Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-29

else, however, a candy pull must be well
managed in order to be a success. pretty
way to send out the notices for the party Is
to print on brown paper TN crude, childish
letters some such message as this: please
come to the party at Madge Browns on
Saturday night and bring Bingham apron,
clean hands and sweet TOOTH
If everybody dons big apron there Will
be no danger of spelling frocks or jackets,
and If the girls know they're coming to a
candy pull they will not be likely to wear
their hair in floating curls. A saucer OF
flour provided for each guest will keep the
candy from sticking to the hands.
There should be generous supply OF
snow white wooden meat skewers so that
each child may twist his candy into as
many .'taffy sticks as he wants. 1t pro-
vides a daintier way of eating the candy
than to hold it in the fingers.
After the fun with the candy let the chill
dren bob for apples in big basins of wa
ter: the Bingham aprons are already on,
therefore the clothes are protected and ap-
pies and taffy taste we'll together. Instead OF
having ice cream and cake at such party,
give them gingerbread and lemonade, or,
better still, fresh, sweet cider. These can
be set forth attractively on the dining-room
table with Japanese paper napkins and
wooden plates while the bobbing for apples
is going in the kitchen.
Home Souvenirs.
A most welcome finishing touch to a can
dy pull is to present each guest with a fresh
ne" pdSteDOdIu DoA III "HiSH tAO tohhJ
sticks may be taken home. There is usu-
ally a box factory in almost every town
where plain white boxes of suitable size
may be procured If wanted, pretty decora-
tions cut out of Powered wall paper may be
pasted on them.
For the children from ten to fifteen. who
have become acquainted with most of the
poems which every child should know"
the game of acting in pantomime some OF
these poems is interesting. Lord Ullln s
Daughter" can be dramatically done In pan
tomime with the simplest accessories The
lovers escape on broomstick horses; they
dash to the edge of the rivera rug-and
beg the boatman, seated IN a large CLONES
basket or tin tub. to take them across. he
shakes his head; they plead with out
stretched hands; he consents; they get into
the tub and the boatman bends to his oars
two canes thrust through the handles OF
the tub Suddenly there daSheS up to the
edge of the water the frantic father. wiring
ing his hands-too late!
Other Hints.
A few minutes drill is all that is needed
for such pantomime; several poems can
be prepared in an hour so in the after
noon. OF course the onlookers must guess
the poems Young Lochnvar" gives
spirited performance; Maud Muller" vas
rious of the Robin Hood stories, John Gill
pins Ride" THE Glove and the Lions all
have enough action and characters to make
the pantOmlme QranlatlC ana amusing.
An invitation in which the young peo-
pie are hidden to bring their ten best
servants and their five best friends may
puzzle them until they discover that their
ten fingers and five senses are meant. For
the entertainment of such evening have
them play games, such as jackstraws, dom
inoes, twenty questions, blindfold pictures
and charades. For this evening a Virginia
reel makes jolly ending.
An athletic tournament seems an i'm
possible invitation for an indoors party, but
with table croquet in the dining room. a
game of archery in the hall. a fish pond in
the kitchen and an g-on-a-teaspoon race
(the egg hard boiled. of course) the athletic
tournament will afford lots Of fun. The
game of archery does not injure the furni-
ture If whatever is breakable Is covered up
and small and harmless arrows are used.
Instead of the ordinary bull s-eye mark ar
range civilian Tell game by stutting a
small boys suit and finishing it off with a
rag doll head on the top of which an apple,
either real or made Of CLOTH is fastened. To
the victorious ones in such contests mex
pensive prizes should be awarded.
Masquerading.
Simple masquerade parties. where the
perennial joy for young folks. An evening
| of Famous Characters or costume
party where all dress according to the same
historical period, or all wear Indian cos
tunes or Mother Goose or Puritan cos
tunes will exercise the youngsters inven-
tive faculty In getting up these dresses, and
be Just as much fun more elaborate
masquerade.
These evenings of wholesome good times
will repay the parents for all the trouble
| they give; they bind the heart of the child
| closer not only to the mothers and fathers
who are interested and sympathetic in these
pleasures, but to the home itself.