The Washington herald., 1913-10-26
GRIMALKIN PARTY
ATTRACTIVE AFFAIR
Funny Little Black Cats Cut from
Paper Can Be Bought BY
the Dozen.

Grimalkin, the eerie companion Of the
sorceress, makes a splendid suggestion
for h Halloween motive and a GrimaIkin
or a witch cat party oan be made very
amusing. Specially for Halloween now
come black cats in funny attitudes cut
from paper and sold by the dozen. These
play an important part in the evening s
merrymaking. Use big cats of posterish
aspect on the walls of the room, and
hide the tiny ones all around like nuts
for a nut search. On each hidden cat is
written in white ink a riddle, the an
swer to which is a word beginning or
ending with the syllable cat. Thus:
The Niagara Falls Cat? Cataract.
The cat on a raft? Catamaran.
The cat with a cold in its head? Ca
tarrh.
The cat in an accident? Catastrophe.
The cat with a long tail? Catalogue.
The cat underground? Catacomb.
When the game is to begin guests re-
ceive little cardboard baskets covered
with black and yellow crepe paper, and.
the bell signal having sounded, all has
ten away in search of the hidden grim
atkins. The player whose basket con-
tains most at the end Of ten minutes re-
ceives a black posterish cat of plaster
filled with bonbons.
Next all gather around the table where
paper and pencils are distributed and
the object now becomes to see who can
guess most of the disguised cats. Each
riddle written on the little shapes is ac-
companied by a number and the answer
written down must be accompanied by
this humber for purposes OF identifca-
ton.
Appropriate Prize.
A pen wiper in the shape Of the head
of Halloween grimalkin would make
an attractive prize here, and one, more
over, which could be easily fashioned
from black and red cloth at home.
For the fortune telling. which is almost
necessary on an occasion of this kind,
the idea of the witch cat will be very
original. Have a room adjoining, or
portion of the parlor itself screened on.
On the curtain or screen is a huge hgure'
of black cat with large mouth. The
guest who wishes to consult the Oracle
slips a piece of paper on which a ques-
ton is written through a slit in the cats
mouth and Grimalkin swallows it.
A moment later the question paper with
answer written In invisible ink appears in
pussys mouth and the Halloweener will
find thereon reply to his query after he
has approached the flame of the candle.
in advance and simply utilized whenever
a query is received which the answer
win fit sufficiently well. Most of the
questions will. of course, be sentimental
Among the answers on hand should be
Yes and NO slips, descriptions of i'm
aginary persons of both sexes, the word
"Old Maid" "Old Bachelor" and the
like Difficult questions must be answered
on the spur of the moment The invisible
ink is not necessary to the success of the
game, though it adds to the mystery.
For the Grimalkin table have on of the
large black cats made of plush, which are
so wonderfully effective on white cloth.
From the cats mouth have narrow yell
low ribbons which are Iooped in cartwheeI
across the board. each one ter
at guests cover. where 1t is
attached to little skull and crossbones
lamp with a glowing candle in it. Have
mats cut the cat shape TO go on the side
dishes. and tiny black cat heads pasted
On the water tumblers with the names of
the guests written on them in white paint
10 act as place cards.
Another highly effective idea is to pur-
chase five or six of the small 10-cent
plush cats represented as walking and to
harness these with yellow ribbon to a
little chariot in which sits a witch doll
covering a freight of little Halloween
for the guests. The cats pro-
session should be spread out by means of
he ribbon. SO as to run the length of the |
able. II is most delightful
Many amusing ideas appropriate 10 a.