Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-07

st. Patrick's $
Festival
Merry.
Be Sure to Kiss Blarney
Stone-Be introduced
To Pat-Try to Jig.

"In the far-off Isle of Erin,
Mid the living fields of green,
Grows the clever Of st. Patrick,
Telling where his steps have teen.
AS each year the shamrock blossoms
1t recalls the tale Of yore,
Tells the story of mission
To hostile, heather shore:
Winter flees with breath SO hoary.
Spring returns with vernal sheen,
Nature doffs her robe of ernSine.
For the wearing Of the green"
St. Patrick's day lends itself to
such charming methods of enter
tainment that even those who do
not honor the patron saint, and in
whose veins runs not drop of Gels
tic blood, are now looking upon
this day as one of festivity. 1t is
especially welcome because. of the
social quiet which goes with the
LeDten season.
Here are few helpful suggestions
for those who are planning to cele-
brate St. Patrick's day. A contest
which will keep the guests in gale
of laughter is potato race where
each girl matches man in carrying
certain number of potatoes, one at
a time, on tablespoon from a chair
at one end of the room to another
at the opposite end and back in the
same way.
Another potato game: Pass paper
and pencils to the guests and see
who can get the most words out OF
potato" in FIVE minutes. A prize
may be given to the winner.
The blarney stone: Give each
guest card on which he must write
the prettiest compliment he ever
heard or read, or if the guests are
we'll acquainted each man is required
to write an original compliment for
one Of the women present. the wom--
en- writing for the men. Prizes may
be given for the best compliments.
Guessing game, Introducing
Pat" Pat is disguised in the fol-
lowing manner:
Pat fighting for his country, Pa
triotic.
Pat grown naughty and of noble
birth, Patrician.
Pat inherit,ng from his father,
Patrimony.
Pat in a child's game with the
hands, Pat-a-cake.
Pat in far distant land, Pata-
gonia.
Pat in an eastern perfume, Patch
ouli.
Pat ii, an ornamental guilt, Patch
work.
Pat in i bone OF the human leg,
Patella..
Pat protecting his own ingenuity,
Patent.
Pa; as married man and head
Of his family. Pater farhlias. .
Pat in hrs relations to his chill
1ren, Paternai.
Pat abroad speaking an inferior
dialect, Patois.
Pat grown very old with hoary
locks, Patrial ch. 4.
Pat in the crime of staying his
own father. Patricide., :.
Pat in a uniform on the "force,
Patrol.
Pat grown rich, protecting art
and industries, Patron:
Pat bearing one of the family
names, Patronymic.
Pat among Dutch settlers of New
York, Patroon.
Fat with good model to fashion
by, Pattern.
PAT disguised as woman, Pa
tricia. \.
Pat initiating sound Of raindrops,
-Patter.
Pat in small pie or luncheon
dainty, Patty
Pat spreading like 4 tree,' Patu-
ious.
TO make shamrock pie cover a
round box or dish with green paper,
fiji with favors such as small clay
pipes, green or black high hats. gold
harps, canes, flags of Erin. and so
forth. Green and white ribbon
strings should be attached to the
favors so THAT the guests can draw
thera from the pie, or fill the pie
with paper shamrocks on which IS
written a command to tell an Irish
story, dance jig. sing an Irish song
or tell joke, and so on.
Luncheon menu: Fruit cocktail
topped with green cherry, boiled
salmon with caper sauce, potato au
gratin, chicken salad in lettuce
nests, olives. waters, pistachio cream.
fancy cakes iced in pale, green.
coffee and green and white bon
bons. Care should be taken not to
carry color scheme too far into
menu, as green is not an appetizing
color in all kinds of food,
One can'make such queer little
men with small potatoes. Place a
finy clay pipe in the mouth of each
and stand them to guard the place
cards: A large potato pig makes an
excellent centerpiece.
A St. Patrick's day party is not
complete without blarney stone.
Any large stone or block wrapped
IN moss, green paper or silk will do
very nicely. Each guest should be
requested to kiss the Blarney
Stone" ~
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