The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-07

wise, and 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-d0or effect to the rooms Palms,
MOWERS, hammOckS, porch chairs and other
outside accessories scattered about over a
green canvas floor covering or imitation
grass rugs lend q pretty lawn party effect.
bin case the latter idea is employed the invi-
tations may read, "a Garden Gossip Party"
more or less startling invitation in the
midst OF winter. Summer gowns add to the
warm weather effect of this sort of enter
tainment.s
proposal parties are new and clever when
properly introduced. The hostess, when her
| guests have arrived, informs the men that
they must propose to every girl in the room
within a stated period of time. She also
tells them they must do it in proper STYLE
and take her off to one of the cozy corners
or secluded hooks she has arranged about
the rooms. She then takes hers women
guests ASIDE and gives each Of them half as
many little red hearts Of paper, flannel, silk,
OF any convenient material, as there are men
ID the party. She MISC gives each girl an
equal number of tiny white mitteus.
AZ the signal of the hostess every man Sc
lects girl and asks her to marry him. press
ing his suit until he is forced to leave her
by the Jingle of the hostess bell. He then
proposes to another girl, and so on until
ne mas laid his heart at the feet Of everyone
In the party. The girls distribute the hearts
and mittens, heart for well-told confess
sion OF love, a mitten for the less impressive
tale. =
/ At thesend of the stated hour the mems
collections of hearts and mittens are count
ed and prizes are given them. The man with
the largest pile of mittens is eonsoled with
pair of white wooden mittens.
Inc men fare best at proposal party, as
the prizes go to them.
For an afternoon entertainment 'Spin-
sters' at Home" is good idea. Each guest
arrives attired in the garments of her grand
mother, and with an abundance of hair
hansing'about in, corkscrew curls or equally
ancient style. She may wear hoops and walk
with the tiny, mincing steps, or she may
nave powdered wig. patches and much
behoWered and beruffied gown. In any case,
she must represent the spinster 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 flounces, and adjusted
her spectacles each guest gets out her
emitting and over it each spinster must
tell how 1t happened that she never mar
ssried.
Afternoon tea and prizes for the best ro-
nance conclude an entertainment of this
kind.
foung girls enjoy baby party when
they all appear in short frocks, carrying
their dolls, and spend the afternoon talking
over their mudpie days. t&
If one must adhere strictly to the fixed
. rules of'etiquette 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. III, s..a trif1e unconventional to an
nounce ones own engagement, and still
more SO to allow girl friend to do so. How
/ eyer, this is an unconventional age.
An announcement luncheon, NAV be car
ried out in the following manner: The table
must be dressed in sentimental designs, such
as hearts, Cupids and bows and arrows, and
as place card little heart-shaped booklet
lis used. When the guests are seated each
/ opens her tiny book, and the girl holding
page No. ! reads the first instalment of a
little love story. This ends abruptly at the
bottom ofthe page and Is continued on page
No. 2, held. by another girl The last in
stalment is the announcement Of the en-
gagement of the hostess, and may be read
bysherselfsorsanyone to whom she desires to
intrust the news.