Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-10-29
A BLACK CAT PARTY
JUST FOR THE KIDDIES
BUT DON'T SCARE EN-
Adopt Some Just Fer The
Time Being

lowe'en party? If you haven't you've
missed a lot of fun. If you haven't
any children OF your own, borrow
your sisters or your friends, but have
the party. Don't let your house be "a
house of too much trouble" You can
have as many Riddles as you want, but
let's suggest that you give the party
in the afternoon from 4 to o'clock
They will have had their maps and
have had time to put on their mas
querade toys without fuss and furry.
Certainly you must have them in fancy
dress. The quaint costumes and HON
ey leafs" are the biggest part of any
Halloween party.
How would this invitation do for
you?
A big black cat will be at the home
of Mrs. -, street, Friday after
noon, October 81, from 4 to o'clock,
to play with some children. This is
an invitation to - 20 wear funny
little dress and come to the party.
OF course, you will have black cat
on the invitation cards, and also you
will have as many blacks cats over
your walls as you can buy paper to
make them.
Every child enjoys q good story. and
If you have some one who knows how
to tell a story about a black cat it
will be change and rest from the
games. The story can be ever so SIM
pie, but not one that will send chills
chasing thrills up and down the kid
dies backs. Don't send the tots home
so frightened that mother or nurse
will have to sit up all night with the
children.
Now For the Games.
IL you want the children to play
and to have all of them join in the
games, have them very simple. They
are too small TO seek their fates on
this eventful day when the witches
are supposed to reveal our futures.
Try making cardboard pies. Cut
out as many round cards from yellow
cardboard as you have little guests. A
cards. A few little dabs of brown
water color paints will soon make
the circles look like pie. Cut each
of these pies in round shapes, place
the pieces in an envelope, and give
one to each child to put together to
make a pie. OF course, the little tots
are sitting on their cushions on the
floor, and the pies can be put together
on the sheet at their side.
When the pies are finished tack low
on the wall, in easy reach of the
smallest tot. large sheet of paper on
which you have previously drawn a
board fence Have black cat made
of heavy paper, blindfold one child at
a time and have them try to place
their cat on the top of the fence. You
understand there is to be one cat with
a pin stuck in it's back given to each
little player. When the game is ended
you will have an amazing collection
of cats in more amazing positions, and
t is only because they are not really
really cats that there is not some
FUR flying A prize of a little black
,at, easily obtained at the stores, may
reward the one who comes nearest to
getting the cat on the fence in her
proper position.
Little children can easily be amused
5y blowing feathers on a sheet. Let
the children sit on the floor around
a sheet which they hold about IS
inches above the floor. A few bright
feathers are placed on the sheet and
the children are told 10 blow them,
keeping them in the air-off the sheet
and off the floor. You see | am sug-
costing games Cor tiuy tots. At the
first sign of WEAKNESS change your
game.
A Peanut Hunt.
You don't mind a little sawdust on
the sheets that are on the floor, do
you? Well, take several large pans,
fill them with sawdust, and through
the sawdust sprinkle peanuts. Set the
pans of the floor and let the children
hunt the peanuts.
Before you serve che eats" have
the children sit on the floor in cir
Gle, put on each little tot a tall
witch's cap and a bib to match it.
The children will enjoy the brilliant
,olors and you will find crepe paper
will be durable enough to last till
hey have finished eating papier
mache plate in each lap and you are
ready for serving. OF course, you
have pasted black cat on each plate
the day before. You will have some
thankful mothers and nurses the next
day If you serve the following