| Every child wants their Halloween party to be the | | | | than a black-cat mask and a black rope tail fastened |
| scariest, thrilling and chilling. They come up with new | | | | under your belt. If the rest of your clothes are dark it |
| motives of dreary decorations and exciting games to | | | | will carry the catty illusion. |
| give horrible shock to their friends so that the party will | | | | Usher the girls into a room so dimly lighted they'll not |
| be remember for a long time. In this article you will find | | | | loiter long to primp. A long, jagged, black crayon mark |
| some important tips on how to arrange a perfect | | | | drawn diagonally across the mirror will remind them |
| Halloween party. | | | | that bad luck is loose in the house tonight. |
| October brings that bright blue weather poets sing | | | | A huge number 13 over the door of the boys' room will |
| about and it also brings that traditionalnight of nights | | | | warn them of the peril of the night as well as huge |
| when witches, bats, owls, black cats and goblins are | | | | black-cat cut-outs taped to the walls. |
| on the prowl in step with the moaning wind in ghostly | | | | Before the party type a list of Bad Omens or |
| tree tops. | | | | Superstitions, one to a card. Then cut each card into |
| What could be more perfect on such a night than to | | | | several pieces. Scramble them and place several |
| have the High School gang in for a Halloween party. | | | | pieces in each envelope. Hand an envelope to each |
| No other party is such fun to give with all of spook | | | | guest as he enters. By exchanging pieces with the |
| Dom ready to do your bidding to add to the party | | | | other guests he can get the right pieces to formulate |
| atmosphere. And if you make your party a | | | | one complete superstition. Here are some familiar |
| "superstitious" party you can give your games that | | | | superstitions to use: |
| different touch that will make your party the talk of the | | | | 1. A broken mirror will bring you seven years of bad |
| crowd for many a day to come. It will start the social | | | | luck. |
| season off with a bang. | | | | 2. If you sing before breakfast you will cry before night. |
| Trim your house from top to bottom with black | | | | 3. If a black cat crosses your path you will have bad |
| cut-outs of witches riding the broomstick, black cats, | | | | luck. |
| owls, and grinning jack-o-lanterns. Add to this usual | | | | 4. To walk under a ladder is extremely bad luck. |
| decoration plenty of superstitious symbols to carry | | | | 5. You'll never finish anything started on Friday. |
| your party theme. Cardboard horseshoes can grace | | | | 6. If you put on a garment wrong side out it's bad luck |
| the doorways and huge four-leaf clovers decorate the | | | | to change. |
| drapes. In one corner suspend an open black umbrella | | | | 7. It's bad luck to sneeze before breakfast. |
| decorated with bright orange streamers that reach to | | | | 8. It's bad luck to rock an empty chair. |
| the floor. This colorful canopy will house your gypsy | | | | This mixer will give the guests something to do |
| queen when she tells the fortunes of the willing guests. | | | | immediately upon arrival and avoid any stilted, |
| Set the pitch for your party with invitations inscribed in | | | | awkward moments. |
| white ink on black cut-out skull and cross bones: | | | | Next seat the guests on the floor in two lines facing |
| BEWARE! | | | | each other. Appoint the first man of each line captain. |
| Bring your luck with you | | | | Give each captain a double handful of Bad-Luck Corn. |
| Friday night, October 31 | | | | Instruct him to lay his Bad Luck (Corn) in a pile in front |
| To Bob Wyman's at | | | | of his neighbor. |
| 8.00 P.M. YOU'LL NEED IT! | | | | The object of the game is to see which team can first |
| Be a black cat when you greet your guests at the | | | | pass the corn down the line and back. Any spilled corn |
| door and hand each one a rabbit's foot to guard him | | | | must be gathered up and passed along. It's quite a trick |
| well as he walks under the tall stepladder arching the | | | | to pass this much corn fast without dropping kernels. |
| doorway. Your black-cat costume need be no more | | | | |