The Washington herald., 1914-04-09

The fun of this pretty. fanciful enter
tainment begins with the opening OF the
invitations which are written on yellow
tissue paper and incIosed in eggshells
carefully broken apart and glued into
place again, says Mary Dawson. in the
Philadelphia Public Ledger. Those who
wish to do 50 may send these via Uncle
Sans mail. packed carefully in tiny hat
boxes (Which come for place cards at II
cents each). On the other hand ordinary
jewelers. boxes will serve the purpose
just as well. though less attractive. On
the box write, Spring opening. Please
open at once" and on the eggshell, I'M
portant dispatch. to be opened immedi-
ately" simpler method which some
hostesses may prefer, is to write the
message on the eggshells which have
simply been blown, as this saves prepar-
ing the notes, etc. But il Is very effec-
tive if you have time for it, to make the
opening as complicated as possible to en-
phasize the idea. Yellow jewelers. cot
ton is pretty for packing the eggshells
in the boxes.
How to Decorate.
Convert the parlor into a picnic scene.
with features suggesting early spring. Get
real blossoming boughs, If possible, with
buds just opened or about to open and
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tissue paper substitutes II the real bios
SONS are not out in time. or secure them
from favor shop or Japanese store. In
the forks Of the boughs tie wee duck
lings and Easter chicks made of raw cot
ton or of plaster or wax. and under the
branches thus formed have plenty OF
woody white lambkins from the toy shop.
To create fun, glue white paper taut
over the doors within the house through
which guests must pass so these will be
broken like eggshels by the first entrance
and allowed to remain so throughout the
evening, each successive guest passing
through the frame.
Let all the games and contests in, some
way suggest spring and its various open
ings. For instance. partners may be
chosen in a cunning way. From a fashion
magazine or catalogue the hostess clips
as many pictures of the Easter millinery
as there will be girls and men, pasting
these on cards which are pinned Up, after
being numbered. on the wall. 1t adds to
the game if the lreadgear can be colored.
The girls withdraw to another room or
close their eyes while each man chooses
some special bonnet as his preference.
After each man has selected the spring
bonnet which he world present TO his
woman friend, the girls choose, and
those whose choice falls upon the same
hat are partners.
The Bonnets.
When dance is to be part of the pro.
gram the girl chosen in this way is the
first one with whom the man dances, and
whom later he takes into supper
For favors the hostess may provide
Easter bonnets of crepe paper for the
girls and caps to match for .he men, to
decide the question Of partners a second
tire
These mas be brought upon the scene
in 4 huge natbcx elahoratcly cealed and
decorated with spring blossoms, chicks,
etc.
In the third number the men may be
given tissue paper bonnet strings, which,
when matched up with the girls hats,
designate their respective partners
In baskets representing Easter, nests
pass around eggsheils that have been
eilded and silvered. filled with tiny
favors. and then closed again with strips
Of gilt or silver pap=r. The gilded ones