As this glowing nude stalks uncannily through the
darkened rooms you may easily imagine the ghastly
effect--especially upon his wife.
GAMES
After the guests have sufficiently amused themselves with the
ghosts and witches it will be time to commence some of the many
games which are always associated with Hallowe'en. "Bobbing for
apples" is, of course, the most common of these games and great
sport it is, too, to watch the awkward efforts of the guests as
they try to pick up with their teeth the apples floating in a
large tub. I know of one hostess who added greatly to the
evening's fun by pouring twelve quarts of gin into the tub; the
effect on the bobbers was, of course, extremely comical, except
for the unfortunate conduct of two gentlemen, one of whom went to
sleep in the tub, the other so far forgetting himself as
playfully to throw all the floating fruit at the hostess' pet
Pomeranian.
Most Hallowe'en games concern themselves with delving into the
future in the hopes that one may there discover one's husband or
bride-to-be. In one of these games the men stand at one end of
the room, facing the girls, with their hands behind their backs
and eyes tightly closed. The girls are blindfolded and one by one
they are led to within six feet of the expectant men and given a
soft pin cushion which they hurl forward. The tradition is that
whichever man the girl hits, him will she marry.
Pages:
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115