Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-12-30
AN AMERICAN
NEW EAR PARTY

New Years calling is out of date, but
many women who are enthusiastic over
old time fashions are striving to re-
VlNe certain last ntur customs. Some
OF those who are fond of appearing in
last century apparel will celebrate the
incoming of the new year with costume
parties. The historic pageant given by
the New York city Daughters of the
Revolution recently and chronicled by
newspapers all owe the country proved
ROW becoming the gowns of historic
DANES OF our w land We're and Sug-
gested that a historic costume reception
attended by men and women represent
ing the diSnitaries of the time of Gem
eral and Mrs. Washington would be one
OF the most delightful methods of ush-
erlng In Il new wear.
The New Years reception of the pres
ident of the United States and his wife
is to his day the first social event of
the iand, in the stately days when
washington was chief magistrate how
much more important would this great
event have appeared. The first presi-
DENTAL mansion was at 10 Cherry
street. New York city. The Washing
tons moved into the mansion i'm April,
1889. but i'm he autumn of 1890 took up
lhelr residence i'm Il new house on
broadway of the same city, where the
Bowling Green buildings now stand.
Consequently ii was in he Cherry
'sA.' Sii't lIC hISt pIGSlOGIl
and Mrs. Washington. as was the Gus
tom In those days, were at home to all
the world all day. In the evening they
probably entertained their more inti-
mate friends.
The old fashioned drawing room,
!lgh'ea by candles and supplied with
the rich mahogany furniture, must
nave presented Il fair picture, for there
We're beautiful and brilliant Women as
wen as gallant and handsome men in
those days. Southern holly and mistle-
Toe probably frightened the old fash
iohed interior, and a generous bowl of
punch upon the massive %sideboard i'm
the dining room min.stered to the COM
tort OF the guests. What is now called
a puifet lunch was served by the New
Years hostesses of the olden times.
Ihls consisted of cakes. fruits and
a,i uWlches OF all kinds. to which all
helped themselves.
10 hold a New Years reception a la
George and Martha Washington the
araW1ng room should be to
look like that of Il century ago. Let
molly and mistletoe festoon doors and
arches and be massed with pine and
helmlock and other evergreens knotted
with cherry 'colored ribbons. An ever
green motto. the letters built on
SNAPPED wires and placed i'm II conspicu-
Gus position. may wish the guests "A
Happy New Year" while the dates
!'9o-l9O. should appear in close prox-
unity. The best position for the motto
is over the mantel, because, standing
IN front OF the fire with his hands fold
ed behind him to indicate THAI no hand
shaking would be c~ountenanced, WASH
1llgton welcomed guests to his man
sion. ~
n and headdresses of the la
ales invited to attend may be copied
from o~ld-fashioned prints or %reprod1,c-
| lIOIS on DOrf "a IN < nj III iCtn,,; .1l Nh
rlch brocades. the powdered hair and
complexion patches will transform the
appearance OF modern beauX and bellies
,l IL manner truly wonderful. A few
llhes penciled on the face will aid in
suSsestlhS the appearance of the indi-
r aae whose personality is to be rep
resented. Every CUES should be at
iDeft.y to select the character most
pleasing to himself or herself. OF corrse
thls choice should preclude the char
acters of Washington and his wife.
Mhlch belong to the host and hostess
~ .hey nave a son and daughter. Jack
and Nelly Custis should be represented
by their son and daughter.
The minuet will of course he tho
ilfst dance. and 1t should be led by the
nost and hostess i'm the costumes of
washington and his wife. If other
IMAM buffet refreshments are served.
the host takes to the dining room, the
-. IoQN DIGStnJ-thlf
Is. the one whose position in the so.
elely or the time represented was most
Important. The hostess takes the
most distinguished gentleman to the
dlillag room. The selection. of co1rse
VII, ue largely influenced by personal
In the center OF the dining room in.
pie a handsome decoration represent
ing Il chime of bells bearing aIoft :.
siiNer star and the figures 1907 should
De Placed on a bank of green or of
movers. Ribbon streamers. red. white
sha olue, should extend to the edge of
the supper table, where waxen cherubs
SUCH as are made for decorations on
the top of a Christmas tree. nerch
among the little clusters OF flowers in
tended as souvenirs for guests. A
knot or red. white and blue ribbon
s ai Tie the flowers intended for the
ladies'. If individual menus are pre-
pared, each one may be given a per-
sonal significance by being Inscribed
with a verse relative to the flight of
lime. Any dictionary of quotations
VIII p the necessary lines.
The dining room ought to be lighted
entirely with wax candles in hand
some candelabra. A number of these.
with tinted shades to tone down he
glare. may decorate the upper table.
The punch bowl. which should stand
upon the must be u genuine
old fashioned affair ii such a one can
be obtained among the friends of the
host and hostess. Punch is made Of
hot water and wine or spirits. together
with the acid juices of fruits and sugar.
The hardy men and women of colonial
and revolutionary times were Injured
to strong drafts and could stand more
punch thar their nervous dyspeptic de-
scendants. so the punch should be par
taken of sparingly. 1t is probable that
the punch served at Washington's ta-
BILE was made after this recipe: Rub
the yellow rind of a lemon with sugar.
Put the sugar int the punch bowl and
squeeze the lemon juice over it. The
rum OR brandy is then addad In tho