The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-20

" terhy Party for Young People
Il Hostess as Madame Butterfly
n japanese Refreshments.
Perhaps the first anniversary of thu
wedding date is awaited with more in
l terest than any of those which will sue
coed. 1t takes q very bIase pairof young
4 folk to have the novelty Of their new
home and life together worn beyond the
gilt edge By the time this first ami.
Vcrsary has arrived.
To those with the sentiment Of mar
riage strong upon them, every anpyer-
sary day is worth celebrating, and il is
beautiful to do So "A yearly bid for
gifts?' some one says, in surprise Not
at all Nowadays the entertainment is
the thing-not the gift, and the host and
hostess who hesitate TO ask their friends
TO join with them in the celebration OF
the day, because the giving of gifts was
once he custom, need only add the moro
modern: 1T is requested that no gifts
. ne sent" to the card OF invitation 10
Il have all these difficulties cleared away
with June looming up i'm the near dis
lance, a small army of people are pre-
pairing to celebrate their wedding ami
yersaries The first year brings the
cotton anniversary. which for enter
iainment purposes really is Of greater
value IN December, when the cotton
i balls can be made to look like snow.
than in May, when everything must be
! ike flowers, but folk do not stop to
choose wedding days according TO the
fitness of the anniversaries.
| In the first place, when the invitations
are about to be issued, gel a quantity of
cotton batting and cut and pick so that
when tied together with white cotton
ribbon, each piece will form puff bali.
Inside viii nestle the invitations.
Al the house the decorations must be
in cotton, throughout II the young
housekeeper does not hesitate TO cover
up new rugs and pretty carpets. tarpau.
I'm may be stretched over the floors TO
give the appearance of a cotton cover
ing. Portieres may be taken down and
cotton draperies hung instead. If the
hostess Is very partial to the use of
flowers in her decoration. no end of COT
ton roses and cotton flowers of all kinds 1
can be found Al the cheap flower conn-
tiers al the stores. If she is not. how /
ever, a unique effect can be produced
by putting aside flowers for decoration
and using instead twigs and low
branches hung with balls OF cotton
When the guests arrive send Them
10 room apart from the other plans
OF the evening. where squares of cot
ton cloth and a friend with crayon
pencil will await them. A SQUARE OF
the cloth is tackled on the wall and
the guest is posed between the light
and the wall, so that shadow profile
is thrown ON the white square of cot
ton The friend draws the outline
quickly, numbers the exhibit" lots
down the name and number on a bit
OF paper for future use, and passes on
TO The next sitter.
When the artist has drawn the
last profile the squares are tackled I'D
On the walls of the room and cotton
picture gallery is announced. open
Tor visitors. This, Of course, may come
a any time during The evening. The
GUESTS are given blank sheets of paper
md it is the duty TO guess the orici
rails Of tho portraits of lady ana
Z gentleman from the proGles If the
lrtiSt friend is clever when the pic
urcs' are huns catalogue can be
lrranged with line bringing in bit
# jolly description Of The sitter" In
his way as much fun can be created
~ the titles Of the pictures as by The
iastiy drawn pr0iilcs For the ones
most successful in guessing the oriei-
lnls. prizes may be riyen-a bouquet .
Il cotton roses for The woman most
uccessful; "A life Of CoJon Mather for ]
he man. Only those who have taken
'art in one OF these profile exhibits &
ppree'Rte the fun created.
The table in the Ginine-room should
G covered with cotton wadding-or .
be- sheets OF batting with the silvery q
Inside. In The center arrange
miniature cotton field. with the lit s
e twigs hung with bits of cotton O
ursting from green butts made of lis ii
Ne paper. Negro dolls PLACED in the T.
eld viii complete the plantation il
enc" q
If the celebration SIS dinucr for L.
lace cards have TINY bales If r5t 4
N wrapped 80 TIC cotton 'viI a,,ct
u through torn ri1dires and with , e
,asy crayOn Peucil write The name IS
.reicssy 81 iho entertainment +. "
crely an evening of fan. these b,les 81
mus the names cau be used for @,
Uvenirs.
Butterfly Party. -
If a really dainty party for yonDa Y
.opie is desired. nothing is praftiar b.
an a butterfly affair. TO b. sure M ri
part az The entertainment
lists ia The decoration largely but is
ntesis and games may be brought
and any game is jollier played in
inty surroundings.
The invitations are issued on jan
ese paper folded and cos 10 lnos III
= bltierHy Inc body msv be g.
lied paper The hostess may bring A
japanese ideas with this butterfly tr
-crtainment While the butterflies b
81 ia decoration may be 81 every on