The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-12-06
WHAT SOCIETY Is DOING
Entertaining Has Risen to
the Plane Of the Fine
Arts.
SOME INGENIOUS DEVICES.
Studio Parties are a Recent Addi-
ton Weddings, Receptions and
Other Events Of the Week.

entertaining has become science in
these latter DAYS. Il is no. longer suffic-
rent 70 give an order TO foristand caterer,
issue a certain number Of Invitations and
aet your guests stand around and bore
themselves. An evening party must have
aa excuse for being. Large receptions,
dancing and musicales explain them
selves, but when few friends are called
together, particularly If they are young
friends, the hostess must rack her brains
Tor new aud interesting form Of enter
talnnlent Did you ever attend a circn-
la1lng library partys This is how the
deed is done:--
Each Lady invited is expected to repre-
seat by her costume the title of some
book, such titles to be kept profound
secret from all but the hostess. All the
LIVELY books assemble Ia closed room.
the hostess remaining In the parlors with
the gentlemen. The latter are given pref
tily decorated souvenir catalogues of
books, and each makes application to the
hostess, as librarian, for the book he de-
sires TO draw. Then the doors open, the
books issue in a body. and i've minutes is
allotted the gentlemen to select from the
costumes the book eacn has drawn, and
Jnscribe the name OF the maiden repre-
ssnting u on the catalogues. Ali books
are then returned to the library and inn
mediateiy redistrbuted to new readers as
called for. This occurs until all books are
drawn and identified. when the gentleman
who has correctly identified the entire
list IS declared prize winner.
This ingenious entertainment gives OPP
portunlty for any amount of Ingenuity
and effect in costuming. AT "a charming
library party recently given In Twiligh5
Pnrk, among the Catskills, 1.-THE Lady or
the Tiger" was robed in orange cambria,
with mantle of tiger skin rugs and a
tigers head mask. A head dress OF stiff
paper, cut like u turrer and bearing the
number suggested 1.-TWO ON a Tour"
homeward BOUND carried shawl straps
and travelling bags; s'Innocents Abroad
wore very long. narrow A with two
parallel lines beside lit lin no sense A
broadly fashioned with yellow ribbon on
black dress; sThe Wide, Wide Worldn
sported an apron OF maps and a globe for
head dress. and the Complete Angler"
her gown with tinv Japanese frogs.
A STUDIO PARTY.
A company OF bright young people on
the Heights employed novel and mirth
provoking method OF entertainment one
evening last month. As the guest OF
honor was rising young artist, the
hostess devised for his benefit 'Studfo
Party" At one side OF the drawing
room stood a large blackboard. and on
entering the guests were presented with
cards tied with narrow ribbon and bear
ing a number, the name of An animal,
and as many blank spaces as guests
present. These cards We're to be shown
n n "a mn On
nounced each guest In turn advanced to
the blackboard aud drew what he con-
stiered representation OF the animal
named upon his card Then space of
two minutes was allowed for the com
paDy to guess what ANNA, was in
tended BIZ the drawing
This may seem easy--perhaps It may be
under certain circumstances but not nm
less the guests have mora artistic talent
than these had. A kangaroo figured on
the cards as u rooster. dog and cater
pillar, while an ostrich rejoiced III the
titles of giraffe and sparrow, and no one
correctly identified the entire number.
The holder of the largest correct list re-
ccived q gay tin drum, labelled Here is
something you can't Beau while the
drawing adjudged the very worst won q
toy cart inscribed ssYou can draw this"
MUTE SINGERS.
At country seat on the Hudson
larger par ty was recently entertained by
the Mute Singers A rear drawing
room. separated by folding doors, was
chosen for stage. ten or twelve bright
young people formed the company. and
four gentlemen were selected to act as
vocalists. The guests were presented with
nal the accompanies began the
motion OF playing, the comic singer"
the pantomine of singing, while the fold
ing doors, parting, disclosed remark