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Show 4 Pmriotic ?mor$. Crepo and Tissue Papers in Myriad Forms Lie at the Foundation of Favors Bonbon Boxes Reproduce the Flag Columbia and Uncle Sam in Miniaturo nnd Warlike Devices Miniaturo Fireworks in Sweetmeats. w F EVER there was a year when the ; hostef-3 of patriotic tastes had j chance to exploit her pride of country, coun-try, it Is the present. Never before have deft fingers and new weaves In paper combined to offer suoh enticing entic-ing patriotic favor3 for dinners and dances. Paper Is the chief fabric in evidence; evi-dence; barring a few narrow ribbons and an occasional silk flag, no other material ma-terial is used for favors. For the dinner tablo there are bon- bon baskets of whlto drepe paper, as daintily ruched, as Mlladl's frock, filled with red bonbons, and tied with deep blue ribbons. For serving creamed fish, lobster or chicken, there are paper pa-per cases set into tho hoarts of small shields and flags, and for plato cards there aro flngo set in chocolato standards, stand-ards, with space for tho name on the back of the flag. Dinner souvenirs, filled with bonbons, bon-bons, come in bewildering variety, all suggesting warfare and patriotism. For tho regulation candles there are flat, shallow boxes, the top covered with a flag dc3ign, and there Id also tho shield-shaped box. Theao come In various sizes, holding anywhere from a couple of ounces to a whole pound of candy. When tho table Is set forth in the the national colors, the hostess may vary her decoration scheme by uring bonbon boxes In heavy red paper, surmounted sur-mounted by velvety American Beauty rosea These are oxpenwivc, the roses being of silk or velvet, and coming from Parly. One of the cleverest souvenirs- Is Uncle Sam's familiar high hat. done in a glass crown and a silver-plated or nickel brim. It la filled with bright red Jordan Almonds, which, by the- way, aro flavored with roeo and are ono of ' the scason'o noveltlee. They are tied with narrow red, white and blue ribbon. I Tiny circular standards of pasteboard, fillip 'J&j' f il filled with small candles, aro Bur- mM'l iff. 1 mounted with figures of Uncle Bam and if 'B ' ( Columbia, built from crepe paper with 1 I ' i - i. ! JM bisque heads, or the same heavily em- IS In V tur 8h"vn in rapbook pic- fifK if 1 A cuto souvenir is tho Continental HE ! 1 R hat perfectly reproduced in paplor K H I ' t"H macho and filled with bonbons. Mar- Hi HI R "P tlcl impedimenta generally 1b well rep- "nfimi E ,l' resented. The moat absurd little can- Ml ' nons of papier mache aro mounted on ''III Mi ' I ' ! IH gold-foil standards over a slab of rKr'fl i'1' l chocolato. Small guncases are filled lit Is H 'ill I 'H with chocolato and havo miniature ' SHFllll 1 ii )( ' -H guns strapped on tho outside. A slab Li 101 fli I I JH of chocolate,' three inches long and ono ffltmil 1 ! FH Inch wide, is covered with heavy card- IrslJlli!' I1 " ( rkl board to which Is attached a marching I m.i I, !h" FH outfit campaign hat, canteen, knap- Mai fl f Ul i ' I sack and rllle all done In papier mache !1nl' i ' "f ilH Weo Liberty Bells, covered in red., 'I Mill IV s HH white and blue crepe paper, cover boxea I sHff W " 1 I for candy, and In larger sizes arc used' II H 'jful to hang alxn-e tho table, with garlands- I lif I ll' I 1 T of fancifully cut tlssuo paper to radlatij I nffjjl f; ' , I ' from them as a. canopy abovb the featal 1 Jjjlrj, i ' t T Fireworks In papier mache and In i Br I'M I A ' 1 bonbono are better than ever, and ' HnlVi K i I IH wonderfully true to llfo. Pull the fuse tBl F ; i r iB of a giant firecracker and oft comes $ll I'M !'''!( I ' 1 a Hd, disclosing co9tiy bonbons, A box, iBllL '; f i "i ' 1 which perfectly reproduces the package- MWl 'A I !' i 1 In which torpedoes are sold, opens to iflfJrt ' r f ! disclose sweetmeats done up In tri-' iHllfr'i'lj colored tissue paper. Just as the giant tfllft ill ' V fH torpedoes- are wrapped. These aro 'lft i !''( ' lUil especially malted to children's parties. ''ill'1'' in' Ml For the evening dance there aro lfll!'!n'!i-' I lM enormous- crackers or snapping motocs lH ' , i "iH In trl-colored isinglass. An oxtra loud I P 1 'H snapper Is in honor of Independence u1 n 'H day, and tho caps and apron3 packed iB B: H'tV i - into the small space arc all in patriotic, ifH If , l ' 'I'll' colors. ! ii' ' r "' 1 i IH Other donco favors are tiny canoa M u 'I ' ' i wound with trl-colored ribbon, and W '!; 1 H pmall pistols which, when the trigger H m ; P ' j IH Is pulled, send out a small Japanasn IB li ilia- I folding fan, while those of a larger dzo U I S ' 1 ' ehoot forth diminutive par.-isols in tho fl ft- . t' ' ! 1 11 same colors with the cutest of fringed B H-HI v ' ' ' 1 edges. IB '! ("i I' Delicious bonbonH representing a (Blt;i ' i i 'H string of "phizzers," Roman candles I B f ' ! f ' , ' . that shoot small silk dags, and a jfl It if j , ) 'H dozen other novelties have been ' fl , iM wrought by the ingenious favor-maker ,B (! f ' f nH to tempt feminine purws and plcaeo :B K t.ii 1 t patriotic guests. ,lm r " I J "And do you expect to follow In ths I ill 1 1 I 11 Xootatepa of your fathor when you grow B ft" Ml' Ii nH up?" aHkotd the good man. iflll'illi llH "Naw," replied Tommy, "mo fader In do (B If'' iH legless wonder In do muEoum." Chicago IB 1 JH Record-Herald. M f , |