Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-17
The WOman,s
Exchange
Some Party Suggestions

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Dear Madam--,I am writing In regard
''swcet sixteen" birthday party, to
be held in the latter part Of April.
How should the room be decorated!
How should I be dressed and what are
my duties2 What refreshments should
be served and how should the table be
decorated? Would like same to be in
expensive. .
There will also be small club of
which I am a member present, and
have overheard that they expect to. buy
something for me. Upon receiving
same, what would be appropriate to
say to thank the club and wish them
success? ..... ,.. Il. H. 80,
BY the end Of this month there Will
be flowers In bloom. Use them as
much as possible In your, decorations:
Have bowls of them, wild flowers IL
possible, on the tables or mantel or
book cases--whcrever there Is place.
II you could get some fruit tree plos'
SONS 1t would be lovely to have them
in prominent places, too.
/ suppose your party will be IN the
evening, won't it2 You didn't say. IL
IL Is, your dress should be light,
pretty affair with low neck and short
sleeves, but nothing elaborate. A
simple little organdie summer dress
would be perfectly appropriate Il you
have no evening dress. Wear BLACK
slippers and silk stockings with the
evening dress-or slippers and stockings
to match-and white pumps or Shippers
and white stockings with the summer
dress. Your duties are to greet eacn
guest who enters, not at the door, oue
In the room where the party "lll pe
held. You should introduce them 80
your mother, who will receive WIZ
you, and to your sister, II she aoeSn
know them. Until every one mas
arrived YOU can do nothing but that,
but when every one Is there, 1t will be
your duty to propose the games and
keen things going. CT course your
sister can help you and so can your
mother. but it will be up to you to see
that everybody is into things. II you
see some girl sitting alone, 60 to her
and draw her into the game or the con :
yersation and make sure she is at ease
and happy before you leave her. Be
lust as cordial to one person as you are
TO another, and just as natural and
sweet to everybody as you can be.
For refreshments have punch and
sandwiches and ice-c cream and cake.
Have the punch bowl and sandwiches on
the table all evening, so that the guests
can help themselves at any, time, and
then have the ice cream and cake later
on as regular refreshments. Place the
punch bowl in the center Of the table In
n large square hat box. Put the lid on
the box and cut a hole in the top SO
that the lid will come just to the edges
of the bowl. Then paint the outside OF
the box in rough, uneven squares 70
look like stones so that the box Will
resemble n we'll. Then fasten some
branches with apple blossoms on them
Mt the side OF the "well.' You won't
need any other decorations.
It will not be necessary for you to
give any toasts IL the party is given In
your honor. Some one may propose O
toast to the "Sweet Sixteen" and you
may reply by toasting the health and
prosperity of your guests. If you are
presented with a gift simply thank the
representative of the club who presents
II, and say that you hope you can be
as much Of pleasure to the club as
the club has bean to you, or something
of that sort. 1t is better to be natural
and spontaneous instead Of trying tc
saw something dignified or appropriate.
l hope this party will be success.