The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-31
TO GIVE BASEBALL PARTY.
4 NOVEL IDE1 FOR I BOYS
 BIRTHDAY
party-Glvsn Entirely Al Frssoo.

Party-GIven Entirely Al Fresco.
 Now that the baseball season is in full swing the devotees of the game. and that includes nearly all the properly constituted male population, when be- ing entertained by their fair sisters ap- preciate a party imbued with the flavor of our great American sport Besides figuring as novelty it is one of the suggestive summer themes for sOciety's party specials" and will likely divide honors with the other popular inven- lions of the day. These personally originated entertainments are not any more expensive than the old stereotyped forms, and they possess that spice and newness which renders them interesting to those who attend them for real pleas ure, not from any sense of social duty.
 It may be given entirely at fresco or only partially so, but as it is accompa- nied by stereopticon performance II is preferable to have it in the evening when the host will not have to resort to artificial means to secure the necessary darkness for the exhibition. The latter consists of a series of pictures illustra- ting the nicknames of the various base ball teams the technical terms used in the game, and the slangy epithets ap- piled to those who indulge in and par take of it's pleasures.
 Under the first head might be men, tioned the "Quakers'' of Philadelphia, represented as such; the Pirates" by marine view showing the "hold-up' of a vessel by a piratical ship flying the oe Q with orioles perched on it would suggest the Baltimores, and branch of red birds .'The Cardinals" Giants" "Beaneat- CTS" Senators" "Colonels, and all the other clubs are similarly disguised in the puzzles. Scores, fouls, home runs, base hits, curves, errors, follow In the wake of the names, to be succeeded by rooting-depicted perhaps by field ot pigs enjoying that particularly seduc- tive pastime of swinedom-fans, tends, bleachers and dozens of significant terms to be found in every baseball re- port. and which any illustrator can soon reproduce in a pictorial language. Translations are jotted on diamond shaped leaflets tied with the colors or the home club, or any one person fa- TS,
 three or more answers, written with bat pencils surrnounted by wee oali to which the ribbon ring is attached.
 Weather permitting, the screen can De erected out on the lawn, the visitors sl-t ting or standing in the open air oppo- site, or gathered together watch 1t from a veranda, steps or convenient benches' On the other hand it can be put up at one end of porch, and if that IS not practicable to every host, the whole af- fair takes place indoors. At summer resorts and places where it is cool, II IS just as enjoyable inside as out. Noth- ing pIeasanter could be thought of for bows birthday party than the intro- duction of these stereopticon baseball pictures the guessing of which proves to youthful America fascinating task interesting almost as seeing the game itself played. Balls, bats and catching gloves make nice gifts to reward the brightest youngsters, but the prlzes 1of an adult company are chosen according to the taste of the one selecting them.
 Tn decorating the mouse for the occa- sion balls of foliage, bth large anc small, are suspended separately and 1T groups, in festoons, etc., wherever there Is available protection of woodwork, 1T dorways and firm chandeliers. These spheres can be made of the very com nonest tree leaves, of vines, or what l; more beautiful and 'shoWy than either brilliant hued flowers, it matters no what their nature be, or whether the. are wild or cultivated. When the bios soms are not abundant enough to us alone they are intermingled with green with splendid effect. Bunting in tn oclors chosen might be utilized in con function with the floral balls and gar lands and loopings are all confined b, diamonds of wire twisted with spray of vine with single flower marking tn four points of the shape.
 Catcher masks lined with dampene cotton enclosed in tinfoil are filled wit flowers and distributed on mantels, ta bles or wherever convenient rest : found for them, and bats gaily decora ted and artistically stacked occup prominent positions in front of fire places beside windows. doors. et' throughout the rooms, and if some c Remnants are variously displaye the foliage balls have numbers of thes tiny pennarts stuck into them they be come extremely pretty and suggestiv ornaments.
 As diamond-shaped table is not a ways practicable to have. use large sized square table-or several of then if need be-and decorate it from corne to corner so as to convey the idea of
 diamond. In either of the two presun able long end corners ''9" is outline in vivid colored flowers, the circles ii closing, tall stands of assorted fruit the stems of the figure extending tt wards the center to meet the diamor of moss, on which rests huge whit .ball of blossoms hung from above ( vari-hued ribbons tied to bat Tt through the middle of it. Baseball fiji ures, masks, etc., are interspersed ov the snowy cloth, and ball bon -bons, col fections and ices are served in bosebs gloves..-Pitt sburg Dispatch.