The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-09
Twelfth Night Party

Night partyr II not, tnere - "ee.s~
Of pleasure in store for you. The
9Th Of January is Twelfth Night, or
Old Christmas. and offers many oppor-
tunities for an enjoyable entertain
ment.
on the Continent this Is the time
chosen for elaborate masked balls and
parties Tradition relates that Mary
queen OF Scots hOnOred her maid, Mary
Flemming. who had been chosen
queen OF Twelfth Night. by robing
her with royal apparel and placing
a crown on her head. For that par
ticular night she was absolute ruler
OF the court, and even the beauteous
Queen obeyed her commands.
All Christmas greens must be burned
on this night. that luck may follow
the household throughout the year. In
olden times the Yuie log was kept
burning from Christmas Eve until
Twelfth Night. when II was allowed 10
die out. brand was carefully pre-
served with which 10 light the log the
following year.
send invitations requesting your
friends 10 represent Twelfth Night
characters and come masked. Decorate
the invitations with -and-in<
sketches or watercolors IN designs
showing Yule logs a bonfire of holly
wreaths or q tiny pierrot or bier
rette.
History books will furnish sugges-
lions for costumes The hostess should
represent queen Elizabeth, while
guests could arrange TO be Shakes
peare. Sir Walter Raleigh. Mary Queen
! Of scots and Mary Fiemming. Others
may represent the court Jester, Me-
phisto. a Crusader, ST George, Frtar
Tuck. etc.
Al one end OF your living room pre-
| pare throne, and when the guests
/ have assembled cut the large Twelfth
/ Night cake, in which a bean has been
| concealed
The one finding the bean is crowned
liking" or queen of Twelfth Night
His first command Is to haul down
! the Christmas greens. and II there is
a tree. 1t must be stripped of it's orna-
ments In the large fireplace burn the
greens, or IL this is lacking, there Is
surely a backyard where the decora-
( tions may be offered with due cere-
mony. As each guest casts on his
armful of greens he must chant an In
! vocation to the Fates and 50 appease
| their wrath.
! II. your home is spacious. by all
means have dancing, using only
square dances. Dance cards in the
| shape of Yule logs could be cut from
! watercolor paper and tinted. Arrange
pretty figures for the cotilIion with
when the dance should end.
The large and grooming festal
board should be long and narrow. CA
| temporary table may be made. using
trestles over which are placed pine
boards) In the centre place a boar's
head Ranked on either end by huge
| '.pasty" oval in shape (these are filled
! with favors and can be made by COW
ering pans with crepe paper}. Have
the wassail-bowl filled with fruit
punch or lemonade and wreathed with
flowers Large candelabra furnish all
the light necessary.
If the boar's head cannot be obta ined.
substitute large roasted turkey.
which can be sliced and served with the
feast.
Any caterer will mold a ham boiled
whole in calves -head Jelly. and garnish
It attractively tor another suitable
Wand for the Twelfth Night feast
A complete menu consists of:
Cold Turkey Ham
Buttered Rolls
Fruit Salad Crackers
Ice Cream Cake
Stuffed Dates Candied Fruit
Nuts Raisins
to the one best representing the char
acter portrayed. and another for the
handsomest costume. Every one should
unmask at IL o'clock, when the feast
is spread
The origin of Twelfth Night was to
commemorate the visit of the magi
TO the new King, but much of the relig-
ious tone was lost In latter years, and
il became a day of reveiry. Wear long
ears or butterfy's. wings and have a
folly time crowning the bean-king on
Twelfth Night
A jolly
Verse crowned with ivy and with holly:
That tells of winters tales and mirfh
That milkmaids make about the
hearth;
OF Twelfth-tide cakes, OF peas and
beans,
wherewith We make those merry
whenas We choose your king and
queen.
And cry out Hey for our town
green
Bouquets work OF Art.
The bouquets that the smart florists
are making this season are not mere
lunches Of some choice and favorfte
flower gathered together In uncon-
scious grace and tied with piece OF
tuIle ribbon. Bv no means
The smart bouquet-and this does
not mean the bridal bouquet or the
bouquet one carries when presented
at court-but just the bouquet one
sends a friend or wears 10 balls
.earfalIy and wonderfully made Just
how wonderfully it Is hard for the lay
mind 20 comprehend
Like Joscphs famous coat. the oou-
ouet is OF many cOiors- In its COM
position 90. for instance. white hya-
cinths. pink sweetpeas or else some
OF the variegated one Of many hues.
a few bright yellow daisies. fragrant
English violets and a bit OF fern
So skiugully are the colors COM
binaI and 50 daintily put together that
tho coiors never clash Around the
stems are bound strips OF the old-fash-
Toned lead foil II the bouquet is an
informal ore. or covered with friil
Of white embossed paper ~ u = 10
grace A formal aiIair-EXchanEc
F'ur stoi~~.
n the same set OF furs must be worn
Tor the morning and afternoon. the
stoics would probably be more useful
than tho ties or small coilarettes Any
o. the fashiouabie furs may be Used
for these sfcies with good results. Ene
most striking sets are tnosc % civet
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