earted ghastliness. Witches and ghosts run riot; corpses dance
and black cats howl. "More work for the undertaker" should be the
leitmotif of the evening's fun.

The moribund spirit can be delightfully observed, first of all, in the
preparation of the invitations. I know of one hostess, for instance, who
gained a great reputation for originality by enclosing a dead fish with
each bidding to the evening's gayeties. It is, of course, not at all
necessary to follow her example to the letter; the enclosure of anything
dead will suffice, providing, of course, that it is not TOO dead. There
is such a thing as carrying a joke beyond the limits of propriety, and
the canons of good taste should always be respectfully observed.

Another amusing way of preparing invitations is to cut out colored paper
in the shape of cats, witches, etc., upon which appropriate verses are
inscribed. Such as:

"Next Monday night is Hallowe'en,
You big stiff."
or
"On Monday next comes All-Hallows-Even,
My grandmother's maiden name was Stephens."
or
"On Hallowe'en you may see a witch
If you don't look out, you funny fellow."
or
"Harry and I are giving a Hallowe'en party;
Harry says you owe him four dollars; please be
prompt.
or
"Monday night the ghosts do dance;
Why didn't you enlist and go to France,
You slacker?"

Another novel invitation is made by cutting a piece of yellow paper
thirteen inches long and four inches wide, and writing on each inch one
of the lines given below. Then begin at the bottom and fold the paper
up, inch by inch. Fasten the last turn down with a "spooky" gummed
sticker, and slip into a small envelope. When the recipient unfolds the
invitation, he will be surprised to read the following:

Now what on earth
do you suppose
is in this
little folder
keep turning
ha ha ha
further
ha ha ha
further
ha ha ha,
further
ha ha ha
further

It would perhaps be best to telephone the next day to those guests whom
you really want, and give them further details as to the date and time
of the party. Additional fun can be gotten out of this invitation by
failing to put postage stamps on the envelopes when you mail them;
the two cents which each guest will have to pay for postage due can be
returned in a novel manner on the night of the party by inserting them
in sandwiches or stuffed tomatoes.

For those who may wish to send out more elaborate invitations, the
follow