The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-18
a CHRISTMAS roy PARTY.
something New In the Way of u
Euterfa N n, Nut


Entertainments.
Now York Herald,
Thirty boys aud sirls Ia less than half ~
many homes were IN rut,sr OF exctteInent
Little Girls asked to 30 to see other little
s,ilS--"just for few minutes''--and boys
gathered III knots and with ciii ious gcsturss.
seemingly e. planatory. discussed an apparent
ly npottan. subject.
Sometimes the boys and girls would meet,
and ono would hear What arc you soiug 70
beg or I'm going as an elephant"
:, Then some young wiseaerc would SAY.
Really. do not think we ought 20 tell each
othcr, aud another wiscaore would respond
why notY We are going 10 Wear our own
faces. aud. as everybody will know every
body else. think II Is muen better to tell
each other. cause then there viii not be 10
many of one kind"
Now this was very sage and philosophical
conclusion, As 1t aftorward provoa because
AT the toy party that accustomed ali this ami
malion there we're scarcely Two toys alike To
be acen.
by a young lady-a pet friend Of every boy
and girl asked,--and she had requested oRch
snpi guest TO appear III the character of his
OF her Iayorite toy, She also suggested that
M girls might not caro- for animals or maalY
toys. cnch OF them come dressed like her own
d,nrest doll. aud that tho boys APPEAR as
goats, horses. lambs, dcnkeya. etc. Or as Are
men. policemen, soldiers or sailors. like th0re
seen on Toy aeagines; boats, etc, or else that
| gan grinders, synnasts. aorobats, etc., supply
| Ideas for some OF tho costumes. she said she
preferred 10 have them mostly animals but
wUuld leave the matter to them and their
mothers.
one thing. however, she must insist upon
every boy and girl must be In n costume Tep-
regenting toy or "a doll, and any boy or gfri
ooiniuC IN any other costume would be sent
! hoiho. OF course this seemed rather arbi-
tray but the young hostess was simply en-
dea1vfing tc make the party perfect sue
| cess, and 10 dc this there must be no strsp-
| gers nihoug th' toys. Mammals very soon saw
| tb1 FONT, art Ight heartily entered iuto tho
ha'ft OF ar'rins their young hopefuls for this
I particular occasion.
| Naturally there WAS some argument as 10
wnl'h Gni little daughter OF two should
| represent. for with the strange poryersity Of
| Childhood In such matters several OF the beat
iclosod co'!s were minus limb or 50. had
| lost an ego or the tip OF ~ nose. or proved to
be rather rhHstd and solled specimens or
homemade inaDufacture. THIS matter WAS
| finally satisfactorily adjusted.
in mo iuetIliiDo other mothers were hay.
| Ing troubles OF their own with the young SONS
OF then families. who would not stand still
| 10 DO fitted 81 costumes made OF fuzzy stuns
| like canton Hanne astrakhan, ETC., and who
| iuAgtod On having their say as to the cut OF
an ear or lpe hang OF q tai. Then openanEs
| OF the anImaIs would not smother the wear
ers nor oDstrnct their Vision.
| All this was successfully accomplished at
last and TN december 20. about Z o'clock. tho
guests were to come early-loyely dolls and
great big toys were seen walking out OF houses
,hh, wts not toy shops am, ana iSS no large
| bean known rs private residence.
The bosifyt beanIed cordially upon each
| and W." hoy were all gathered In the large
pafiof you never saw prettier. more novel
sight.
A French loodle-as q boy, he once had a
| his brasti. fur minced along. waving hts
paws and yagrins taeselled tail and looking
hnrfry. hfer on MS litiie tricks secured
| ltHn a nj AAnk ,o