The evening world., 1890-07-03
BUNS GARDEN PARTY.
Nell Nelson Gives Valuable Hint
on How to Arrange It.

Nell Nelson Gives Valuable Hints
on How to Arrange It.
DEAR LITTLE Bun, Don't think me
rude for not answering your letter
sooner. You sec, small interrogative. I
could not read your writing very we'll.
The punctuation marks were very
legible. but some OF the words puzzled me,
although I had the assistance of several
expert copy readers. / was never the
less glad to hear from you, and the con-
templated garden party for the benefit Of
the Sick Baby Fund is a'joyful piece of
news.
Now. tender-hearted Bun Chats droll
sort Of aname for . little girl, but like
it; fancy you, not hot nor cross. but
brown. sweet and short and soft), I'll tell
you what I'll do. ] can't possibly dress
the seven yellow dolls, but want 10 help
the Committee, and II you like will get
grab bag and hll 1t with what you call
dainties." Every draw" will con-
tain prize package and promise not to
have single duplicate. You can charge
10 cents q grab. and the grabber will be
certain of getting q good article. To
avoid heartache, will make II u double
barrel affair and have one compartment
for the boys and the other for the girls.
by that arrangement the young gentle
men will be spared the modification OF
winning dolls bedstead and the tase-
balls will not go TO the little ladies' who
patronize your bag.
Now for the hints" you ask for SO
prettily. if blindly. Endeavor to get
novelties IN every departmant. People
want TO be surprised. They do great
deal of romRnoing about old friends, old
scenes. old songs and old fayorites, but.
my dear. they are only talking ancient
history. They don't want to be taken Al
their word. '..
They want new things. new ideas, new
styles. new sensations and new worlds to
conquer. The very word old MS odious,
for with 1t dust, decay and death are asso-
ciated.
Now for novelty. Suppose you have
a beauty shop in one corner of the yard.
with complexion parlor in an adjoining
tent, in charge of some sweet but very
beautiful lady. She will preside at q
toilet table containing powders, grease
paint, rouge, lip tint. crayons fol
making over the eyebrows aud lAshes.
enamel for the finger nails, tissue caps
for the hair aud q supply of ourt-plAstsI
for beauty spots. Let her charge 10 cents
for a sunlight make up and 10 cents for Z
" gaslight effect" The cosmetics viii
not do a particle of injury to the sweet,
young faces of your patrons, and you will
have NO end OF meTriment over the imi
tation of court etiquette. The queen OF
faces will no doubt have fan. a dreamy
lace scarf or some free instruction in
ChesteThelds art to volunteer. In the
beauty shop proper You can have scent.
soap, plnked-out wash rags, toilet table
furniture, sachet powders, toilet waters.
bath herbs and fine sponges to sell. Now
don't be alarmed, know that this is an
expensive class OF goods. but you have
heard. no doubt, OF reducing fractions tC
lowest terms aud numbers to lowest de.
nominations.
Suppose, for instance, you buy q pound
OF nice. white Spanish CASTLE soap.
With the help Of your mothsrs carving
or bread knife you ca alice Il into fouI
or ave dozen cakes. wrap each Ons up in
tinfOil or ParSfins pspsE, sell Il At thEss
centa and every mother Ia The nsighbor.
hood vii buy it, nOt Oaly 10 put u