The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1903-02-12
4 VALENTINO PARTY
AoW,To GET UP AN ENJOYABLE
@s ENTERTAINMENT.
Pink the Prevailing Color fer Dseora.
tlons-"Hearts" Good Game Of
Cards for the Day-Matching Part
ners for the Summer Table-The
Dining Room. Ill.

Eac1 year mus olu d. Val0heiAo W
coming more popular, and. hostesses
wolcbme the 18th Of Februar7, as IL
gives an opportunity for novel enter
tainments. If one cares to peer into
the annals Of history.itrwill be found 4l
that nearly every country has its own
Valentine day legends and customs
To carry out valentine party "a ~
Denmark" would make most intey;
esting and pretty affair. In that coun'
try Of snow and ice the little S'now'
drop has from time immemorial been
sacred to ST, Valentine, and the SEN
timental Dane sends his lady love a
bouquet of the immaculate BLOSSOMS,
with card bearing an appropriate
verse. On the card are as many pin
pricks as there are letters in his
name. If the lady fair is unable to
rightly guess the name she is in d lty
bound to give the sender some colo ell
eggs at Easter, which Is considered tn
be in the nature Of forfeit. But tc
return to our party. Pink is the colpl
for decorations, with hearts, bowknots,
horseshoes and wishbones used wher
ever opportunity offers. Portieres Il
pink hearts cut from a light qualit
of cardboard and strung on ribbon
are very effective, with punches 0
them suspended from gas Jets, pic
lures and draped over lace curtains
The rooms should have the rose color
predominating, for on this one night
in the year every one must look
through rose colored glasses.
If cards are played the game must
be hearts," with score cards heart
shaped and the markers be candy
hearts with hole in them to tie on
to the score card with pink ribbon.
The notices inscribed on the old
fashioned candies affords much merrl'
ment.
After the cards present each lady
with an arrow tied with ribbon, the
gentleman with bow decorated in
the same manner. The colorS are
matched and partners thus selected
for the supper table. With very 1T
tie trouble a heart-shaped target OF
white muslin can be prepared with a
heart painted of green on the outside,
one Of black, a third Of yellow, fourth
blue, fifth red. This will look like
a series Of hearts. Fasten target
against the wall and give each guest
a fate" card. When the arrows are
shot the color upon which they hit
determines the fate Of the shooter
For instance, the arrow striking the
green indicates that:
Love and riches walt, ! ween,
Him or her who hits the green
Should your arrow pierce the blue,
Love Is on the wing for YOU"
"She who passes colors all
Has lovers many at her call"
"Loveless, weeping little maid,
II her arrow pierces red"
Unto the black,
Nary smack"
HE who passes one and all
His chance to wed Is very small"
A valentine dining-room Is dream
Of beauty with the walls hung with
green vines and pink hearts. In the
center of the table have a heart o.
white snowdrops with pink rlbboni
running to each plate, which is also
marked by a pink heart name care
ornamented with a bunch of snow
drops for the ladies and a pink carna
ton for the gentlemen.
Serve oysters or chicken in heart
shaped pastry shells, tomato or "lov'
apple" salad, ices or cream in heart
shaped forms and cakes in the sam'
shape iced in pink.