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Show 'N"0V EL "G HO I T FO!l x HLA LLOW E ' E N Tv! race Fwrs and Decorations fjjp g-'y; ...... . 'i MONG lln- ideas f..r Hallowe'en favors 'aud decorations which havrVliPcn designed for this year is the Hallowe'en ghost, a most interesting ond sepulchral figure, nt first sight unite inexplicable to be onlooker- The ghoet may decorate Lc Tit re of the supper table nt the Hal-jweVu Hal-jweVu fent or appear in the hull corner r per from n remoto library nleovo. Vlierever tli'n jliantoui takes his Ptand is a mot satisfartory fotituie of the mraiioin, Olnl fi;v who sr-o him will be ble tu sohe the tnvstcry of his beiiiR fl bey viw Mi tall form shrouded in black r white dm penes and his lunitwnt count"-.ance. count"-.ance. frin within whii b streams a liht ike that which the phosts .f nil times live eaxt fmni tbi ir fearsome persons. Yet the Hallowe'en Rhost, with all his ffivlivrniMn, isn't hanl to nuko nor be-ond be-ond the rearli of any cirl who is civini; nj Tallowi'en party. Hp is merely the tall-st tall-st lamp iu the hous, w lioc base draped o white or black crepe iaper nnd v.hose iht is shaded by a paper globe on which enures have been made by pii-cc-n of paper f a Cniitra.-tins hue. The head of ih leist is perfectly round, belli;; mudf on a rire frame. CpV paper in jelhiw is used, r tissue paper jrnlhcrcd up on the wire rarne. Then tin: nose, ryus and intxith rc cut fn.ni other colored P!'ler. whit-.-, lack or red, and pa.sted on. I To cive the choit n touch of the pump-! :in there mav I'O a trimming of preeoi i.i h.t around the top and n piece of pump-, .in vine starting from the" tp nnd erid-nc erid-nc aixoind hia fisure. The draping of the nrup 'u paper is a very simple , matter. I o sewing or pasting has to be done at' ill. Tho paper n wound around the' nnii in the fashion which is I ho most! raceful and easy for that particular lamp, ! ind a ruff of tho piper is lined to finish j .he costume and m fusteueJ arouuj tho i ii-ck with a twisted piece of paper used' i a rord. , 0 The arras of tho s'uost are made of ardboard. It Is not necesary to cut' :hem very rn rofully, as the more crt'tesquel , .hey are tho better is the effect. Thei racers are cut very long and thin and! :he arms are pinned to tho shoulders or! :op of the lamp bowL Paper cut in a ttraicht pieco arid folded in the middle a used as kleeves. It is not necessary to ato or sew it It is required only to I place it over the arms and pin it in at, Ihe top over the places where the arms lave b'-en fastened. A round lamp will not be effective for !he ghost, A tall, slender lamp is the' -st nnd a floor standing lamp is par-.icularly par-.icularly pi-d. I Shades for electric lights and candles ire ninde of pumpkin faces cut from paper printed with tho pumpkin design. C)ne pumpkin face is used for each of the! three sides. Wires are i.sed for uinkiDgj the edjfes of the shade firm nnd the three j Miles are fastened together by loops made it the sides, J r.OU each side of the shade two pieces of wire are necessary. Two pieces I of paper ore ulso used. The outer piece of paper shows the printed face, while the inner hide is made of tho pluiu cr.pe paper. After the face has bein cut out cover it with pholocrnpher'8 paste on the unpriuted side. Then lay the Inn wires around the edtfe. lasteninK them together, whern they meet at the hides of the face, with a aiunll loop of the wire. Thee the lining paper over this and smooth it down nt the edges no that it holds the wire in place, which it will easily do. AVhilo tho paste is Mil! wet it is possible to mould the face into proper prop-er shape by using the fingers aud press- i . . v -. ' 'i 1 ' ' . ? inc ont the iarts which should obtrude-beyond obtrude-beyond the others. h-u the three si'les of the nhad? have been inmit in this' fashion then fasten them together, by means of the little wire loops at the sides, which may !e twisted together. I 'lain crepe paper mny be used for making mak-ing the shades in the (same manner ami faces niude on each side instead of the pumpkin head Y hen this is done brownie faces, vegetable fares of all kinds, black cats-, witches, witches' pots, &c, are appropriate for Hallowe'en., Among tiie Hallowe'en ice cup.sMhis reason are some very amusinc ones which are apparently being drawn by a piir of black e:its. The cats are harnessed to the lee cup, which is covered with a mchir.g of yellow paper, by narrow paper strings. lUe cats are cut from bbiek paper and they are marked with white crayon or water color or they mny be cut from the stamped paper which in now to be had. Another Hallowe'en favor which is much liked is the candle sweetmeat sweet-meat box which li'is a flame to blow out. The candlestick Is made from yellow or black pa;KT, Ihe candle itself is covered with while paper anil the llaine is of cotton, a small piece ingeniously fastened to the candle so that a whiff of wind blows it to one side, as it would do to a real candle flame. A witch on a horse is another attractive favor which is to bo used to .stick "into an apple. It is fastened to a Mick so that it cannot stand up The witch is made on a fkewer, her head being made of a flesh colored paper, Fluffed with cotton. The features nre inked on Ihe 'paper aud the whole head is fastened on I one end of the nkewcr und tied down by a cord, which gathers thu paper tightly in to the skewer. Paper cardboard arms do nicely for the wilch if any arms are used, and the costume is made of red and black paper The i.kirt may be of blnek paper, gathered into the waist with a cord, and the upper part of the body may be covered with a cloak of red paper, which is nothing more than u circular piece of paper wilh holes out in it for the arms, if there are uuy urms. It is fpiilo as well, however, to omit the arms altogether unless you are inik Ing a-large witch. THK broom on whi.-h the witch ride is mnde of another skewer, on one end of which is a paper broom. This Lroom is made of thick paper 1 goiher, followed by all the disappointed swain dancing together. Iu girls' schools advenfurons spirits sometimes perform this nto by going down Lhe cellar stairs Carrying their candles and eating I heir apples. This takes courag'i beyond that which the average girl possesses, pos-sesses, however, and it is cruel in nk the girls of an entire circle to do this when some of i hem will not be able to go through with it luppily. THK Hallowe'en cake is another feature fea-ture uf the Login's entertainment which U rarely omitted. In it are hidden the ring, thimble, pen, pencil, coin, button, fee, which tell the future fortune for-tune of thoe who draw them in their pieces of cake. Tire ring uignrBes an iiu-mediate iiu-mediate engagement, the thimble .signifies .signi-fies . pinslcrhood, the button bachelorhood, bachelor-hood, the coin wealth, the pen a literary career, the pencil nn artiMic one, uud there are many other tiny trifles which may be inserted to signify varying fortunes. for-tunes. The lnwtess is supposed to cut the cake, and she may also interpret the fortunes if there is any mistake a.s to what they mean. Hallowe'en cake are i shredded into fine pucos almoM up to the I top nnd then wound around the broom j stick. The easiest way to make this par: of the In- n is to take n strip of black paper, fold it lengthwise nnd then cross w ise a great many limes, and then cut the edges which aie not folded up from tne bottom toward the folded part, making line strips. Then open nil the rrosswisv folds and fasten the broom on the bottom of the skewer with a cord, which is wound around and around. The two skewers, that which supports the witch and that which is used as the broomstick, are fastened together with a jcord where they cross each other. The broomstick on which the with rides is to go crosswise, the broom end sloping j downward, jd the skewer on which the i" " witch is mad - stands up not quite at right angles with the broomstick. The witch's hat, n most important article which rniiat not be 'forgotten, Is made of a circle of black paper cut out iu ilhe middle and a coue forms the crown. The ImiIIohi of the cone is brought down uud pnsicd under the circular part. Although Halloween festivities should ibe pretty well understood by this time, there is always a iiuestion of exactly what one should do on this occasion among girls who perhaps have not given Hallow-, e'en parties before The principal pas- times chariieteristie of Hallowe'en are all j mote or less in the nature of soothsaying. A usual practice at luformal parties of girls is the peeling of apples, which are to I tell the future of those who perform tin rite. Kncli girl peels an apple, being very careful to keep the rind in one piece. When Ihe apple is ouiipictcly peeled thej girl who is testing her future fortune) throws the nnd over her shoulder. It will i not all MttO'ed with the same fortune and a hostess may pot in anything wbJch she thinks will amuse or interest Lcr ignesls when it Is found. With tho exception ex-ception of tliLW'ing, the thimble and tbo coin, which arc traditional aud should always be used, the articles wblcii aro put into the cake may be selected ac-i ac-i cording to the nature or circumstances I of the guests who are ut the party. Only I the tiniest objects should, of cournc, be, ! used, as otherwise the cnko will not bo at all practical. There are many other games used on Hullowo'eQ which ore not especially appropriate, ap-propriate, bet aro merely the old English games jxipular among the peasantry ou all festal occasious maul' yeaxsj ogo. Among these is bobbing for apples, an amusing game for uirhs at a small gathering gath-ering iu n e-ountry house or at boarding school, where the dressing is not only simple, but absolutely without any pr-tensioiis pr-tensioiis to parly finery. A Tub is tilled w ith woter and apples aro set to float in it, the game being tor each guest to catch on apple in her teeth. The game is rather a rough one ami of i-ourae Kow ns an in danger of being spoded by the water, so that it is only suitable for a gToiip ef girls who are having a Hallowe'en Hallow-e'en good liu1 without any formality and who aro wearing their everyday clotlifaj. lief reshnients for Hallowe'en are either of live biiuplcst tdd fashioned sort or they simulate these qualities by the war )u j which ibc v are served. Nuts and apples are a necessary part of every genuine Hallowe'en supper, and if the uffair is too elaborate for these to appear in person ices are sbnn-d and colored to represent thern, and bonbons nnd favors arc also in these forma All native fruits irapeac, pears and penches are very suitable, Ive-eaose Ive-eaose the Hallowe'en idea lias been more or less entangled with that of the hnrvet. For tho same reason vegetables arc used as favors and for ice boxe and bonbons. Autumn leaves, corn nd all harvest vezc-table vezc-table are used for decorations, and the , pumpkin, mVst glowing of vegetables, is v eiueeu of the fet. The witch, lhe hl:i k cot and the Hallowe'tn ghost lend an eerie touch to the scene, and the ve-veiarum abundance suggest the opulent harvests. fall in a form resembling an initial, unci this Is supposed to be the first letter of the last name of her future husband. P.nrning chestnuts is another time honored hon-ored Hallowe'en rite. Two nuts nrc chosen by u girl anil named for a pair ot lovers or a pair of friends. If the girl wishes to do so she may name the nuts for herself ami a boy or joung man for whom she has a great liking, but if she is more curious about the fate of some of her older acquaintances she may name the nuts after these. The pair of nuts uro placed on the fire nnd allowed to roast and bum. If they stay quietly by each other and bum away into two faithful faith-ful heaps of ashes a happy married life is assured to the couple that tho-iniU rcp-r.-sent. If they jump away from each other when they get hot the pair whom they re-present are not destined to tuuke a success of marnige. ' A favorite rite among girls is the uilrru test, which may be done in two ways. A girl enters a room which is entirely dark, carriug a lighted c indle in one hand and an apple in the other. She approaches a large mirror which is in the rwin and stands in front of it. looking iu the mirror am slowly eating her apple'. This should be done as the elock strikes twelve, and exactly nt that magic hour the girl is supposed sup-posed to see her future fate in the glass. At a large Hallowe'en dance where there is to be an elaborate entertainment this ceremony may be used a.s part of the cotillon; co-tillon; it makes a very pretty hgure when the room is rlarkencJ, only the soft glow of shrouded red lamps lighting it, ami the gir approinhes the mirror with a golden candlestick held aloft- The young men all steal up hack of lu r, and as the e lock strikes twelve she sees a whole crowd of their faces iu her mirror. She whirls around, ceteris one of them, the lights go up and she nd her partner dance oil to- |