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Show K'i Hat PartyFyoJor the Little Folk There ia nothing more entertaining for grown-up (if 6hc goes about It in (he light way) than arranging a children's party. First of all she must forget that she is a grown-up and be one or the children herself. She must not think worry and Mother thoughts, but must have her share "t the fun In the planning she can allow j her imagination to run riot with little fear :f ciitlcism, and she can almost count on Milbusiaam on the part of the email gues6 I ' if she is generous with color and fun . jnd palatable sweets, j L Spring gives ono a wide range for parly H' n ideas. For instance, if it is a party for W Htte ?iilH or big ones, too, for that m;it- K j ter. It can b a hat party, with the I lable arranged in the following manner. - V 1 1 open Japanese parasol, any of color, Is suspended upside down from the H handeller; from the ribs hang bright rib- :. I bona io Which arc attached tbc ame num- Vl her of large pasteboard eggs (these may BS oi: obtained .in any novelty or large de- Kj partmcnt store) ns there arc guest?. I hang to far down that they form a circle around the great mound of daffodils daffo-dils that form the table's centrepiece, and on each egg Is panted a painted paper 'lower across which Is written the name of the guest who Is to sit nearest to the "gg Inside the eg nestles a tiny Kewplc. with a large yellow bow about her waist. If the Kewpie is heavy several flowers j may be paste d on to serve as seals in keeping Die r-B.ii shut. Instead of a place card each plate has before it a wee stand holding a gayly ii lmme-i sprlnK bonnet, and across this is written the guest s name. The stands arc made of hatpins stuck Into squares of wood or wood whittled Into the shape of btarnls The hat:-, ton. . , r easily made of paper silk, with bits of veil draped around them, or they may be Utile poke bonnetu oi cloth or if the hostess has not time to make them they may be bought. When the signal :s given each guest unties and unseals Hie cgir with her name upon It and finds a Kewpie within. She now places the Kevvple's hat upon Its head and Claims it tor her own. In this way each guest carries home a favor. 1 ' The r-fr:.shmenfs consist of blocks of Ice cream. Upon each block Is perched a candy chick and It Is encircled with little candy er8. The cake, too, may bo bought m shapes that are appropriate for Easter. After refreshments a game of 'white rabbits" may be played In the following manner: Four little guests are seated at each table and a pack of cards is dealt These cards are made by cutting out a picture of a rabbit from some book or ad-vertlsemant ad-vertlsemant and outlining It upon white cardboard and cutting out tho cardboard around the line. These are then numbered In pairs up to twelve, for instance, there are two rabbits with the number one upon them, two with number two, two with number three, and so forth up to twelve This makes twenty-four in all. and In dealing such a pack at a table of four each child receives six cards The dealer now draws a card from the plaer at her right and tries to match it with ono of her cards; if .she Is successful she mav draw another, if not the one from whom she drew draws from the pln er to her right, and so they go the rounds Tho player Who gets rid of all of her cards by matching match-ing them is given the pack to carry home .vjlu Let- as a prize. |