Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-12
Good
form
A Holiday Card Party.

by hand if possible on rolls OF parcli-
ment (or yellow paper) sealed With red
wax and written In the formal manner
Of old times. bidding ye guest to come
to We inn lat the Sign Of We Christmas
Tree" ON certain date. At a country
house 1t would he possible to hang a
sign with tree painted upon 1t outside
the door.
The dining room with big fire roar
ing up the chimney IL the place to hold
this party. Ropes Of evergreen and
wreaths of holly supply the holiday at
mosphere. and large trimmed tree
should be stood I'm one corner Lamps
and candies are used for lighting. and
all unnecessary furniture should he re-
moved for the time being. with the ex-
ception OF wooden settles standing on
either side of the fireplace and the
small tables and chairs that are placed
rs usual for progressive card game.
The tally cards are cut In the shape
Of Christmas trees. Fer each game won
a gold star IS pasted on the tree. The
favors, which should suggest the sea
son. are hidden in colOred stockings.
which are hung on the tree. During
the game II small boy dressed as an
innkeeper of Washington's time should
pass tankards containing lemonade or
hot chocolate. At the end Of the game
the guests remain at the tables, where
they IRE served by the boy and small
girl. also in the dress of this period.
with individual hot chicken pies. little
rolls, tarts, cookies, gingerbread. sugar
plums. nuts and raisins.
A green wreathed large bowl Of some
hot sliced drink Is placed before the
hostess. and while she serves her
guests half dozen little children in
simple colonial garb enter the room
and sing God Rest Ye Merry Gentle
men" and other well known Christmas
carols. This will require a slight re.
hearsing beforehand. but the unexpect-
ed climax to the party will appeal to
the audience. The children should
pass around their hats after singing.
and they are paid with nuts and can
dies. 4H
When One May Be Unconventional.
Etiquette Is not synonym for con-
ventionality. On the contrary. there
are times when it is far more polite
to be unconventional than the 0ppo-
site. These are occasions when the
well bred person will commit some
small breach ON the conventions in Or
der to put ut ease some other person.
not entirely verscd III the minute de-
tails of such things. yet who is far
more worthy Of commentator in a
general sense than hosts Of others who
are "up" in such matters. The use
Of the wrong fork or spoon; the careful
covering OF u broad expanse of snowy
shirt front by the man who has lived
the free life Of wild country, for ex-
ample, should never be looked upon
with scorn by the delicately reared.
Every one knows the story of the
admirable pOise Of hostess who, not
ing the modification of clumsy guest
who had broken one Of priceless set
Of teacups by letting it fall in his en-
barrassment. said to the poor man, his
face burning with the shame Of his
awk wardness. Never mind. Mr.
Blank: these cups are so easily broken,
by the slightest touch. Look" and she
quietly broke another on the edge of
the table. This was loss to her. in
asmuch as she knew the set could not
be duplicated. but she knew the man
was u scholar. a student, a man Of in
tcllect and broadcast intelligence, whose
life. passed in researches for the good
of his fellow creatures, had not allow
ed of learning all the small methods of
doing exactly the proper thing" ut a
ceremoiiOus Soriety affair.
| 1t is not very likely that such tests
of true courtesy and consideration
come often. yet there are many who
would show. the true meaning Of that
innate poiteness that comes from the
heart and which really means consid.
Grafton for the feelings Of others In
| equally quick understanding.