Barbour County index., 1906-11-07
By EDITH A. BROWN
The Topaz, November's Birthstone,
Furnishes Color-Scheme - Yellow
Kid Admits the Guests-Host and
Hostess Gowned as the sYellow
Peril"-A Yellow Journal Menu.

The birthstone for November is the
topaz, and with the yellow chrysan-
themums coming on and the roses of
yellow filling the greenhouses, there
should be little difficulty in finding
plenty of floral decoration at least.
The golden rod, which comes nearer
the deep, rich shade of the topaz than
any of the other blooms, may be the
very hardest to find at this time of
year, but if some effort is made it can
be secured.
Yellow as decoration is old; and
new ideas for the working out of the
color scheme are not very plentiful.
Perhaps the newest may be found in
an attempt to play upon the yellow"
newspaper idea.
II this is done, go to a newspaper
or telegraph Office and secure some
yellow ''fimsy." Have the invitations
written on this and send to the guests.
The invitations may read after this
fashion:
News comes from Michigan boule-
'e%A " SAAaI 4hAAs dAu NllS JOuu JdCOU
| Graham will celebrate the birthday an
niversary of Mr.. Graham by giving a
dinner to their close friends on the
evening of -, and that Mr. and Mrs
Thomas Jones are among the hidden
| guests. The dinner will be informal,
and will be served at seven-thirty
O'clock at their home, number -, on
fha hOl1Ipuord ho i'm "a
are asked TOPAZ upon the invitations
early and respond"
The house may be decorated in the
flowers, yellow bunting draperies and
| yellow flags. The lights should be
shaded in yellow. If there is a small
son in the family or among the friends
who can be persuaded to serve at
the door instead of one of the
servants, dress him as the "Yel-
low Kid" and let him admit the guests.
The host and hostess may be dressed
as Chinese, representing the yellow
PERIL about which we have heard so
much in recent years, or if either OBJ
ject to this, the servants who wait
upon the table may be dressed in this
fashion.
The affair, being a dinner, naturally
will depend greatly upon the table ar
rangements for the completion of the
central idea of the evening, and this
can be carried out without difficulty.
Flowers, arranged as the hostess de-
sires, should form the center decora-
ton. For the menu cards issue small
editions of a yellow paper, and these
may serve as place cards as we'll The
common white newspaper print print
ed in yellow ink or yellow print print
ed in 1aring black letters may be
used. The size of the sheet may be
determined by the entertainers, but at
least an eight-page paper should be
arranged.
On the first page at the top have
this line:
GRAHAM'S YELL-er.
Thirty-fifth year-No. 1.
Chicago, November %, 1905
Eight Parts.
The year in the upper left-hand cor
ner, of course. is the age of the host.
men not hesitating to tell their ages,
according to proverb. Where the car
toon in the average city. paper is
placed have the picture of newsboy
with his mouth wide open and from
his throat supposedly coming the
newsboy's yell-"All About" In the
space below have this line: What is
to follow!" At the very bottom of the
page write the name of the guest for
whom it is intended.
The courses, of course, will follow,
each occupying a page and each de-
scribed in true yellow Journalism style.
The menu may be elaborate or SIM
ple-the one given below as sample
is very simple, but wholesome and
good enough for an informal gather
ing Of close friends on such an occa-
sion as a birthday celebration. The
first course may be tomato soup, and
the second page Of the paper will read:
tomatoes CRUSHED that we may
DRINK of their BLOOD!
Arranged in headline fashion. with
the capitalized letters in big type, and
the other letters in agate or smaller.
this line will be yellow enough fo-
the most CORY.
For the second or the fish course
may be:
Fish: NETS of the heartless CATCH
UNWARY!
The meat course may consist of a
juicy roast of beef with Drowned pota-
toes and creamed corn for the princi-
pals. The next page of the paper will
read:
COW ROASTS
while the potatoes are
DONE BROWN