DANCE PROGRAM.
Dance Music: Musicians are seated behind white sheets and play weird music only. Dancing before supper may consist of:
Hallowe'en Waltz: Regular waltz; only when one couple meet another they exchange partners. At finish each receives a suitable souvenir.
Hallowe'en Frolic: Hostess asks four to dance a two-step around room once, then each selects a partner from, audience and dances around room once again. After second round, each dancer chooses a partner, and so on, until all are dancing. A table of favors may be brought in, and each guest gets one. Witches, ghosts, skull and cross-bones, etc., are very suitable.
Hallowe'en Lancers (Saratoga Lanciers) may then follow; and, when finished, Hallowe'en nuts (walnuts with kernels taken out, and love mottoes inserted) are given each one with request to keep them until supper, and at proper time read them to guests at table.
Ghost Dance: Each ghost waltzes by himself until he meets another, when he waltzes with him, and so on until music suddenly stops. When music stops, the last person danced with is partner for supper. All form in couples and march to dining-room to "Dead March" in "Saul."
SUPPER (suggestive).
See page 44 for menu, and for directions for preparing and serving.
When all are placed around table, hostess says "Unmask." Results are very humorous, as partner may be sister or chum, or an old lady or old man who under disguise were not discovered, and may have had a fine time.
After supper all return to brilliantly lighted drawing-room, and all ghostly reminders are laid aside. Any kind of dances may follow, Hallowe'en games, plays or mysteries tried.
