Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-05-08
A CARRIE NATION PARTY.
Tho JolIiest Kind OF an Evenings Entertain
ment Something New.


ner-stone for evening parties of the
merriest sort. Tho Nation al Party,
as it is called in the invitation, is the
invention of well-known New
York society woman. This first
affair was given OH an extensive and
elaborate plan, but other women
were quick to recognize the bright
idea, and having less generous facili-
ties at command, they pruned away
cxtravagances and adapted the
scheme to average needs. SO that
any woman, be her parlor ever so
small, her finances what they may,
can give an affair on this clever
order.
In a National Party little non
sense is combined with little intel
lectual fun in a way which keeps
ones guests in round Of mcrriment
throughout the three hours.
Invitations are sent on cards,
across which stretch gaunt arms and
hands grasping hatchets. The de-
sign can be carried out in water
color, pen and ink or colored chalk.
The note can invite to Nation al
Party or to an evening with Mrs.
Nation, as the hostess elects.
Each invitec, entering the rooms
on the appointed evening, receives
one Of those familiar bon bon boxes
in hatchet shape, which are sold
every year for Washington's birth
day favors and which confectioners
are now offering apropos of Mrs.
Nations crusade.
These hatchcts are weighted with
some light ballast, say potato
apiece. The ballast in each should
be as nearly as possible of equal
weight.
The future use of these mysteri-
Gus hatchets begins to suggest itself
when the hostess arrangcs upon a
table at the further end Of the room
twelve bottles of graded sizes. The
bottles have labels pasted upon
them, on which numbers are written.
The smallest bottle is numbered l.,
the next in size 2, the following 3,
and so on throughout the dozen.
Behind the table stands large
laundry basket containing tissue
paper and feather pillows. The
guests are ranged at the end of the
room furthcrcst from the table, and
each, throwing his hatchct, cndeavors
to emulate Mrs. Nation by an over
throw of bottles, the more the better.
Three shots are apportioncd to each
man or girl. AS the bottles fall into
the basket among feathers and tissue
they do not break, being used over
and over, until each guest has made
his attempt.
Two prizes are bestowed; one for
the player who downcd most bottles :;
another for the lucky individual
whose bottles, counted by the num-
bers on their labels, were of highest
value. A pretty lemonade pitcher
and lemonade cups in tinted glass
would make useful and fetching
prizes. The two players who were
least successful of all could receive,
as BOBBY prizes, tracts explaining
the dreadful results Of the liquor
trade.
AS soon as these rewards, or others
of like nature, have been made and
the fun provoked by them has sub
sided, the hostess introduces sec
ond game, also of national charac
ter. In order to play it each guest
receives white card having the fol.
lowing questions upon it. Blank
spaces for the answers appear oppo-
site the questions
|. What nation moved Mrs. Car
ric against the saloons? Answer
Indignation.
2. What nation assisted her? Dc
termination.
3. What nation did not impede
her? Demonstration.
d. What nation did she determine
on for the saloons? d? determination.
5. With what nation did she de-
sccnd on them /? illumination.
s. What nation turned hcrthouohts
to the crusader Inclination.
7. What nation in saloon windows
angercd hcr2 Illumination.
8. What nation recorded her at-
tack Dctonation.
8. What nation followed her
career? inorimination.
10. What nation did many unhcsi-
ta'ingiy bcstow? Condemnation,
III. What nation do mental spc-
cialiSts advise for hcr2 Examination.
IL. What nation were the liauor
dealers unable to bring her to 2 Sub
ordination.
l3. What nation has her career
not yet reached ? Termination.
The man and girl who, at the end