Evening star., 1925-01-02
Dance and Dinner Guests
Carnival and Party Novelties and Favors and
Fancy Dresses and Headdresses-Special
Instructions to the Girl Who Dances

T HE preparing of party favors
and carnival novelties makes
amusing work for Winter eve
IL nings, and while those who
may wish to do so can spend
large sums on presents and favors. a
very gay and delightful affair may
be arranged at small cost. All that
IS needed is time, taste and ingenuity
carnival novelties have become in
dispenSable items of the hostess
equipment for dance and dinner en-
pertaining. They help to break the
ice. The chilly feeling which pre-
vents spontaneous enjoyment at the
beginning of some parties quickly
disappears when amusing and pretty
paper toys" are handed around
For this purpose wands of all kinds
are used. Short sticks, wound with
bright-colored ribbon or paper, Sc
cured by a touch of glue or gum, will
serve as wands \ Cleverly con-
structed wand for a carnival has q
lighted box scene at the top. An
other shows a miniature theater with
Pierrot figures which can be ilIumi-
mated by adjusting the switch of a
concealed battery. y big crescent
man in the-moon on a wand has a
tiny electric bulb in his eye, which is
also lighted from a battery. On the
same principle is a motor car, the
windows of which can be lighted to
reveal the occupants.
Very charming IS a Colored Chinese
lantern, lighted from a battery, that is
carried on a black-and- gold banner.
Lighted flowers on stems more than a
yard long are very attractive. a large
pale pink rose being one of the prct-
tiest designs.
Long, thin, wooden curtain rods
gtlded, to which lengths of red or
n ~ f,F, ~ ;. l..
attached, make excellent wands in
the form of fishing rods. Carnival
paper figures, at least three feet high,
with grotesque heads and garments,
are attractions for dances.
Dresses and HeaGdresses.
Informal fancy dress parties ar
ranged at short notice can afford
great fun. They can also be the
cause of much uneasy deliberation
when no ideas for making costumes
are at hand.
"A picture in frame" could be
suggested by wearing a frame made
from cardboard, covered with gilt
paper and attached to a skullcap and
also to the arms by means Of elastic
bands.
From cardboard also, covered with
black paper, clever fingers could
shape a loud speaker" to be worn
over the head. An all black dress
should be worn with this headdress,
and some wireless supplies attached
to complete this wireless outfit"
The bouquet" could be contrived
by wearing big headdress of artifi-
cial flowers, massed together to cover
a ught-ttting cap or hat on which
they should be sewed From this
headdress long strands. reaching TO
the Wearers feet, made of green
raffia, should be thickly hung to suE-
gest flower stalks. The strands should
be drawn to the ankles by ribbon ties
a clock fancy dress is not difficult
to make. This could be simply a big
headdress made from a large circle
of stiff muslin, wired and covered
with gold paper and marked wiz
numerals and hands in black paint
The clock dial, which has the cente.
removed to show the wearer's face
could be attached to a tightly -fittinA
cap of black satin, tied under the
chin. Long chains of gold beads,
with padded weights" of black
satin, could be attached to the dial so
that they would hang down the front
of the dress, which, preferably, should
be made of black material. Any eve
ming dress would do The wearer
should carry a large key, which
should be cut out of thick cardboard
and painted black
Fancy headdress dinners are very
popular. They provide plenty of
amusement without necessitating
elaborate preparations or undue ex-
pense- Easily arranged and always
effective is a "bacchante' headdress.
For this the hair is loosely waved
or curled and dressed loosely, with
green and frosted vine leaves forming
Il nd
hanging at either side. This head
dress is particularly Affective IN