The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-08-21
MABEL'S CHlTCHAT
The Game" Garden Tea Latest
Outdoor Social Amusement.
COMPETITION GREAT FUN.
New Touch That May Be Given to
Last Years BeIonsns-WiId Flower
Garden Made on a Half Dollar Scrap
of Ground.


Garden Made on Half Dollar Scrap
of Ground.
Dear Elsa-Summer tea parties are /
fascinating this season. Everybody /
dances at these little gatherings as
much as-I mean more than-they drink
tea, punch etc. The other afternoon l
went to a delightfully."- ''snappy" (by
the way, this and "wonderfuP' are the
slang words that are being worked
overtime this summeD tea served In
the garden of a friends home.
1t was given in honor Of two girls
who were staying in the house and
who frankly owned themselves utter
ly frivolous $50 | am giving a tea
party to match" my hostess whis-
pered, as she hung round my neck
/ label bearing a large number
Just as if l am n motorcar or a
thing at auction to be knocked down to
the highest bidder" / laughed.
THAT last is more or less what you
are" Mrs. II. replied. And, as matter
Of fact, time proved that l was. So
carried off very beautiful silver rose
bowl, which was the first prize for
ladies.
But 1 must explain the competition.
It was both novel and original, and it
Isn't easy to find these two qualitica-
tons at game" teas, is it?
After having been duly numbered
each guest was given a little card,
with pencil attached, on which was
written: IF you had to choose be-
tween instant humiliation or marriage,
which girl Tor mani in this room
would you take for your life partner?
Please put down the number of the
candidate you select. n. BIT is
against the rules to vote for annihila-
ton"
Each card bore the number of the
person holding 1t, and it would surely
have been discovered if guests voted
for themselves, which Of course would
not be fair since the lucky owner Of
the highest number of votes took first
prize. What a mean insinuation this
is. but it would spoil the appearance
of the page if | erased it, so let it go
MS an expose of my really truly self.
To come back to the competition. a
: lot of pleasure was given to dear old
t bachelor colonel of seventy three. who
easily headed the mems poll and was
presented with a charming leather
blotter. The popularity of the girl
who got the most number of votes was
. easily accounted for because she was
= going to be married the next week.
: and the men felt they could vote for
her without compromising themselves.
I Another story:
: If you havA n summer parasol that
). needs rejuvenating try katherine L, s
latest scheme You know how Kath-
r crime loves pretty things, and this para
;, sol idea of hers is really worth while.
The sunshade was originally a beau
h tifully embroidered one of white linen
!. with a design of roses, and after care
: fully washing and bleaching the para
. pluie she tinted the flowers In rose
q shades and the leaves with water
II cOlorS.
! This gave an entirely new touch tt
last years belonging. Katherine the
o immaculate, as we call her, always
n uses n little water color paint the cor
" rect shade of yellow on the extension
If part of the soles of her russell shoes
,e in order to keep them looking like new
n With apologies to Mr. Kipling-an
,s other story:
know how fond you are of will
ID flowers, so garden | saw recent,
q Immediately suggested your brigh
10 bonny self TO me. 1t was n wild fiowe
garden, and, as the owner expresses
r it, she had made it from a scrap o
q ground "as large as a half dollar" an
it certainly does blossom like rose.
10 THE best way to make your garden,
so said the woman who knew, lis t
O. transplant your flowers from til
woods. 1t is almost impossible t
re gather wild seeds The wind and til
70 birds get ahead of one. And the flo
ot lists have very few of the seeds needet
a Some of the wild plants that com
from bulbs can be procured from til
,r. nurseryman. Many of the violets an
so hepaticas. but practically all of til
~ plants, must be taken from the wood
Begin your garden" continued IL
m. flower enthusiast, by transplanting
,st DIT or the soil as well, Tor Few OF I'll
IL flowers will thrive in ordinary garde
soil. Dig out a space of fourteen {
of fifteen inches deep and fill it with lie;
cd mold and loan from the woods. If yC
f. can't do this mix a little sand ar
cd much fertilizer in with the garden SC
if it is heavy; if it is light and SANE
enrich it thoroughly with manure.
when the bed is accomplished beg
to transplant the flowers and plant
In moist, shady corner pile son
stones. 1t is here that the ferns al
10 moss can be placed"
Is, This garden is going to be lovely (;
- summer, and | am sure the advice
- reliable. The results so far sure
in prove it in most satisfactory way.
bo Why don't you start garden of IL
sort on your boIf dollar n1Ot9 Tim.