Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-04

The poppy is the flower to oonjure
with in plann ing leap year party. IN
sending out your invitations select a
poppy valentine or post card, Or write
your invitation on blank card with a
pen a nd link or water-color sketch OF a
poppy in the corner. Append 20 your
invitation, written in the usual form,
Escorts and chaperons provided.
For the centerpiece of your table have
a group of three pots of the artificial
poppies that may be secured in paper
or department stores Radiate from
these scarlet ribbon runners or strings
of small red paper hearts, terminating
at each gentleman plate.
On top of the peoples, lightly perched
or held in place by invisible wire OF
ribbons coming down from the chan
delier, have pretty paper Of CHINA
doll dressed in fluffy ballet dress, that
holds in its hands tiny pennant. IN
scribed Our turn
'Favors of Hearts and Stems.
At each mans plate have neart-
shaped box of candy and a neatly
wrapped piece of chewing gum. At each
girls plate a tiny stein and {, little
rick's day favors.
AS the guests arrive. each gentleman
is allowed to draw a heart from
quiver-shaped box and the girls draw
darts from "a heaDt-shaped box Both
of these are marked with numbers, so
those that correspond become partners
for the supper or evening. The men
pin their hearts to their sleeves and
the ladies fasten their darts N their
hair.
Refreshments may be the sam" as for
a. valentine supper, everything POSSIBLE
cut in. heart shape or served in paper
heart-s shaped dishes. An appropriate
sweetbreads in heart-shaped cases,
salad in heart cases with celery hearts,
sandwiches heart shaped, ices, cakes
and coffee.
Women Take Initiative.
1t goes without saying that at the
leap year party the women Take the
initiative. They should assist the gen
tlemen in taking off their wraps, see to
it that they are comfortably seated out
of any chance draught, escort and seat
them at the table, holding doors open
for them to pass through, anu hnally
offer to see them home.
1t is indeed an admirable opportunity
to show by example all the little dell
cate cOurtly attentions that women APP
preciate, but not all men know how to
show.
Unique Leap Year Contests.
In leap year party contests are in
order, pittipg one sex against the other.
Let the men he detailed 20 thread
needles, so many a minute, and the
women to roll umbrellas. The men to
make buttonholes or. trim Mats and the
women to drive nails. Ask each man to
write out his favorite recipe for max
ing cake or salad, and the women to
give a speech on campaign issues.
For prizes these will surely he ap-
preciated: Give the man, a neatly stock
ed workbox, suiting it's contents to a
lone bachelors needs and for the
woman small chest of tools that she
can use for the hundred and one little
Jobs that frequently come her way,
and for which she is seldom properly
equipped.
A progressive proposal game IS also a
feature of many leap year Parties.
Cozy corners with just room Cor two
are arranged all over the house, and in
each a young man is seated. first being
presented with fan to hide his bushes,
number of mittens cut from card
board and one ring.
NOW the girls nave their 1nllnSS.
progressing from booth to booth and
popping the question in each one, in
way that seems most appropriate.
No One Sighted.
Her answer comes in the shape of
either the ring or the mitten. At re-
cent affair of this sort the brother of
the hostess was provided with nothing
but rings this, of course sub rosa, SO
that none of the fair propose-s should
feel sighted in being left out cntirely).
Appropriate prizes are awarded the
most popular girl who has the great
est number of rings to show for her
campaign, and a consolation. pair of
mittens for the one who has received
the most "turndowns." If preferred. a
turned-down collar can be substituted
for the mittens or gloves.
If cards are played there are leap year
score cards. If the invited guests live