The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-10-06

y FOR RUNNING RIBBON IN LINGERIE.
particularly grateful to DR.. Cook and
Commander Peary for supplying data
to carry out the suggestion.
Even here in little old blase New
York, where novelty has discourag-
Ing fashion of often palling, my north
pole dinner made the guests sit up and
take lot of notice. My dear, 1t was a
decided hit, and I'm as proud as that
proverbial person Punch over the dis
covery. | was so afraid the idea
might fall fat that invited only a
small company to dine with us, but /
worked for success as untiringly as if
state dinner was "on." And you may
have a polar function like mine if you
want to, for am going to tell you my
ideas. Here goes.
To begin with the table decorations,
right in the middle of snowy damask
cloth | erected north pole made of a
large white blotter with a base of suf-
ficient circumference TO enable it to
stand securely. Bits of cotton were
pasted on the blotter, or pole, and all
around the base were fluffy punches of
cotton, giving quite realistic effects of
snow. On the cotton sprinkled silver
tinsel-the kind you use ON the chill
dren's Christmas tree-to give pretty
glistening effect in the candlelight.
From the top of the pole huttered an
American flag cut from stiff muslin so
that 1t would have more body than a
silk flag and not disgrace itself on this
glorious occasion by hanging at half
mast
At the foot of the pole were small
dolls dressed in fur. l sacrificed all old
squirrel muff for the victory. 1t is not
necessary to remind you that these fur
/ clad figures represented the rival find
ers Of the pole. Tiny footsteps coming
from each corner of the table toward
the pole were made of black paper
fastened to the cloth by photographers
paste. One line of the footsteps led t.
the figure of DR.. Cook, and opposite
ones approached Commander Peary.
The other two lines ended a foot or
more from the debatable spot At
each of these points was another fur
/ dressed doll to recall other arctic ex-
Iplorers whose journeys in northern
waters were not successful. These
two disappointed explorers were in a
Isitting position to represent failure of
purpose. Apropos of failures, it is
hardly fair to smile at Wellman's fire.
quent dash for the pole. 1t may be all
| he claims for 1t. A dash Is an abrupt
jstop. isn't it? But, to stop trying to be
Ismart and to come back to the dinner
decorations, the only light used were
flour candles. one at each end of the
stable, stuck by means of melted wax
Ito china saucers. They were short,
Ithick candles two inches or more in
diameter.
| The table service was primitive, sure
Ienough, and consisted of new and shin
Hing tin pie plates, dippers and cups.
There was a lack Of knives, forks and
spoons. The menu was made up of
1.-THE aid Of forks and spoons. We had
lots Of fun from this part of the pro-
gram, ridiculous attempts at disposing
gracefully of oysters directly from tho
shells. etc. The napkins were strap
ped up in tourist style with red, white
and blue ribbon and placed at the
corners of the table, so each guest had
to scramble for wipe"
Favors at each place were figures of
dogs harnessed up to sleds filed with
three tiny finger rolls, which were
strapped on with red ribbon The
mer& cards were in the shape of tents
land made of plain white paper. A
glance at the card doubtless gave the
quests mental Indigestion, for the
dishes to be served were hardly con-
duciyc to health In this zone Fortu-
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