Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-02-25

heart spoons-a heart bowl and a bow
| handle; a group of hearts dangling from
! a bow and arrow; Al small fan in the
shape of heart, with long handle; Il
/ Cupid poiSed for flight etc The most
/ successful place cards are the original
ones. and it is astonishing how the IDEAS
multiply as soon ns the mental machn-
! cry is set in motion II is like throwing
Il pebble in Il brook and watching the
/ bubbles radiate from its circumference,
Just one thing must Ice borne iii mind.
Everything must he heart shaped or
| heart bedecked The more hearts the
merrier. Any house where crepe paper
/ supplies are kept furnishes cardboard,
ready made hearts. both the gummed
I kind and the cardboard ones. in all sizes
/ from the tiny baby hearts TO the grown
up ones. Here, too, one may purchase
! hearts with arrows. heart lace doilies.
and Cupids IN red, white ana pink.
/ Candle shades of white crepe paper,
bound with which cardboard. as if passe.
partouted, and each section decorat-
/ ed with two red hearts. pierced
! with gilt arrows, add greatly to
the decorative scheme. In case of a pink
| heart affair the shades must he of pink
crepe paper, with pink and white hearts
and with Il pink cardboard border. Plain
cardboard shades laced with ribbons. run
through suletto-punched holes, and, COW
! cred with hearts, are most attractive
when one-colOr scheme is .eing carried
out.
Ice cups, bonbon boxes and nut recep-
tacles are easily made ut home, The
two Cupids bearing an ice cup is an eX-
ample. Of what clever fingers can ac-
comphSh. 4 large heart serves as
foundation. Upon this the ice cup is
glued. The cases may he bought ready
made for - cents dozen. Around
one of these fril crepe paper. pleating
into position nj the base. and frllling out
at the top. A card made of two strings
of crepe paper, twisted together. gives
a finish to this cup. The pair of Cupids
each bearing a heart. with a gilt edge
and with a tiny red Sticker pearl on
each, finish the cup. SplaShes of gliding
on the edge of the hearts and the wings
OF the Cupids add to the effect.
Another ice cup, in the Cupid chariot,
may be easily copied. The ease proper
IS covered in the same manner as the
one lust described, the crepe paper be-
ing glued into the ease to give the prop
er heart shape. Wheels are made of
cardboard, with spokes simulated by
gliding, and two matches. the birthstone
removed, are used to attach them to
the chariot.
The rose bonbon box showing Il bsque
dolls face pecriug cOquettiShly out, is
made as follows: First cut round bot
tom ia inches in diameter, and tit to
this a strip of paStehoard liz inches
deep, Joining in a seam without tapping.
Glue neatly TO The circular bottom, leay-
ing projecting edge for the cover to
fit over The cover is made like the
| box. except that it is a trihe larger.
-Four gilt-edged hearts with tiny red
Sticker hearts in the center, are pasted
around the bonbOn box.
\ huge rose made of crepe paper, with
a bisque dolls head in the heart and
with artificial green foliage, is lightly
attached to the cover. so that the head
moves in a realistic bowling fashion at
every vibration.
| Six candle shades will require two
sheets of cardboard and one sheet of
! crepe paper at an expenditure OF ~
cents. Pastboard hearts in all sizes sell
| for 10 cents an envelope of twenty-five.
Small sticker hearts, already gummed,
sell for 10 cents also, 100 in Il box. Gu
| pids in three c0lors are 10 cents pack
| age of twenty-five Paper lace heart
| doilies, to set ice cups on, and to use
| in serving cool, 10 cents a dozen. Heart
napkins, fast cOlors, come at 30 cents
! Il hundred A bolt of bebe ribbon will
be found useful in tying place cards, and
| this the economical hostess viii find for
/ 10 cents. In fact. 81 bill will go n
/ long way toward purchasing the valen-
| tine party requisites. Nimble fingers,
originality and proper use Of ones
brains will do the rest,
A pleasant diversion for a dull mo-
ment at a valentine party is to tie Il
! line of hearts across the room. On the
| back Of each heart is the name Of a
woman guest The man is blindfOlled
and led by Cupid to the line, where he
! is left standing. He is permitted to
choose heart. upon which he finds
some such sentiment as follows, with
| the name Of his choice:
J There were many hearts upon line,
! Blind Love chose one, and 1t was thine.
New York Tribune.