Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-06

.er Parties. !
If more than half a dozen are to be
present at porch party. small tables
should be arranged on the porch. A
larger table for holding the supply of
eatables should stand at one side or
just inside one of the windows open
ing from the house upon the porch.
This, like the smaller tables, should
be srread with a white cloth, unless a
pretty variety is introduced by using
the dainty ore::a paper covers that
come in many charming designs to
cover the little tables. At each of
these there should be places for four.
with plates, knives, forks. spoons.
glasses and napkins. A small vase Of
flowers should stand in the middle of
each table. The refreshments for such
an affair need not be elaborate, but
tily served. Meat. nut. cheese or
salad sandwiches. deviled eggs, fried
chicken, fruit and iced tea or milk is
a good combination for such a party.
The daintiest of picnic lunches can
be packed so that there. will be few
vidual salads can be packed into
lemon skins, thus doing away with
one large receptacle. Eggs. sand
witches, pickles, ETC., may be wrapped
in oiled paper and placed in berry
boxes, and several Of these may be
box. Use paper napkins and table,
cloth and individual drinking cups.
Fill a two-qaart jar with small
pieces Of ice. sealing tightly and
wrapping in several layers of news
paper. Ice will keep this way at least
yr-n1N 1or Of ioa
covered with burlap. will keep for
two weeks. Dig hole in the ground,
place the covered ice in this and
cover with leaves. An old rubber
cover will protect from rain. Carry
iced tea. coffee and lemonade strip in
when needed. Some grape juice. to
be diluted with water, Is a good drink
to take. Cool water can usually be
found near all picnicking places.
The Punch Bowl.
At summer picnic or party Of any
kind where refreshments are served, a
pretty and appropriate punch bowl
can be made by following out the CEN
it in dish Of sand and conceal the
sand with flowers Of any kind. A
pumpkin shell would serve an equally
good purpose.
A square Of chicken wire and a few
staples will be very useful to take in
fire is made. drive in four stout sticks
at the corners Of the fire, strercn tho
wire across and tack 1t firmly to ;ne
sticks. This will give the same sur
face as q cooking stove and several
articles may be cooked at one time.
staples can be detached and used
again. This makes q cheap outdoor
cooking stove. A roll Of rather heavy
wire Is very useful article to take
along. Short pieces may be bent into
shape for clothes hangers and serve
which Is apt to tear or soil the gar
ments. II nails are used take along
q number Of empty spools to slip over
them. Tho comfort that fy-swatter
and a pocket electric fash-lamp will
bring cannot be estimated.
Make some wall pockets out Of
scraps Of oilcloth. cretonne, canvas %
any heavy material. Pin them to tho
walls Of tent or other temporary
abode. They make convenient recep-
tacles for comb and brush, hand.
glass. bottles and such things.
treasure when camping. It il nne for
broiling chops. bacon ana other things
over a campfire or for toastine
crackers that have lost their crisp.
ness.
clothes Of bright eoiors for chill
on camping vacations, In preference
to tho duiler colors that blend with
rocks, trees and tall grasses. Bril-
liant eolors help to distinguish the
whereabouts Of the grown.ups and
save many steps in keep!nE watch
II you have to entertain your club
or society IN summer do 1t this waY'
Have the refroshment put up In
boxes. tho Same 40 for picnic lunches,
Arrange them IN three eeurses-sand==
wiehes, with sslted peanuts, cake and
each number. and number each course,
Give one number to q man, another
to woman. and let them hunt part
ners by matching numbers and eat
tho hrst course together. When
1ss . 70 tss hsn sna. a uper
match. Still another. number comes
with tho fruit. and this Reessaitates
another change. Ice cream and cef-
fee may be served from the table or
from the kitchen.
Flower Parties.
1.,.. ,nyy'tatien to 3 party Should be
hour well e s ts Fss1 sy tnf sas a.s
not accept an invitsiiaa with pre-
viso IT nothing hsppena." Remem Der
that your hostess may want TO I'LL
your place with another guest IL you
cannot accept,
Tho little girl or boy whose birth
day comos during daisy time may
have delightful party on lawn or
porch. The Invitations may be writ
ten on small cards decorated with a
tiny wreath OF daisies, or they may
be written on daisies cut from White
nri nIS board, With E tiny nhe .,a
Center e Write ihs ' Invitation nsaa on the
petals. In which invitation each lit
tie girl should be asked to- wear a
white dress and yellow sash, When
the guests arrive give each piece
of yellow crepe paper and some white
paper daisies or real daisies, 1t pos
sible, out Of which they must make
hats. The prize could be q daisy pin
A prize should also be given to the
girl making the prettiest daisy
chain.
A long. low table may be used to
serve refreshments. Edeo tho cloth
with q border Of daisies and fesihery
ferns. Arrange In the confer birth:
day cake decorated with daisies and
At ono end OF tho table should be
placed chocolate service with an
array Of tempting little eups. Plat
ters Of rolled sandwiches, filled with
minced chicken and tongue. delicious
little white frosted cakes, daisy
| cookies and waters, bonbon dishes
holding yellow Ice cream, maple
sugar. candy, cream peppermints, nut
creams and fancy swapping fayors