New-York tribune., 1908-02-12
FOR A VALENTINE PARTY.
Ideas for Entertainments in Honor of the
Festive Saint

No gala day of the years calendar seems full
of inspiration pretty luncheons and dinners
the festival of St Valentine. So, if one is TO en-
tertain at any date February IA, the party
should certainly be Valentine affair. This year
the leap year idea may be combined with that Of
St. Valentine, and leap year Valentine party
holds all kinds Of possibilities. At such func
ton the women will naturally take the initiative
in every way. For the first feature of entertain
ment have 4 proposal game arrange cosey cor
ners or little tete-a- -tetes, with for only
throughout the downstairs rooms, and designate
these hooks by two large red cardboard hearts.
tied together, and marked in large white numbers.
AS the guests assemble small boy dressed as
Cupid passes smaller hearts with corresponding
numbers. Thus partners for the proposing game
chosen At the tap Of Master Cupid's bell con-
versation starts. The women do the proposing,
and a given signal each progresses to the next
tete-A-tete. until every has proposed to
every At the conclusion of this feature Of
the evenings amusement. the small heart cards
are collected The women have written theirs
the OF the men who have accepted
jected their proposals most gracefully, and the
men have recorded the of the girls who
made the best proposals. Appropriate prizes should
be awarded. A heart-shaped brass silver ash
tray for the and silver mounted heart
shaped pin cushion for the suggested.
For second amusement before the supper hour
a large white screen or a length of sheeting or
muslin, is necessary. The size should be in
cordance with the number of guests. II there
will be explained. merely by changing the numbers
the large red hearts, which should be at
least half yard across. These hearts, of card
board. which tc be fastened at intervals o
the stretched muslin, should have pasted them
in the centre lifesize cupids heads cut from white
paper. An opening of normal size should be cut
for the mouth. The women stand behind this
tain affair showing only their mouths and the men
guess 10 whom they belong, adjusting the proper
TO the numbers small cards correspond
and puzzng will cause end of amusement. for
IS always easy recognize a mouth
Then the following is put 10 the women:
Similar hearts. with holes encirced by gilt paper
bands resembling wedding rings, for the men
10 put hand through. devoid of rings. naturally,
and the women have the pleasure of guessing
whose hands Is whose" At the conclusion of this
bit Of fun the who guessed the most mouths
correctly and the woman who guessed the most
hands should receive prizes.
in the supper room let the guests find their places
at the table by means OF large, red hearts tied
with ribbons TO the backs OF the chairs On these
anagraI1s. instead OF the names; the use of
clever and characteristic anagrams is always
pleasing
A for such affair should consist of
creamed oysters sweetbreads in heart ped
pate cases. salad moulds In individual hearts.
sandwiches OF various kinds. heart-shaped,
with ices. cakes and coffee. For a centrepiece on
the bare table set with heavy lace doiiies have a
heart-shaped fluffy red paper surprise pie From
this extend red ribbons ending with old fashioned
candy heart notices. AT the conclusion OF the
supper these ribbons should be pulled. revealing
favors suggestive OF future love affairs