| Show witch fortune party boys and girls may find much amusement at a witch fortune telling party such as Is described here the boy or girl whom the all wise witch speaks takes his or her place behind a curtain as Is shown in the accompanying picture no 1 the presence of this person must be kept a secret from the guests who are seated in the parlor facing the curtain or cabinet as it may be called let us take it tor granted that the principal performing in the cabinet is a boy named john thus simplifying the description the curtain to form the cabinet Is hung diagonally across one corner of the room leaving space behind it tor a person to sit comfortably on a chair in the center of this curtain at the height of a boy s shoulders li a perpendicular elit about twenty inches long shown in picture no 1 john takes his seat in the cab net just before the guests arrive bla friets and doubled up fists prepared represent the witch first after binding the wrists together with a piece of muslin the fists are rounded out by wrappings of cotton batting over thie Is drawn smoothly a white to form a head on the front elde the side that will look toward the audience features are painted with ink and water colors over the back and sides of the head a witch s ruffle hood Is put on and Is tied snug ly under the chin from the wrists which form the neck a dress is hung with rag arms attached the dress Is to be long enouch to fall below the elbows when the hands are helu up see picture no 2 in the curtain just in front of john s eyes a small round hole has been cut so that he may see all that transpires in the parlor after the guests have assembled and been seated the hostess explains that a fortune telling witch ie in the cabinet and that she will eoon make her appearance telling the future past and present to those desiring to possess such knowledge then john thrusts Us elsts the witch s head out through the open ing in the curtain and in a high fal etto voice says good eve to you ladles fair and gentlemen brave I 1 am here to read to you the things that fate decrees shall come to pass let those who would have the mystery of the future solved rise one at a time to their feet As he has been speaking john has pressed the body of the witch through the curtain making her wag right forward and back in a most humorous fashion As the guests rise one at a time in accordance with the witch s order john tells the fortunes in the same disguised voice which seems to speak her head emphatically from left to from the nodding dancing witch being enabled to see the person whose fortune is being told he can touch upon little personal affairs that will cause much fun for the guests the two accompanying pictures will give a good idea of how the witch is made and the manner in which she will appear |
