The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-22

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Ths hostess Of = literary turn o.
mind may 1n1 something original and
q BIT unique IN . -HoaseDcat On ths
styx dInner party A ~H0useDoat o.
the giyx dinner party affords = rnosi
excellent opportunity for Al early fali
fancy dress dinner ard. inei1sntaliy. =
BIZ Of fan
The lnvIfztion may read after this
fashion. fhe hostess. Il she earea %
% -. selecting the character % Be
Represented b. each guest,
The houseboat viii cast anchor -
the Martin pier On the styx on Wednss-
day October the eleventh. when the
famed of AL nations VII assemble 70
dine together a. eight o'clOck George
and Marfhz Washington have sent Re-
grets and tug that yog appear ~ their
Representatives"
The names of the host and hostess
may BE- signed. or their card incloeed.
The telephone 10 the house of the
hostess viii be kept busy for The next
few days no doubt. but this viii give
her good opportunity 70 explain the
exact nature 0f the entertainment and
what IL expected n every guest
The dlnlDg-room walls should be
made 70 look a. much Ike the interior
Of h0useb0zt a. will be possible.
Through the center of the table run
q long. narrow strip 81 mirror 70 rep
resent a river. and IN the center Of this
have lone hougebozt. which may be
fowed By a small boat supposedly
charon's boat The place card should
BE- some toy which viii represent a
characteristic Of the famous guest be-
Ing represented. when alive. For In
stance. a small Chinese IDOL for Con
fucius; q small tree or the historical
hatchei for George Washington; q
military toy for Napoleon. a small tub
or lantern for DiOgenes: 4 toy violin
for Nero. a doll cloak for Sir Walter
Raleigh. and 70 forth. Genuine amuse-
ment may be created By making the
guests find their own places BY means
Of these cards"
The menu should be a series Of sur
prlses Down In the stores these days
may be found everything. from ham
and eggs and cuts Of beef To vegetables
and fruit in miniature small birds
Drowned a. nicely as II they mad Just
emerged from the oven are only papler
mache. but they look appetizing. and
all these things may be Introduced ir
the various courses AZ the shades"
of former Iuxuries. The first course "
fruit. for instance. may be one Of these
surprises. The second of soup must
be genuine. a. no one has succeeded
IN lnyenung JaDier mache soup a. yet.
On through the various courses these
surprises may be sprung. until the
guests will hesitate to try the real
things. for fear Of once more falling
victim to the surprise. This Will
maze the dinner long, but II carefully
arranged It will be far from tiresome.
II Il Is the desire 10 carry he din
ner through 10 the very limit Of detail
according 70 the story. charon should
serve a. waiter. but this may be a
trine TOO realistic for the average en-
tertaincr
Paper and pencil may be furnished
the guests. and between the courses
they may guess the Identity Of each
other. the one most successful receiy-
Ing copy Of the book for a prize.
The evening may close with dance,
or every guest may be requested to
indulge IN some performance which
will characterize the person he repre-
sents.