The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-03-25
A Hatchet Party

AZ hdlShet party, WHICH shouiu,
of course. take place on Washington's
birthday, hatchets should be literally
used for souvenirs or employed in the
decorations. They can be found in
pewter or tin at the toy shops or can
be manufactured of gilt paper.
II you wish fancy dress party you
can ask the guests to come arrayed
in the fashions of Washington's time.
the girls with quilted petticoats and
overdresses, the young men in fancy
knee breeches and coats and ruff
fled shirts and all with powdered hair
or wigs.
The invitations should follow the
old form, for example:
Ye are hidden to Party at ye resi-
dence of ye John Smith. of ye num-
ber 347 fremont Street. Come at ye
early candle lighting.
They should be written or printed
on paper resembling parchment so
cut that when folded once they will
be the size of the ordinary envelope.
Encircle the invitation with red
white-and-blue cord, the ends coming
together at the top, where the edges
Of the sheet meet. Tie and wrap one
cord around a tiny pewter hatchet.
Then with red-white-and-blue sealing
wax fasten down the ends of the cord
and press the little hatchet into it
while warm. Place the address and
stamp on the reverse side OF the sheet.
The supper menu may include sal
ads, creamed oysters and sandwiches.
The frosted cakes should be decorat-
ed with cherries or candy hatchets.
In this connection the following reci-
pes may be useful:
Cherry Salad.-Soak one-fourth of a
box of gelatin in one-fourth of a cup
of cold water, In which fruit color
ing has been put to make it a cherry
color; add three-fourths of a cup of
boiling chicken stock and strain. Add
one cup of chopped ham, which has
been highly seasoned with cayenne
and little lemon juice. Let it stand
until 1t begins to thicken, then add
one cup of cream whipped to stiff
froth, and turn into a shallow wetted
mold. When cold cut into cherry
shaped pieces with a small thimble
lay in mound on bed of lettuce
leaves and pour a mayonnaise sauce
around it.
Cherry Ice Cream.-Take an ordi-
nary vanilla ice cream, and stir into
each quart one pint of pitted pre-
served cherries.
For the amusement of guests old
fashioned games are in order, cards
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Musk and Dan Tucker should be in
cluded il the program. Simple con-
tests may be provided, such as:
Threading needles, in which each
guest is given a number of needles
and corresponding pieces of thread, a
certain length of time being allowed
for the contest. In this, as in other
trials of wit or skill, the most sue
cessful contestant receives prize
Tests Of the senses will also afford
entertainment. The persons to be
tested are blindfolded and objects are
then presented to them for identifica-
ton by the sense of smell, taste or
feeling. Some of the guesses will be
wide of the mark.
A historical guessing contest may be
arranged as follows: To each guest give
pencil and some drawing paper and
a slip bearing the title of some his
toric event or scene. as for instance:
The Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers,
The Boston Tea Party, Bunker Hill,
Plymouth Rock, The Charter Oak, VAL
ley Forge, Washington and the Cherry
Tree, etc. Explain to guests that they
are expected to keep to themselves
the subjects assigned and draw pic
lures representing them. When all
have finished their drawings, number
them to correspond with the numbers
on the slips and dispose them about
the room for general inspection, allow
ing certain length of time for guests
to identify them and write their guess
es on cards which have been provided
for the purpose. Two prizes should
be provided, one of which should be
awarded on the vote of the company
to the person who has most cleverly
depictep the subject assigned him or
her, the second prize going to the most
successful guesser.
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