The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-25
For Your Halloween Party

apt to be few and far between, as ths saying goes. Select beforehand sever small pebbles. six of them white ant one black. Place large bowl on small parlor table and let the guests take turns standing behind it. Then blindfold one of the boys, lead him up to the bowl and tell him to reach in and pick up one of the pebbles.
 If his selection is white one. then he is not entitled to kiss the fair maid across the table and must stand aside for the next boy to be blindfolded and try his luck. But, To, If he has picked up the black pebble, then the little lady must lean across the table and kiss him And as soon as she has been kissed she must then stand aside for the next girl to take her place and so on,
 Another interesting game may be called Lucky Candle" For this, twelve candles. each named after one of the months of the year, are placed in row. The first guest to "try it. stands short distance away and tries to blow out the candles. The candle which remains lighted the longest in- dicates the month in which he or she will be particularly fortunate in every thing undertaken.
 No Halloween party would be com plete without the old game of "snap Dragon" To make dragon" first write a. fortune" upon strip of pa per. then wrap the paper tightly in tlnfoil. Make as many dragons as you expect to have guests. Place all the dragons" in . large pan of water | and then pour alcohol slowly down the side of the pan so it will not mix with the water but float upon 1t.
 Now. apply a match to the floating alcohol and 1t will burn quickly and brightly. Then each guest in turn snatches ono of the dragons from the pan, places 1t in a tin dish to cool then opens 1t and reads his fortune" But you must be careful that no drops of burning alcohol fall from the drag ons and set fire 10 the carpet.
 Another "fortune-telling" game generally gives laughable results. One of the girls. playing the part of witch, and dressed appropriately, sits in corner with a black eat beside her and a small table in front of her. She has, already prepared. list of four questions: and each question has seven answers written upon a sheet Of paper which she conceals on her lap under tho table. She reads to the boy or girl whose fortune" she Is tell ing question number ono and asks him to mention some number between one and seven.
 Then. pretending to bend down and l ~ nf rtll has nat t. -f.. reads off the answer which bears the number corresponding to the one given. Then she does the same with the second question, and the third and the fourth; when the next little guest steps forward to have his or her fortune told"
 Much amusement is afforded the other guests by the silly fortunes" Here is a sample list of possible an- swers to the question:
 What kind of q girl do you like best?
 Answer No. IA red-headed, frech- lo-faced, pug-nosed girl with wart I on the end of it.
 Answer No. "A fatty" who has to have some one help her up when she falls down.
 Answer No. S--Your favorite girl sticks out her tongue and makes faces at herself because she is so ugly.
 Answer No. 4---You like glrls who snuffle and snifile and bite their finger uais
 Answer No. 5--The kind of girl you like best-and tho one you VIII marry ---fusses at everyone Just to keep oth- ers from fussing at her. If no one Is | around she will sit down and fuss with her own self just to keep in prac- tice.
 Answer No. 6--You will marry girl who will never mend your socks or cook your dinner or let you speak unless you are spoken to. t Answer No. 7--An old maid, with one tooth and hair that comes off, will be your fate" early in life. You will have to obey her or she will spank you soundly with an old shoe.
 Other questions may concern ones future husband, occupation. disposi- ton. appearance when fifty years old. favorite dish, best day in the year,