Evening star., 1915-03-21
Way to Give a
Rest Cure Party


Way to Give be many more in
Rest Cure Party. weeks w II Ger
about by one of the girls saying 'she
was so tired out, SO weary of formal
function, SO bored by being a debu-
tante that she wished for something
different" The something different
came in the form of a wee note, which
said: Come to my rest cure party"
There was not an absent guest. They
found the great drawing room with
shades nearly drawn, a log fire. couches
with piles of pillows and afghans.
When all had arrived the hostess said
no one was to talk until moved to do
SO, then only in the lowest voice quite
mystifed, the girls found places and
a maid noiselessly passed piping hot
bouillon and crisp waters. Then from
the next room a low, sweet voice, to a
guitar accompaniment, sang series OIL
lula bies. Then the same voice read
several delightful stories in low, dis
tinct tone
In addition to the usual tables where the
goods of many lands will be on sale,
church fair in the middle west Is arranS-
ing whole lot of new features.
Good music will brighten the hours
each evening, and heralds. garbed la
Elsa s clan of Bra bant, will fulfill their
mission of incitins the populace to move
on to the interesting exhibits which they
have missed. There are to be a Few
tourists rooms.' which will delight the
voyager in strange lands, the oriental
parlors and the "futurist rooms being
among the most imposing and amusing.
Then there is to be an art museum and
curio room, which will be well worth in
Festigating not only because 1t IS to be
entirely q
cause of the objects placed on view there.
Another feature will delight the house
keeper and those who are laying in
stock of bottled condiments and delicacieS
bers of their families left at home while
the chatelaine of the house takes her de-
butante or her other pretty girls to sea
! and mountain Here one will find all
sorts of fancy articles, embroideries and
knitting materials combined with the sort
of thing put UP by private recipe in
glass, which is guaranteed TO make the
mouth water at the first glance. A won
derful person with 100 pockets will at
tract the children and fill with envy the
| man provided with a smaller number of
these conveniences of dress. For five
cents dainty, amusing or useful things
chaser, and the small fry are pledged to
spend their last penny in these de-
lightful investigations. On the third
floor during the first two nights some
will give a short farce, twice during the
evening, and on the same dates, at diff
ferent hours, there will be dancing in the
gymnasium. The last two nights in the
gymnasium the choir will present an or
iginal minstrel show, which is to be
done with a difference" the old way
being no longer sufficiently crowded with
surprises artistic and musical. A post
office for parcels. letters and post cards,
will anuse the multitude, and here. after
dinner every man may find the best
cigars and cigarettes, and some Of the
finest homemade candy. in town to send
to his best beloved.
If those of US who at this season Of the
year would have society go about in sack
cloth and ashes could see across the Ma
son and Dixon line into the land of the
sunny south, we would view a panorama
Of gayety that would almost shock us.
Every conceivable sport, from afternoon
teas to paper chases on horseback. fills
the hours of pleasure-loving travellers
with delight. The novelty of southern
cookery such as spoonbread, waffles,
cornpone and other delectable dishes for
the northern wayfarer, gives zest to the
spring residence in the south.