The Washington times., 1904-07-25
PARTY TRINKETS
Less Elaborate Than in Winter, But
Appropriate and Seasonable.


Summer hath no terrors for the true
card PLAYER. and there are many hos
tesses who, even in the dog days. find a
card PARTY the simplest form Of enter
tainment.
For chilly or rainy evenings at the
mountain or beach resort an exciting
tourney around the card tables is really
comforting. The function is less formal
than in winter, and souvenirs and prizes
less elaborate.
If the games are to be played on the
porch-and in most homes the porch is
larger than the living room-many Japa>
nese lanterns may be lighted: and To-
connective headlight or some other power
full light with a strong renector fastened
at one end of the veranda Will furnish
ample illumination for ten or a dozen
tables.
The Butterfly Girl.
The new tally cards are suggestive OF
summer gowns. One Of the prettiest
shows a girl driving a swarm Of gay
hued butterflies before her. On each
butterfly the wings are marked with
hearts. spades. diamonds and clubs. and
here the punching is done.
A four-leaf clover has spades for
flares, while large embossed field daisies
are swung from slender green cords and
the heart Of each daisy Is punched for
girls appear on tally cards, and a de-
sign that is selling rapidly shows a
pretty girl holding a telephone receiver
and calling. Hello. Central. what's
Another catchy design shows a re-
plea of a colored nanny, clad In
| gorgeous raiment, with the inscription
| Il didn't expect to see you heah,
honey"
Holsters and Automobiles.
HOLSTERS in vivid crimson. automo-
| biles with remarkable study in detail.
drums and clown faces are all sacri-
| feed to the merry card punch. A Sc
verely plain card is sprinkled with dice.
| odd numbers up. and carries this hint.
There luck IN odd numbers" Stlll
| more businesslike and intended particu-
larry for progressive games where large
/ numbers play, are plain score cards
with four rows Of figures. and spaces
for the name, couple, and table.
| A clock face with the numerals Of
| fers a good field for punching the score.
! and two horses, running close, bear
| the legend Neck and neck" and are
much liked by the summer hostess. An
| echo OF the ping-pong craze shows a
table set for the game. and the balls
| scattered about are TO be punched out
/ for the score.
Favors. not unlike those used at GER
| mans are popular for the summer card
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| travagant prizes Papier-Irache CLAIMS,
| filled with bonbons and swinging from
| gay-colored ribbons; miniature deck
! chairs, golf bags which unscrew and
/ show sticks all in papier-mache make
appropriate prizes.
Strawberry Shortcake Pen Box.
A realistic piece OF strawberry short
cake forms an odd box for stamps or
/ pens. When the papier-mache crust OF
whipped cream, dotted with strawber-
ries. IS lifted up. It shows a hollow cake
| which forms the box.
More expensive prizes are those In
japanese work-paper weights and desk
| fittings in metal and lacquer; japanese
| steins-whoever heard of a follower Of
| the Mikado drinking beer skulls in
/ gold with Japanese enamel and tiny
| jardinieres holding dwarf trees
Loving cups OF various sizes and IN
| different materials. such as hammered
| brass. silver and gold, are also popular
| Tor prizes. For a mountain retreat pref
] " souvenirs are napkin rings, match
I safes, frames and calendars made from
| birch bark or braided sweet grasses.