Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-02-01

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A Valentine Party
Charming invitations to . Valentine
party may Be easily manufactured By .
clever hostess. From pink and white
paper. cut two hearts for each invita-
ton. Then paste . white and Q pink
heart together along the edges. leaving
an opening at the large end. Write the
following lines on smaller heart and
slip into the beart-shaped envelope: Z
In costume and mask
Your presence ! ask
To grace valentine party.
Wen dance and wen play
Al long - you'll stay a
welcome awaits you most hearty
When all the gayly costumed masked
guests have arrived, novel method OF
matching partners 10 introduced. All
the boys are told to find their names on
little cards attached to cobwebs OF pink
twine, which run their tangled length
over the rooms. As the girls arrive,
each one 10 ornamented with red paper
heart bearing number upon 1t. Each
boy finds the heart at the end OF his
string also numbered, and has a. bis
partner the girl whose heart bears
similar number. These hearts have
ribbons attached, and they are used for
tally cards.
The evenings fun starts with q pro-
pressiye game called Cupid's Express.
This may be manufactured ct home.
The surface of the table IL covered with
pink paper, and divided into four
squares. These squares are labelled and
valued. Number one is Acquaintance
Lane, valued at FIVE points; number two
10 Friendship Village, ten points; num-
Der three 10 Sweetheart Road, fifteen
points, and number four is the City OF
Love, twenty points. Each player ID
provided with top, and has q turn at
spinning IL. He IL credited With the
number of points of the square In which
the top stops. At the end of the game
the guest making the highest score wins
the priz,, which is tissue paper heart
filled with bonbons.
Next very pretty fortune game Is In
troduced. For this three large hoops
are provided, either made OF wire
or wooden barrel hoops. They are sus-
pended from the doorways. The hrst 10
covered with yellow cheesecloth. the Sec
ond with green vines, and the third
with pink paper roses. Each guest is
allowed one try at each hoop with big
red balloon provided for this purpose.
II he sends It through the first hoop 1t
means riches; If he succeeds in throwing
it through the second 1t signifies that he
will gain fame; while q successful pas
sage through the third portends happy
love affair.
Then there is q heart-stringing game,
each guest being given . needle and
thread. In the center OF the table there
10 q pile of paper hearts, and three min
utes are allowed to SEQ who can string
the mos. hearts on the thread. Another
stunt is to fill glass jar full OF candy
hearts and have each guest guess the
number 1t contains. The one who comes
nearest the correct number wins the jar
and its contents.
After this it Is time for supper. For a
centerpiece there may be q basket OF
pink roses, the tan, graceful handle tied
with butterfly bow of pink tulle rib
bon. There il a border Of pink hearts
around the edge of the table, while the
name-cards are hand-painted affairs,
each bearing tiny rosy-cheeked cupid
amidst pink roses. The candle shades
are made of ruffled pink crepe paper,
with hearts cut out and pasted on, and
the mesu is dainty and significant Of the
day in every detail.
There are sandwiches of white bread
with q filling of almonds, daintily tied
with pink ribbon; salad of tomato jelly
hearts on lettuce with mayonnaise dress
ing; ice-cresm In heart shapes; cakes
with pink icing.
When supper is over, the very gayest
part of the party begins, for it is time TO
dance. 1t makes the affair much pref.
tier and merrier IL fsvors are given.
These may be quite inexpensive, pretty,
and made at home; paper fans, Japanese
parasols, paper hats, hearts, gilt bows
and arrows, flowers, shepherds crooks,
being few suggestions.