Evening star., 1925-11-13

another at a. children's party it is the
supper or refreshments. The picture
or the table set with flowers and can
dies, and decorated with ribbons and
greens, remains fresh in the minds of
children for a long time. For this rea-
son it repavs a mother If she takes
extra trouble in preparing something
more elaborate than the occasion real
ly calls for
The children should, of course, sit
around the room rather than at the
table itself, so that the table need not
be spread as for an ordinary meal, but
may be adorned with quantity of
ffowers, some pretty dishes of candy,
and little boxes filled with sweets
which children love to carry home in
their pockets. Long wreaths of smi-
lax may be draped around the sides of
tne table, held in place with trailing
ENDS OF narrow ribbon. The color of
the flowers and ribbons may be pink
or red, or yellow
For an Autumn party a combination
OF pink and white asterS is pretty
FINK carnations may be used in place
OF the asters. If this centerpiece
seems too much trouble to prepare
YOU may rent or buy from caterer
large china swan, which is very pret
~ when filled with flowers and ferns.
With this the table may be lighted
with small candles set in low candle
sticks. If the party is given on
birthday. the cake, lighted with
number of small candles, may serve
as a centerpiece, or the swan may
stand at one end of the table opposite
the cake
Ii the party is given for small chill
dren. in the afternoon from to 6
o'clock, very simple refreshments
should be served. such as sandwiches
and bouiilon, with a plain ice cream
and some simple cakes. If it is given
at later hour, say from to s, then
the supper should be more substan-
lial meal, with something hot in add-
ton to the simpler things. In the
hrst case, serve the bouillon IN cups
with rolled sandwiches tied with mar
now ribbons the color of the flowers
on the table. After this, serve either
vanilla or peach ice cream with small
round cakes iced to match the decora
tions, and small cups of cocoa, with
some plain candies, or give the chill
dren the filled boxes to take home.
For 5 or o'clock supper. which
should be for older children, you must
have something substantial. Begin
WIN a crean soup, such as one of
clam or corn, or oysters, with rolled
sandwiches Follow this course with
creamed chicken. or. If the soup was
vegetable, witq creamed oysters and
small potato croQuettes. After this
serve a very plain salad, such as eel
cry with mayonnaise, and either with
or without nuts. or have what chill
dren will like very much, namely,
pond-lily salad. This is made by cut
ting the waite of hard boiled eggs into
oblong strips and arranging them in
star shape on a fiat leaf of lettuce
Half the yolk OF an egg should be
PLACID in the center. and a Very little
of the grated yolk scattered over it to
initiate pollen. French dressing may
be lightly sprinkled over the whole
without destroying the effect.
Tea and coffee are out of place at a
childrens party, but chocolate or CO.
Goa with whipped cream is appro-
pirate. If a cool drink is wanted,
fruit lemonade will be better than any
thing else. The lemonade need not
be too acid and shredded bananas and
orange juice which give the flavor,
are not disturbing with cream.
ChiIdren's Rooms.
An interesting feature in house
furnishing today is the so-called
nursery furniture. Even in homes
where there are no children one or
more of the little chairs are fire.
quently found, purchased for the
comfort of occasional tiny visitors.
Much of the small furniture is
painted wood with bluebirds, flow
ers or Mother Goose pictures for
decoration. Small wicker furniture
is also used with the gayest of cush-
ions. Rubber domeS are put on
nearly all children's chairs to pre-
vent accidental slipping. Back and
side cushions or pads are favored
for hard chairs, as they save many
a bumped head. Some cushions are
made of Japanese grass cloth, either
plain or striped, and are decorated
with cut-out cretonne figures or are
stenciled. Unbleached muslin is very
popular for cushions, as it is fine
material to paint or stencil. easy to
stitch or couch, and effective for
applique work, and it is cheap and
easy to obtain
A cheerful, Sunshiny eXpanse of
windows is of greater value in the
room where the children play than
in any other part Of the house. For
these windows serviceable curtains
are required. Plain net or scrim fin
nished whit narrow lace edge, then
caught back with a cord and tassel
loops, are useful and attractive.
School Clothes.
Handmarked tapes are often sewed
onto school garments so that the fol-
lowing suggestion will be particularly
useful just now when school outfits
run on tape, but If the tape is lightly
starched and ironed before the ink
is applied it will not only be easier
to write on. but there will be no
danger of the ink running and thus
making the name difficult to decipher.
The most simple and effective way
of marking linen when there are
number of garments to be treated is
by means of a stencil bearing the
monogram or initials of the owner.
This stencil is placed on the mate
rial to be marked and then brushed
over with a special ink. When the
stencil is removed a very neat mark
ing is seen, which will not lose It's
clearness after it has been washed.
Mother Precautions.
Never leave a small child sitting
on a table even for half a minute
alone. You can't tell what might
happen before YOU reach the table
again.
Do not give very young children
buttons or marbles to play with, or
similar things, which are so small
that they can be put into the mouth
Never give babies painted toys. They
are quite sure to lick off the paint,
and do not give them toys covered
with fur, as they are quite sure to
bite off some of the fur, which is a
dangerous article in the throat or
htomach. Do not allow celluloid toys
n the nursery. They are very in
tammable and should only be played
NTH outdoors.
Do not allow a child to play and
treep around on the floor If a cold