Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-02-22

WATCH WORN OVER 4ILADYS GLOVE.
we've all caught the germ, and 1t only
remained for the man who invented
the puzzle picture Of different colored
woods to drive us all to padded cells.
Well. l made up my mind that 1t
was time something was doing to turn
the jig saw tide. And I've done" 1t
sure enough by giving yesterday after
noon 'tangram party" A super
abundance of egotism Is not one Of
my glaring faults, l have been told,
but at this moment I'm really gloating
over my cleverness In reviving the Gu
rious and interesting pastime of daily
ing with tangrams. Is it new variety
of imported fruit? No, Miss Innocence.
but it is the fruit Of Chinaman's
brains. one Tan. who lived awhile ago.
say some eco years before we became
Inhabitants vi this glorious country.
And to this oriental ancestor it's de-
sceEdant. the jig saw. owes much of
its fame Unlike the present puzzle,
the tangran consists of only seven
pieces. and these parts are all the
same size. Artistic values are com
pletely lost sight of in the struggle for
entirety.
The tangrlm that | set before my
guests WAS "rhe House That Jack
Built" and that the cat was as big as
the COW and the malt as large as the
house that contained it matters nothing
to the ar. httects.
After the tangrams we had tea. and
Elmer poul d Tor me- looking Il Rem
brandt study in Il stunning big black
velvet hat Nh.llninsly trimmed with
punches Of silver misunderstanding else
ard tine chi refS of the thing be%gars
fCef.'. jew Tcr havc read of "!-'oe'
every known variety of fruit. flowers
and birds which have found their way
into the p,ilancrs' hands but reckon
You uidn Know that these artists had
forsakcn the .ardon and the mcnagcrie
for the realm Of the cook You'll par
don me. bet It IS such a temptation to
say that He rlson d'etre OF this i
Paris aud that Elinor has just come
from the NiNo l.uujuiere.
Why did Size wear hat while pour
ing tea? Simply and solely because
it's the lHte-t accompaniment to the
- o'clotl:.' II was funny Sight
watchin@ the Girls dodge that chapeau.
for those ST. ling a cup of the retire il
ing beverage had to navigate around
this cart wheel first to catch the eye of
the wearer and then stand at Il safe
distance when receiving the brew, for
to disHrrance that millinery creation,
which had been poised and pinned at
q fascinating Anglican operation we
all know takes this season many pre-
cious m0mcnts-is possible by the
lightest touch against the overshadow
ing brim Fortunately there were no
tempests in our teacups. The zap
proach" and tackles" were splendid
ly done. But one can imagine that at
q crush affair such disasters can be
averted Only by the most careful en-
gineering of ones own hat and ell
bows And be it known that apollo
giles afterward are no reparation for
the catastrophe.
Elizabeth c., who inquired most so
licitously after you, was wearing one
Of the smarteSt gowns of the after
noon. an empire CONNECTION of taupe
chiffon cloth that shOne like heavy
satin The embroideries on the skirt
were exquisitely worked in taupe tones
with silks, woods and chenille. Similar
embroderies formed bOlerO, and the
waist was confined by a folded band
OF DiaCi> s,>,n.. ,.er nal was large .,uu
fiat, ana he crown was entirely OF sa-
BILE, wi 4 an important looking black
osprey standing out at one side. An
other girl from Boston. who came with
Mrs Van s.. thought was carrying a
hand bound book ;.ftcr the manner Of
Rostonan high lows, who appear with
literary equipments on all and every
occasion, but | suffered from an op-
teal delu.l0u. for the lady from the
land of beans WAS carrying suede
muff, the newest sartorial accessory
this side Of France
And this muff reminds me that at
one Of the prettiest weddings of the