Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-09
February Is Month
for Many Parties
=
Methods Of Entertain
ment Are Offered to
Boys and Girls.
~ LORETTO g. LYNc,t.

i OF oil the months IN the year. no
month offers such opportunities for
parties as the month of February. Fo,.
there is st. Valentines Day with all
it's pretty customs, and then there arc
Wast3ngton's birthdays And times
nre beginning to be normal again, for
this year All our dear soldier boys are
back back IN their home land: And the
them some of the pretty house parties
that they dreamed of when they We're
far away on foreign soil
know that tho girls are planning,
these parties for my daily mail is
just full OF questions about February
parties.
Boys and girls who work ind 1t bet
ter TO give parties in general on tile
evening preceding the holiday. thus
LYING an opportunity to catch UP on
1nritntsonn Informal.
,n sup pose Son ,r, are planning valen-
Informal and Issued over the teiee
phone or they may be sent our on
any OF the pretty post cards that the
81 , arc showing for the occasion.
how informal, should be answered
s Jus c as soon n1n possible For no host
guests are expected.
IT large number OF guests are to
take part IN the festivities. it prob
phere to the affair If the refresfmen.s
are served buffet fashion. For it al
ways looks like discrimination IL one
plans for. a first, second and perhaps
third sitting.
II you decide upon serving BUFFET
SIZE Srs..,,i arrange Ig the REFRESHMENTS on a
effect may be gained by covering the
table with cloth of white crepe paper
or some other design displaying tho
national colors.
Nnt Use Heart Shnpe..
SandwiGhes may be cut in heart
Shapes with cutter which comes for
this purpose. IF you buy canned pi-
mentos. you might cut them into tiny
fed hearts and use ths.I as a garnish
best for sandwiches, and many dealers
are willing to slice the bread in slices
o OF uniform form thickness. which is. de-
equipment Is limited. Finely chopped
GniGxen or ham or cream cheese and
soften 1t by rubbing It with a spoon
,, II Is soft-before spreading it on
If the sandwiches must be made SOW
erai hours in advance, either wrap
them In n wallpaper or in damp nap
Kin TO keep them fresh.
Ice cream. sailed nuts candies
small cakes. wafer sand fruit punch
are all suitable refreshments.
pense one cb,e Iishes s, TO go to greater ex
vi
Paper I'iateS Convenient.
Paper plates MS we'll as paper doflies
and paper napkins are mighty CON
Tenient for parties of this Informal
type: They come in delightful de-
festivitE. to the occasion and greatly
,eduee the amount OF work incident
ad rhe w 1ss, hostess .na viii arrange in
10 help in passing out the refre sh-
ments when the happy moment ar
r!ves; party ia often spoiled to a
certain degree when the hostess tries
unaided Coz ts
With paper and pencil list each do.
tall as you think Of il. and when Won
list. iioih the
MUSIC and dancing may be induIred
IN there is monograph ON hand
anu the space permits. But even N the
space does not permit dancing. music
merriment. sac scnerai
Plan your party SO that there viii,
be but minimum of last minute T dni
t ta,ls TO look after. and then the
s n0s.ess may devote her time 10 her
soests with no worries concarninr ia
comm 1SSary end OF tho nvent