Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-09
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Another pretty idea was. carried out By
taking white paper cambria, and. after
e iant INTO az MANI strip; ,h one yard
children paper r0settes were Acwed on
each strip at short intervals. some pink.
some blue and some with yarleeated
used Is known to children BY the nasis q
pretty" When the music began they a.
danced around. holding one end Of the4e
stopped they fell into some graceful posi-,
the hostess suggesting at times, that they
should dance With partners. or In groups
enlisted a. Judges &c decide e~c
Sometimes a few Of the older children
"sa fe s this When 10 ise Children wer.
'Mother Goose" salad.
Three shades Of green. paper were cut
into leaves about ten inches long and
''crinkied down the middle, while strip
OF white paper was pasted on the end Of
each one On these were written the first
King Cole was jolly, old -, Jack
IS sat on tho" etc.
As many leaves as there were children
present were placed In a glass bowl with
the pale leaves In the center and dark
ones outside. just as lettuce grows. Each
child i'm awning out her leaf read the
she kept 1t; IL not she passed II to her
neighDor. III this one came up to the mark
she kept the leaf and also drew another.
A doll dressed In tissue paper to repre-
sent Mother Goose for the first girl and
small head of paper lettuce to the head
boy were the prizes.
Tissue paper napkins and large chrysan-
themums were laid at each place on the
dainty supper table. and yellow and white
sraSdmethers used ed to make and hans on
their neighbours doors on May day morn
ing. occupied PROMINENT positions In the
center of the table. These were made out
Of square cardy boxes. with round ham
dies sewed on. and they looked so pretty.
soft and fuzzy and so attractive with
knot of yellow ribbon on the handle and
many were anxious to know how they
were made.
The hostess explained the process while
laughter and chatter. "You take a sheet
of tissue paper she said. "and fold a
narrow strip over. and cut 1t of. Then
fine with scissors. Then 1t looks like a
comet; when you unfold 1t it is fine
fringe You wind some of this around
use some mucilage to hold ii in place.
When it is dry you rub your hands over
It so every bit OF paper stands out and the
box looks fresh and attractive. and the
filling OF II. OF course. is very easy.
The rainbow game was played after
supper before the children departed to
their respective homes and created few
moments OF quiet harmony and happiness
for all the children.
1t was carried out In this way: Two
sheets of red. blue. yellow. orange. pur-
strips two inches wide and glued together
SO that each color formed one long strip.
A scrapbasket was trimmed with gold pa
per and filled with trifies wrapped in It's
sue paper for the children. When the
time came TO play the game the little
ones formed a semi-circle and the birth
day child took her place in the center.
bons and each child took hold with her
hands of the six cOlors. and as they raised
this beautiful circle of brilliant light a
realization seemed to one and all OF them
how much it really looked like a rainbow:
The hostess told the children of the old
saying about pot of gold at the end OK
the rainbow, and the one who finds the
end of the rainbow will surely find the
gold. This" she continued. sis q special
rainbow sent to us today, and If one birth
day child will follow it to the end she viii:
frisi what she expects, and out OF It she
can give something to each one of her
frieEds just as she would If she found
pot of gold in the big world outside. SO.
threading the needle in and out as chill
dren love to do, the child came 10 the
end. found the treasure and divided 1t.
These premonitions of generous conduct
often sink deeply into children's hearts.
especially SO at happy moments, and often
ing the way along the narrow path OF
right living. "a 40
ment as it was begun. Each child held
the rainbow in one hand and her gift in
the other until each had received her
share. and then. as. the hostess rolled up
the bright colors. she said. "The rainbow
fades away when its mission of hope and
promise has been fulfilled.