Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-12-09
CHRYSANTHEMUM PARTY.
This is the Way to Prepare for One that
VIII Please Everybody.

This is the Way to Prepare for One that
VIII Please Everybody.
To give a chrysanthemum cobweb
party successfully requires a plentiful
supply of choice chrysanthemums, I'M
limited good taste and a slight knowl-
edge of Japanese lore.
The invitations, if possible, should be
on Japanese parchment, with chrys-
anthemum bloom caught in the meshes
of tiny gilt cobweb painted in one
corner, the invitation proper being
worded in conventional English.
A medium-sized room must next be
emptied Of all its belongings, and the
walls hung with Japanese scrolls, fans
or tapestry, and strings of small Japa-
nsse lanterns crossed from corner to
corner at the ceiling. A small knob or
screw should be inserted at intervals
among the decorations of the walls, and
then the work of weaving the floral web
begins.
The Irvine used matches the chrysan-
themum hues as nearly as possible, and
the blossoms themselves are tied in
wherever an opportunity occurs with
careful eye to the shading and massing
of the varying tints.
The ends of the Irvine are fastened
near the doorwayS, so they may be Of
easy access, one being assigned to each
guest, with the information that the
one who collects the largest number of
blossoms In the process of disentangling
and reaching the furthest end of his
string will receive flrst prize, while the
luolxlsss holder of the smallest bouquet
ill Ia ardaH anOnrdin1iu
The prizes. Of course, should be pure
" Japanese, as should be the hostess
costume and the details aud accessories
of the luncheon served. Pots of flower
ing chrysanthemums should adorn the
reception rooms, and a ready magma
tion will find no difficulty in suggesting
all sorts of ingenious and novel ideas
IN carrying out this charming enter
tainment.
An "aster" party Is prepared In the
same way, save that only three colors,
pale pink, yellow and purple. are used
In making the web.
A pretty hrst prize II a slender, flow
or-liks vase of the pale yellow and rose
color Burmese ware filled with purple
violstA A bauble consisting of q slsn-
der stick wound with pale pink, yellow
and lavender ribbons. with silver bells
attached, serves we'll 90 It's companion.
Burmese ware May be used in ssrv.
ing refreshments. The hutsd paper
cups containing lees should initiate the
prevailing colors, as should the icing OF
the cakes, the lamp, screens and othel
things.-N. Y. Herald
How JswsIsrs learn Secrets.
A Vine street, Cincinnati, jeweler
was recently visited by a young society
man and was given an order to inscribe
his initials and those of a young lady
on a gold ring. The next day he came
In in a great hurry and asked the jew
eler to delay the engraving . day or
two In about three days he come in
smiling and gave the jew0ler the initials
of another voung lady to inscribe in
stead of the first. The jeweler said
nothing and did nothing. In a day
or two the young man came again,
oountermanded his second order and
had the initials of his first order In.
scribed on the ring. at is easy to see
that there had been - lovers quarrel y
said the sjewSler, ''and that when the
young man had taken mp with con.
venient second love that his Arst love
had to come to time, unwilling 70 stand
any foolishness. "-Jewelera' Weekly.
-Tnres peoples party men were