| Chill out the curiosity of your guests with | | | | times |
| some exciting games. Take a tip in this | | | | |
| article about some of the most chiller-diller | | | | Crying – joy |
| games for your party. | | | | |
| | | | Sunset – love affair |
| "Bluebeard's Den" is a good chiller-diller. | | | | |
| Prepare for it by hanging an old sheet across | | | | Fog – end of your troubles is coming |
| one end of an adjoining room. Cut four holes | | | | |
| in it big enough to admit a head. Just around | | | | Writing – will receive an important |
| and below each of these slits smear the sheet | | | | letter |
| with red paint or some kind of red coloring. | | | | |
| Catsup will do. Beforehand arrange with one | | | | Laughing – love or business |
| of the fellows to play Bluebeard and ask one | | | | disappointment |
| of the girls to pose as his first be-headed | | | | |
| wife. Have powder or flour and a big puff | | | | Suffering – wealth |
| handy so that she may powder her face heavily | | | | |
| and quickly. At the appointed time the girl | | | | Flames – gossip |
| gets behind the sheet, thrusts her head | | | | |
| through one of the holes and lets her head | | | | Black cat or crows – bad news |
| hang in a grotesque position. | | | | |
| | | | Riding on train – visitors |
| Dim the lights and call in another girl. As | | | | |
| Bluebeard swings his blade or shoots his cap | | | | Hungry – plenty |
| gun accompanied by screams from the two | | | | |
| girls, the second girl thrusts her head | | | | Fighting – success in love, prosperity |
| through a hole in the sheet. Repeat the | | | | |
| process with a third and fourth girl. When | | | | Strange faces – travel |
| the heads of the four beheaded wives are in | | | | |
| place bring the guests, two at a time, from | | | | Tell the crowd its bad luck to follow the |
| the other room to view the remains. As | | | | leader so you'll play "Contraries." Choose a |
| Bluebeard goes through the motion of showing | | | | leader who picks his victim. The victim is to |
| how he killed each one, the heads moan and | | | | do the opposite of what the leader does. Both |
| scream. This screaming and the report of the | | | | are provided with chairs and hats. When the |
| cap pistol excite the curiosity of the guests | | | | leader stands the victim sits. When the |
| in the adjoining room who are anxiously | | | | leader puts on his hat the victim takes his |
| awaiting their turn to visit Bluebeard's den. | | | | off. They should act simultaneously. It is |
| | | | almost impossible to do the opposite while |
| No Halloween party is complete without a | | | | watching the leader, much to the enjoyment of |
| fortunetelling stunt. Beforehand have one of | | | | the crowd. After a bit let the victim be the |
| the girls prepared to be your gypsy | | | | leader and choose some smarty who has laughed |
| fortuneteller. Under the umbrella canopy | | | | long and hard, to be his victim. It's a good |
| mentioned earlier you can make a | | | | game. |
| realistic-looking fire by laying a few sticks | | | | |
| across orange tissue paper with flashlights | | | | Tuna-fish salad tucked into sandwich buns and |
| concealed underneath. Burning incense gives | | | | cheeseburgers are great favorites with |
| the effect of steam issuing forth. Instruct | | | | teen-agers. Top this off with plenty of cokes |
| the fortuneteller to question each one about | | | | or root beer. With some Dixie cups and plenty |
| his last dream. She can interpret these | | | | of mints and nuts the refreshment problem is |
| dreams according to the following meanings. | | | | easily solved. Serve these refreshments |
| If you pick a clever gypsy she can also use | | | | buffet style and your friends can squat |
| her imagination and her knowledge of the | | | | around the fireplace as they eat. Someone |
| client to make the fortunes particularly apt. | | | | will be sure to tell a blood-curdling ghost |
| Some common interpretations of dreams are: | | | | story. |
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| Snakes – deceitful enemies | | | | Try this superstitious party -it's a gang |
| | | | get-together that's really fun. The |
| Lightning – beware of accidents | | | | Bluebeard's Den is also a top of all game, |
| | | | never miss out. |
| Falling – beware of money losses, hard | | | | |