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The REAL Halloween Parties fun starts below...The clock is running. Let's get to work! Halloween PartiesHalloween Parties are one of the great American treasures handed down through the generations. The proper Halloween Parties choice is crucial. Choose the right Halloween Parties and have ALL the scary fun! Most items are dirt cheap. Really.
Halloween has gotten to be as big, if not bigger than Christmas these days, (In terms of money spent for costumes, parties, etc...not the religious aspect) but would you believe that the Halloween Parties craze really took off in the early part of the last century? Halloween Victorians were all about making sure that they and their children had the best Halloween Parties possible. They were also about making sure their kids got everything that was coming to them at their formal Halloween Parties! Of course, they had to make their Halloween Parties decorations themselves or have them made. Nowadays, most people have so many delightful Halloween decoration choices for their Halloween Parties to choose from that they no longer have to bend over a sewing machine all day or hire an expensive Hollywood Halloween designer.
Halloween Parties, To Have and To Have Not, But Mostly To Have By Norman Morrison Halloween Parties are America's gift to the Halloween Parties starved nations of the world. The French gave us French fries, the British, pumpkin juice, and the people who gave the Mexicans their language gave us the Spanish Inquisition. America gave the world Halloween Parties. In Halloween history, the Halloween Parties rage seems to have really caught on after the year 1900 in the United States, building over the years. Along about 1908 there wasn't so much treat as trick in these United States. Kids hadn't caught on to asking for candy back then. In those days the ruffian element celebrated Halloween by lighting off a pumpkin on farmer Brown's doorstep, ringing the doorbell, hiding in the bushes, and laughing themselves silly as the poor farmer went about extinguishing the pumpkin and his farm house. However, in the great cities of the dawning of America, we find more genteel habits and Halloween customs. That year, early in the century, finds us peeking through the unwashed windows into a dim, but prim Victorian home. Let's listen... Aunt Maria Gives Katie A Happy HalloweenSynopsis - Cross Old Maid Aunt Is Reminded of Her Own Girlhood Days by Old Lover and Relents in Her Determination That Katie Must Stay in Doors Every Evening Finally Grants Little Girl's Request to Join Halloween Parties FrolickersStory By WILLIAM WALLACE, JR.
Little Katie Donivan lived with an old aunt, a lady who had long ago forgotten that she had ever been under sixty years of age, and therefore was not the right sort to rear a child. But Katie, being an orphan, had no choice in the matter of a home and guardian and was very grateful to her stern old aunt for shelter, food, clothing and schooling. But sometimes she found her home life very dull indeed. If she sang and played about the house her Aunt Maria would call out to her: "Children should be seen; not heard!" And if Katie begged to be permitted to go skating or coasting or to participate in any of the childish sports of her school associates the prim old aunt would shake her head emphatically, saying: "It Is a wicked waste of time to play. When you have finished your school tasks and household duties you should sew and mend, or read some helpful book." And so it was that the time not spent In the school room was very tedious to Katie, whose only companion was her Aunt Maria. Occasionally her little girl friends were allowed to make formal calls upon her, but during such calls Aunt Maria sat in the parlor and helped her little niece to entertain the company. And Aunt Maria's way of entertaining children was to tell them how much brighter and smarter children used to be then than now; to tell of her own straight-laced youth and her superiority over the children of the present generation. The day before Halloween Katie's comrades at school planned upon what they called "a lark" for the following evening after supper, and as usual Katie was invited to be one of the gay Halloween Parties. "Well, you know how Aunt Maria is about such things," said Katie. "But maybe you'll go home with me and ask her to let me join you she'll relent a bit and consent, being as it's Halloween." That evening Katie's two best little playmate friends, Lucy and Grace, accompanied her home and very solicitously asked Aunt Maria's consent for Katie to make one of their Halloween parties on the following evening. "Halloween parties!" And Aunt Maria threw up hands and eyebrows in consternation. "Not If I know myself," she exclaimed. "Why, it's nothing but roughness and rudeness, this going about playing pranks with people's property. No indeed, Katherine doesn't go a step out of this house after supper of I know it. She's being brought up as girls should be brought up, in a quiet, stay-at-home and mind-your own- business manner. No tomboying for a girl under my roof. I can promise you." And so the Halloween parties matter was settled so far as Katie was concerned. And the little girl's heart was heavy in consequence. All that evening she found her mind wandering from her books while engaged in getting tomorrow's lessons. She was continually thinking of what the world would be like if all women were like Aunt Maria. The mothers of her little friends were so different. Why, there was Grace's mamma, as jolly as any of the children, playing games with her little daughter and her young friends. And how much interest she always took in Grace's Halloween parties and childish pleasures, too. And Lucy's mamma was the same way. She would lay aside her work any time to tell a story to an assembled group of little folks; and it was not unusual to see her out coasting with Lucy and Lucy's friends of an evening, not only keeping close watch that no one was hurt in the sport, but enjoying the fun as keenly as any of the younger ones. And thus thinking Katie heaved a deep sigh, a sigh so deep that her aunt, sitting at the opposite side of the table, overheard it and looked up from her sewing. "Are you sick, Katherine, that you make that horrible noise?" she asked, sarcastically. "No-o-o, Aunt Maria," answered Katie. "I was just feeling a little sorry. That's all." "Sorry about what?" asked Aunt Maria, looking shocked at her niece's daring to hint that she could possibly have anything to be sorry about while under her roof. "Oh, sorry that I can't go with the girls and boys tomorrow evening to celebrate Halloween. You know I'm only 12 years old, aunt, and staying at home all the time gets a bit tiresome." "You are an ungrateful girl," said Aunt Maria sharply. "I'm bringing you up just as strictly as I know how. Why, I'm even more strict with you in some things than my own mother was with me when I was a girl. You should appreciate such bringing up, Katherine." Then the offended old lady arose, put away her sewing for the night and excused Katharine from the sitting room. As she said goodnight to the little orphan with whom she was trying to be just in her old-fashioned way there was a knocking at the front door. "Now, who can that be?" asked Aunt Maria. "It's 8 o'clock, and no hour for callers. In half an hour every one should be in bed and the lights out." She went to the door and there found old Dr. Jones. He was Grace's grandfather, and knew Katie and Katie's Aunt Maria well. In fact, when he and Aunt Maria were young they had been sweethearts, but a little misunderstanding had caused them to drift apart. And so Aunt Maria had remained single all her life, never having found any other young man who could take the place in her esteem (Aunt Maria never thought of love) that young Billy Jones had held there. And even after Billy Jones had become a full-fledged young doctor of medicine, and married pretty Grace Turner, he and Aunt Maria remained good friends. And now that the doctor was a grandfather, and Aunt Maria old enough to be a grandmother, their friendship was a deep one, Aunt Maria often going to the doctor for advice in matters of business. "Why. Dr, Jones! What on earth are you here for at this time of night?" asked Aunt Maria, holding the door open, but not inviting her visitor in. "I hope there's nothing the matter with any of your folks." "No, no, Maria," answered the doctor "But there's something the matter with your folks think. May I come in and chat a bit? It wants half an hour till bedtime." "Certainly, come right in," said Aunt Maria, her tone cordial, but her manner, reluctant. She did not approve of late hours, even for visitors. The good old doctor entered the sitting room and took his chair beside the comfortable grate fire. "Has Katie gone to bed so early?" he asked, looking about for the little girl. "Just gone, sir," said Aunt Maria. "I'm raising Katharine by clock work, you know. No staying up after a certain hour at night and no lying abed after a certain hour In the morning. I believe in regularity." And Aunt Maria looked at the clock with a meaning glance. "Well, friend Maria," said the doctor, "Since it is getting, why, I'll be making my visit short. But the truth Is, Maria, I came over here tonight to talk over old times when you and I were young. Do you remember the times we all went to the country in the big bobsled and got tumbled out in the snow?" "Oh, I guess I do," said Aunt Maria, laughing heartily as she recalled a chapter of her girlhood. "Yes, yes. But how long ago that all was! Why, l'd almost forgotten it. I really would never have thought of it again if you hadn't refreshed my memory. Well, we were a gay company that night, weren't we?" Then old Dr. Jones and Aunt Maria recalled many happy incidents of their youth, husking bees, harvest home festivals, county fairs, wedding festivities and other occasions of gayety when youth lets loose its spirits. And so they sat and talked and laughed till suddenly Aunt Maria heard the clock strike. Looking up in surprise she almost gasped. Then, with chiding in her voice, she turned to her jolly visitor: "Dr. Jones, do you see that it is 10 o'clock? Mercy me, I never heard it when it struck nine. Where were my wits, anyway?" "Back in the happy past, Maria," smiled the good doctor. "We were young again for an hour and a half to night, and now that we are old again let us not forget that others are young as we were once, and that youth has its own requirements. And while I think of it, Maria, I came over expressly to ask you to reconsider your decision in regard to little Katie's making one of the Halloween Parties tomorrow right." "My little Gracie has told me that you refused to grant your consent to her going. But since you have just had a peep into the folded pages of your own past, enjoyed once more the sweet springtime of life and its innocent gayety, don't bar those precious memories from your mind. Stay young in heart and help the young in years to be happy. What do you say to Katie's going with the Halloween Parties tomorrow evening? They are planning on a gay time -with a supper at our house after they have torn the town up." And the good doctor laughed merrily, his blue eyes twinkling as he rose to take his departure. Aunt Maria's face flushed a bit. She felt for the first time that perhaps she had been a little too strict in her methods regarding the rearing of Katie. "Well," she said, "I guess she may go. The only thing, doctor, is this: When we, you and I, were young, we never had these rough Halloween parties. We were more decorous in our conduct." "You have surely forgotten again that bobsled ride," reminded the doctor. "And the barn dance we had out at old Tom Atkins' farm, when we liked to have wrecked the barn and in the house as well with our merrymaking. But you were the young one then, Maria, and now it is Katie, Do you see the difference?" "I see, I see," admitted Aunt Maria. "And what's more, doctor, I'll try to keep my girlhood days closer to the surface of my thoughts in future, especially when Katie is in mind. So now good night. And say to Grace that she may count Katharine in on the Halloween doings. It may not be just the proper thing, but we can't always be right. The best of us will make mistakes sometimes." "You are correcting your gravest mistake tonight," declared the good doctor, and shaking his hostess' hand he bowed good night and went down the street whistling like a boy, he was so happy to have accomplished his purpose. "Yes, it's good to be young," sighed Aunt Maria. "But mercy on us! I had most forgot that I was ever a girl. Well, Katharine may thank the doctor if she has a gay time tomorrow evening. But all the same I don't approve of such frivolity, even though I was as silly when young. But I have given my word, and I'll stand by it. Katharine may go with the young folks whenever she wishes to. I'll stand in her way no longer, for after all, I'm a real old maid, and don't really know so much about rearing children as I ought to." Money Savings Reminder: Before you buy check my Halloween Costumes Coupons Page! Many suppliers with BUHZILLIONS of Halloween Goodies ALWAYS DISCOUNT PRICES! →Epilogue← Aunt Maria lived to be a very old lady and served her country well during the World War of that time as a highly decorated ambulance driver in France. Little Katie is now well over 100 years old and works in the Halloween Parties industry making Halloween pumpkin balloons for Halloween Parties at the Halloween Parties Balloon factory in China. Curiously, the story of Aunt Maria and how she learned to love Halloween Parties was passed down through the years, somehow making its way to a naturalized Japanese citizen living in France during and after the great World War who in turn passed it down the generations to the current one via a hypnosis trick that he learned while he worked in the French circus. In other words, certain Japanese citizens living in France subconsciously know the story, but don't realize it. Nevertheless, the story of Aunt Maria probably inspired this popular Halloween Parties song which I believe is sung in French. The translation is included... (I'd cite the translator but I couldn't find a name.) Good luck.
HAPPI HAROWIN MARIA Today will be a fun Halloween! Today I’ll attend the Witch’s Parties! Beatrice gave me an invitation, no one but Maria can see it! Bunny shaped chocolate! Pink swirl candy! Short Cake with Strawberry on top! And my Rose with my bow tied to it! All have Magic Inscriptions written on them… I wonder if you understand? Wholeheartedly believe and you’ll feel it! "Beatrice exists!!" HAPPY HALLOWEEN MARIA! Cast a Magic Spell and fly towards the Castle of Candies in a single flight! HAPPY HALLOWEEN MARIA! Change into your favorite dress! We’ll see a Sweet Dream! With magic, everyone will be happy. If mama is here, Maria is happy! Today will be a fun Halloween! Today I’ll attend the Witch’s Parties! 1 2 3. Chant a spell and friends appear! A band made of bunnies, the trumpets are great! Squirrels, dogs, birds, and cats all come! There’s Magic Inscriptions here… you still can’t see them? You can feel it with a heart full of love! "And it’s that close to you…" The Goat headed men are still increasing! HAPPY HALLOWEEN MARIA! Make a wish, taking a turn at the Crescent Moon’s swing! HAPPY HALLOWEEN MARIA! If you don’t believe, this miracle won’t happen. Our aim is…the Golden Land! What’s wrong? Sakutaro. The Dark Witch isn’t here anymore. The Parties starts from here on! Our held hand will never let go! That’s right, not again… HAPPY HALLOWEEN MARIA! Cast a Magic Spell and fly towards the Castle of Candies in a single flight! HAPPY HALLOWEEN MARIA! Change into your favorite dress! We’ll see a Sweet Dream! With magic, the whole world will be happy. If everyone is here, Maria is happy! Money Savings Reminder: Before you buy check my Halloween Costumes Coupons Page! Many suppliers with BUHZILLIONS of Halloween Goodies
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