For a forfeit, a person is directed to compare any one of the company to some object and to explain in what way he resembles this object.
The victim stands on a chair and is posed as a living statue by members of the company in succession according to their various and sometimes very original conceptions, such as placing the head, shutting one eye, opening the mouth, placing the arm, hand, or foot to suit the fancy, or make him assume any position.
Place a stool on the floor against a wall. Stand from the wall, with the feet twice the width of the stool away. Stoop down and seize the stool by the top in both hands and place the top of your head against the wall, your back being almost horizontal. Lift the stool from the ground without assistance, or try, at any rate.
Stick a pin in the centre of the crown of a hat, allowing the head to project about half an inch, and ask the forfeit-payer to extract the pin with the teeth, the crown of the hat being previously blacked with burnt cork.
HALLOWE’EN
Decorations. On account of the great variety of houses, decorations for Hallowe’en and the arrangements for entertainment must be planned according to the situation, and individual convenience. The following are some suggestions.
The party may be ushered into a room decorated for the occasion with autumn leaves, yellow pumpkins, and anything else that may suggest itself to the host, and lighted with pumpkin jack-o’-lanterns and candles. All the lights are covered, some with red and some with black gauze, cambric, or paper shades. The openings of the doors and windows may also be covered with red and black cambric. False faces, as ugly as possible, are placed about the room. Skulls of papier-maché are a great addition to the decoration, and bones of any description, thoroughly cleansed, are effective.
If there is an open fire, the host or an initiated guest may place upon it, from time to time and as surreptitiously as possible, chemical powders that burn blue, green, or red. All the lights are turned low, the room being lighted only sufficiently to permit moving about without falling over the furniture and to show the decorations.