Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-08-19
APARTY OF HORRORS
HES cor OUT regular invisstien.."
shouted L,ds-

element afnou< the stfloA utcfol<rs OF ntt (
family Tins Invitation was printed very
neatly in ordinary type ard read as follows;
Miss Callie Wells
requests your prxsxocx at Tux
Party OF Horrors
20 bx Efvxn al hxr honx
Saturday Aftxrnoon.
JUNK ;. lSse
stoA
'~Therc," sssd Ida and Rob. IN co,csrt,
what 10 you think OF thst."
'Isn't Il fine," added Ida
oIsn'i i tough said Bob.
Rob" said his mother, With rep-ovinS
gesture. show often have told YOU not 20
apply the word tough in that slsnsy man
ncr. I'm Al doesn't ft thus invf stion IA
the Seass, sor with the exception he "a.
whose prcniincncc certainly does SpoL he /
looks q the card little. IL Is vert lice. in
cced. Bat I Sou't understand It. "a party /
q borrors.' Il says What IN the |orld q |
party Of horrors I never heard az one
Gable has her dates mixed. laughed Rob |
~She meant % invite you % take peep a.
The chamber OF horrors"
..She meant nothing % the kind. T." Tr.orted
Ida, stif3y. Don't you pay any attention
20 hirn. mamma. He's mad because be Is a
boy AM can't be invited. that's all. Calhe
knew perfectly vel what she vas dong.
she says that everybody who has % do
Chc-vs around the house and yard and s. q
/ school has some one thing that she par;icu-
Larry hates 60 d. When We come % the
party Of horrors we are 60 bring an exsmTSc
OF our special dctcstation ard tell wty Ne
. hate u and ,rT % End out some way 20 make
. eosy."
WISH 1 Va. going" said Bob. -
wouldn't take me Ions TO make up my mind
what I'd take"
, ~Oh. We al know laughed Ida "Kiad-
EnEs- Everybody knows you hate them ano
would rather take q whipping ihSn - make
then"
'OL. NO. I5dc. you're mistaken Their.
corrected Bob 'KindhnCs ero rot aloe. bat
, they're better than whipping 1hAt'sw Why
MAKE en-
'-Ca..e's party IS certainly novelty"
said Airs- shaw, referring % the invitation
Sran. What are you goirrs 20 take IS Jour
particular grievance"
a 6ishpan full Of dirty shes and q dish
rrc." said Ida. promptly. I don't think
there's anything on earth quito - moan a.
4. Washing dishes
s You s1y THAI only bccacsc you'vs rrver
sp'is knd.lnx." put n Bob. 1T il only by
comparison that VIC know whether anythinE
a = Eo0t or bad
you may compare dishwsshfne with any
: thing you please. said Ida, obviously, ar,
I'm quite -ure il wii como cut OF the con<esi
e opinion Everybody doean't think 80
though Daisy Allen i going % take torn
apron % patch Belle Homau a block OF ne
album quilt, Anyie Robinson a pan Of pota
3 toes 20 pee. Sy.vie Rush broom, Ann
Doian a garden hoe. jessie Little an aru.lcs
~ stogcwood. and Hattie kain a fatirOr
80 A good many q the girls are going e tax
their srithmctics and grammars, and som
Of them sre going 20 take their muse -
sons"
a "O-o-oh, whstaco1 --lom-erntion." groSne
Bob I've never wanted 70 be gir, bat
would Ike % have on skirts that day
could gct IN and see how you al look ! 90
r. ~ a regular circus
= Robert Shaw was much given 70 era
81. serztiozA. bux ~ prs righ; IN predicting thi
q Nh. Wells dining room ani kitchen YOU
- the scene Of q unique assembly On hatl
day afternoon. There werc scue % 81
present. Ida was there early With ben lar
pan fun Of dirty plates. cups and sanoer
mix ritcher and knives and forka Nj
Wells had evidently expected good raj
O. Of the girls % come armed with tbs psrtic
IN lar aversion. and sbe had prepared two lo'
tables for thse accommodation Of the dikbpl
brigade Plenty % hot water and nice *
ar towels were provided them. and thy set
O.. work on the dreaded talk In The rnidst Q.
general clamor- There were low chairs ns
the windows Tor those "a no G4sllAeo scirli
The piano aud en- old organ were az the d
go. pos.l o. The girls who bad erudee again
music. Just beyond the garden fence W
- = number Of fower and vegetable be
hr where az who despised gardening could
uv and weed - their hearts content.
No;rithstsnding tse dssgreeable char
ter 81 these miscellaneous tasks the little b
att hive rzus With the laughs and l~-ss Of (
CO. workers. The hilArity reached elm
when, the horrors having al been perform
tie girls were invited TO stt down 90
he dainty luncheon prepared for them
ust Mr.. Wells prepared en The little d.
a.. tea that she knew by experiences girls v
fond Of. and IN every way tried 70 n
df the diss greesble tasks which the little 90.
yer, rad gwen themselves az pleasant as pcssi
ect In this way she added much 70 the en-.
-. sner. q the novel party.
THIS LITTLE party" explained Ers- W,
not when Ell were seated ard grace bad b
aid. was gotten up DOT 90 much THAI
49, snight rrheve yourselves by airing ,
TN grievances. bat that we might devise =
e IA plan ~ tightening your burdens AT Z
sfD girls pate there "a an envelope contain
a written recipe which 50pe vii cure
"a dtea<.eful features q the work abe most
are likes. These recipes have BEEN placed =
ts = yos rarne. and each. think. applies 20
-. INDIVIDUAL case IN Question ! prefer
you do not open them until you get home
: is Wat. you-~. ISde, Look quick
.rn-- sse." rsid Bob. when Ida. .still holding
~ pan q clean. shining dishes IN her lap, h
10 reiate sofne q the amusing incident
2 - the party q horrors.
amef Ida oDeDcd the envelope ard read:
90, ITO make dishwaehinG easy, soften