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Show r J MAUD HUES PARTY V By Eleanor Glover. While this glorious fall weather lasts combination indoor and outdoor parties are quite the thing, a host- i noted for her originality in entertain , ns tells me Sh Invited ber trlettfla to what hc called h " Maud Muller'j parly; the invitations said "Informal, plants come in country costume." As; -he liTed In a suburb, time tables' were enclosed wlih the train marked that she wished them to take. The hour whs five, and a merry throng took the A o'cloek train. On arriving bu straw huts with r- d ' ribbons were jriven to the nun, ind ' the girls had blue ribbons. Rakes v. thj gilt handles were cnen to the girls, who were thus attired as "Maud Mul-j lers." and Went forth to rake hay on ! this charminc summer day. which got. by misuike, into the fall calendar. The Eirl who made the largest stack in ten minutes was awarded a p,.ze; also there was a prize for the nea'eat .-itaek. The men superintended this, and then a plough was brought for the men to try their skill, with prizes for the straiEhtest furrow, and one for the one made in the quickest time. By this time twilight was falling nnd guests watched the chickens fed and the COWS milked. Then all adjourned to the dininc room where a sumptuous supper was served, everything except the meats hems a product of the place. The decorations were unique, Delnej likewise home productions. Gourds, small squash, and pumpkins wer convened con-vened into attractive flower holder, and there was a seieen made from woodbine, with its vivid red and green leaves Bouc'ns of autumn foliage were massed in corners combined with salvia and clusters of mountain ash berries. Everyone exclaimed ! "How lovely" Truly, how lavish Mother Nature is with her beautv At the head of each place card the i following verse was written in gold 'ink and the ornamentation was scarlet and purple berries, which were cut out 'at the lop and side of the card, as if ! erowinc My ornaments are fruits, my garments leaves; Woven like cloth of ;?old and crimson crim-son dyed; I do not boast the harvesting of sheaves. O'er orchards and o'er vineyards I preside. At half after 8 a drive of an hour was taken over ihe hardest of coun-trv coun-trv roads, endinp; at the station for the 10 o'clock train. When talking it over afterward we all ajrreed that i his hostess was so ! successful in making her quests hap-, hap-, py because -her entertainments were simple and she was always natural jnnd unaffected. She could and som" I times did give formal affairs and she had plenty of money lo spend, but her 'favorite method was to do things on jthe spur of the moment. She also 'had the art of assembling just th-jripht th-jripht people, she remembered who "hated bridge." who 'loathed coif.' who never enjoyed a picnic and ihe men who disliked formal dinner par ties were made happy at Sunday ni;:ht suppers I am sure if the secret were known that she must keep a memory book with just who likes what, just when she had them and just what she i served. At least this is what on-? of Jthe most famous hostesses I ever knew docs, and il is worth consider-ling consider-ling oo |