Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-27
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
BY Laara 4 KlrkmAn-
PLANNING A "wATCH NIGHT PARTY

There is no gayer time to give little
party to ones friends than on New Years
Eve and many women are today planning
some sort of informal affair for next
Wednesday plight, perhaps little dance,
perhaps just sn evening Of jolly games.
To my mind, the most successful atch
Night Party consists OF combination OF
games and dancing. The guests will arrive
at eight o'clock and dancing to the victrola
or To piano music will begin Immediately.
After one or two numbers one
step, a waltz and a fox-trot-the hostess
will announce an old-fashioncd Virginia
Reel or Sir Roger de Coverley this old
dance is invariably attended by
hila rity and, because il is 50 seldom IN
troduced into a modern dance, it has q
novelty about it that is alwa ys appreciated.
At the end of this figure, the hos
tion-picture contest. She will then lay
upon table or on the piano-top two
dozen pictures of famous "movie" stars
(cut from motion picture magazine,
with the names taken from below the pho
tograpb). The pictures must all be mum
bered. Each guest IL handed pencil and
slip of paper end is asked to write
down the names of all the stars he recog-
nizes. The person with the most complete
list of names at the end of ten minutes, iy
awarded a prize.
Dancing will be resumed after this
contest But ut the end OF half hour
another game will be announced this
time, q contest in registering screen emo
tons. There will be no end of fun over tins
part of the evenings Entertainment Each
person draws n slip Of paper from hat
and on each slip will be written some diff
4. ID. l.
Perplexity, Pleased, Surprise, Innocence,
Spiritual Exaltstion, Detection, Horror,
VIllianous Intent, Resignation. etc, the
number of emotion slips provided natural
ly depending upon the number of guests
present The hostess will call upon each
guest in turn asking him or her 10 stand
before portiere or bare wall space and
Register" the emotion which ls written
upon the slip he had drawn. He must
continue TO register this emotion until
some guest gucsses correctly what II IS
supposed TO be'All except the actor will
be seated facing the screen, prepared 10
shout ont their gIesses II say shout
because this contest will not be character
ICED by solemnity). When all have been
called upon to act, vote must be taken to
determine which actor best registered the
emotion allotted to him. good prize to
offer for this contest would be framed
photograph Of Mary Pcikford accompanied
by card reading: "A picture of your
isstcr-artist
At such An informal affair as this,
IT is better to concuct something on the
chaflng dish at The refrvshm-nt hour,
rather than 10 have the table fornady set
and tho dishes previously made Chicken
Ia King, Is delectable ai late hour,
and hot chocolate is perhaps more con
siderate hercvage to offer than coffee q
InaSmuch as some of the guests al least,
may be constituted so that they arc kept
awake by late c,ip Of coffee Shall cup
cakes or slices of chocolate layer cake and
bon-bons may also be served Ihe ulse
hostess will have placed the chaflng dish
tray and the electric hot plate upon whlch
the cocoa is made On the dining room
previously, SO that all may be IN readiness
The cake. forks and spoons, cups and
plates. will also be piled informally upon
the table, each guest being expected to
| help himself.