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Show SI'1 , , " ! ! . :?.' - s , h 1 ff r0) Entertainments for a. gi'rl'k- I I 2lEf . . . THOU5E party v : I M $ fW anr n,orc acb .rear is tlic fi house party becoming the fuvor gSN 'to form of entertaining und SS I I girls frequently invito parties nf 5S k their young friends to visit them l ' at their parenls' country place rh f! or at their home if they live nut of town. lJS 't Sometimes it is only for n week end and ) then again, when holiday comes in, it Mm f is for a longer visit. Tint, however long Bb or short the time, any girl who is, expect- H Sng to entertain n house party should plun fil Mine special way of providing pleasure IS for hcr fricnds- IB : A number of young people together will ? very likely have a pood time, nnywny. jl hut they will have a much better time If JNl f their hostess takes borne pains to give 2 S them plctumrc. It is also n great saving ip of time during a short visit to have plans iSl nil made and not waste the time in dls-RmI dls-RmI cussing "W)mt shall we do to-day?" Hit Of course the first thins that suggest Wm- itself for a country house party is motor-Art, motor-Art, ins, for in these days every one seems 'aS f, automobile mad. For this amusement the "5fi it main thing is to hare plenty of warm Si f wraps and motor veil, on hand. Many Sj1 I a girl who poos off for a visit does not J $ take with hcr nil she will need for a Ions S X country ride, and the thoughtful hostess jM keeps an extra supply to till in the gaps. I Even the young men will often enjoy their ride much better if their hostess can loaD them a warm wool sweater. Then, these motor rides nrc apt to be all day nffnirs. and a luncheon basket should always be on hand and supplied with the necessary utensils. It is not at all necessary to have servants ready 1o prcparo the luncheon, a party of young people will get a good deal of fun out of preparing it themselves. But the hostess must be sure she has knives, forks, dishes &c. The paper dining that can be thrown away may be used, und the tissue paper napkius nrc much more sensible thau linen. These can be bought in large quantities quan-tities for almost nothing and arc often txtretucly prclty, r L'T one enhnot spend the whole time j antomobiling. and, indeed, variety of amusement always makes a visit more enjoyable, A lonnis party is sure to be popular and for a visit of several days It is well to have one. perhaps with some outside friends at- well as the house party. In getting up tennis matches don't waste time deciding how the matches arc to be run. A hostess has such matters entirely In her own handH, Jf she uses fore-?thought-and has everything plnnnejlber t ' incsts "will of course conform to her wishes and everything will go sm6othly. It will help to keep up the interest in the tennis matches if there is some little prize as an incentive H is in better taste not to have anything really valuable just jomc little souvenir of tbc occasion, such is a silver racquet pin. If one is near the water, boating parties idd much to the variety, either sailing or wm motor lwats. But all these amusement's Ifty- ire for the pleasant days, when one wants Wu k outdoors, and rainy days will come kw. md mtiHt be tilled up. 5E For a rainy duy an amusing way to en-MK en-MK lertain one's guests is with an indoor pic-IB pic-IB xic, where everything is ns much liko aj I real country picnic, mm possible. The JJ; unchcon must be. put up in basket, one HI asket for two people, and all the guests j P, lit in couples around the living room and J jat tJieir luncheon from the baskets with-I with-I ' ut a table, in the basket should be . landwicbcs, olives, pickles, hard boiled W i' fggs, cheese, crackers, cake, and oven pea's! pea-'s! nuts may be used to make more fun. Si, ; lemonade should be served from n pail with a dipper or ladle, and Ice cream can be brought into the roout in the pail of ice in which it is kept -after freezing. Paper napkins aro usf and tin spoous if possible. A basket is handed to each yonng man and he Ls told which girl is to be his companion, or the girl's name may be written on a slip of paper attached to the basket. ANOTHER pood rainy day entertainment entertain-ment in a book party. There are two ways of getting up a book party, '." 'i?'-" ssr. " t" Jim K One ib to have every one dress to represent repre-sent the name of some book or wear some one thing that indicates the mene Each one talks with as many otlu-rs as possible, trying all the time to find out what they represent, and at the same time not to give away her own identity. At a certain time every one writes down n guestj ns to what book each other person per-son represents, ami a pr'i7.e is given for the lurgest number of correct guesses. The other way is perhaps more properly proper-ly called a "library party." In this the girls represent books and the young men ask a librarian. In cap and gowo, for such and such a book, and are allowed to talk to the girl who represent it for ten I minutes; thou they uiu-t make an ex- change. The prize is given by voting for theniost interesting talker, the conversation conversa-tion being about the book represented or something connected with it For the evening the form of entertain- VUUWVVUVUttUMUVWVM.Ut nieiit that one thinks of first is a dance. While an ordinary iuformal dunce will always he enjoyed, it is worth wh;1' tin take a little trouble to have something original. A delightful way to do this is to give a bam dunce. It is given in the slnble or garage, which is decorated wit' leaves, bolighs of trees and ferns (tithe real or made of pjperi, ear? of corn grape vinc, pumpkins, piles of apple-and apple-and anything el.se that gives the country effect. If a country fiddler can he found to provide the music it adds greatly to the fun. If that is not convenient it is jios-sible jios-sible to get somewhat' the same effect with one of the modern machines for reproducing music. Some of the dances must he old fashioned Virginia reels ami laucierx, but those mav be alternated with waltres and two-steps. The supper must be simple mid ojd fashioned 7V" VERY amusing kind of dance that , may be given i a "baby parly." A hosti-KS who intends having one of these dances will be wise to tell her guests of it when inviting them, so that they will be provided with an appropriate costume. cos-tume. The one distinctive feature is the amusing dress. Each guest must wear a child's costume, and they run all the way from the long dress and little cap of an infant a few moutlis old (o the clothe of a child nine or ten years old. They should not all wear the dress that is in fashion (o-day for children. Some of the most effective costumes are copied from fashions of long ngo. At one of these parties a most successful success-ful dress wa.s that of a little girl of the time of our grandmothers, with a full skirl, pantalettes, white stockings and black slippers with straps crossed at the ankles, hair in ringlets and smoothly parted. A boy's costume that caused much fun was a white piquG killed skirt, white rulllcd shirt waist, little round bolero jacket of the pique and a broad colored ribbon sash tied round the waist with an immense bow at the back. Of course the Buster Brown suit will immediately imme-diately suggest itself aud the Lit tic Lord Fnuntleroy. The little Dutch girl'b dress is also good, and for a blond girl a little white dress hanging straitrht from a yokn H with hcr hair tied on top of her heat! with a large bow on one side. H There can bo infinite variety and lott H of f nu at a party like this, A prize should be given for the prettiest costume wore H by a girl aud the funniest worn by n boy, the prizes being awarded by general For a warm summer evening when it tM is plcnsantcflt to bo out doors n lantern H fete provides an attractive way of enter- H taining. Tho porch and grounds ehotild M be lighted with as many Japanese laa- H terns aa possible and comfortable seat M placed hero and thero for the guests, ' iH Dancing may be indulged in on the lawns H or n platform, or, if the weather Is vi-ry warm, the music amy consist of popuUj H comic opera songt;. H |