Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-18


served with the tea. The teacups and
saucers will be for sale and there will
be number Of fancy articles also for
sale. Everyone is urged to attend and
while in the past ladies' only have
attended the hostesses would be very
much pleased to have the gentlemen
drop In and have tea with them.
Little Miss Margaret Tulley gave a
very enjoyable party to large num-
ber of little folks on Thursday after
noon. Little Margaret has passed the
sixth milestone and will soon be
happy and busy "1st grader" trotting
to school every morning with book
III one hand and a skipping rope in the
other and then her life journey will
be really begun. May she have many
birthdays and all as happy as the
last.
For hostesses looking for novel en-
tertainments for March we print the
following from the Chicago Record
Herald. The St Patrick's day party
will certainly be very successful
one: For st. Patricks day party dec
crate with green of that peculiarly
with green ribbon, Gillarney chops,
vivid shade known as Emerald" or
Irish" green, and. OF course, quanti-
ties of Irish flags. The shops show
many novelties prepared especially for
March II, but for the benefit of the
readers who have not access to these
bountifully supplied favor counters let
me say that clay pipes inscribed with
name and date, tied with green ribbon,
make appropriate table favors or plate
cards.
Large potatoes stuck full of small
flags are decorative suspended over
the table and from the doorways.
Shamrock cards cut from cardboard
| are suitable for score cards II cards
are played. Here is a fine menu for
luncheon or supper:
Murphy bisque. bread sticks tied
with green ribbon, Killarney chops
Paddles from Cork. emeralds, sham
rock salad. Blarney cream. spuds. cof
fee. cakes, fruit.
The Murphy bisque Is potato sour
with chopped parsley over the tope
pork chops, Dreaded, with potato balls
The "Emeralds" are olives, transpar
ent mint candies and midget pickles
in cut glass dishes; mint jelly of q
lovely emerald hue may also be served
To make Shamrock" salad take mint
cherries and place pecan nut inside
Serve in bread lettuce cups with may
onnaise, a spoonful Of whipped cream
on top. with shamrock cut out ol
| angelica or citron.
Blarney cream is made from pis
tachio ice cream, cut in shamrock
form ornamented with mint cherries
"Spuds" are cones of rich fruit cak,
dipped in maple frosting and rolled IL
chopped nuts. The other cakes SHOULD
have green frosting. A druggist will
| provide harmless green coloring or 1
can be made from pistachios or spin
ach juice.
For a drink during the evening
serve Hibernian punch. Make lem
onade. adding a pint of lime juice t.
every three plnts OF lemonade; to this
quantity add juice of six oranges ant
three large grape fruit. Just before
These few Irish jokes may assis
the hostess:
why are the poor OF Ireland like
carpet?" Because they are KEEP
down by tacks (taxes)."
An Irish soldier returning from for
eign service was asked II he had re
ceived much hospitality when abroad
did you say 'hospitality'?" said Pat
"Shure and ! was In the hospital mos
of the time"
What is the greatest miracle evel
worked in Ireland?" waking the
dead"
What Is the difference between al
Irish Catholic priest and Baptist
clergyman" "One uses wax candles
the other dips"
An Irishman wrote to his friends
over the water that people in America
were so honest that a reward had tc
be offered for thieves.
The program of Irish melodies, such
as Rory O'Moore." THE Harp That
Once Thro' Tara's Hail." Kathleen
Mavoureen," "Killarney," kitty, My
Darling" etc, should wind up the ev
ening's festivities.
BY special request OF a correspond
ent signing herself "Katydid," this
contest, called "A Dish of Green's" is
repeated. 1t may also be welcome to
readers who did not preserve it and
would like 1t for st. Patrick's day.
/. A large European city and green.
2. Green and dairy product.
3. Green and part OF the human
anatomy.