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Show SSiweefl" Night With the Witches and Fairy Folk S, Jp m Philadelphia North American.) fcl Tof divination is carried on 9 w,tches ttnd ;dry iM - v. the tests with are apples and of u oldest spells is to "ring an C!Ir . The apple should be pared and nitetiiBrPP-e K-nk-en paring waved three times PeU!ftu ffi-slowly-and, at the 6 5KaMton of the lflst c,rc,e' U SirW u The letter It forms will be of r of th ",nan 1LSI Wording to Uio old rhyme: ft '-One, I ivc tK.li. T,I love. 'Ir kVli my heart. Bf,( pjvc, I cust away. W pK, g'ht; thoy both love, To, ho tnrrles. ' Wf rievcn, he court, ,1 K liV twelve ho marrlss." rifiri apple before a mirror Juat l,lBRjS' tt i clock strikes at midnight Is a ttWkfc'Srtrite way of summoning your future mar , -IKtand to make his appearance. For have been associated with 1 K'Scraft from tJme Immemorial, and 2 a dflff icldnlght every witch worth the name laijH xhe One- That Sticks Longest. ' 08 imtt Two applo seeds stuck one on each Pca&iiPeheek and named-are prophetic of the fi'onb' man," IX you're undecided be-'K be-'K tffien two. Whichever sticks on longest WlianK ,s he lucky -fellow. 1)6 JbtoK When Halloween falls on Friday, -sa Sltbarros arc doubly powerful, for Friday Kij witch night, and the doubling of jlBjw!tcli times doubles the efficacy of IS .nntmatural invocations at least eo tl, Jj&the people of olden times would have icVrt iR'us believe. If Friday night charms are equally good m- for Halloween substituting for Friday -A r,iht. All-Halloween. dUn 4 "This Friday night, ns I go to bed. '1 i I put my petticoat under my head, Will; To dream of tho living and not of the Todrtain'of tho man I'm going to wed." "Pal yaw petticoat under your head, Hffl , Tarn your shoes toward tho strcot, J i Til vour garters around your feet. . v f nd drram of the man you'ro going to Ja f wed, asaei. ' The color of his eyes, tho color of his hair, i flflAnd the color of tho clothes ho Is to icd ti! 2 Tb fame superstition that was prac-tce prac-tce h l tlctd on "Twelfth Night" is 1111 firltd on Halloween the baking of a it cakt with a bean In it, the bean signl-anaak signl-anaak k, fylr.s good luck for a year to a man, lypnj f but only a husband to a girl ! h,i . The spell of the three dishes and the " oldest nut-test are both to be tried ttetn; blindfolded. Three dishes are set In a lffafeif i row, one empty, one full of clear, one 0 f of muddy water. Thc girl- who wants to know her fate is blindfolded and then cn: i t03 j0 pUt her hand In one of the disher, l!ali V which are moved around after she Is I' blindfolded eo that fhe cannot, by any ; possibility, direct her hand The empty I' dish means no husband; the dish of ch n4 I clearwater, a good husband; the dish of ?rfcd muddy water, a poor husband. The Ijrarae trick Is played with three nuts n S'"1 an empty nutshell, a good nut and "'7 oae worm-eaten. ! Halloween Parties and Costumes. Perhap." no way of entertaining, especially es-pecially when you're young. Is more-farcinatlng more-farcinatlng than one where everybody "dresses up." That Is one reason why Halloween, with Its masks and grotesque gro-tesque features. Is euro to be celebrated "ftlth all eortp of masked, parties. There's a great variety of these affairs, af-fairs, too. Dancc-s are perhaps most lopular for the youngest et, which is ure to be the one that Indulges in costuming, cos-tuming, and never seems to get enough dancing. Costumes are easily got up. and should ala-ays be made rather sbort never loegtr than the walking length, so good In street clothes this year. A "library party" given last vear was a great ruccese. Each of the girls came a.book. while tho men wore ordlnarv evening clothe and "took tho books out ' for dnncca Every girl had carefully disguised wreelf, not only as regards costume and mtsk. but even her hair. For so manv otherwise good disguises fail in this one brtrian ARd the hostetw acted as u" "The Lilac Sunbonnet" was only part - m stunninB Httlo violet gown which, . , ln? "me of unmasking, proved ex- a ly bccmlng-instond of trying. I r.y costumes do to its wearer. With i,.at Lms ' LowrleV was a Scotch W . Lante!h0 Jked as though she had . i miP frorn one of Burns's poems. The ItSl J- w"ian, I" Whltc" was tl,cr. of course. H I lnS lone wh,te domlo. which ;r J ttl-fiun? off when she unmasked. J u An Easy Gypsy Costume. 5 Pi f triSfinenr was rad't n red and i tair. .er5 had nlantl her own cos-' cos-' 1 affii?r ,mos,t of them liad donc the 1 Jce easiest g-psy coBlume to make Is made with a red skirt rather short of cheesecloth or sateen, or of one of the cheaper satins; a blouso of white, with a littlo bolero of black. Velveteen is quite good enough for the bolero, which should be trimmed somewhat profusely with spangles or beads, or little silk rings in the gayest, most bizarre of colors. col-ors. A sombrero, made of red velveteen, edged with a little gilt fringe, or with chenille balls, is tho prettiest way of covering the headv though Roman scarfs, draped to -cover oven tho oars, are almost as pretty and a littlo more effective as a disguise. "Pierrette's" costume should bo made of black and'whlto or red and white. Tho skirt should be of white, with a stiff frill around tho hem, and another frill under the tight-fitting pointed black bodice, which ls supported by shoulder straps of tho black. Tho yoke la filled ln with a lace chemisette, or the costume is worn as a low-neck drere. A tall pointed hat, with a scarlet plume, white stockings and white shoes with great black pompons complete it. The plays with so many flower dances have brought into favor flower costumes, cos-tumes, which are easy to make, and can be adapted to suit tho materials on hand. Popples are stunning carried out In reds and greens, sunflowers almost as striking, while pansles mako up gorgeous gowns. "Mother Goose" lends her designs as she hus done for years to Innumerable maskers. She herself has a good costume, cos-tume, while "Mother Hubbard," "Little Miss Petticoat," "Daffy-Down-Dilly," "The Queen of Hearts" and all the rest of her troupe have costumes that could be copied ln an. evening. "Colonial" costumes and "Watteau gowns, with powdered wigs, are pretty, and always becoming. "Colonial" gowns very often are made up simply of straight widths of stuff, gathered into a round neck, and worn with a sash. Reticules and mitts and patches give it its touch of qualntness. Japanese maidens are especially popular popu-lar since the war. A flowered klraona. with a wide "obi," or sash, Is all that is needed for the costume, except tiny fanB for ornamenting the hair. Witch's Effective Make-Up. TUe stereotyped "Night" and "Morning" "Morn-ing" and thc Seasons have been done too often to need description. A witch costume may be made effec-tlvo effec-tlvo with a red quilted petticoat, a'tlght peasant bodice in black, illled ln with yellow, yellow panniers draped over the skirt and a little red cloak, and red or black pointed hat. She should carry a broom. A row of black cats's heads the kind that come lu the shops printed on firm muslin could be cut out and appllqued on around tho hem. "Folly" Is a gay little figure. Half her skirt is red, the other half green; one stocking ls red, the other green; her bodice and sleeves carry out tho same schemo, while from points which dandle dan-dle from her waist, sleeves and cap are dangling little brass bells. "The Rainbow" must be got up ln soft, pale colors, or her gown will be too heavy ln Its coloring. Lavender, yellow, pink, pale blue, light green, red nd as soft an orange as can be got all these come ln cheesecloth should be used to mako the skirt, using two strips of each, half a width In each strip. The waist should be white, with long, floating sleeves mado of the strips, and a sash of narrow strips, A veil should fall from tho hair, decorated with glass beads that imitate raindrops. But, too, costumes can bo put together-ln together-ln an emergency ln a few minutes, without with-out waiting to make them. Old-fashioned mantel scarfs can be draped up around thc top of a black skirt, another lighter scarf twisted around thc throat, j and knotted at intervals down the front. |