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Show 1 - ! May-Day Fun for the Children BY ELIZABETH LEE. W y you're waking, call mw t H call me early. Mother dear; For I'm to be the Queen of the May, mother, I'm to be Queen of the May." Though the May tree does not bloom and flourish during the month of May In this country, as it does in England, Eng-land, the children of America enjoy the May Day frolic just the same. Though It Is impossible, of course, for them to deck themselves out In the 'natural blossoms of tho lovely pink land white May. they certainly And I effectlvo substitutes in tinsel crowns and colored streamers. A really truly May party always Includes In-cludes the lovely old time feature of I dancing around a May pole In either country and becauso the setting up of a polo is not always feasible or convenient con-venient In the yards of private houses , In towns and cities It Is very much the custom for the children to meet at a given place, boys and girls, small and big. poor and well-to-do alike, and betake themselves to some public-garden public-garden or park, where provision has been mado beforehand for their enjoyment en-joyment and protection during the hours given up to the frolic. Tho pole is placed In position, surmounted with a huge bunch of flowers, If not natural then tissue paper ones, and the shaft twined with greens. The gay streamers are then added and tho polo is ready for tho dance. There is no prettier sight anywhere than the thousands of children dancing around the May poles set up in Central Park, New York. Tiny fairies take a hand with the streamers followed by small boys dressed In cheap brown cloth representing; repre-senting; gnomes and brownies wearing ridiculous looking masks, with hero and there a ferocious Indian in leather suit icnd feather headdress. A pretty idea for a private May Day party Is to Invite the girls who will attend the party to meet a day or two beforehand, and to let thorn draw slips of paper on which the names of flowers are written. Say a girl draws a daisy, then she must come provided with, but not wearing, a wreath of daisies, and a boutonnlero of tho same flower, not necessarily natural. It may bo made from crepe or tissue paper. Another girl may draw a rose, a third a but-1 but-1 tercup. Simple flowers are preferable at this feast of blossoms. Tho hostess takes both wreaths and boutonnleres and places them Id different receptacles. The basket containing con-taining the posies Is passed around among the boys, each of whom chooses one according to fancy. (There is a general suspicion, as a rule, that some of the boys may have been posted in regard to choice). The girls don their rowns and when the boy finds the irl wreathed with the flowers maAch-Ing maAch-Ing his own. the two become paex.ers for the rest of the day Two streamers matching tho hues . of the flowers are attached to th pole and tho partners In this way find ih. ir own strands. The Queen is always crowned with White 't1 England, though In this country 8 tinsel crown often supports the white veil. The refreshments at a May party are always very simple. Plenty of cool lemonado is always in demand. Sandwiches of bread and butter plain or with B simple filling should be pro-t pro-t 1. d. Small cakes will be easier to serve at this outdoor feast than a large on-j With the Ice cream. Dainty crackers, too. will be appreciated. Fruit Is seldom served, but bard can-idles can-idles (not the sticky bon-bon kinds) are sure to find favor with the little I folks. |