StNicholas [serial] . ure Fatemay be. Ere the magic mo-ments pass, Frame his picture inthe glass. A merry trick isBlowing out theCandle (Fig. 4).A boy and a girlmay try this at thesame time. Each must be blindfolded, and afterturning around three times may try to blow out alighted candle. A prize may be given to the onewno succeeds. Halloween prizes should be plen-tiful and of trifling value. Also, let them be, asfar as possible, appropriate to the occasion. Pen-wipers may be in the shape of witches peakedhats, bats, brooms, black cats, autumn leaves, orwee white ghosts. Pin-cushions may repre
StNicholas [serial] . ure Fatemay be. Ere the magic mo-ments pass, Frame his picture inthe glass. A merry trick isBlowing out theCandle (Fig. 4).A boy and a girlmay try this at thesame time. Each must be blindfolded, and afterturning around three times may try to blow out alighted candle. A prize may be given to the onewno succeeds. Halloween prizes should be plen-tiful and of trifling value. Also, let them be, asfar as possible, appropriate to the occasion. Pen-wipers may be in the shape of witches peakedhats, bats, brooms, black cats, autumn leaves, orwee white ghosts. Pin-cushions may represent tinypumpkins, tomatoes, apples, or radishes. Peanutowls, black velvet witches, chenille imps, andother weird or grotesque figures will suggestthemselves, and in the shops may be found inex-pensive trinkets suggestive of the day. Another prize game is Biting the Apple (Fig5). A large apple is suspended by a string, andtwo or more players try to catch it and take abite. It is not permissible to touch the apple with. FIG. 2. THE INITIALLETTER GAME. the hands, and if the merry contestants forgetthis, their hands may be tied behind their backs. A good variation of this game is to take a barrelhoop and suspend it from the ceiling so that itwill swing and revolve freely. From it, at inter-vals, suspend by short strings, apples, nuts, can-dies, cakes, and candle-ends. Who gets by chancea candle-end, must pay a forfeit, while the dain-ties are considered prizes of themselves. Anotherrollicking form of this game is called Bobbingfor Apples. A large tub is half-filled with water,and in it a number of apples are set floating. Pre-
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