Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-12-28

stinctyely pause and make ready for fair new
start in life. even though know that neither
life nor time has any pause in its onward sweep.
Ii is probable that there are many more New
Years resolutions broken than kept strictly
through the year. Even So there is good value in
the making OF them, in spite of what somebody
has said about the downward road being paved
with good Intentions
G, cd new resolves are good for us any time,
and backward glance will not hinder our for
ward march We cannot make too many efforts
to prune off bad habits and such other dead wood
as we find in our lives each year. All who have no
faults please stand
However il may be that the best New Years
resolve we can make this first holiday of 1917 will
he to start the good habit of beginning new every
morning.
After all the mistakes and disappointments and
business battles that leave us tired and sour and
Sirk :here comes new day, so that can begin
over again and do better If start such plan
the coming year and those following It viii be
happier new years.
New Years Entertaining.
New Years eve is an occasion OF big celebra-
ton all over the country every man and woman
having a desire TO speed the old year and well
come the new with some form of feStiyity. In
The cities the hotels and restaurants make a big
feature Of this holiday, and each and every one
advertses a special supper, with dancing, etc
TO count the pennies when seeking pleasure, for
entertainment on New Years comes high
Everyone wants to be amused TO greet the incOm-
ing twelve months with jOllity and song
and the consequence is that the restaurants de
mand and get high prices for entertainment on
THAT occasion
There are 70 end Of enjoyable ways of enter
tanning in ones own home on New Years
eve and the woman who wishes to give pleasure
10 the family ana friends this occasion can
do Sc al very little expense. All She needs Is to
ask Jolly crowd to think out clever scheme
Of table decoration to arrange some forms of
amusement and all win be we'll
Tie woman who has fairly large rooms in her
house will do well to select dancing the chief
form of entertainment for the evening. Dancing
has lost none of its fascination for the majority
of folks and II 1t IS made the big feature OF the
party ii Is safe 10 say that most of the guests
will be well pleased a small dance need not be
an expensive affair. II YOU have a photograph
all is well # not surely you have some friend
from whom you can borrow an instrument for
the evening Dancing 10 phonograph IS just
good fun as dancing TO an orchestra, provided
ones partner Is skillful at treading the light
fantastic"
When giving a New Years eve party whore
dancing is To be the chief attraction OF the eve
ming it is good idea to ask ones guests to come
10 the affair masked This will lend mystery and
fun when the guests unmask as The hour strikes
twelve and the new year Is ushered In to the
tune Of many happy voices wishing each other
Happy New Year
After the usual fluctuations are over, supper
should he served. This may be simple or eiab-
orate. Just "a the hostess desires.
As for table decorations, a pretty centerpieee
is 10 have q star made from a brilliant red pOin-
settia In the middle Of the star place tall
cnndlestck with a long white candle for the new
year Each point of the star should be marked
iy low candlestck holding q shorter white
candle At the left OF each plate have a spray Of
lolnsettia pretty way 10 serve ice cream on
this occasion would be 70 have - nodded In the
form 81 candle and candlestck. the candle to
be the vanilla cream and the candestick TO be
Of Iistachio green A tiny taper may be In
serted Al the top ~ each candle and lighted
Just AZ all are brought In.
A simple supper menu for New Years eve
mght consist Of hot bouillon Ga thin soup) served
IN cups 50 that II Is easy To hand around, chicken
salad sandwiches, ice cream cake and coffee
TIE supper should be " the buffet order the
men quests helping the girls to the food they re-
outre on this way the need Of extra help Is
dispensed with and additional expense IL In
Cured On this score.