Show un Ti C CA r the HE Thanksgiving and Christmas Christinas I holidays while the boys and C CHE girls are free from the thralldom thralldom thrall dom of books are appropriately given over to entertainments for the young folks and the popular little Miss 1 or Master has frequently every afternoon and evening of t the e halcyon period engaged for some festivity Of course the mother who is careful about the training of her children does not allow them to accept Invitation invitation Invitation tation after Invitation without any sense of obligation on their own part i and the return party must sooner or or later come came under consideration return This party which Is to wipe j i out the social obligations of the young I people should bo be planned in a spirit of generous happiness In the giving j i of pleasure because pleasure has been received and not with a gloomy and I grudging spirit of obligation to be I fulfilled Children are plastic little I beings and hospitality of all the graces can only be acquired In the home The future delightful host or hostess is the small girl or boy In whose home is the spirit of gracious happiness In tn giving pleasure to others Some grown women have a veritable genius for giving successful parties for tor children To other women the task is a mountainous one and the entertainment entertainment en en- of twenty or thirty children children chil chil- I dren en offers more nerve racking problems problems problems lems than the giving of a large card ard I party or dim dinner er for tor grown folks The These se secret ret of success Is perhaps In the beIng being being be be- beI I ing able to put on fc J self In the childs child's place and to see the party from fron the j I y o t tr k i iI I I r I IAn Iu u I IAn An Autumn Fairy All AU In Shades of or I Yellow childs child's point of view Do you re remember remember re- re re member r exactly how you felt at six or at ten or at fourteen that fourteen that most I difficult age to entertain easily and satisfactorily sat- sat satI I Do you remember how t hurt you were because the little girl with the curls got all aU the attention I and you with your clipped locks were ignored by the boys In n Clap in and Cla out Do you ou recall your burnIng burning burning burn- burn I Ing envy of ot the girl who had light blue kid slippers slipper with silk stockings to match while your own feet were clad only in the staid black which accompanied accompanied ac accompanied ac- ac companied your Sunday School raiment raiment raiment rai rai- rai- rai ment Do you remember what entrancing entrancing entrancing en en- value a bit of a paper and tinsel favor had for you you just Just because because be be- cause causa it was part of at the party and how you carried it home carefully and kept It its for weeks on your mantle among other equally priceless gimcracks gimcracks gim- gim cracks After all It Is la very cas easy to tomake tomake tomake make children happy all it requires Is a little planning and sympathy with the childish point of view The Going to Jerusalem and Kiss Kiss- KissI Kissing I ing ipg g Games of or an earlier day have i been replaced by Guessing Contests i Simple progressive games and music Dancing parties are successful only i when the children are very young or past the painfully shy and awkward I first teens It Is the exceptional l boy I hovering around the time of first long trousers who can be persuaded to approach approach approach ap ap- apI I I a bevy of little girls togged out in party frills and furbelows and ask I one of them to d danoe even danoe-even even noe-even even if he I knows how to dance It is an odd but certain fact tact that boys forget how to dance between the ages of ten and seventeen and for youngsters of this age the holiday party brim full of I Jolly games and guessing contests with a good substantial feed at the end will go with much more zest and success success' than a formal dancing affair Hearts is a a. simple and easy progressive pro pro- g game and is In n much favor for parties where there are boys and girls In the tho difficult teens A great deal should be made of decorations tallies favors and prizes and some grown up sister or friend should act as referee to settle the arguments and disputes which always arise when children play playa a game of this sort Fancy I dress dress' parties and masquerades masquerades masquerades ades are particularly adored by I yo young ng people and sometimes even the awkward squad In their first long trousers may be coaxed to two-step two and waltz In the lively excitement of ofa a frolic of this sort Crepe paper costumes are re easy to fashion and for the sake of the mothers whose little folks are Invited to your party I ww r at 0 N 1 i A Little Fisherman In l Paper aper Togs stipulate that all COS costumes Ur t-m t sA I of crepe paper and no bother satin gold fringe fringe- or othe es J materials will be ne attractive crepe paper c cow U Illustrated and others easilY are flower costumes cio cloW clown l gipsy and Pierette Th i i tume is made of white C De Dein f in the full tull pantaloon s st le clowns clown's dress dres but pis ties of fluffy red rosettes 8 S sew W her costume a red ruche abr neck and a a. tall peaked cap red rosette at the tM pretty f face e moreover I is n with ridiculous m make makeI master Clowns Clown's This be duplicated in white wl or In black with coral or or The barnyard barnard costume l lworn s worn b by a Jolly boy or girl Imitate the actions and void t bird represented The turgid is that of or a a. y rello 1 roosters ducks turkeys and d I fowl can be characterized success The crepe paper paper are pasted to a a. foundation lIp P u M tin lin and on the generous generous feathers depends the sue BUe u 2 effectiveness of at the head is made of buckram with milliners milliner's wire bill hill and anding naL d dIng Ing made of paper touched water colors The arms arm a with yellow crepe paper a athe the chicken must have a bu P f j feathers or the effect will be beThe beThe The little fisherman is j and this thin cos costume i worn by either a small y yI The Th Jacket and full fuU trob trousers I paper bu but a aI of brown crepe bf hidden under the m mass of ote ae I paper flowers It If V tt Is not ot notI j child have the c desirable to j I I footed rub rubber er boots wIn will ce cC costume satisfactorily Of I fish basket must not be oUI om |