Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-10
WHEN ENTERTAINING.
A FEW SUGGESTIONS TO THE
 TROUBLED HOSTESS.
A Guessing Contest Wherein Many Islands Play a Part-A Unique and Amusing "Stork
 Party"
A Guessing Contest,


 A Guessing Contest.
 Here Is contest which ought to please the young readers of the de- partment and cause the grown-ups to put on their thinking caps. At the top of slips of paper write "The Islands We Visit" and give the following list of questions, withholding the answers until after the time allotted for the contest.
 What islands are always to be had at picnics and lunch counters? Sand wich islands.
 What island is always verdant? !? Greenland.
 What island is bright English coin? New Guinea.
 What island is recently discovered? :? Newfoundland.
 What island offers plenty of frozen refreshments? Iceland.
 What island Is always wrathful. Ireland.
 What Island offers very poor bev- craze in place of the cup that cheers. but does not inebriate? Hayti.
 What island has in its name a very inhospitable greeting for ships that come into its ports? Ceylon (Sailon). What island is rough and unrefned ? Corsica.
 What island should contain plenty of small canned fish? Sardinia.
 What island is a pine tree? Cy- press.
 What island should maiden ladies visit? Isle of Man.
 What Island is named as forfeit or present? Philippines.
 What island has many driveways? Isle of Rhodes.
 What islands take the form of small birds? Canary islands.
 What island is six sided? Cuba. What island is of great length? Long island.
 What island in former times received many famous heads? Block island.
 What island is a prey to hunters? Fox island.
 What group of islands have pleas ant breeze? Windward islands.
 What island is justly feared for it's jumping and kicking? Kangaroo is- land. ssni6
 What island makes good things to eat! Cook island.
 What islands should we look to for wisdom? Solomon islands.
 What islands are not intended for weekday use? Sunday islands.
 A miniature globe or toy ship will make suitable prizes.
 A stork Party.
 Coming events cast their shadows before, and the rustling of stork's wings gives the up-to-date hostess an opportunity of giving very novel and altogether the most attractive affair imaginable. All the world loves q baby, and am sure when the little strangers arrive. they will be all the happier on account of the good time their mothers had at this 'stork" luncheon.
 There were four honored guests and six intimate friends, and they had conspired with the hostess to make the party a success. On the" four chairs at the table bibs were tied: the favors were dainty celluloid rattles and white storks bore the place cards in their hills; but "the" four plates each bird had a baby done up in a small square of linen. The table cen- terpiece was a gilt cardle. with a canopy of dotted swiss tied with pink ribbons. Tiny pink rosebuds were scattered over the table with maiden hair ferns. The napkins were folded like doll babies and were pinned with safety pins. Candles. fairy lamps and . number of little night lamps gave the illumination. while advertise mers of all the hzby foods adorned the walls; these had been cut from magazines and mounted on cardboard There were also numerous ads" Of go-carts, high chairs and cribs The menu consisted of celery soup. bread sticks. chicken cutlets. mashed po,a- toes. spagfetti and tomatoes. . fruit salad. Ice cream served in round rings. with tiny bottles labeled -psreeoric.- . angel food and chocolate, with the usual accessories of nss. boubons and olives
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