El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-02

TALLOWEEN traditions and syn
II bolism seemed TO pervade TIL
Il L Country club Saturday at th'
Halloween dance. for the club house
was transformed into a fairy hall with
witches and spooks lurking in the cor
ners and unexpected places. On the
lawn Of the club were cauldrons, in
which red fire burned continuously
About the lawn were shocks Of corn
stalks and sheaves Of grain, while
among them weird -'scarecrOWs' Tapped
their armless sleeves in the evening
breeze Every lamppOst and column
about the porch was hidden by the
ColDsahocks and the lights were all
covered with pumpkin colored Jack o
lanterns Of crepe paper. or painted IN
cannE green and ornamented with Hal
loWe'en symbols At the top Of the
stairway approaches to the club were
four rustic shOst, clad in Overalls or
Eingham gowns with sunbonnets or
broad straw hats and having spoOkv
Jack O. lantern fces. The effect was
wefrdly attractive
Upon the center space Of the porch
was a gypsy tent ornamented with
black symbols Of aystic significance.
whore Miss Emily hemp, in a most at
tractive gypsy costme. told fortunes
during the dance ltermfssions. on
the grass before th tent burned a
glowing cauldron, suspended from
forzed tree limbs arrnEed in the tvn-
ical witch style, and about this MANY
groups OF young peops circIed merriIy
in the dance intermissins. Within the
club. the ballroom wassuffused with a
--r-nnlzin colored glow rom the quan-
titles OF Jack o lanters that covered
every light. High overead the entire
ceiling was strung wi-hblack witches
eetride Of broomsticks ald flying hats
and owls. giving tho appearance Of
sailing through the ar Below these
was a canopy effect OF orange and
black crepe paDer sramers in cutout
and lattice work. mtetng at the chan
de1iers and festOoneI o the corners OF
the rooms. Over TIL lattice work
arches separating tn dining room and
the billiard room fOn the ballroom,
were autumn leave. Of rich colorinE.
ornameuted with hllowe'en witches
and bats. and whic were also deco
rated with the orans and black nov
city crepe paper Bow hung a fringe
Of large red apple suspended from
cords of various lgths. forming A
most attractive path The door and
window glasses We covered with
creme paper. decorat with a broom
stick brigade OF bla witches march
ing in the center drs. and militant
black cats for the sii doors, and Jack
o. lanterns for the osrs-
The fireplace add fte finishing
touch TO the dccOra'us. Great logs
were placed inside it1c about snese
were little red i'm and COLLINS.
Autumn leaves, tinted.ichtly With red.
covered the woodwork the mantel-
niece. and on the slf uera little
ghosts. witches and blk cats. Shocks
OF cornstalks and puuSius placed in
the corners brought a autumn touch
TO the decorations, VIII n [u1l harvest
moon shone from aboVhe piano. On
tables about the bird room and
the doorways were II OF water IN
which red apples botd temptingly.
Halloween favOrs a1noise produc-
ers were distributed ang the guests
as they arrived Most the younger
set came in costume arwere masked,
and their picturesque Sses added to
the attractiveness Of tpicture. Dur
ing the evening gingerhd, nuts, pop
corn. apples and puncl were served
Among some Of thmany guests
r,-esert were Mai arAirs- Thomas
SchTev. Mai. and MrShn T. Hines.
Mi and Mrs George IRE. Capt and
7T-s Alfred " Biorn5, Capt and
M A owen Seaman, pit and Mrs
q &. smith. Capt and y B. ?. John
SON Capt and Mrs Chs W Exton,
can't. and Mrs. George Barnhardt,