The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-07
Copyright. 1906.
A Spool Party.
- HIS nartv was certainly novelty for the twelv

~ HIS marty was certainly novelty for the twelve
little guests who invited to spend the
II hours from to with the 6-year-old hostess.
The oldest child asked had passed her ninth birth
day, and she proved decided help IN assisting 20
emuse the Younger ones This mother said she had
been saving spoos for months, begging them OF her
friends and had done extra amount OF sew
ing to get sufficient spools for this party 4.oua
First dolls made by inserting pasteboard
nose in slit and doing the face with tiny brush
and black paint Gnk will do), toothpicks were stuck
in Sits for arms and the children greatly in
terested in the construction of these wooden men.
Then bowling alley was made by lnvert1ng one
end of ironing board and arranging spools at the
other like tcnpins. prize was given to the child
making the best
Coarse needles and colored Irvine provided
for spool stringng contest, with another prize, and
when refreshments served there spool
shaped candy box (bought at the favor counter filled
with sugar peppermints for each child to take home
So, good mothers save your spools if you want to
provide something new for your little ones party.
A New England Breakfast
hostess who has spent the summer at a Massa-
chusetts coast resort issued invitations for this
ssbreakfast' to eight Of her friends The hour was
half after H. and the spread was so unusual to the
usual fashionable that the guests We're de-
lighted With the exception Of few added frllls, the
hostess said it the breakfast which was served
her on Sunday mornings by one of the foremost Of
New England housekeepers. The table was spread
I with psan damask CLOTH glass bowl filed with
pink and crimson dahlias centerpece. There
were no candles or artificial light On either end OF
Il the table od-fashioned lattced china fruit dishes
stood, filled with various fruits. These were passed.
then white cornmeal mush in blue canton bowls was
served with cream and sugar. hot rolls, Goldfish balls
scrambled eggs, Boston baked beans in brown earth
enware ramakins and genuine Boston brown bread
followed by hot doughnuts, some cream cookies AMI
coffee, which the hostess poured herself.
After this innovation in gastronomy, the hostess
showed collection of New England antiques
heelless slippers lace collars, silver spoons,
Of which had much-worn point from stirring Gus
ards and the handle bore the initials of the
daughter for many generations and had just come
{. into the possession of the hostess
Rose Luncheon.
Pink is always satisfactory color both to hostess
and guests, and "rose' luncheon is the prettlest
affair imaginable. The table may be left bare, with
individual doilies or lace cloth pink used A
plain white damask cover with pink rose6uds ana
petals scattered over it, is always good Use pink
candles shades in holders Of glass silver and
for the most stunning centerpiece suspend square
basket filled with pink roses and maidenhalr fern,
with pink satin ribbons tulle streamers from the
overhead light to within about six inches of the table,
The placecards pink roses cut from watercolor
paper and painted Cut them out in forms and
Smother Goose on it. In the drawingroom hand
the guest slip of paper containing the other half
In this way the seats at table are found The nut
holders and ice ice made of pink
paper in rose shapes The eases for the stand
ing three wires twisted together and covered with
green paper to make legs; these are very, dainty.
best untold, huge American Beauty rose was sus-
pended the dningroom in token Of the fact that
such the ancient custom in Greece, the be-
ing the emblem of secrecy, hence oftused term,
subrosa.
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g Halloween Frolic
The invitations batshaped bits of black
cardboard written in white ink was the following
bit Of doggerel:
Come at the witchng hour Of eight #l2#
And and. let the fairies les. read a your 1 fate;
Or woe-not luek-Wl be your lot
On arriving at the door, the portal opened with
v}vaih hunan afOrt md in tho 4darr ~
white hand pointed the way upstairs It was cut out