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Show IDEAS FOR THE HOSTESS, t Violet Luncheon and Dook Party Interesting In-teresting Entertainments. Vldcts aro the flowers for the rustUi of March, so here Is the host eiV opportunity to give a violet lunch con. For the conterploco have vli-It vli-It It on a low Jar and a nosegay of the frafrant flower tied with vlokt gauio ribbon at tach plate Candle shade of tlolet with silver tratery aro very pretty Serve caviar on toast, grape fruit with cherries, bouillon, baked oysters In ramnkltia, brenst of chicken, cut lets peas, Kilato croquette, hot rolls, cucumbers, ulud In tuciimber boats cheese and raspberry Jam, baskets nl pun augnr violet hue, filled wllh Ice j cream, sprinkled wllh cundlcd violets, eoRro und violet colored bonbons The hostess should wpor n gown of this beautiful shade, and If the ex lieiiwi does not count, she may give I tu each guest n vlolit stick pin ! Another Dook Party. This schemu lsulwa)good, though tn many It may sound stale, I've )et to seo It fall to bo Interesting nnd amusing I nlleniUd such a party I last week, and never had u bitter time The Invltutlons were In the form of 11 book and request! d each , guest to como representing a bool title ilther In costume or by wear Ing an urtlclu Indicative of the book Here are some of tho volumes whu arpinred Under thu Mines,' the vuung woman wore n hat trimmed null lilacs I'nder Two Plugs t 11 two flaga in tin hnlr. Mrs W'lggs nf 'lie Cabbngo I'alrli' was very fiiiuiN Ihe luun up pi 11 red with 11 tab !,.' leaf sowed oil the middle of hi coal In the back Die .Man on the llox was a ounr man who carried a wooden box and ut intervals stood 011 IL Trllb) wns represented b) u cuid laving a long musical t a III and a tie drawn with Ink V husband and wife wee W'e To,' My Wife und I," nnd 'He Pill in laivo with Ills Wife" An elderly l-ontleinan appeared wllh n huge 8' and A" pinned to his cuut He was finally guessed as Popes llssu) on Man Tho refreshments were fish ttirbol In shells, choeso sandwiches, coffee, jllvrs, salted pistachio nuts, a unices r ion lie cream, angel food For iucs a book nnd a frumed photo t; a) It of limersan were ghm, uuti the fm-'is wero book pandy boxes llllnl with tiny bonlwns A Novelty Shower. Tlie show era for brides now Include nearly every artlclo Imaginable, but ' jii or the newest things Is tn give 1 t .Novelty Shower" As Mme Merrl ha said before, only the very near mid dear frlwds of the hrldo elect j should bo asked lo these affairs, for i the bride should not bo asked to accept ac-cept or people to give thing that arc not prompted by u heart full of love j The affair In question was so-tulled because etch friend tried tu think of something thut the honoied guil could not have They cunsulted tu- scthcr, so there wero no duplicates Thero weiu ten guests, and hero Is a list of what they brought! A bag or silk In cover iho hat when travel Ing, n en 10 of iiostnl cards, nnn ad dressed to each girl, a pad of paper and a bunch ol stamped envelopes; a lalu magailno with Ihe especially good articles marked; a lato book with paragraphs marked Then there was n box ol candle lone brldu said alio was all ready to glvo her first dinner party,- and ills imvcred she did not havn a candlo In j the hniiso), n set of dinner cards j ready for tho name, n duten laco pa ! per mats to go under sherbert glasses, I several iloien aier holders fur mils und (Miniums Then there were boxes of assorted plus ami hairpins, nnd a little workbasket marked "for your guest chamber ' A tube or llbrar) iwste. Ixixe of matches and Boap inuipletcd the article They all had the Jolllest time and the bride said II was the meat sensible "shower" she had had llADAXIt: MKIIIII |