Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-01-30
CURRENT AFFAIRS.
OUR BOSTON LETTER
FOR THE GIRLS THIS TIME.

What Mrs. White Saw Some bright
Girls do the other Afternoon which
Gives a HINT for other Bright dirls'
Bos1 ,N, Jan %, 1891
! went the other afternoon to noSt de
lghtful entertainment called "the mothers s
tea, and ! want to tell the girl, who read
my letters about it, as it may give them
hint for new kind Of entertainments 80
this, il you please is for 'the girls
There is little club that know about
very well, called the "Cmb ol sixteen. W
As YOU may imagine from th, name there
are sixteen members, all Young g'rIs he
tween seventeen and twenty IheT prIh
cipal object in forming cIdh "n, To learn
to cook, aud every week or ESQ NV have
experimental lunches or teas ~ 'pne
meeting of the club bill oi fare is ''"'
out, each girl is given soif,rthnt from '' ''
cook, one girl is appointTd hostess ""' W,
club will have the tea DR. luncheon at "''
house. She is exempted from any rglNl' q
except the making Of thi coffee or choco-
late as she must see that the table IS pre-
pared, aud must received the guests. She
has an assistant who rertl ve, with her and
takes part Of the burden OF rare from her
shoulders
As the club hour drt ~, near the girls
are seen going ~ the APPOINTED place, ear.
rying mysterious basket and bundles
they are taken to the pantry aud are ar
ranged ready for the table 10y the assistant,
while the hostess receives her guests
Usually, behind the scenes some" where,
mother" is lowering ready to lend the
needed help or to supply any omissions
Then comes the tea, and general critl
cism Of results Each member carries a
note book and pencil receipts are ex
changed success and failure are duly chron-
ced aud suggestions received When
something isn't quite right mother IL
called in as an expert to tell where the
fault lies Then after the tea there are
games aud music. anf reading OF some
nice hit of poetry or go'd story and general
talk over the good tIme and then they say
good night
Not long ago it occirred to the sixteen
to honor the mothers With special enter
tainment So they aked the privilege Of
using the entertainment room Of the parish
church which they neaiy all attended. and
thev converted it into tue prettiest possible
parlor. have no doubt the home parlors
were well despoiled, for such rugs, aud easy
chairs, and fancy table. and lamps, cabl-
nets screens bric-a-brrc, we're brought to
gether as no one house contained
1t was II pretty sight As the mothers en-
tered and ere presenttd 10 the president
Of the club, who receiN ed them most gra-
ciously. After the reception tea was served,
and it was specially ldalnty one. There
were salads aud sand "irh-' and rolled
bread and butter tied ,,tu Nhite ribbons.
and cake and ice cretlm tea and coffee.
The girls acted as waitd'r, and for once the
mothers had nothing tn 90 hut to sit still
and he waited upon. Al ter tea other guests
came in aud charming, entertainment was
given. The girls acted little comedy, had
some very pretty tai ranH. some good
music and recltations bui1ne OF the fun
niest things was IA surpIt,v don't know
how many of YOU haveP P-sn the same thing,
but | don't believe ml h.. have, as it was
originated among the III r,tOn university
students not long sinceh
1t was put down olk l- program as a
recitation by Miss Herfk 10 had privately
been whispered about l- Of the mothers
who had overheard a vi st-arsal. that tins
special recitation was Or It the funniest
that she ever heard / slen Miss Heron
began recting Barha.i i'eitchie, every
BODY wondered what ~ lnny about that.
but when she had re- bel about dozen
lines another young stepped u her
side aud began the 4 = Piper Of Hame
lin - the first young lii jid not seem IN
notice her rival, but " IN with her rec
itatiuu in few mntt nore another one
stepped up and brgai tt- scene between
Douglas and Marmioi ,tA had got only
little way before anotl Mss Heron step.
ped on 10 the stage ~ started in with
rennvsons Charge 4 iB- Light Brigade
You may imagine Il 7rnfusiun. Each
one was reclting rs # l- was the only one,
first We would cAtcl bit of barbara
Fretchle, then We sl-'d hear brown
rats, gray rats, then aia shout
And lap.st thot .l-r
To laarl the n, r us tl,.u