Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-02-10

Tile party. Margaret had said she was
dying for 81 s!eigllridc, not just a poky
old ride in 81 cutter big enough for two,
hut Il good old-fasllioncd big straw ride,
Will, lots of buffalo robes and all the girls
and ali the fellows in the crowd. But the
sleiI.ir:de was cutvotcd by those who
feared the chill winds would make their
noses rcd and blow their hair about UNI
til they would not appear to advantage
in the eyes of those for whose benefit the
hair was curlcd and the noses discrectly
touched up Mt times.
Hindn could SEQ nothing but II musicale.
Some of the boys could play guitars and
mandolins and the piano. she insisted, and
everybody thought he could sing and that
would make it nice. She even volunteer
cd to arrange the program of mandolin
music and get copies OF the rag time"
coon melodies to help out those whose
knowledge of the fascinating jinslcs wal
confined to enthusiastic bursts in tho
chorus. But the musicale idea had few
friends. 1t WAS too much trouble and the
girls who could NOT play mandolins or
pose lirrttily with guitars hung from their
shoulders; on pale blue ribbons could NOT
sec where they would come in except in
the chorus. and they each wanted to star.
so the musicair was not 81 go.
Marie thought it would he lovely to iust
meet at somebody's house and not have
any old set program. hut let things take
their own course and sing and dance and
talk and perhaps eat after awhile. But
somebody suggested this might gct loky
in a short tins, and when Mabel Huryinc
ramc TO the rescue with the valentine por.
ty suggestion ii was pounced ur,on with
delight and she WAS voted Il wonder .l
connecting schemes TO help distressed
maidrns out OF difficulties.
"Rut what do you do at IL valentine INV.
tyy" asked Ailccn. 81 never Went TO ono
since the days wien We used to have 4.
valentine box in school and the bows uscd
to send the teacher horrible caricatures
and some of the boys used to send some
of Tie girls pretty little cards."
"Oh. We'll. never mind telling us alo,t
your childhood days." said Kathryn. we
want to hear about this party we arc 20
ing TO have. Mabel is sponsor for it and
she will have to toll about it,"
WHY. ITS the easiest thing in thc
woTlH' said MISS Huryinc. who was
sina'i ;''ia dark anu whose eyes twinklcd
behind piEre ncz glasses. "Au vo,, 49,
to do is to invite 81 crowd of follow ".'.
girls who know each other pretty w.o,,n
THAT is easy for IL starter" said A..
JIG, FOR. positively. 1 don't DIM. s.al.
crowd of girls knows as many ,,oy. a. =.
do" ~ as We
Speak for yourself. please" said Allan,
with q toss of her head. hut before tho
controversy progressed further Mabel !
went on with her explanation of Nh" nlon
Of e%ntrapping unwary young men on ST.
Valentines evening.
We'll. you get the crowd together Mt
somebody's house and then you have a
you're about half out OF brothers. drcs.od
for q cupid"
II hope he will be more thorourhlv
dressed than the conventional cupid" sug.
gcsted Kathryn. 'or the party is likely to
brenk up right there"
"Don't be u GOOSE" said Mabel %stcrnIv.
= wears u cute white dress and gauze
"And carries a mandolin strapped oyer
ms shoulder" suggested Kinda.