How to amuse yourself and others. The American girl's handy book (1887)
Beard, Lina, Beard, Adelia B. (Adelia Belle), 1857-1920 · New York : C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 209
y, the first day of No-vember having been dedicated to all of the saints. For a long while most of the old customs of these holidayswere retained ; then, although new ceremonies were graduallyintroduced, Hallow-Eve remained the night of the year for wild,mysterious, and superstitious rites. Fairies… … Haling. AII-Hallow-Eve. 189 een, it was considered the best evening of the season for thepractice of magic, and the customs observed on this night be-came mostly those of divination, by the aid of which it wasthought the future might be read. Before proceeding further with this subject we desire…
Amusements · Interior decoration
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