The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-16
Party for a Summer Bride

formal entertaining. Small things
SUCCESS, but elamorate things fail.
This makes II hard FOR the summer
bride in ono way; easy in another. If
she be Il stranger she is often doomed
10 long weeks of comparative lonci-
ness. because her husbands friends
hate to entertain in not weather: are
too lazy even to call. On the o,ner
hand. the bride who is thus entertained
comes closely in touch with people as
she never would In the formal func-
lions of cold weather.
II you know bride you would en-
terrain. or If you are the bride her
self who would return hos !tality, re-
member that entertaining in RUNNER
needs far more thougN than in cold
weather. One cannot give the ordin
nry tea, auction bridge. luncheon or
dinner and expect the gueats to enjoy
it-thcy too warm.
Whatever you decide to give let
thought of heat be uppcrmost. a tea.
even big one. is beara.ble, nay. en-
Joyable. II It's environments. hour aI.t
rcfreEhmcnts are suitable. 1t is indeed
brave hostess who asks guest 70
come ont for cup Of tea at o'clock
on hot summer afternoon: put the
hour from 10 Z; ask men as well
as women. give refreshments .hat are
fairly substantial, yet cooling
a simple menu for such tea would
he jcllied boullion. sandwiches. iced
tea or coffee frui, punch and ices.
~ light salad could be added.
Somewhat more formal than tea
o. lawn reception is an outdoor cup
per a; 1880 O'Clock. Havc small tables
scattered over the lawn and provide
enough walters 10 avoid delay. On each
table have vase OF garden flowers,
plate OF sandwiches, a dish OF salted
nuts and one OF candies.
Seat the guests by place cards. it
avoids confusion.
Light the table by means Of hanging
lanterns. or. II expense does not count.
string shaded clectcc light bulbs IN
tho trees
Keep tho menu cold, as carrying hot
food through the air tends to failure.
good menu is fresh berries unhullcd:
iced Cantcloupc or watermelon balls
sprinkled with finely shopped mint
and dashod with sherry jeilied Sumbo
soup. chicken chops 81 cold breast %
chicken with fresh peas ant new po-
tatoes cut iato small bal, With u vege.
table scoop then sprinkle with pars-
ley ana dressed witn drawn butter
ana hot biscuit q fruit salad with
Virginia ham. and rasberry. black
berry or other ice cream.
Serve hot coffee after dinner. Iced
ton with mint Is pccm'ssabIe and re-
frcshing during the meal
summer bridge Pnrty.
II bridge party is the form 81
entertainment. have 81 Tor women oniy
and give II ~ the morning. Play OIL
the porch II you can; u not haze tho
drawing room shaded. with bowls o!
fresh garden flowers for decoration
ana q bowl Of fruit punch mixed with
charged water.
II iunoh IS too much Of an under
taz.ug. serve ices Jake and candy
no I'M
tust given would answer nicely tGr
tho lunch. Tho irst fruit course ana
the hsh may DC omitted II It Is too
elaborate
For guests who do not play ca:ds
the informal porch parties % tho South
land In Inc morning are a pleasant
way tor the strange bride II become
acquainted. the guests bring their
sewing. rest on easy chairs on tho
porch or under the trees AMI light re-
ireshments are passed a. noon. Iced
chocolate. lettuce and sweet pepper
sandwiches. frozen fru.r in sherbct
glasses and fresh cocoanut cakes Will
b. ample
staS-at-liomc Parties.
Nelghborhooi ps rties tur the stay
at-homcs is pleasant form OF even
ing entertalung even IN the city.
Let a club he formed. each hostess
or host-foI- bachclors can ne Included
---t!EttTldlIb1tS as C:s- BULLS IleI. ~
is wei. however. to limit the refresh
mcnts to two courses, or perhaps two
articles. as cake and ice cream. punch
and cake, iced drink and sandwiches
for the simpler form; a salad. crackers
aud cheese and an &c. for the :1ora
elaborate.
These neiEhb5rhood parties aro al
ways out of doors-pnlcss a hard rain
comes up--sometia,es they take the
form of trolley ride with supper
later at the home OF the hostess or a,
some waysiic :nn; again. it can lie a
porch or lawn gathering. with music.
sometimes (. can DO roof garden
party, or If one of the club is a mem
Der OF country club he can ask The
guests there, to supper: and IL .hcre
Is water ne hrby moonlight ride Oh
steamer, "a sail, or even going out
in rowhoats. with supper TO follow
wherever convenient.
Is is surprising how pleasant a sum-
mer in town can be mada If p little
trouble Is taken. The club may be
tho young lreoplc ana yours, married
people. or 2hl the neiEhhors who arc
congenial can be lnciuied; the older
ones often proving the lest kind of
friends to the young bride.
If one must give a formal dinner
in hot weafher---it should he avoid ed,
EencraIly-.s,rve II On n screened porch
is imperativc e. do everyti7ine; TO make
It look and seem cool. Have the dec
orstions sutHued in tone. white and
green or seen and pale pink pre-
ferably sha ded cancics for the only
light and refresh tins air by electric
fans---far enough away NOS 70 annoy
by buzzing-An by standing bowls of
cracked ice at different spots in the
room.
One hostess says whenever she must
entertain on hot night she has Ter
muslin curtains lifted OH the rods.
sprinkled heavily with cold water and
rehung Just lsefore dinner is announcHi.
The curtains: do not look as slightly
as they migls. but the night air blow
Ing through their damp mcshes per