New-York tribune., 1901-06-30
SUMNER ADJUSTMENTS.
NOVEL PASTIMES WHEN THE USUAL
ROUND OF DIVERSIONS PALLs.

SoJourners at summer resorts gladly accept any
thing novel in the OF entertainment. as the
usual routine OF dances. progressive euchre and
even the popular bridge" pail upon both men and
women hat trimming contest will sometimes
prove an amusing diversion. This contest is
tered into by the men who are expected TO trim
hats and bonnets for TIE in a certain given
time. The materials for trimming consist of paper
flowers, strips. etc. and the shapes themselves
OF paper.
The women who TO be favored by these
masculine ideas in millinery are chosen by drawing
from dish slips on which the names Of the women
are written II is then necessary for the to
study the features Of the chosen subjects TO
trim the hats in the most becoming fashion A
prize goes 70 the man who succeeds in evolving the
most stylish creation another to the one securing
the most becoming effect. The hats are given
souvenirs TO the women for whom they were made.
There is more fun in affair OF this sort than
In any other devised recently The struggles OF
the men with stubborn rosettes their agony
pinpricks their helplessness at the persistency of
flowers in wabbling to the wrong spot most
laughable.
A mystery tea given a few days ago by
hostess in search Of novelty and voted a great
success. The mystery lay in the menu cards, from
which the guests expected to order. Much
ingenuity was displayed in preparing the card and
as much was required to order from it, An after
dinner deIcacy'' proved to be a toothpick Rus
sian journey cup of tea: a desert
modify" materiaIized as Il sandwich; flying
wedge" took the form OF wedge shaped cut of
chicken. and draft sight" was a glass of
punch.
Fortunately for the guests they were not re-
stricted to their orders. a delightful tea
served after the laughter caused by the surprises
had subsided
The same resourceful hostess gave a nursery
rhymes party. The invita- tions the magic word
prizes" The first prize awarded to a young
man who appeared Mary with her little lamb.
He wore blond wig and a coquettish Dolly Var
den costume. while the lamb represented by his
pet bull terrier inclosed in white lambs wool. with
an enormous bow of blue ribbon his neck
The second prize fell The old woman who
lived in a shoe" impersouated by a quantity attired
young woman. with dolls of all sizes slung her
shoulders around her waist and fastened all over
her gown. She carried large shoe made of stin
duck and would soemnly place It on the floor
whenever she desired to sit down. and take her
seat in it.
An alphabet luncheon Is one OF the extreme novel
ties. During the service Of each every SEN
tence spoken begin initial the
course. Thus with soup. all sentences have s.
the first letter; with fish, 'F' alone can be used
and it is the duty Of every person to call stop
when any one begins with the wrong letter. A
score is kept and prize given TO the guest who
has made fewest mistakes
flower party is another mode OF passing time
pleasantly the piazza. Tissue paper Of many
colors. needles and thread scissors and pins are
provided and each guest. woman. Is asked
TO make any flower ne or she chooses but without
telling the one selected. About twenty minutes
should be allotted TO the task and promptly the
end Of that time the flowers collected and a
numbered tag attached TO each specimen. They are
then arranged on a table and pencil and paper are
supplied TO every guest. who proceeds write the
names Of the flowers that he supPoses the makers
intended 20 initiate using the numbers The one
who guesses the largest Iumber correctly receives
a prize and another IS given to the maker whose
effort IS conceded by vote be most successful
The unfortunate artist whose attempt IS most re
mote from nature gets the entire coEeo1,on. made
into huge bouquet BOBBY prize.
Perhaps the most striking innovcil ion in summer
resort amusemeuts is the darning party II was
iuaugurated a few weeks by a young woman
who seated herself the piazza and produced
from a pretty silk bag her arm a pair OF black
silk stockings. and calmly proceeded . darn a few
tiny holes with the deftness DO OF experience
To the eXClamations OF curiosity and surprise thal
greeted the beginning OF her work she answered
that she always darned her stockings Why
fully half she said. "of what they
would cost otherwise. Everybody knows that one
can't pair OF silk hose Oftener than once
twice without the appearance Of holes. and
do not propose TO spend all nv allowance in buy
soon as they come I make my stockings last about
six times long Nells."
Since that day the darning party has been an
established afternoon function at that hotel Every
woman there brings out her stockings. The ma