Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-24

high ruff Of turkey feathers in the
square neck, and more feathers in the
short. pulled sleeves. She has neck
lace of cranberTies, and cranberrles
and celery tops in her powdered hair
And what has she in her hands,
Surely not pumpkin piel No, only
palm-leaf fan painted 10 look like one
roll of painted cotton batting around
the edge Of the fan for crust, and
knife smeared with yellow ochre, laid
on the handle of the fan, and care
fully fastened there, complete the
make-believe pie.
Standing near the fireplace, and
together, Easter and Ash "Wednesday
form charming tableaux.
Ash Wednesday is dressed as a
black friar; while Easter wears Con-
firmstiop dress, with hllies, white
prayer-bcok, and pearl Iosary-and
perched on her shoulder is snow
white dove. She has basket of eggs,
each one bearing an apt quotation,
one for every holiday.
Here are the st. Patrick's Days, and
they look as though they we're fresh
from the Emerald Isle. Mrs ST. Pat
rick's Day is dressed in green, with
black-hannel serpents Writing on her
skirt She is reading her valentine,
aud again we shall use our privilege,
aud peep over her shoulder:
Come list to me, darlint a tale would tell,
OF how precious ye are 70 me, how love ye
BY all saints above us. by St Patrick too.
love ye me sTatehear', and love only yon
l know your name, colleen, and would ye
know mine,
Then list white tell ye it S, jist
There is Twelfth Night walking
with Election Day. The latter is a
typical Uncle Sam, and he is con
stantly elec6oneering FIR his friends
or himself, and he walks about the
room Alec and Alice come next, as
Hallowe'en-Alec, with a variety of
vegeta bles that have a sugge Stively
mischievious look, and Alice as a
rSco'ch lassie. We borrow her yalen
tine and-read
"With trick and trap Of various kind,
On Halloween We ses k 20 find,
With aid from mirrors asd fr m books,
Each now his own true lover looks
need 10 trick or trap to see
That my fair sweetheart looks like thee
Msrdi Gras, with a tambourine full
o. flowers, passes by and pelts with
them as she goes George Washing
ton, with his Ratchet, walks beside
her, model of dignity and truth.
In the corner, seated In rocking
chair, is the other Washington's Birth
day, Lille, who bellies her name this
time, for she has blackened her face
and is dressed as an old nurse, with
bright turban, folded kerchief, and
valuminous apron, in the corner Of
which is embroidered, in big red let
tiers, "VIRGiNIA " She holds some
thing that placard announced as
the Grandfather of his Country
be cause, as everybody knew, she said
"the child is father to the man.
! have not space TO describe all the
costumes, nor give all the valentines,
bat must hasten to tell Of
the Christmas-tree, and the vot-
ing for the prize costumes
The ballot was presided over by
Election Day, who took one prize her
self, and the other was voted to ''Vn-
glnisn and the infant George. After
supper the mysterious Curtains IN
front Of the bay window were
drawn ard disclosed the Christmas
tree, from which Santa Claus took
appropriate gifts for every day. A
| i9inted snake for St Patrick's Day
silver egg for Easter, a match safe
in the shape Of q tiny pumpkin for
Thanksgiving Day-something for
every one.
Then led by May Day, we danced
around the May-oole, winding it with
its bright ribbons But all good
times must have an end. and some
one had whispered the hour-and
very late hour it was. So we hurried
on our wraps, and SIS we said good
night, we decided that OF all our
camp parties, the Holiday Party had
hoo. b,v hast