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OLD
NEW WAYS OF CELEBRATING HALLOWBE
AND
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im;m yon tim -rtnmAT REirnBLJa .
In all Ajule-Saxera eooatxte. Halloween.
'or All-lUlle-- Ere, Wd fall on th last
Cay of tela tnnth. wM be c elebrated. Wall
there ar no Mt rnU tor tha oojoyraenl
ok 5JaI!ower. 'it 8s safe to ray that In th
-majority Of cases ail of th eelebratl as
w K nMrt al'Ve If was onM til bel3f
Iff that oa the evening of this- flay witches and
cu, m&cccr 01 rujirr uiiiii u w-s ., ..
lsg around. To find favor with these beings
certain forms were Inttituted. In a milder
degre these forms !tiil ara adhered to.
It waa believed that Halloween was a
good time for" a young lady to get a glimpsa
3f bar f v' -r husband.
Many cf the) old Anglo-Sexoa games with
their boisterous, genial mirth hav be-n in
troduced aa appropriate to th oecs,on.
The small boy roams rampant. vecifrrcres
and untrainmeled an Halloween. Anything
la the nature of a practical J la permls- i
Whto -n rla!I;weere Many aM burlne
man will bo startled on hi way hom by a
.nm:n specter mada - of a aeooped-oot
pumpkin In whieb a weird fae has hen
cut and lit by a candle.
HALLOWEEN PARTIJD8 HAYS
BECOME A CUSTOM.
ffli Not alone on the streets la Halloween sa
lt Joyed and celebrated Halloweea parties
hav become a custom. The feetlritle ar
it " in rr-m mcaiun confined to game where
ths future matrimonial prospect of tha
participant!' ara decided.
It waa claimed by certain ancient Hal
loween autaorltlea that -on this v If a
young woman irtl! so Into a room, eat an
apple end loo Intently Into a mirror
aha Trill ee tha efl tk of her future has
"band, Or If th wEl oruh her hair hefor
the, jalrror Just a the dock, strike mid
night tha lucky man wHI ba a la tha
mirror.
A Yery pretty triaJr. haa bean introduced
"by which aatoandlnt revelation can be
made with a mirror The person dolrg tha
trick will write a new nam oa the mirror
trtth the chalk, of .course. . the came must
ho appropriate to the -person on whom the
trick U performed. Rob the chalk c3 Tery
gvntly aad whoa nothing la Tialbte tell tha
'VtaHra that by going tato the-room, per
firn""! oertaln weird-movements and thca
breathing aoftly ca the mirror that the
Tm. of the pereon vHoa .the or he la to
marry; win appear. Tha chalk' will come
3t la partactty Tlzlhla llnea.vhea brtaihed
jssca.
JKAIX. rOZiCfO IB VER'JC
JPOPtTLAH IN THE COONTHT.
The old Scotch custocs of KAH puffina- la
iltXU popular where hlsh rtcetatlca caa be
.found. The tfotnea aad man are bllad
Ifalded aad led tato tha field. They must
'j&n the first Cower, weed er atalk they
touch. f"1 from '' the nature, dhrpoalllca
land general chartcUrof thalr future mate
jcaa ba foretold.
Pippins for applca ti aaothex . ra-rortta
Itsluaemeat. A larce tab of .water Is
Jbroufht tato tha room. In ' thla apptea are
Idrcpped. The cne oonslsta la one of the
tplayers catchla on of the Coatini app.ei
(la hla mouth without ualnj hla haada. Thla
iroqulrea coaacderahle deitertty. Few o
(cape without a ftl duckies.
Snap-dragon, tn old cam .aenacoed b7
JShakeapeare. la also a Halloween rsma, ABi
jtha Uxhta la the room are exnxulahed .aad
jt. pint of brandy la wblah -axu thrown
caruilol rclalaa aad fica. ' ' t on fire.
fbdi U then added. The aall xtrat-eie-faoea
f -the playera a Krld aapnv vhlch dda
to the wclrdnec of the came. The raistaa
la the Cemca are -thca named acdtaeh
ySayer. ta turn, trlea toplek ralxlaVlrosi
tea cU3. -' "-
.Another caja ta which fire p!ay a part,
JU- played frith the aid of aa apple aad a
candle. They are fastened at -different cads
at a ktlck. The atlck la then acapeaded
Jicrtxcatally by a atrtnx from the celilnc
twRM tSii ran(91 ! H-HfMf & ntt1V rtv4 I.
lis xlTea ta the stick. The player thea tries
r ito-catch the apple la his mouth without
tisax hla hands. It frequently happeaa that
!the candle Is'csasht. Instead of tha appU.
rTCHAT THE WEDDC'Q nUCQ
tZS-SAID TO REVEAL.
Aocordlns to aa old superstltlca. aa la-
rcallible way to find the name of a future
laata oa Halloween. Is to suapead'a weddlas 1
nac by b silken striae la. a coblct. hold
laff the other end In the haad. Thea pro-
Lrormee the letters of the alphabet slowly.
It. Is said that u the letters of the future
husbaad'a a&me are recited, tha rias will
strike the coblet. Another way to cor
roborate what the rlai has tolj Is to so
llato the moonlight and whlje calklas; bact-
rrcrua. iook. ou a mirror ana recital
tZtccna aad nmsd. O nan soitiir
Te trxl and tarct everywbera.
II pray you sweet m nan ' abew to xse
!TLls cl2bt who toy futsre BusBand wUl 'be.
'The cplnloa. which senerally exists lrt
Holloweea Is a church festival Is erroneous.'
lAlthout-h It proceds All Saints' Day aad his
.an -old-fashion Anslo-Baxon title. Hatlowesa
U uadouhtedly of pax an' origin aad was
celebrated, though la a far different aiaa
ter. than now.. la- the days long before tha
i Christian era.
The earliest record of Halloweej Is that
It waa celebrated by tho Drulda at the time
when they were la Northern Euro?. It
"was thea oelebrated with aolemn ceremoa
4ea three times a year oa ilay 3. June J,
ad October 31. On these occasions solemn
And aiysurtous rites were performed. The
priests gathered at many of the aacrcd
fires, which had been kept burning, sap
posed perpetually., aad extlngushed them.'
Immediately tho fires were re-kindled,
songs were ions and prayers recited.
Halloween parties usually axe of -girls
alone, though there seems to b no good
reason why brothers aad cousins may not
fca admitted. Bhe who means to hare a
Balloween party must provide lead to melt,
stuta. nutmeal, material for making a cake,
jnd a ring, thimble, raislna, key and whoe!
;to put la it. If aha cannot be in the coun
try to try the cabtrmo trick, the best'thlaff
to do for It Is- to have a quantity of cab
jbages brought fitm the country and stored
iB,.U:8-ccllar- There mnjit be apples and a
lall of twine. By roadmg Bursa's poem
JBBAUTY EXPERTS OPEN .
ANSWERS TO OPEN QUERIES.
) JSrowa 5ye 'Wni you pi jtaU is iscuthla
fa a red noT X bar uaaXi pin pica .wblsb cunt
3 ray oo tad sale it very rtd. ,My eompkx
Jloo a six, etnet bklnc I car catarrh sail
atcacht pcruap taat U what m.Jtei sy cos so
red. I cae your btacty talks very cuca,
Tou .must have some form ot stomach
Jtreatla. Tak sulphur and aolassesfor a
JEttle while. TJsa eoia creaci xvery night
jester bathing the face with hot 'Water. " If
(this does not help you. after a fair trial,
rase oil of sweet almonds on the nose every
pslght.
A 3. Ttaase give .thrcuga yoer vahitd paper a
remedy tar dicdm9 and temfthtag to protest
.f"l"f oat f tr-e hair. J am 3 rara old. aaj
lay hxlr ts cornier cut badly Alio please give
ae a remedy tor colorlag Sglit hair carte
Get your druggist to prepare an emulsion
p 4liv jbQ and lima water with quinine
M rub Into the cah Use thl4 hair tpulo
srrery day and massage the scalp thorough
ly, Dandruff Is a scalp disease often caused
by a Sack cf clrcnlatlon at the roots of tho
iaLr, Tha massaclnr -will bring tho bleoft !
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Mr BITE IT
about Halloween other thiags may ha found
to try.
.The prODer wajr 's for some to melt lead
end others to do something else. The
trouble is that every girl wants ta see what
every ether girl gets, aad a party divided
will not enjoy themselves.
Begin with the nuts. Put one for yourself
and -one for some one else, for several some
ones else. If you wish, over the are. Borne
will stay unmoved for a while, then fly off.
Rarely are there two which burn quietly to
ashes beside each other. That Is tha hap
piest omep for' one's future.
The lead melting may come cert. It will
spoil the spoon lu which It Is melted, so use
a cheap Iron one. Take the lead that comes
on tea boxes. Put a little piece cf this In
your spoon hold It over the fire until tho
lead is jft and then quickly drop It Into
cold waler. It will take many shapes, and
If your Imagination Is good rou will see the
shears cf a tailor or a newspaper man. the
to the eurfaea. Do yon not think !t a mis
take for so young a person as you to dye
th heir?. -,
it. L. H. pleas tell rat eomethiBg that win
often tar "Ma. Uy forbtd U rough. AlsoteU
me temetalnf to,xmoy wriaklea frcra ray for
hi& ana oader ray eye. Alio omthlcg to fat
tta toy cecX; 4b-bcaei kr vry proaua-at; also
oraetttag ta thlckea tay .eyebrows, aad UU a
bow ta. tniproT jay cozatJexica.
Use a cream made of mutton tallow and
oljve OIL Rub It Into the skin every night
after bathing the face with hot water. To
remove wrinkles follow the directions given
to Viola PeanfieW. To fill cut (the neck use
the massage and movements recommended
tat her. Mix a Tittle qulclcs la vaseline
and rub into the eyebrows to Increase., their
growth.
If. O. new utl ta what I caa do ts gat rid
cf a number et grey hairs er color tfcta. 4 aa t
years ld sad da sot thick X r"M ssv any
gray hairs.
Certainly you should sot be turning gray.
at ycur ago. Use the hale- tonla given, to
A, jr.- ycur scalp probably seeda t. tsaio
How ihe Significance of
AND YOU WILL HAVE A
rword of s, soldier, the book of aa author. I
the desk ot a preacher, or anything else you
wont -to find. It la remarkable sometimes
haw certain Ilkeaessea can be found.- espe
cially, when one knows what to huat for.
GIRLS MIX INGREDIENTS
OF FATEFUL CAKE.
Seven girls may mix the dumb cake, and
while they do thla cot a word must they
speak. It Is nothing but flour and water
mixed to a stla dough sad placed In a pan.
On the top of It each girl with a new pin
pricks her Initials aad thote of her best be
loved. The cake muit bake ten minutes no
talking all this time and those whose In
itials are plain when the cake Is baked will
bo married before tho year is out.
Another cake with the usual Ingredients
of ring or key may be made with any
amount of chattering going on. It may be
good enough to eat. too. provided the toys
axe of sterling silver. Each girl must stir
and this is furnished by massaging so as to
stimulate the circulation of the blood.
Daily IteaAtr: Somt tint ago I saw sotnttklsg
la your paper about I removing rattrffuraj bain
fn.ro th taca. Plus Ut m btar frcta you ta
ti.lt scbltct.
What kind of growth have you on your
face? ' Ton must descrlb th growth mora
fully. There are several treatments for re
moving hair.
H.O.S. Will yes ktadly tall mt what Z caa da
for tht brtaxlcr cut that I bar all ortr my
chla and cct Juat Dttlt hard lamp csdtr tit
tlclnt They do cot omt'to a bead, but -art vtry
pamfut, betides csaklor mt s trtxht. I hart tried
-rarioct reatdiet, bot thty alwart rtapptarfl
'bavt bad it quit a laag tint now, aad would
b vtry graursl If yo caa advist toattfclsg.
Ths trouble probably comes from Indiges
tion or some form or stomach disorder. ,Jo
you net 'need a general tonic? It, la better
to set t th root of tha trouble than -to
apply emollients to the skin, since .n this
case tha pimples are beneath th surface.
lefTllirt ynH yoa pitas gha tzm th best
famuli, j-ea kasw for aourU!)Irjx aad etrtlosiag
th akin aad body that ta, a akia food? Actwer
tarocxh Tft Suadar JltsubUe at 'your esstta
Icac. OU of sweet aimends rubbed isto th skin
after a hot hath is an excellent skin food.
7 th Sac us this oil. altsrnatlsc with
This Old Anglo-Saxon Holiday Has Been Changed.
the dough once or twice. When the cake
is ready each clrl eats a slice. She who
gets the ring will become a happy wife:
the possession of the dime Insures riches;
the raisin promises happy motherhood; the
who finds the thimble will caver cease to
wear It; the key unlocks all hearts,- mean
ing many lovers but never a husband, and
the wheel foretells travels over land and
sea.
Tha succeaa of the coming year. !s fore
told by one's skill la setting between one's
lips an apple suspended by a string' from
a height. There's nothlnr xaoro elusive than
an apple swinging In the air. but it can
be caught. Of course, the hasds must
not help. Kama an apple, run a needle
through the center, and If It goes through
the seed the desired ono is yours for euro.
Another trick Is to -put the seeds on the
lips, naming each seed, and the oae that
cltrgs the longest is the -one who loves
a cream directions for making' which hav
appeared In these columns.
Intereittd Doe barium tulphtn ted ttarca,
th remedy gtvta ft-r inpernuoui hair, discolor
tht tklar;Doei it takt U hair cut by tht roots
or ihnply rtsior them from 'tht turftr
that they grow cct ttubbyT How often abeuM
it be arpa3T WU It rtmart tht brlttly kind of
halrsT It th tareh mecUooed couusoa Usadry
narchT I-Hruit I bar not aiktd too raaay qsw
tlooa.
The treatment you mention barium sul
phide naff- starch, was recommended to re
move downy hairs. It does, jio discolor
th face, but cold crtam should be used aft
,er It application. Tho starch which our
, mothers, esq". In ths old-fashioned starch
.begs U best, though ths ordinary laundry
starch wlU servs.
Allot Will you pleait adrit me what ta da
far tay cosislextaaT 1 bi1 to bt troabltd wtth
pUspi. tut my fact ti nearly quit breaktag
out. but "I bar - a bad cooipltxioa, tht tkia
greasy aJiS th port largt, I tavt, a good"
tsany " biackbcasS. I dtttr abort rrery
thing a tmooth, creamy eompkxiaa, aad pleat
UU rot a good powder ta us. Picas tta a
or m. rood coatslcxloa cream ta us befor aa-
tplylrig.powdir. and ttll tat, how to asax tht
eoapStxioh. cHans! .
Tak sulphur ana moiasxes zor a while.
Bathe ycur face. in hot water and soap, and
than in clear hot water. This should re
move blackheads If continued. After bath-
l toe ths face rub oil of met aizxosds into
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SUCCESSFUL
you best. Of coarse, you wm peel ihe
apple, turning the peeling three times
around your head. let it drop, and then
find It' form the Initials you wish your fu
ture came to have. The charm which re
quires you to walk downstairs backward
eating an apple and looking In a mirror
all the while for the some one who will
W" " rainer iryiag 10 iuo
ur. irs, cvu ti juu eg i mui nuo una
holding the light at ths head of the stairs.
This must be don In perfect sllecca.
FORTUNE TELLING BT
THE CAKDLE. CHARM.
The candle charm Is pleasant. Into
candle run two needles "which hive neter
been used" at right angles to each other.
One Is you (by proxy) and the other is
he." If the candle burns past ' the spot
where the needles cross all will1 go well.
but If It does not who knows? ,
the skin with a genUa movement. Twice
a week use alum water for bathing th
face. A coGd cold cream is made hv melt-
j In? mutton tallow and stirring Into It oil
ot sweet almonds and a few drops of a
preferred perfume Get a good face powder
from your druggist, being careful to select
a tint to match your complexion.
Scatrtc-Will you kindly tell m what tir
cleet to U that will ealarfe tht Mptf S. Will
you pleait ttvt id a receipt for a tldo food that
will plurap out a tcrawny neck tod ebeekt with
out making them yellow, at cocoa butttr do mr
,tkla when uaed aloot? WU1 you pleait gtv mt
a rtcip to mas my cceeu Max 7 I am too pal.
By making ccrat auggtaUoaa ycu will U-xhtta
my lilt.
Take plenty of exercise in the open air
and eat generously. Liquids are fat pro
ducers. Tou should drink a great deal of
water. For the face and neck use the
movements given for Viola PcnnSeld not
long ago. Instead ot cocoa butter use al
mond oil aad mutton tallow, and occaslon
1 ally use a few dioos of benzoin In the water
in which you bathe your face and neck.
iiaJjrt I win b very thankful to too, for a
preparation for tuterSuoua hairs. I bavt beea
troubled with them tine X caa rtmtaber. and
Z am. enly SI now. Za tht tut yar they hav
grown thick I waa compelled to rhav them.
Now they at lUff aad crow fait, to I hav to
shave trtrr cay to kap tatax from blag so
Uctabl. I hav tlttls pimple all ortr my xae
-hen I shan. It eabaraatta me a good deal, as
YEAR. jT
A nut test Is tried by seven girts. Each
girl makes a long string of acorn, winds It
around the same lor (x stick of wood) and
places that on the Ore. When thli Is done
hey draw their chtlrs to the We of the
room furthest from ths fire and sit in si-
leiico until all Is bumed to ashes. Then '
,- vntt? ntm Ant thil atha of the Ifir
r - nrffhout heln from acr one. WWI as they
do it:
May my inarrissi fc air tbtm
To vUlt me ta this nUb? Sraci - ; "
The Unas of mr ler nd.
Lt me see his name and face
And hU occapatlca trad.
This produces a prophetic dream, so it Is
claimed. Another dream producer, war
ranted. Is a cake mixed of pounded nuts.
salted very salt. Eq010', u
hard boiled egg. from which the yolk U re-
! moved and salt put In its place. It must b
' I am tn rjoblte a rt dl- Tca.wlH b doing
m. rre,Ptfavo?ir you en do -nythlrg for m.
, In such an aggravated, and stubborn case
I 1" Xr.zr .. t. v..t to have the hairs removed
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by the electrio nceoie.
Viola ran3!J I than follow your uirettloru
with renewed hope aad with much xratttudt. But
aixs aa alack her art aur troubles! I was
afraid to cilo all ta ray ant buns' of coafl
ceoc fT 'r ru ul3 ! n UP- I hav
wrisklei: Xct deep, but decided. Tty are acroje
my forehead and between lh tytt,(t pretumt
becauM my eyes art cot (trocg). torn fsit b
.. . K Artr klow th evta mil tn tha
cheeks arouad th mouth. Z greatly ftar It meaai
at.
I weigh lit pousda, am I feet g'mchta. buit
mtaiur ZL waiit a Ooox). My doctor allows
rot no . acids, (cw vegetable and f w meat
milk, cereals and brown bread or tcait my prin
cipal diet; aa fruit, cot much 'in awteta. I take
warm ipccc or tub bath at night and phytlcal
axtrcUez. wtth cold aait troa after them; ta
tht morning.' Am tnitructtd to eat &v times a
cay. cot much at a Urn. Z am ttrooger than
far ' atvtral year, but da sot gala much ta
weight. I walk about a mil a day. but can't
be cut ia damri weather oa account cf throat.
WW you dlagnot my cat la regard ta those
thin cheeks and nrck. or do you advise th trrat-
.ment you hav already augseited, now that you
know the who story; 1 nav ccniuuea a goou
many coctcrs. but ntvtr a beauty doctor beret.
An apology for tht ltagth of this litter la du.
Aaxlocs Z aa gotsg ta try th Bit bath far
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eaten after you get Into beet, and then not a.
word most you speak. Too are sure to
dream that sbfae oae ' Is bringing yua a
drtnk, and he who doe Is ycur man.
The curd cban-ra w not genera'!- jenowr.
At a quarter to twelve ali whoar." to try It
alt at a table and Siy nntblag. ' ''ne wori
breaks the tpell. Promptly at U the cardi.
are dealt, using o'ii' the face cjrti A.
king prophesies ect.'y tsarrUg-.': a Jaek
a broken ' eugagea.'-r.t; a qc- n. an olt!
maid; diamonds. rU-hea: pr-.iie-' li.nft;
clubs, poverty, hearts I--ve In ac.:tag.
BALL OF TWINB TSIUOWN
FROM vriNDO.V.
There are many more trck. friat might!
be tried The ball of twine Is thrown- front'
the window, one--ertd. belrg hM 'v t!;e
thr-jwer When h feelfl it e:"jgnt ":.
ca. j. "VTho'a there? and "he" ou.-ht to tell
her Vhea these have ail been tr.ed ': n:U -be
too late to try any sor.
At the supoex. .let.tber t- Ira groutide,
whl-h are 10 prophetlenDf ' one's future. Ai y
meau in which appl-siantl nuti have a part
wt". be appropriate, "Olid, and dainty -
vecirs may be made by mounting sniall
wit h d:j of ruts on the supper card. Th
nut forms the bead of the doll and i
dressed with a wltcue- .peaked hat over her
hood. The body la ma? of toothpicks. On
trial will aaow- hr.w to ptake them. Letter
,on the card a Ilr.e or tro frornisurns and.
you win have a qua'.nt'card.
HOW COLLEGE: GIRLS
KEEFHALLOWEEH.
Kerer does the spirit cf eolle fun Sad.
merrier ways of expression than oa All
Hallow Eve. sacred from time immemorial
to ths curiosity of matts. Informality ts
the keycoto of the. Halloween-eatertaii-ment
throughout th- college world, and. ,
whims and conceits are th order a th
night IHgnifitd students Say "aside thetr'
dignt'y and enter into -.the carnival meed.
Oary tho setUns; tlBcrs. whether the stag'
be WeEeslry, Bmlth or Vsssar. The sceneo
sre the asm. v .
Impromptu faxcv, pantomime: or operet
tas usually bold th interested attention of
soTce part of th. eollez- population. Cut a
college now Is to large that It has many
groupi within lt border, and only a whoh
panorama of entTtainnvnits will keep B
amusd at th iim moment.. At WeltJy
the dlfTerent cottait-af- vU with one another
ta getting up lnterstae; and srfactnel programme-..
A gboit dance lteht witlt
Jack tflanterns, wan tb. . surtesfal
achievement of a eotts. one yar. At to
same tlnse a comlo play was causing cal" "
of laughter In snother cotte. In a third
ft Mother Goore party broueht together
such a potpourri of nursery characters a,i
would have mad the good dam'.", hair
stand on end If ah had them to whrp.
In still another an open Ore. pumpkin
pies, tubs of floating apples, burning chestnut.-,
and popping corn were the accempant-
merits of an old - fnhIoted Halloween.
While courageous maids ducked" for applis
an Ingenious. group of girls Introduced an
Innovation by carrying 03 a Iiv-Iy conver
sation In signs, offering a prise for th
one who made bre!f best Tradersfo-xl. Ar.
othor circle amused Itself by ce-nfl.-ifng ,ts
remarks to words of as many eyilab'ea as
these were courses of ref reshm-r t. one
syllable words for the first ceume. twa f-r
the second, three for ths third, and so 03.
Eur the third was the er.& Fun over tha
apple tub. waxed toa riotous aad they co-:3
not resist XL-'
GAT EVENTXG CATSfVTXU
AT OLD ' WELLESLET. '
Tho nwt'eurlou- upeetaelo of Halloween
evening at Weliesley comes when the for
mal progratE9)extof the cottages are ex-,
hausted. It la Prt of the tun that the cot-.
tages shay show, one another what they
lok I.ke, and -m'-thls process of visitation,
knights, ladles, browoi-, fairies to.
witches weave la n.d ;ctjt along tho. cam
pus paths, while Kumpty 'Dumpty" hobnob
ulth royalty, and Jack Sprat forgets bto
wife fur a particularly attractive Maud
lluller.
At the Smith houses the characters n
longer wander gayly from house to noun
when the shows are over, as- they did la.
dayj gen by. Th.e weird., characters, evolved
for Halloween have been bidden to eonf.cee
their presence to their own hearthstones.
After tho 10 o'clock curfaw has mng and,
tho college world Is suppos-d to be restnx
for tho labors" of tbeTnext day. the ha-
relzctant concession of the up-trvdate col
lege girl to the quaint o.w Defers or ner
great-grandmothcr rashes good rv.dei:ce for
the theory of heredity-" la a room pitchy
dark a low thrfllin? voice telling a bloc 4-OT:rdifnr-
ntnrv outs the clfavax In the even
ine for half a dooa clrls huddled clos- to
gether en tho Coot. Usteclas with dl clous
thrills of shuddering fear. In another room.
the witch light of bunung alcohol shows
two girlish faces bending with the greatest
attention over tho chestnuta at the heart of
th blue flame.
BEWARF OF THE SEKIOP
'ja the colleges where no curfew prevails
Wwaro of the crave and reverend senior
who "must irtudy late on Halloween risen".
She may have to. of course. Perhaps st
has ecore.1 the childishness of Halloween
i-wts ctSenly: but a visitor toward the
wttrhtng hour of IS might find her with .
her three best friends curlnuMy engaged,
drinking chocol acd toasting marshmai
Jons. Oh. yea! trying also to st the bits
cf appo to give hor luck ton all the year.
tmrvinir hr teamed little- no la a plat9
of Cour to find tho ring; trying the old maid
tt with tho three plates, semltnif a shy.
glance at a picture, on tho wail before the
handkerchief covers her eyes; watching
agirly to flnd the Initial In the apple par
ing swung over .her head. and. most eurprts-inq-
of all, preparing to descend the -lairs
with her mirror and iandb av tarnet!y as
a country girl who hver heard cf primor
dial or protoplasms.
MIDNIGHT SPREADS v
TO MAKE THINGS LIVDLY.
Halloween could not bo Halloween .with-,
out midnight spreads to roakethlngj. lively.
One of thaio WeUesJev Irninun arnl n.ph
orroies of a certsln veer have good occa
sion to remember, borne cu i& irrnninen,
tod spent all of the pocX-l money iney
cxuld command on. a spread. They tcle Up
to their improvised banquet hall With Jigen
anrlclptttlons. when the rest Cf the college
wa safely out cf the -wa. When. W. a,
larger fore of the!.- meml-i. th sapho
morts. In "gym." sits and masks. fll upon
them, overpowered tbem and carried away
every vestige of th!r-fea.t.
Midnight spreads probioly wUt not fc-v a
the Welleslty prosrrasn-i thli year. , The
organlzed consclen-ro f self-rpvnmtil
wl.lch has the college n'l'i f-fcplag )Ji
now could not countenaaio thorn.
blackhead. Pleaae tell me bow .EJ"";
Z3o X need cold creem after-tb- mtBc rih. Do
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la Th Sunday JlepuUIC, Wllb thank.
If Anxious will read carefull the uges
tlons made to Viola PennBeld about diet
she wlU find what food Is bt suited to her
needs. Do cot use the cold cream directly
after the milk- bath, but use It once a day.
80 many directions have been given for re
moving blackheads that you surely caa ril
yourself of tte unrfghtiy Mernfeihes. I ara
always glad to answer through The Eepub-
i..hMm ' m .4. nn1..
A Bubiertbtr-Wlll ytu givt me ta next Sun
day nepobllo a reelp for what yiU coaaider .
tha best tkia food?
A cumber of good skin foods have been
suggested In these columna, However. I
will give you one which ts good as a gen
eral ikln food and cream:
Two ounces best swtet' almond oil. one
ounce Imported rore wa'ter. one-half ounce)
spermaceti, one-quarter ounce white wax,
one-half ounce cocoa butter, one-half ounce
cocoa oil. one-half, ounce tincture benroln.
Melt the solids together, beat la almond
oil while hot keeping stirred well so no car.,
dies form (set pan In icojd water during this!
process); taker out and pour In rose water !
few drops at a Use and stir weili thea ssd2T
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