Show BON BON VALENTINES The bonbon boxes of this season are the most charming things Imaginable They have departed from the old conven tional designs and one may send to ones sweetheart nowadays tho daintiest confectionery in baskets fairly riotous with summer flowers so like the real thing that one can scarcely believe them artificial Lovers of more ingenious de vices may send their almonds and nougat and chocolate creams hi grand pianos or in tho heart of a melon according to their taste conversation was consequently possi ble Today when a fashionable hostess Invites a mob of persons the majority majoriy of whom are only barely acquainted with her and quite unknown to one another anything more than a series of questions and answers is out of the question Selection fewness a certain harmonynot necessarily of opinion among the guests and tin intelligent sympathy on the part of the hostess are the main requisites for society con versation that shall be worth hearing |