Show 5 1 I 1 1 I irilli 1 II 11 II 11 II 11 jg 1 l proverb contest this may be given orally like spelling bee or it may be a written game limit each one to a half min ute it played orally after the first word Is named the class Is con ducted in this way the teacher mentions the first word ot a well known proverb the pupil called aln ashes it if unable to do eo in the time it Is passed to the next one and eo on down the line until some one or no one finishes it it the proverb begins with a an or the or any very small word two or more words should be given to start the pupil off to help make out the list a few proverbs are given here A stitch in time saves nine all is not gold that glitters honesty Is the best policy A friend in need is a friend indeed A word to the wise Is sufficient half loaf Is better than no bread when angry count ten before you speak if very angry count a hun dred A bird in hand Is worth two in the bush A penny saved Is a penny earned procrastination Is the thief of time lake hay while the sun shines never put off until tomorrow what you can do today every cloud has a silver lining appearances are often deceiving DIesl brighten as they take their flight never count your chickens before they are hatched A little nonsense now and then Is relished by the wisest men no news Is good news look before you leap out of sight out of mind let them laugh who win he who Is down need fear no tall more haste the less speed spoon shower A young girl who was to marry a nan not blessed with a great store of this world s goods was the recipient of this novel and acceptable shower the gitis twelve in number contributed the price of a dozen spoons each one was done up separately in tissue pa per and put in a lovely pie made in the shape of a wedding bell a white satin ribbon ran to each place when the bride pulled her ribbon a spoon bearing this jingle was forthcoming one spoon for two oh what fun but then you see you two are one the rest of the girls each drew a spoon and exclaimed that as they just matched the one drawn by the bride elect they must all go to her the refreshments were a little out of the ordinary so tell about them first shrimp salad served in hearts shaped cases with coffee and nut sandwiches mixed with mayonnaise dress ing then a delicious la molds portrait party get common wrapping paper a light brown or white and cut into squares a foot and a half each way put up a sheet across a door and have the light from a lamp arranged so that the shadow of a persons head will be reflected on the square of paper A guest Is to be placed sideways so that the outline of the face will show on the paper with a heavy pencil or a crayon draw the outline or profile one guest at a time Is brought into th gallery and the name is put on tb back of the portrait when all have been taken an asplet ant helps cut out the silhouettes which are pasted on black paper and pinned up like a portrait exhibition the guests are provided with and paper and write down who they think Is who A prize Is provided for the one who guesses the most correctly and if the hostess wishes a consolation prize may be awarded sheet and pillow case shower A young woman who belonged to a sewing club composed of six members announced her engagement and the other members planned this most unique shower to which they asked the men that Is each asked an escort these girls conceived the happy idea which made this affair a reality each one made a pair of sheets and a pair of pillow cases then arrayed in these ghostly garments they dented themselves at the house of the bride elect they all met at the house next door and dressed the brides mother had been taken into the secret and looked out for the refreshments which the men had sent up after the surprise was over and the white cos taken off it was explained that the sheets and pillow cases would next be seen neatly laundered and tied up with sachets of lavender tor the o 0 chest primrose day it any of you happen to be enier kalning on the nineteenth of april it will add a touch of novelty to remember that this Is the day celebrated by our english cousins as primrose day and everyone wears a primrose on his coat there is a single variety of this dainty flower that Is perfectly adorable in individual vases at each plate or at the tour corners of the ta ble I 1 speak advisedly for I 1 sat around the board recently where the were the only decoration and the result was more than satisfactory tha large double primroses prim roses in pots may be used for prizes it bridge Is played they come in all of the delicate pastel shades and are cheap in comparison to other spring flowers which is very desirable tor most of us I 1 forgot to tell you what you may already know viz that primrose day Is in kemem brance of the death of lord beacons field MADAME MERRI new serge dresses new dresses of white serge and white satin have the serge carried up above the girdle where it ends exact ly as it the ebirt were very high in deed |