Evening star., 1924-02-08


L. to take every advantage for
entertaining, February. 1924,
u is especially full of opportuni-
ties. Coming in between the two
legal holidays namely, Lincoln's
birthday on the 18th and Washing
tons birthday on the 22d-there is
st. Valentines day on the 18th; then.
to add still another important op-
portunity, there is the extra day allot-
ted to US by leap year. SO that this
odd day. which comes to us only
once in four years, February 20, can
be chosen for a variety of celebra-
titons. =
February is an especially impor-
tant month for boys and girls, as it
offers so many opportunities for par
ties and celebrations sof interest to
them. Nothing arouses patriotism in
young people as quickly as the study
of the lives of great patriots like Lin
coin and Washington. II you enter
tain on February ~, Lncoln's birth
make the place cards finding suitable
quotations from Lincoln'S speeches
and copying them on plain cards or
decorating the cards with drawings
of flags, log cabins or fence rails.
A table centerpiece of small flags
stuck into a glass flower holder
would be appropriate. To make the
dinner or luncheon conversation in
tereSting prize should be offered
for the best Lincoln story or anec-
dote. The menu should be simple to
coin.
II games are played score cards
with portraits of Lincoln or little log
cabins may be made at home, and
points be given for each game. and a
prlze for the highest number.
small bust of Lincoln. the Gettysburg
address in small book form or life
of Lincoln makes a good prize.
Cake to serve. on Lincoln's birth
day-Beat until white one-half cup
full Of butter and add gradually one
cupful Of sugar and the unbeaten
add one-fourth cupful of clabbered
milk In which one teaspoonful of soda
has been dissolved. To this mixture
add two cupfuls of flour sfted with
one half a teaspoonful Of salt alter
nately with one cupful of strawberry
or apricot jam sifted to a smooth
pulp through "A colander Lastly beat
in the study beaten whites of the
three eggs and bake in two layer
cake tins first creased and Toured.
When cooked. put the layers together
with the same kind of jam used in
same jam. TO which powdered sugar
has been added in sufficient quantity
TO Stiffen. Decorate with small flags.
st. valentine's Day.
For a Valentine day celebration one
can arrange very pretty table with
red candles. red paper hearts for
place cards and a few red carnations
as a centerpiece. =
Ii you are: going to give a st. VAL
entine dance, write your invitations
on pink. heart-shaped paper. Instead
of having dance cards for the girls.
pretty idea is to furnish each man
with number of pink hearts on
which his name has been written and
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Der Of dances. These hearts he gives
when making dance engagements,
and at the end Of the evening each
girl has collected bunch of hearts.
names of her partners and the num-
Der of their dances.
The valentine waltz is pretty
novelty. When giving the men their
heart cards omit the first waltz and
put all of the first waltz cards in Il
hat and let the girls draw for part
nerS. -
Good valentine game-Sew a rather
large red cheescloth heart upon a
sheet and let the guests try to pin
smaller hearts over it while they are
hlndfolded. The person who has the
best luck in striking the heart is
assured Of good fortune in affairs of
the heart.
Valentine Refreshments.
Valentine party saIad-Choose some
beetS of large size and round shape.
Scrub themj trim off the heads and
tails and bake them on CRATE of
utes. The oven should not be as hot
rs for potatoes, and. although the
outside skin of the beets will burn,
they should be kept from burning
deep. When done remove the skin
and cut the beetS in slices. then with
a fancy cutter cut them into large.
red hearts. Use one of these hearts
for a garniSh on each serving of any
kind vSypf2 hle salad 1pffuca
leaves alone. Baking the beets pro-
duces remarkably pretty bright red
color.
Special valentine cake-A valentine
cake made with white icing should
have an elaborate design in small
heart-shaped candies of bright red.
attempt n.s to "un maks e'tsr red a frostins. os
which never looks exactly right.
although red sugar sifted over the
white icing is favorite valentine
each piece Of cake contain num-
Der corresponding to the number on
valentine at st. Valentines post
office, arranged in one corner of the
room. These valentines should all be
written early iR the evening by the
guests, sealed with red wax, put into
st. Valentines post office and num-
bered in the corner with red pencil.
the numbers on the valentines is
great fun. and the reading of the love
poems, with a prize for the best, adds
another amusement feature. Vanilla
ice cream with red raspberry sauce
should be served with the cake and
there should be an innocent temper
ance punch for the thirsty ones.
Valentine cup-Mix one pint of
sugar with one pint of water and
heat to the boiling point. Add the
juice Of one orange and one lemon,
strain, then add one glass of red cur
rant jelly. Cool. then add some
charged water and shaved ice.
WashingtOn's Birthday.
1t is interesting on Washington'S
birthday to go back to colonial times,
and the blue and buff of the old Con-
tinental Army readily lend themselves
to decorative pan. Blue is not an
attractive color in food, but it is love-
ly in china, while there is a large
assortment of. yellow viandS from
which TO choose a menu. The place
cards could be plain cards with quo
tations from Washington's maxims
or rules.
Other designs for the place cards
could be little three-cornered hats
made of plain paper. with the name
written on one turned-up side. Little
rowboats can be made by folding pa
per- These would commemorate the
famous crossing of the Delaware.
Post cards of Mount Vernon, Washing
ton Monument and other suitable
cards would form interesting as we'll
as instructive place cards.
For centerpiece you might use