Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-01
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ATTRACTIVE HOMES.
What Can Make Them More so Than
Children.


Children.
DAY PARTIES FOR THE LITTLE oNEs-A DAINTY
BIRTHDAY ENTERTAINMENT FOR A THREE-YE Ar
OLD MIss-A PLEASING NovELrY-BRIaHr say
INss OF THE LITTLE ONES.
u eth all that is done for amuse-
4 ment Of children at the present
| MAJ time they ought to be well enter
" W tanned. Whether or not child is
the happier for these efforts ON its
| behalf is possibly question, with
| Arguments pro and con. Certainly the
children themselves are sufficiently enter
| tanning with their funny and wise sayings
and actions that show so much Of individuality
| while still being in a way common to all chill
dren. The graceful, unconscious and pic
| turesque attitudes that pretty child will as
sumo make one feel that one should always be
provided with Photographic outfit. so that such
charming effects might be perpetuated So
| much is done in amateur photography now
| that collection of chldren's pictures might
be quite easily acquired
cHILDREN's PARTIES.
Luncheons and teas are the forms that chill
dren's daytime parties take just now, and very
pretty are these entertainments. The baby of
one household lately attained the dignity of a
birthdav-number three of her little hfe-and
| to celebrate it with becoming honor a luncheon
| was given to five other little maidens Of the
| same mature age The young mother made it
her special interest for the time being, and the
| result was 80 dainty and pretty that 1 will give
| an exact account OF 1t as a suggestion and help
to other mammas whose ideas are more vague
on such a subject. In the first place there was
no sentiment of anything is good enough for
children" but the best and prettiest Of
DAMAsK AND CHINA
were set forth as if to be appreciated and adj
mired by older folk. In the center of the
white tablecloth was a silver tray filled with
bon bons in pink and silver papers. On one
end OF the table was a candelabrum of Dres-
den china in which pink candles burned. Across
from this was a rose bowl of crystal full of pink
carnations. Small dishes of pink confectionery
and orange strips were scattered about. At
each OF the six places were a Dresden bread
and butter plate, punch glass for milk and
claret glass for water, with the various spoons
end forks for the little fingers to in the diff
ferent courses. There were also tiny bunch of
violets (the favorite flower of the baby host
esq tied with violet ribbon and little pink
satin bag filed with chocolate WATERS Bids
then
THE FAIRY FEAST BEGAN.
The first course was chicken broth served in
bouillon cups with pink decorations, and with
this crisp hot crackers Then came quail jelly,
bread and butter. Next was the dessert pink
ices in the forms of different animals, and the
important birthday cake, with its three candles
and one to grow on. In turn each child blew
at the burning candles until their little light
was gone. Then came the excitement of finding
a ring embedded in one of the pieces of cake
love knot Of gold, which slid onto the finger
OF the husky midget to her great delight. The
behavior of the children was as perfect as their
surrOundlupa AMI ha char mpy mir
ture to the few older ones permitted to look
on After the bon-bon caps had been ad-
justed, the final games played and the children
we're taking their leave, little package was
given each one, in which was a mite of dolls
handkerchief, wrapped in soft paper and tied
with pink ribbons. This is the way the chill
dren live their little lives in 1890.
PRETTY NOVELTY
for child's party is to have small frosted
cakes and in the top Of each to stick tiny
doll-the inch-long species. These are dressed
by winding the narrOwest Of ribbon about
them and are pretty souvenirs for the chill
dren to add to their caps and name cards.
These last come in many forms, some of them
being paper animals covered like life and
with standard back so that they stand up
with very knowing air.
CHILDREN's SAYINGS.
The amusing things that children say are in
Vulnerable, but unless quickly chroniced are
soon dim in the memory and then lost entirely
Some years ago young mother in writing a
weekly letter to her mother, who lived at dis
lance, used to send an extra sheet of .'chil.
dren's sayings" This to the fond grandparents
was the really entertaining part of the letter
and the idea has been kept up in the family as
young cousins have filed the places of the first
children. From these letters the sayings were
collected and written in a book, which was al
ways amusing to look over. Another mother
had an ornamental book made in which to
transcribe the childish wit and humor of her
baby boy. Fortunately her expectations were
realized and the boy said some things worth
setting down for future entertainment. From
the pages OF this chronicle will pick out few
of the speeches of the boy and the little sister
who followed him principal contributor
One day little Rob asked mother if when
Jesus was little boy and his mother went out
shopping did his nurse always tell his mother
that he had been good boy?"-this being his
Interpretation of Jesus never committing SIM
After his hair had been closely cut for the
first time his little sister remarked that he
couldn't curl his hair any more. IF had a
feas curling stick perhaps might manage 10
curl it a little" was his quick reply.
The chlldren's uncle came home from col
lege one time with a mustache and it was men
toned before little Elinor. When she saw him
for the first time she climbed into his lap. ex-
amined the appendage very carefully. then
turned to her mother and asked, lis zis de
new mustache you were telling about. mudder?"
YES" she replied. well, Uncle jack" said
Elinor, do you wear it every day?"
Mother. does beefsteak come out of cow"
asked Rob one day. but before his mother could
answer little Elinor spoke up: NO. Rob;
COWS lays milk" One day Rob was describing
Christmas joys to his sister: You know that
day when We have SO much racket and fun and
pandcmonium?"
Rob's last question one night was: Mother
II tomorrow isn't stormy day, if it's a cold,
hard, white, damp, puddly day, will you let me
have on my rubber boots and 60 out and play
with those boys?"
At one time Elinor took fancy to say her
prayers before little trunk in the nursery, and
as she knelt there one night Rob Jumped up on
the trunk and seated himself before her. On
being asked what he did that for he replied:
is heather praying to me-"
One day Rob's mother said to him in very de-
cided tones: will you pick up those toys, as
have asked you to do three times?" to which he
replied IN exact imitation of her manner: MY
dear friend, will"
TOO RICH FOR HIM.
At dinner one day Rob asked, after being re-
fused something he wanted, Mother, may have
a drink of waterAor is that too rich for me?"
with a touch of sarcasm in his tone. While
| travelling once on the railroad Rob looked out
OF the window while the train was passing over
high trestle work. he quickly drew his head
back, however, exclaming why we are going
on nothing but air and criss-crossesr'
Id like little more of the wilted
ice cream" was Elinor's way of ask