Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-16
HINTS foa rne aosress.
Something I.teftsinins and No,ei In the
Mav OF q pHsufaui Parts.


way Of % rhaniom rstty.
The successful hosi-as has In readiness =
mental programme Tor rho entertainments
~ her guests That H. she will have The
evenings Amusement planned before the
arrival of her company. II 10 i'e a gormsn
or anrd parry no piauning N the nature
will he neoessary. But there are many
who approve neither Of dancing nor u
cards. aud whcu pnstimes Of this chnrar
ter are not TO be- something else must Do
provided.
One who frequently entcrtalns Is ever
eager for something new aud original. a
phantom PARTY may b, old but rcnuvate Il
with web u fate" aud u Is both original
aud unique 4 detailed description Of the
phantom costume would b. supetiunua
All IL calls Tor Is large sheet, pillow case
and mask. BY arranging the pillow ease
over the face the mask may be dispensed
with for the shkc Of comfort
Costumed in this spectral drapery tho
hostrss receive. her guests. No words aro
exchanged She makes them welcome by
gesticulation aud motions them 70 thrir
respective toilet rooms. whence they soon
emerge. doomed in a similar attire.
tpon isiua ushercd into tho parlnr or
ffffNiluu fWNN fANN VNhNANN - NiFfN wv
end u a string. which. NJ b. winds, Il
leads him 70 bis fnte unraveling TO him
hia mission 10 life. This "iate' isa mystic
roll Of paper. on which Il written bis de-
tiny or the mission he Il 10 fullll. The
amusement oi this feature l. greatly
heightened II the hnstes. be familiar with
the various "hobhiss" II her guests She
/. thus enabled. with the aid OF ana accom-.
plics. 20 give 10 each guest the string
which will reveal IN him hi, own especial
fad. These "iates" or missions should
h. written 10 highly humorous style.
This will prove vast Held for Ingenuity.
should the pou u the hostess lack In
nurncy In this respect she may have ~
course ~ quotations with almost equal
effect The productions Of Pope and
Shakespeare arr most prolific ia lines Of
this nature.
The strings all differ la color aud should
start from a web Ut all the strings, sus'
p.nied beneath the folding door or from
some other conspicuous poiut Each string
takes varied aud roundabout course,
over pictures, book case. aud doors, down
the wall aud along the floor, through M.
ncrous rooms. up aud down the stairs,
through the windows. out under the trees
In the garden, etc, The strings have n
common starting point, bat each heads 10
m ,ntirly different quarter. They ars
fastened along their cuurso by means u
small pins Each string must H. OF a de
clded aud different color. that 10 may east
ly he traced Ia IT, windings. Wrapping
Irvine, which comes 10 such beautiful
shades. l. preferable for the purpose.
The strings must all be OF equal length,
a. a prize il awarded 10 the one hrst nud
Ing his mission. A BOBBY prize may alsf
be given. Twenty yards will be found
quite long enough Tor each string. \ cou
scniont mode u measuring, to obtain fair
" equal lengths, T. 10 give certain mum
Der u wraps around a board o. "a foot or ID
In width Il must b. admitted that Il q
quite an undertaking 20 perfect all arrange
ments with "wcb Of fate" but the pleas
urible result will amply repay the hostess
Tor her labor Of course this j. all douc 20
Ia pantomimc." not word TO bc uttered
Chicago Herald.