Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1906-01-12
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SUGGESTIONS FOR ATTRACTIVE
ENTERTAINMENTS.
Festivities in Celebration Of Twelfth
Night - Various Ways Of An
nouncing an Engagement-A
Pretty Birthday Party.
Twelfth Night Party.

Twelfth Night Party.
The 9Th OF January Is twelfth
Night" or odd Christmas" and offers
opportunities for a party out Of the
usual order. In England and many
places on the continent Twelfth Night
was the time to hold the most elabor.
ate masQue balls.
An immense cake was always served,
containing q ring, and the king" or
queen" for the evening was the guest
fortunate enough to obtain 1t. In his
tory we read how Mary, Queen Of
Scots, honored her maid, Mary Seaton,
by robing her In her own royal ap-
parel to be the Queen Of Twelfth
Night"
Tradition says that on this night
every vestige of Christmas green must
be taken down and burned. This
peace Offering to witches and evil spir-
Its assures good luck" to the house
hold throughout the year.
Invitations for a Sixth Of January
party afford a chance for the pen and
ink artist to show Ler Skill; witches,
bonfires with holly wreaths and Christ
mas trees for fuel are appropriate sub
jects for the cards. IL there Is no open
fireplace for the burning OF the greens,
there may be a back yard even to the
city apartment, where they may be
burned with due ceremony.
A chating dish supper or oyster
roast, with coffee and cider, not for
getting the cake, are most suitable for
Twelfth Ntpht ,,urtiac Half thn fam
Is to permit the guests to take down
the greens from pictures and windows,
even to stripping the Christmas tree of
Its branches. The cracking fire caused
by the pine tree boughs gives a fine
blaze for roasting marshmallows. Re
quest each guest to tell u story or give
Il toast while his or her special armful
is burning.
Engagement Announcement Party.
The request comes for an engage-
ment announcement party. This can
he done in several pretty ways. Such
an announcement Is usually made ut q
luncheon to which the intimate friends
Of he bride-elect are asked. Hearts,
true lovers knots, cupids, bows and
arrows are all appropriate for decora-
lions. Pink Is the best color to use,
a. all the world generally assumes lie
Colour de rose" when a girl Is in this
blissful state.
Before the dessert course Is served,
have the doorbell ring violently and
the maid will bring In a telegram to
the hostess, who asks permission to
open and read it, w%hereupOn she will
read aloud the announcement of the
engagement, then congratulations fol-
low.
Another way is to prepare English
walnuts with pretty quotations writ
ten end concealed inside the shells,
which are glued together; on one
write the ews.
One hostess in announcing the en-
gagement had very small envelopes at
each place, the outside bearing the
guests name, while inside the card
bore the names OF the couple. The
envelope was sealed with a gilt heart.
Still another hostess had her table
decorated with a miniature bridal pro-
c~ession, dolls eXquisitely dressed. rib
bOns radiated to each plate and were
attached to heart-shaped baskets con-
tanning honbons, and the brides held
her diamond ring, which she OF course
put On. Her chair was Ornamented by
q huge bow OF tulle and the souvenirs
were tiny white slippers filled wi,l
candied rice.
The flowers were bridesmaid roses,
the candles and shades pink, with
glass candlesticks.