The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-12-28
NOVEL CHRISTMAS PARTY.
Characters and Costumes from Dick
ers--A BOBBY Prize.

Characters and Costumes from Dick
ersA BOBBY Prize.
"a clever young woman in a Southern
! city gave Dickens Christmas party last
year." says What to Eat 1.-The rooms
were brilliant with light and the bright
| berries Of the Christmas holly against a
Dickens loved The hostess, a tall bru-
nettc beauty, was clad in a handsome
and very fully represented that hanghty
beauty. Twenty-Five or more friends as
sisted III receiving, and each represent
was Betsy Trotwood, tall and rigid in
stiff gown and tight cap; Dora, young
and blonde. with infantile manner; Peg
sotty, buxom and tightly compressed in
to her gown; Dick Swiveller and the
marchioness; Mrs. Fizziwig, one vast
substantial smile;' Nine. Defarge, stolid
and an PLYING y: her ceaselesS knitting: Joey
sly;' Mr. Micawber, bland and portly;
Little Nell and her grandfather, and SO
on with the characters which Dickens
has made living creatures indeed. Gath
cred III the reception rooms, the group
tering guest. When all had arrived
cards were distributed. on each of which
was water color sketch Of some of
Dlckens characters. An English wal
nut shell tied with pink ribbon and at
tached to the corner of the card held
quotation from DfkeH MS and the pert
Dickens to crack A prize was to be
awarded to the one answering most cor
rectly from which books the different
quotations were taken.
"!mmediately commenced the interest
which attaches to such contests An
hour was allowed and when time was
called the answers were recorded. A
duet, What Are the Wild Waves Say
ing, Sister? was next on the programme,
and was followed by a solo of the ivy
Green
''Some of the pathetic scenes from
'Dombey and Son were read by a young
woman whose musical voice and gentle
face, as we'll as intelligent reading. made
this part especially effective. Then the
ess enacted the well-known scene be-
tween them: Selections from Christ
mas Stories came next. The hostess
Was a clever reader herself. and last of
all she read with much effect an extract
from. verses headed The Christmas
Carol, in 'Pickwick Papers,
My song I troll out for Xmas stout
The hearty. the true and the bold:
A bumper drain and with might and main
Give three cheers for this Christmas old!
That shall gladden. his joyous heart
And we'll keep him up while there's bite or
sup,
And in fellowship good we'll part.
Then attractive young misses passed
around small glasses of cggnog, and
tOaSts Of Christmas cheer were ex-
changed. Walters then appeared with
small tables, which were placed here and
there at the convenience of the guests,
and followed with trays of refreshments.
"a delicious oyster and mushroom cream
soup came first. and was followed by cold
wild drcc, jelly and celery. A frozen
salad succeeded this; it was made of to-
matoes (canneD cooked little. strained
and when cold mixed with thin mayon-
nalse, then frozen. making delight for
the palate. The ice was a lemon ice
frozen in individual moulds very hard
and covered with a hot chocolate sauce,
making a most delicious blending of hot
and cold, sweet and sour 4 tiny glass
OF cordial completed the repast
The prize for the quotations was next
presented. being a handsome copy Of
christmas Stories tied with red ribbons
and Il bunch OF holly. The BOBBY prize
was bag Of the buttons Peggotty burst
from her gown when an exuberance of
emotion flled, her breast. Christmas
wishes of goodwill We're exchanged with
the good nights and the hostess ex-
claimed in the words of Tiny Tim, God
bless us every Oncv''