New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-21
SUMNER ENTERTAINMENT
Resowcefm College Girls CIeUer in
arranging Improm ptu affairs.


For general resourcefulness and adaptabilty,"
says e summer hostess. give me college girls
They are the most helpful OF guests. and can
evolve much out Of little in way that is truly
remarkable. We are six miles from q lemon and
pretty much everything else, but last week we got
Up an impromptu cotillon. and had the prettiest
AID cheapest favors possible through the inge-
uui-y and ceverness Of TWO Vassar girls. who were
among the house party for the week
They got those cheap straw hats sold at the
village store for two or three cents apiece bent
and twisted them, trimmed them with field grasses
and bows. made from ribbons that were strips Of
gay cambria and silesia, and turned them out the
smarJest garden hats one could wish. They made
pompon aigrettes for the hair out Of niIkweed
fuh and broom splints; they made wands by wind
-rE sticks with crepe paper and finishing them on
the end with big bows OF the same. Out Of the
paper TOO. they made stunning corsage punches Of
yioets for The girls, with boutonreres for the
~ single chrysanthemum. Birch bark they util-
ized in many clever ways. and carried through the
pretuest figure Of all with little japanese lanterns
We had given garden party the year before,
End loJ Of small lanterns had been used 10 deco
rate The trees. These the girls found, seized upon
with sVtdty and carried OF 70 their workshop.
Then they got the gardener to cut them lot of
maple branches. fastened e lantern 70 each.
and the figure was danced TO the light Of them.
one Of The girls was skilful with her brush. and
made pretty dance cards out Of common manila
and would take no credit for originality vov7ing
thar II was only as we do at college"
It's this way" explained another college under
graduate. who was approached later for further
enlightenment on the subject we simply have 70
get things I'D quickly and out Of nothing because
there Is no time nor opportunity 10 do anything else
We always have lark Saturday night, and
flzt have little time Friday afternoon OF Satur-
day morning TO rush things through The girls
really DO get very ingenious. I suppose. though
Ve don't have much time TO think Of il
One night last year We gave z Mother Goose
party. 7 was going as Miss Nuffet and had TO
have z big spider IN hurry. IS had ,been busy
81 cay a. something else. got some black NIB
bon wire. twisted IN oval for the body and at
tache1 legs by winding them this frame Then
made body OF black cambria. stuffed II
with cotton, stuck shiny black headed belt pins
for eyes. and there was my spider At the party
three girls ran IN together cleverly representing
'he Three blind mice. ia costumes Of gray canbrtc.
wiki paws, tails and all complete. which they had
made thar afternoon.
We gave coronation Of King Edward the year
before thar was really very effective. For the train
f0~ the queen ne took Two lace curtains SHRED
them II al The shoulder, letting them sweep out
On the ground behind her The kings ermine-
trimmed robe was Of red csmbric with white cot
con flannel dahbed with charcoal For The men of
the court some Of the girls appeared in boomers
sd vests with gay opera oloaks. one end Of which
was thrown up over the left shoulder. The kings
guard were dashing soldiers. with high boots Of
back glazed paper caInbrlc RED suits Of The same
eve. The black strap passing under the nose There
hem an She covered round pieces IF osr71lri9
for the crown 70 which she sewed straight card
hoard bands. also req covered thus forming the lit
rle inverted bowls Killed I5ighlanders made up the
orchestra wearing double faced golf skirts turned
INSIDE out. ana shortened 20 the right length for
fle kills Even the baEpipes Were simulated and
were made OF black caTcbric. stuffed. while the
--lslc came from mancolins held behind them The
Duchess q Bath was one q The noble ladies who
r-.s--e1 ne Il1clon- ana she came IN gown OF
hath towels with sponge ia hHr hair as q nom
- heir buckle
ALL SORTS OF AFFAIRS
japanese entertainment is. % course. very
easy nowadays r only needs slEinaena -sashed in
painted eyebrows and fan. with the hair dressed
3 Ia Geisha. Il must be admitted thar sometimes
ogr Inventions need a good deal Of Imagination
20 be understood. bur ia is there we think. that
he real fun comes in During the Pan-American
= -oi-s COZ cor was me Midway. The differ
fAS rooms beng its various Show. Tn Wss a
L1eht angles TWO boards. which were nailed to
t-hsr 2n he centre = gay shawl covered the join
pushed around after receiving fbeir nsss.r,~ere
fE -cIr girls IN grot@sque costumes The music
n this remarkable carousel was furnished hy =
.2-.,s-y sirl in The corner with mandolin At
me end Of the corridor stood the Pan-Anerican
poster girl She was tall had her hair down and
Invisible wires sheet ars8ery ten from BeT 9r ~
Enc shoulders. and in front Of her hung one in
front OF another. curtains OF cheesecloth in All
Tie primary shades strong light thrown upon
-rf gave an eEcelien. TApTrductton of The well
known picture
COLLEGE NAKESHlFTs
There are other little iny enJions that We produce
IN Al emergency" continued the campus girl and
IS chief and frequent emergency is a low
state Of pocket money our wits are many times
sharpeneo 10 meet II We have discovered how 10
boil wafer for Tea without using IN alcohol ar,p
p Gich IS expensive fuel, All you have 70 90 Is 10
lie your little kettle 10 the chandelier and move
your drop light under Il, raising the light with
books. II il IS necessary. Then save laundry
bills when have 20 by washing hsndkerchiefs
and little things IN the bathroom and ironing them
~ttn large sizsd dol iron that we heSt on top