Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-08-07
The Frosted Party Cake.

The Frosted Party Cake
Sue and Mary sat ON the steps before
the white hall door with its big brass
knocker. There were two steps with
an iron rail to guard them, and in front
OF the lower step was braided rag
rug The posts OF the railing were
topped by shining brass knobs. Sues
and Mary's great grandma had the brass
knobs polished ev"ry day. The two chill
dren sat sewing, as fast as their busy
little fingers could 90, Sue was making
dress for her doll, and Mary was
hemming ? sheet for her baby sisters
crib. ! am afraid that her mother had
to sew it over again. but the wee. little
girl did the best she could. They We're
talking about childrens party that
they were going to in few days; for
they had children's parties in this old
Quaker town, with its brick and stuc-
coed houses and white doorways.
While they We're talking Harriet, their
elder sister, opened the door and sat
down ON the step with Sue and Mary.
What do they do at partiesr' asked
Mary. She was the little sister. She
had never seen a party.
They play" said Harriet.
They have lovely supper" cried
Sue.
And Jelly" continued Harriet,
And cake" followed Sue, little cakes
and a big cake all frosted
And we will wear white frocks, aud
the party will be day after tomorrow
Four o'clock on the afternoon OF the
party day, ten little girls, ten dear, lit
tie Quaker girls in white froeks went TO
I.ydia's house on Penn street. Lydia's
mother and Lydia's aunt met them at
the white doorway. took off the ten
little bonnets. and all the little boys
went to the back porch to see the kit
tens. They drew strings on the floor
and the kittens ran after and tumbled
over one another Then two kittens
were put one side the door and one kit
ten the other side, and they poked their
soft, white paws under the open door
from one side to the other, and every
one laughed and the kittens purred.
Lydia's mother took them into the gar
den and showed the flowers. Lydia was
to have square garden for her own
self and mother had two rose bushes
for IL Lydia's aunt played games with
them, and then the party supper was
ready. All the little girls sat at the
big dining table, and Lydia's mother and
Lydia's aunt placed something nice on
every plate. How pretty the table looked
with the china and silver ard the colored
iellies and the cakes! There were little
cakes and a great. big cake, frosted.
This was kept for the last 1t was ON a
big plate and was cut so that each lit
tie girl could pull slice out. Lydia's
aunt took the plate and said to Mary:
"Wil thee have slice of cakeg"
How good it was! Mary loved frost
ing, but her little heart was shy, and TO
pull out the first slice while every one
looked,
mo. thank thee" she replied.
"Will thee have slice of cake"
asked Lydias aunt of the next little
girl
"No. thank thee, she answered.
"Wil thee have a slice ?" Lydia's aunt
asked of the third little girl.
No. | thank thee"
Ten little girls wanted the cake. Ten
little girls replied, NO, thank thee"
because no one wanted to begin. Har
riet said, NO, | thank thee; Sue said,
NO, ] thank thee" Ten little girls
were so disappointed Lyiias mother
knew.
"0h," she exclaimed gently 1t is
such nice cake. Thee will have a
slice, Mary, won't thee?" She smiled
as she slipped out the first piece and
laid it on Mary's plate.
"The next little girl will have a slice,
win she notl" Another smile and an.
other piece of cake was laid on n plate.
Sue viii have piece :"
Harriet will have Pjecee =
Every little girl had slice. Every
one liked Lydia's mother. She knew.
The party went gaily on. Every one
had slice of the big party cake frost.
ed Harriet Mendenhall in St Nicholas