The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-06-02
FUN, PURE AND SIMPLE.
That Is the Object of Novel Sort @
Girls Club.

That Is the Object of a Novel Sort of
Girls Club.
We girls were tired of hearing of
clubs which had been formed for mutu-
al improvement or for the improvement
of other people, and determined that
our club should be for fun, pure and
simple, says writer in Harper's Bazaar.
There are sixteen of us, all more or
less busy with music, French, German or
art, and any number of social engage
ments, for all are society girls. We
meet every other week, on a certain
afternoon, from two. until five o'clock,
at the houses of the members in rota-
ton.
The fun consists of games of all
sorts, progressive and otherwise, ac-
cording to the inclination of the girl at
whose house the meeting takes place.
There is no organization to speak of,
and there are no dues. Each hostess
furnishes the refreshments, which are
limited to ices, cake, chocolate and lem
ionade.
OF course there are prizes, first and
second-inexpensive things, such as sill
yer letter openers. steel and silver pins
for the hair, china bonbon dishes, hair
pin trays, etc, the hostess providing
them. There are generally four tables,
sometimes three, and often two only, as
of late. since La grippe has fastened on
some of our members.
We have tally-cards. with either gold
stars or a puncher, such as is used on
h. Np sid he.
punchers much more convenient, as the
stars are apt not to stick. The punch
ers can be had in almost any design,
some having a star, others an initial.
Each girl. in her turn to officiate as
hostess, tries to introduce some entirely
new game, either in cards or progress
i've game of some sort. If a member has
been away, and has not had her turn
for some time. it is always a great
source of speculation with us as to
what new thing she has brought with
her.
One who recently returned from a
city quite distance from home had a
game which l will not attempt to de-
scribe, or to spell. either, as she begged
us not to ask her how to spell it, the
thing being Chinese puzzle. She
really did not know how herself, and
when writing it spelt it differently
every time. 1t was great fun in it's
progress, at any rate, and there were
alternate moments of silence and eX-
element of the widest kind.
Every third or fourth meeting two
girls propose that we have an evening
dance. a german or cards and dancing.
Then the two join resources, and give
it at one of their houses. Of course
the men are invited on these occa-
sions. The girls who have brothers
are asked to bring them. and the ones
without are provided for by the hos
tesses.
The expense of the music and crash
when the floors are not hard woods
divided among all the members. and
consequently amounts to very little fort
each.
A great many remarks have been
made about Our club. The brothers in
general at first thought it the silliest
they had ever heard of, and just like a
lot of girls, until after the first dance,
when they quite changed their views,
and pronounced it stunning"
Mothers, aunts and friends drew a
deep sigh of relief, declaring it was $50
refreshing to know of club for fun
simply, and not for Improvement"