The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-21

matched with those above the tete-a-
tetes until each guest has a seat and
partner with whom to gossip. When ev-
cry one is seated the hostess taps a bell
and announces the first topic on the
card, and for five minutes that particd-
lar bit of news is discussed Again the
mistress of ceremonies rings her bell
and reads the secoad subject aloud. Each
man then says au revoir to the girl
with whom he has been talking and
moves on to the next number to gossip
about the second topic. This continues
until the subjects are exhausted, and at
the same time each man has talked with
every girl in the party.
Pencils and slips of paper are dstrib-
uted at the conclusion, and the girls
write the name of the man who has gos-
Siped with them most entertainingly'
The men do likewise and the prizes are
given to those voted most proficient in
the art of gossiping.
This form of entertainment may be
made pretty and picturesque by giving
a garden or out-of-door effect to the
rooms. Palms. lowers, hammocks, porch
chairs and other outside accessories scat
tered about over green canvas floor
covering or imitation grass rugs lend a
pretty lawn party effect. In case the
may read "a Garden Gossip Party" a
more or less startling invitation on
the midst of winter. Summer gowns add
to the warm weather effect of this sort
of entertainment
Proposal parties are new and clever
when property introduced The hostess
when har guests have arrived informs
the men they must propose to every
girl in the room within a stated period
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do it in proper style, and take her off to
one of the cosy corners or secluded hooks
she has arranged about the rooms. She
then takes her women guests aside and
gives each of them half as many little
red hearts of paper, flannel, silk, or
any convenient material as there are men
in the party. She also gives each girl an
equal number of tiny white mittens.
At the signal of the hostess every man
selects a girl and asks her to marry him.
pressing his suit until he is forced to
leave her by the Jingle of the hostess S
bell. He then proposes to another girl,
and so on until he has laid his heart at
the feet of every one in the party. The
girls distribute the hearts and mittens.
heart for a well-told confession of love
a mitten for the less impressive tale.
At the end of the stated hour the men
collections of hearts and mittens are
counted and prizes are given them. The
man with the largest pile of mittens is
consoled with pair of white wooden
mittens.
The men fare best at a proposal party.
as the prizes go to them.
For an afternoon entertainment a
''Spinners' at Home is a good idea. Each
guest arrives attired in the garments of
her grandmother, and with an abundance
of hair hanging about in corkscrew curls
or equally ancient style. She may wear
hoops and walk with tiny mincing steps,
or she may have a powdered wig. patches
and much beloved and beruffled gown.
In any case, she must represent the spin
ster of whom we read, and, II she likes
may bring with her parrot or cat
After she has put by her bonnet
Strengthened out her founces, and adj
justed her spectacles. each guest gets
out her EMITTING and over 1t each spin
ster must tell how it happened that she
never married.
Afternoon tea and prizes for the best ro-
nance conclude an entertainment of this
| kind.
Young girls enjoy baby party, wher
| they all appear in short frocks. carrying
| their dolls. and spend the afternoon talk
| ing over their mudpie days.
If one must adhere strictly to the fixed
rules of etiquette a girls mother must an
noUnce her engagement. but often pretty
little parties are given by the girls them
selves to make their approaching marriage
known. 1t is trifle unconventional tc
announce ones own engagement, and still
more so to allow a girl friend to do so
However this Is an unconventional age
An announcement luncheon may be car
ried out in the following manner: The
table must be dressed in sentimental de-
signs such as hearts Guilds and bows
and arrows; as placard a little heart
Shaped booklet is used When the guests
are seated each opens her tiny book and
the girl holding page No. l reads the
first installment of a little love story.
This ends abruptly at the bottom OF the
page and is continued on page NO. 2,
held by another girl. The last installment
is the announcement of the engagement
of the hostess and may be read by her.
self or any one to whom she desires to
intrust the news.