Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-12-27

New years eve belongs especially
to grown-ups, and since they are
bound to entertain or to be enter
tanned, a few suggestions in this line
may not come amiss.
For quiet home party, where
dancing is not engaged in, nothing
could be more amusing than button
sewing and button-hole working con-
test in which the men do all the sew
ing,
The hostess prepares beforehand as
many kinds of cambria, four or five
inches in length, ard two inches wide,
neatly stitched around the edges by
machine. as there are to be men in the
party. At one end of each band
three-quarter inch button-hole is cut.
A threaded needle and horn button
of suitable size are added to the outfit.
Each man is given one of these
| bands. and he must choose one of the
! women present to be his teacher.
1 Then he must set to work and make
the best button-hole possible. His
teacher may tell him to set the
stitches and what to do, but in no case
shall she sew for him. A half hour is
allowed for the work. and the man
who succeeds in making the very best
button-hole and sews the button on
most acceptably wins a first prize,
which if he prefers he may present to
his instructor.
For Men to Laugh.
Then, as an opportunity for the
women to exhibit their skill in whit
Ting special tournament is arranged,
and large sheet is spread in the cen
ter of the room to catch the WRITINGS.
The women choose their instructors,
but in no case shall they white for
them. Each instructor provides his
pupil with block of soft wood and
jack-knife. A good sized jug is set in
the center of the sheet AMI each. wo-
man is requested to white her piece
of wood into the right shape and size
for stopper to the jug. 1t is surpris-
ing to note the liability of an unused
whittier to make success of this
experiment, but there is no end of fun
in it, and probably the very last per
son expected is the one to win the
prize.
Spooning apples or potatoes is an
other contest, and it has the merit of
being easily arranged Set a dish of
apples upon the table and place an
other of the same size at the farther
end of the room. No may choose
man to assist her in carrying these
apples one by one in teaspoons leach
person may have but one SPOON, from
the full dish to the empty one, placing
them in neat arrangement upon the
dish This feat must be performed
without help by hand or foot in get
ting the apples into the spoon and
keeping them there. No. may choose
man and strive to accomplish the
same in less time than the first couple.
Of course the couple win who make
the quickest time and do their work
acceptably to the council of judges
appointed to pass upon the game.
First, second and third prizes-usually
the apples divided into three equal
portions-are awarded to those who
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A calendar dinner party on New
Years eve can be made interesting by
representing the months of the year.
The table should be set for twelve,
and each lady should represent by
costume, jewels and flowers one
special month. If it desirable to have
twelve men also each man should rep
resent the special holiday which be-
longs to the month chosen by the lady |
he is to escort. For instance, Miss |
January wears the beautiful garments |
of the traditional New Years maiden, |
while her escort appears as the rep
resentative society man of New Years
day.
Miss February appears in frost-be-
decked costume, and her escort dons |
the colonial garb suited to represent |
Washington's birthday
Miss March's dress bristles with |
Fittings and furbelows and furs express
sive of the clustering month, and Sir |
March may wear wig and gown, as
of March 4 and the in
augural.
Aprirs maid wears violets and
hunts the crocus in the wooded dell" /
while "April's lad may play, forsooth,
at April fool" May time and May
day walk hand in hand. June has |
June training" an old-time holiday |
in New England in which the state |
militia met for sham battles July |
has brother Jonathan and the 4th !
August and Sir Augustine are best
represented by excursionists. Sep |
TENDER has Labor day. and October
in gorgeous apparel brings that most
of holidays, Allhalloween.
While November, lin gold and gray
and brown" gives us Thanksgiving
day. and December crowns the year
with Yuletide and all its Christmas
gayeties.
If preferred. Old Year and New Year
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