Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-05
THE DAYS OF THE mAYFLo OVER
RECALLED

The woman's Club having completed
It's years work, HRS. Goddng. tho retir-
ing president, planned real good play
time" after so much arduops labor and
deep study. Tho gentlemen were to be
included this time Us reward for having
been neglected las club women's hus-
bands are said to bel through tho year.
The occasion was "A Puritan Tea" and
by half past seven eamo trouping into the
Godding home. Puritan maids OF every
size, complexion and degree of demure-
ness. Thirty decorous Phscillas. gravely
clad in short, black gown with snowy
cuffs. kerohief and apron. and plain little
white caps, intended to be very demure
but on the whole rather roguish and
fetching. The only frivolity allowed in
her costume were the large silver buckles
-herlooms brought over from her En-
glish granddames- cleaned on her
black slippers. The costume, doubtless
originally intended to quell all vanity and
leave the mind free for higher things than
pleasing the eye Of man, nevertheless
proved wonderfully becoming, SO that
John Alden would have found it difficult
to choose among so. many charming Pris-
cillas.
When all had been welcomed by their
host and hostess, the party of.sixty were
invited upstairs to the roomy comfortable
attic whose panneled walls and ceilings
and quaint size and shape made it seem
like big home-like New England sitting
room. Here were two long tables, not
literally "groaning," but smiling with
everything that could please the eye and
palate of man. and be in keeping with
Puritan times. Old-time oandlestcks
lighted the board. and old blue china,
doubtless brought over in the .Mayflower,
decorated it, while at each place were
name cards and a red rosebud. But best
Of all decorations. especially to masculine
eyes, | fancy, was to see actually before
you, all at once, the unlimited good things
you were to eat; and be relieved of the
necessity of guessing between each course
what was to come next, while gazing at a
barren desert Of linen and cut glass. The
generous platters Of thin pink ham and
tongue, the golden brown Of baked beans
and brown bread, of doughnuts and
'punkin" pie, the fascinating little tarts
that would have made the Queen Of Hearts
green with envy, made table restful to
the eye, after wildernesses. of ribbons
and roses and oanalabra and candies and
sailed nuts, as the menu was pleasant
change from pates, ices and cakes.
Everybody seemed to enjoy everything
and such jolly sound of chatter and
laughter! Everything was SO good. and
that pie! Not one man was even heard
to hint that it wasn't up to the pie his
mother used to make" indeed, it was
only necessity that made some of the
John Aldens leave the table while there
was still pie, and John said as he went
downstairs, Priscilla, do get the receipt
for that pie is the best ever ate" Then
everyone, full of pie and good humor, felt
ready for frolic, and a frolic they GER
tainly did have. Jokes and good stories
charades and games started off the fun
Followed by an old Virginia reel and cake
walk in the gayest manner. A few suct
hours crammed full Of light-hearted fur
and jollity make one live longer and better
am sure. 1t was the lively music, | fear
which, while adding to the general pleas.