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Show PASTIMES FOR LEAP YEAR ENTERTAINMENTS fJJIS Many New and Novel Ideas for the Amusement of Tffs?s Guests In Both Humorous and Practical Ways. BY LUCILLE DAUDET. jrvg OVEL ideas for socials and cn-k"S cn-k"S tertalnments are welcome to 3sJ the hostess at this season. It J3 also a good time for church suppers and socials. Here is seme-thing seme-thing called "A Ple-d Affair" which was got up by the young people of a church society. . It was certainly different dif-ferent from the ordinary church supper. sup-per. This menu was printed on round brownish bits of paper to look like pies: A PIE-D AFFAIR. Daked Anebs Lode Atem (Baked Beans) (Cold Meat) Obwnr Rabde Derceam Otatop (Brown Bread) (Creamed Potato) Kumpnlp Iep Foefce Lyjel (Pumpkin Pie) (Coffee Jelly) .T.beT tal)les were tastefully arranged with bread, relishes and the menus. I here was a hostess for each table, who poured the coffee or tea. The guests had great fun working out the bill of fare. Gingerbread Party. An old-fashioned mother of six charming children whoso ages rangod from 2 to 11 gave this unique party. Tho imitations were Issued on rounds of brown paper scalloped to look just like a ginger cookie. Tho rounds were pasted on white paper backgrounds and this rhyme written beneath It: Come to my party as many as can; Come for a romp with tho Gingerbread Man. Gingerbread smiles on his gingerbread face, IMPROVING THE NECK rap OR the chronically brown neck I "so regularly the following lo-I&bHJ lo-I&bHJ tion: Borac acid, one drum; distilled witchhazel, two ounces; rose water, two ounces Exercise Ex-ercise the throat night and morning until it becomes moist with perspiration, perspira-tion, wipe off tho perspiration with a soft cloth dipped in warm water and apply the lotion with antiseptic gauze After a week of this treatment there will be a marked improvement in tho color of the neck. Sweet cream is an excellent cold cream and sour milk is as good a whitener for the face and arms as any-ono any-ono could wish. Lave the skin in it, allowing it to dry on, then wash with clear, warm water. A piece of cucumber cucum-ber rubbed over the akin will remove tan, and a face wash in buttermilk or sour milk, Into which has been giated a teaspoon of horseradish to a cup of milk, , will remove both tan and freckles. A scalded milk bath will often oft-en cure obstinate skin affections. Beet Juico will bo found a perfect rouge and an equally perfect face i powder is made of six raw cdrrots scraped fine with half a beet root, and after three ounces of powdered cornstarch corn-starch have been added, expose to the i sun until "bone" diy. After adding . 40 grains of powdered bergamot it is sifted and boxed for use. Gingerbread buttons all neatl in place, Raisins tho eyes that are watching for you; Come to my party on Tuesday at two. The name, date and hour were ghen and "Please wear play suits." Gingerbread men, womon, children and animals were served with cups and tumblers of milk. Peppermint candy and nut sandwiches, completed the simple refreshments. Each child had a gingerbread favor to take home, carefully wrapped in a pretty paper napkin. To the child who found the most peanuts, which were hidden over the lower floor, a copy of tho "Little Gingerbread Man" was given. The guests were all at homo by 5 o'clock. Spoon Shower. A young girl who was to marry a man not blessed with a groat stors of this world's goods was the recipient of this novel shower. The girls, 12 In number, contributed the price of a dozen spoons. Each spoon was dono separately in tissuo paper and put in a lovely pio made in shape of a wedding wed-ding bell. A white satin ribbon ran to each place. When the first pie had been opened a spoon bearing this Jingle Jin-gle was forthcoming: One spoon for two, Oh! what fun! But then you see, You two are one. The rest of tho girls each drew a Bpoon, and exclaimed, as they just matched the one drawn by the bride-elect, bride-elect, that they must all go to her. Tho refreshments wero shrimp salad served serv-ed in heart-shaped cases, with coffee and nut sandwiches, mied with mayonnaise may-onnaise dressing, then a delicious tutti-frutti in bell-shaped molds. Shower for a Iirldegroom. This affair certainly was something entirely new to me and I think will be so to most of my readers. It all camo about in this wayi There was to bo a wedding and the bride was much entertained. en-tertained. One night tho men who were to be in tho bridal party said they thought a bridegroom was a much neglected individual. The result was his receiving the following invitation, a copy of which was sent to about 20 of his most intimates friends. "A 'shower' will be given at the home of J. F. Black in honor of C. G. White on Tuesday night. PleaB bring an article suitable for him in the new life he is about to undertake." The men entered into the spirit of the thing and the result was amusipg in the extreme. There was not a girl In evidence, though the best man's sister sis-ter arranged for the refreshments, flowers and place caids. Here wero some of the articles contributed, all done up in tissuo paper tied with ribbons: rib-bons: A box of collar buttons, razor strop, silk hoBe, suspenders, garters, shaving brush, a tack hammer, bath slippers, cup and saucer. Many of the gifts were accompanied with rhymes, which were road aloud as each parcel was opened. The ushers and best man planned tho shower. |