The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-04
A Valentine Tea in
Bohemia.

- "a
holiday makes "a mach mores
4 festive occasion o. d. even if ID,
is the simplest 81 litle affairs
For tEal reason. ire girl wbsee enter
'ainiEg must. d. reason of her modest
purse, De- confined 80 lBezpensi forms.
would do well 10 take acra1taEe OF
those days. Il - oHly enojher 81 the.
many WAYS tn which Ingenuity MAY bes
-nstde TO supplement "a small income.
For one Valentine Tea, to b. given
ir studio of q certain interesting hliiez
artist. who must do things in q differ
ent way from the rest Of humanity.
the very cards were lclitale cyldeuce
that St Valentine vas 10 oe ucnoTed-
For those cards utterly Suns aside al
ideas OF convention. and. Instead Of be-
Iyg white deCoTously printed in black,
were tiny red hearts. bearing the invita-
lion 10 have cup of tea ia rhyme
Naturally everybody Wh1 received "a
invitation was amused ard Interested.
and as naturally, everybody is going
The studio is 10 be turned topsy-tuIvy
for The affair The rough Sketches ana
studies. which are always 10 De- found
stuck in conspicuous places on IT'S wallis
viii be mouHued temporarily fnN means
81 wax upon big red cardboard hearts
Red gowns VIII be WuTH by ali tho Bo-
neHaians who VIII receive with her. and
she herself ns.. prepared c'lsJuIle-
ere OF fhe queer. picture STYLES WHICH
-ouug artists love 40 gel tUcUlsslNt@ IIF
sn-Soft. cliuEinE white, WI-l e. beil made
81 small red hearts linked I0geti.,r- And
the belt is in the style of another rt-
riOd-a pointed affair Ulth SNIP U uich
l.angS down in front almost tg the hem
of her skir1. and weights tie belt into
SIiIl more of point.
Candles masked with ed shades are
to furnish the main light The shitdes
are made Of Hater-coloF paper. painted
with graceful peoples. tucir heads
touching upon the lower edges and ne
stems winding around the top. appar-
entity twisted together jueNJTicably- Ia
between the flowers the paper Is cuE
away, and the shades lined with red
All of the oid-fashioned candlesttcizs
which she hostess can be- az borrow
viii be placed here. there. and every
where; but objectionable Eis hxtures-
too permanent To be remOEed-Will be
hidden from sight with vines The jets
incI0sed in grea- Japanese lanterns
Not Boosting enough dishes TO take
care of SO many guests IS viii prob
ably attend she and her ehums put
their wits together. Those cheap wood
en- plates were got. and are now being
transformed into ingenious Valentines
some OF them painted around the
edges with white paint TO represent
lace. others almost plain. except Tor a
pierced heart dropping realistic drops
Of blood, which further down on the
plate are turning into 5iuy scaTle- foW-
eFs CUpids are conspicuous by their
absence.
There are To De things going en-. AS
is usual in Bohemia. even on its pleas
ant outskirts. one girl is so sing
quaint old-fashioned love dittics. ac-
companving herself upon Il guitar.
while she wauders from group 10
group
A couple of other girls are going -
do little ay-praciiosliv "A dialogue.
which is ali hinged upon II. Valentines
Day and It's customs, and a ridiculous
nonsense examination in sentiment is
10 wind up trc affair. with ii prize. %
course, Tor the siTl who gets of tHe
most original ans crs.