The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-06
"Vanity Party" an Excellent
Way of Entertaining Young Folks

which might take the form of a vanity
bag.
Next, one by one the girls are
brought UP to the mirror and turned
around, so that they face away from
it. When all have been thus tested the
company is asked TO vote for the
Looking Backward" picture, which, in
their estimation, was neatest in point
of collar and belt seen from the re-
verse.
That is, each girl votes for any other
maiden whom she thinks was smartest
Of all in looking backward guise. The
girl who wins first prize might receive
a candy box decorated in a design of
American Beauties, and those who win
long-stemmed flowers as consolation re-
wards. Or the first prize in this con-
| test might be stickpin with head in
the form of beauty rose.
Next have contest guessing In
guessing eyes seen through holes in a
| sheet, and then hands seen in the same
! way, and finally, "a trilby contest in
Identifying feet shown below the cur
tain. Dainty silver trifles, such as shoe
buttoners. manicure buffers, &c, make
useful and most acceptable prizes.
Then a pleasant question game with
as prize a book containing biographi-
cal sketches and portraits Of beauties
of the past. Cards are distributed and
the girls play as partners in filling in
the answers to the queries found on
them. Here are some of the queries to
show the plan:
/ looked in my mirror and saw very
weak Alternatives? Two ayes (eyes)
l looked in my mirror and saw spring
! flowers? Tulips 1.-TWO lips.)
1 looked in my mirror and saw part
of a river? Mouth.
i looked in my mirror and saw part Of
! saw? Teeth.
I looked in my mirror and saw a
fame? Temple
/ looked in my mirror and saw part
of a hill? Brow.
1 loked in my mirror and saw au-
dacity? Cheek.
1 looked in my mirror and saw mega
tives? Nose (noes)
The questions can be extended to make
most interesting puzzle feature. While
some of the answers are more or less
readily OWNED, others are not a little
puzzling.
The frolic could be rounded out with
a little supper served towards 5 o'clock
and embodying many novel features.
For instance, each girl going into the
| dining-room could be handed a slip of
paper on which is written the name Of
some beauty of the past.
At the table each cover is marked
with the picture Clipped from a back
number of a magazine) of some famous
fair one of a former age. These pic
lures correspond to the slips held by
the girls, but not until each maiden has
| identified the picture that corresponds
! with her slip is she entitled to take the
seat. The discussion aroused by the
respective claims Of the different beau
ties makes much fun.
The table centerpiece could be Of
American beauties and the same flower
should figure on the candle-shades
either in the paper variety or painted
with water color.
A three-course menu Is always nice
for a girls function and with plenty of
dainties in the way of bon-bons, sailed
nuts and tiny gherkins on the table
when the guests sit down, this bill OF
fare would be found an ample one:
!. Hot clear consomme in cups with
soup biscuit
2. Dreamed chicken in patty shells
Bread and butter sandwiches rolled
around crisp lengths of celery. Coffee
g. Fruit gelatine, whipped cream, fancy
cakes.
After the last course bring on a lit
crary salad, where on the green tissue
paper leaves all the questions asked
the hour. For example, who said:
Beauty is only skin deep?' =
Who said: "All il vanity?',
Any good quotation book will provide
appropriate quotations for this salad.