Show 1 4 w o Y Y MARY JN GRAHAM BONNER CC t I I II vt UNION THE PARTY TREAT The party was a n beautiful one and It Jt was given by the gnomes The They al always always always al- al ways do things things' very ery well and the they are fond of giving parties They are arc such quaint little creatures and they do enjoy enjo themselves thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- ou and they like to have everyone everyone every every- one else have a good time They invited all the elves and brownies and fairies to this party part and they sent out their Invitations some sometime sometime time In advance All the fairies and elves es and amI brownIes brownies brownies brown brown- ies accepted the Invitations right away and when the time day of the party came carne the they were were right on time The gnomes had arranged all kinds of special events e to entertain their guests First of at all came carne the flower shower which was principally for the fairies They were divided Into two sides sides and each side was given a fort made of flowers They used black c eyed black Susans for they thought the they would dazzle each other and make the battle far more real The brownies bro and elves and gnomes played In this flower battle too but mostly It was for the fairies The game that the elves and brownies brown bro ies fes enjo enjoyed ed more than any other was prisoners prisoner's base for they thought It Y YM I I I V M t V The Fairy Queen was harder to play and a bit rougher and they liked the somewhat rougher game The elves won in this which was of course the best way for it would never have done to have had the gnomes win at their own part party Then they had a most delicious supper supper supper sup sup- per of green grass salad The They also had caramel Ice cream which the brownies and gnomes g like especially Perhaps the brownies like me It better then any of the time others for not only Is Is' Is IsIt It so delicious but the soft brown color matches so nicely with their little brown costumes and the they think It Is very fine to have ice cream to toi i match their suits The treat of oC the party part though was wasa a speech which h Peter Gnome had arranged arranged arranged ar ar- ar- ar ranged and practiced for in truth he had bad spent hours over oer It He lIe gave n e the speech In honor of the Fairy Queen She was so pleased and andeer er e everyone one else was so pleased that the they wanted the Fairy Queen to make an answering speech The Time Fairy Queen said she would make her speech in little rhymes about the guests guests So she recited man many little verses the she had made herself and all the guests enjo enjoyed ed so much hearing what the Fairy Queen had to say about them And then she said that she was goIng going going go go- ing to g give ge e a shower of ot golden buttons buttons buttons but but- tons for the brownies' brownies costumes amIone and amI andone andone one of pink and green buttons for the costumes of ot the gnomes So down dropped just as the Fairy Queen waved her wand tiny golden and pink and green buttons all in the time shapes of little stars There was a whole sea for every evely brownie elf and fairy and gnome The buttons for the elves were pale blue and for the fairies silver sil |