Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-25
P ATRIOTIC FAV0RS
PRETTY THINGS TO HAND ABOUT
AT A DANCE.
Crepe and Tissue Paper Work the
Observation-Disclosures
Fireworks

Written for The Evening Star
If over there was year when the hostess
OF patriotic tastes had chance to exploit
her pride Of country. 1t is the present. Never
before have deft fingers and new weaves
In paper combined to offer such enticing
patriotic favors for dinners and dances
Paper is the chief fabric in evidence; bar
ring a few narrow ribbons and an occa-
sional silk flag. no other material is used for
favors.
For the dinner table there are bonbon
baskets Of white crepe paper. as daintily
ruched as miladfs frock. filed with red
ribbons and tied with deep blue ribbons
For serving creamed fish. lobster or chicken
there are paper cases set into the hearts of
small shields and flags. and for plate cards
there are flags set in chocolate standards.
with space for the name on the back of
the flag.
Dinner souvenirs, filled with bonbons,
come in bewilderng variety, all suggesting
warfare and patriotism.
For the regulation candies there fat,
shallow boxes, the top covered with a flag
design. and there Is also the Shield-shaped
box These come in various sizes, holding
anywhere from a couple of ounces to a
whole pound Of candy. When the table Is
set forth in the national cOlors. the hostess
may vary her decoration scheme by using
bonbon boxes in heavy red paper. sur
mounted by velvety American Beauty roses.
These are expensive, the roses being of silk
or velvet, and coming from Paris.
One of the cleverest souvenirs Is Uncle
Sans familiar high hat. done in a glass
crown and a r-plated or nickel brim.
1t Is filed with bright red Jordan almonds,
which, by the way, are Favored with rose
and are one of the seasons novelties. They
are tied with narrow red, white and blue
ribbon. Tiny circular standards of paste
board filed with small candies, are sur
mounted with figures OF Uncle Sam and
Columbia, built from crepe paper with
bisque heads. or the same heavily embossed
heads shown in scrap book pictures.
Suitable Souvenirs.
cute souvenir is the continental hat
perfectly reproduced in papier mache and
filled with bonbons. Martial impedimenta
generally Is well represented The most
absurd little cannons Of papier mache are
mounted on gOld-foil standards over a slab
of chocolate. Small gun cases are filled
with chocolate and nave miniature guns
strapped on the outside. A slab Of choco-
late three inches long and one inch wide is
covered with heavy cardboard, to which is
attached a marching outft-campaign hat
canteen. knapsack and rifie-all done in pa
pier mache.
Wee Liberty Bells, covered in red, white
and blue crepe paper, cover boxes for
candy, and in larger sizes are used to hang
above the table, with garlands of fanci-
fully cut tissue paper to radiate from them
as canopy above the feStal board
Fireworks in papier mache and in bon
bons are better than ever, and wonderfully
true to life. Pull the fuse of a giant fire.
cracker, and off comes a lid, disclosing
costly bonbons. A box which perfectly re-
produces the package in " hich torpedoes
are sold opens to disclose sweetmeats done
up in tri-colored tissue paper, just as the
giant torpedoes are wrapped. These are
especially suited to children's parties.
For the evening dance there are enor-
nous crackers or swapping notices in trf-
colored isinglaSs. An extra loud snapper
is in honor Of Independence day, and the
caps and aprons packed into the small
space are all in patriotic colors.
Other dance favors are tiny canes wound
with tri-colored ribbon, and small pistols
which when the trigger Is pulled send out
a small Japanese folding fan, while those
of a larger size shoot forth diminutive par
asols in the same colors, with the cutest of
fringed edges
Delicious bonbons representing a string
of ''phiZZers, Roman candles that shoot
small silk flags and dozen other novelties
have been wrought by the ingenious favor
maker to tempt feminine purses and please
patriotic guests