The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-19
FAvoRs FOE GERMANS.
A Vexed Question Rendered Eesy of
Solution for Hostesses Who have
Dancing.


A Vexed Question Rendered Rasy of
Solution for Hostesses Who Have
Dancing.
From the Chicago Post
"What In the world shall / get for
favorsp
1t was a charming young woman who
spoke. She was about to send out invita-
tlons to a large cotillion, but she had not vet
procured her favors, though she searched
the shops long and earnestly. So she ap-
piled for advice to an older woman, who
had much experience in entertaining
well, my dear" her friend replied, "Tll
tell you what the favors were at q cotillon
In London which | attended last season.
Perhaps you may be able to get some ideas
from them. They we're perfectly simple
nevertheless, they were both novel and
effective, and you may be sure chat they
were greatly admired.
I'm the first set they were nothing in the
world but little red gas balloons which had
a very pretty effect in the room, and surely
cost not more than 10 cents apiece The
cotillion was a small one, too-only sixteen
couples-and there were four sets Of favors.
That made eight sets, for the favors for
men were different, of course, from those
for the girls. The balloons were given to
the girls, and the men received ordinary
soap-bubole pipes, painted red, yellow and
blue, and tied with ribbons to match II
you have an artist in your family, little
water-color sketch on the bowl would make
q pretty memsnto of the occasion.
The next set was even pretiers Il was
made up Of palm-leaf fans, painted blue
aud white with the old Chinese willow pat
tern and finished off with a bow of blue
ribbon. There were also wooden spoons
tied with ribbons and little bells. Tnese
spoons were decorated with pen-and-ink
sketches, but you could ornament them in
various other ways.
THE third set was quite unique. For the
girls there we're butterflies to stick in their
hair, and they were. l assure you, very
pretty and becoming. 1t is very easy 10
make these butterflies. All you have TO do
Is to cut four wings out Of stiff writing
paper and cover them with gold and silver
paper. Then paint the markings with red
or dark blue. A little roll of velvet is
fastened over a bonnet pin for the body
ana to this the wings are securely sewed in
butterfly fashion. OF course you can make
them much prettier by covering the wings
with some gIittering material With a
little trouble you can make these butterflies
exceedingly attractive.
AT this cotilion Of which | am telling
you the companion set to the butterflies con-
sisted OF big green oaterpillsrs, which were
given to the men. These caterpilIars were
made of roll of velvet tied with yellow
silk TO represent rings. The eyes were made
of large blue beads and the little feelers
were OF wire. A safety pin concealed in
the body, but with the pin and catch out
side, served as fastener.
"A tissue paper set ended the series. The
favors for the girls were Chinese hydrangea
balls, which made as pretty and attractive
favors as one could desire, and IL a girl is a
belle and receives a number Of white and
pink lilac lunches the effect Is very gay.
Vividly colored Turkish feEes, with bright
paper tassels, finished the fsvors for the
men.