The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-09-07
THE NEWs-tERALD HILLsBORo THURSDAY sEPTEdBER
THEY CLEANED HOUSE
A UNIQUE PARTY WHICH FUR
NrsHED MUCH AIu0unlENT.
It Was Prearrangsa Anair By an
Ingenious Hostess and Was
Decidedly Enjoyable
for All.

I'VE shall clean mouse on lueSuay
evening. We need your help. Please
come dressed for work"
This was the surprising Invitation
sent out to a number Of her friends by
yonng hostess for May entertain
ment .iat proved to be such jolly one
that It is worth trying by others, says
the New York Evening Telegram.
Fully half the fun was made by the
costumes in which the guests appeared.
All of the women we're in short skirts,
some washable and others Of wool.
Nearly every sort of kitchen apron was
to be seen. A voluminous artists frock
enveloped one girl. On her head she
wore serviceable sweeping cap of red
and white plaid gingham, and she car
ried in her hand a feather duster, which
she had brought with her. A bunch OF
house cleaning rags" were tucked In
| the belt of another worker. Among the
men Jumper" suits predominated. al
/ though there were a number OF COM
Portable bicycle costumes and one gaudy
/ sweater. Several men thought 1t ap-
/ propriate to wear linen busters, the
sleeves rolled above the elbow, and
( these looked like enterprising grocery
| clerks.
II ever any house seemed to need at
| tention 1t was that one on that par
] ticular evening. Apparently the litter
OF years sewing lay on the floor and
( cobwebs hung from pictures. cnande-
liers and every possible projection. To
houo
been the task of a moment at best. AS
1t was. when this was attempted, every
innocent shipping of cloth was found
to have been strung on q fine thread
and to be but one Of long chain OF
them. Every raveling turned out to be
the end of spool of thread and every
cobweb, all of which were Of string,
proved itself to be but the end Of yards
and yards unwound from a ball. Pieces
of tape there we're, which led to the
original rolls, but neither these nor any
other end drew directly to its source,
but each was tangled or even knotted
with the rest Of the litter.
The work of cleaning up consisted Of
carefully disentangling every end and
winding 1t up and Of gathering UP the
chains Of shipping and putting them in
a waste paper basket. A little colored
pager marker was found at the source
OF every end, and as these were reached
they were collected and put into little
bags, which the hostess had supplied to
every one. The guest who found the
most markers was rewarded for such
industry by the gift of Busy Bee. "
1t was a toy insect, which buzzed when
wound up. A more elaborate present
might be given II desired.
A picked up" supper, consisting OF
cold foods, except coffee, was served
TO the cleaners at the close Of their
labors. 1t was real supper Of pressed
chicken, thin slices Of boiled ham and
potato. nuts and cress salad. The des-
sert was fruit jelly and whipped cream.
For table decorations was May
basket centerpiece with my broom
souvenirs for the women and little
wooden pails for the men.
During the evening some Of the
guests, like witches. found time b
brush thu oobwebs from ths moon.
Through a big haff moon of bright yel
low paper long ends of yarn hHd beer
threaded with a needle. The moon wa
hung from the chandelier In ono Of
the rooms and those who brushed" II
entered INTO a contest 10 pull out thf
most cObwebs in lhree minutes, using
the left hand only end drawing out one
at TINA The pxize was . smah POI
NJ "eraexn cheasa u,hirS th.a mOOn IL