying to catch an apple by the stem,
while Il twirls and untwirls on a long
string, and. blindfolded striking "A
huge bag Of candy with cane. Then.
too, there is the basin Of water and
the heaping plate OF Indian meal,
with the mysterious secret Writing OF
three names on three slips of paper.
which are rolled up separately and
dipped into water and then into the
neal All three are dropped stimuli
taneously into the water, and, with
bated breath, are watched to see
which name will throw of its little
coating and come up to the surface
first, as that name spells fate"
Another joy, a relic of the olden
days. Is to descend the cellar steps at
the mystic hour Of 12 with a lighted
candle in the right hand and hand
glass in the left Upon reaching the
cellar. where utter darkness reigns.
a glance in the handglass over the left
shoulder reveals the face of the true
love-maybe.
Every variety of costume Is shown
In the shops There are witches In
black cloaks with high peaked caps
and long pointed shoes, full black
cloaks and stiff broomsticks. Gobnns,
demons and elves costumes may be
procured, ranging in price from 81
10 S.
Black cats abound. and are seen
everywhere. from the tiny furry Joint
ed kitten to the full sized cat cos
tune Little goblins are made TO
contain small candles which, when
lighted shine through large CLASSY
eyes. A funny irecracker is made
of orange crepe paper, fringed at both
ends. IN the centre being paster
black velvet cat
Remarkable clowns that shudder
dreadfully, candy chestnuts, walnuts, |
grains and ears of corn are I'm all the |
store windows.
But could anything equal the fun /
which is evoked by house ireworkl |
II is a harmless looking little red |
apple, With a short, thick stem. The |
apple explodes when the stem is light |
ed. filling the air with little futtering
birds. butterflies, mushrooms, carrots
and varicolored balls.
The cuteFt little candlestick and
candle isfound on a square Of choco-
late, IN Nront of a tiny round glass,
to facilitate the journey cellarward.
A strange goblin is fashioned from
a pineapple. pumpkin and two Gu
,umbers. Brother Bones is even ca
ioled into sharing the honors with his
goblin friends, and terrible little
ghosts viii walk N tables as place
cards. Little white witches, and
black ones. too, are procurable in
every variety and price.
The false faces-the awful, horrible.
fearful, wild. weird visages-that will !
greet the world that fearsome night |
arc also 10 be found in every shop |
Little demons are cuddled up i'm wal |
nut shells. queer snakes and ami |
nails with elongated necks twist and |
urn, and grinning elves make all !
,eholders grin in sympathy