The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-02-11
By Betty Webster

By Betty Webster
Copyright 1925, by the Bonnet Brown
Corporation, Chicago
Most folks look upon February as
one of the best months for house
parties of various kinds. The wealth
er still remains cold so that happy
gatherings around sparkling firesides
are quite in order and can be made
quite colorful.
To furnish that "color" there are
three events that every hostess should
feature in her party program accord
ing to the date. Those are Lincoln's
Birthday, Feb. 18th; St. Valentines,
Feb. 18th, and Washington's Birthday,
Feb. 22nd.
Patriotic Decorations
For Lincoln's Birthday parties
patriotic effects are most to be desired.
Use your own ingenuity bit in strik-
ing attractive settings. Decorate your
luncheon spread with red, white and
blue crepe paper and use the same
color combination in such other acces-
sories to the spread as you may think
of. Use bunting for room decoration
throughout the house. Red and white
carnations and similar blossoms will
also add color to the event.
Heart designs in place cards and
Valentines of artistic character as
well as trimmings to harmonic with
the idea, are in order for St. Valent-
ines Day parties.
For Washington's Birthday parties,
ideas similar to those mentioned for
Lincoln's Birthday can be carried out.
Paper hatchets and the Cherry idea"
of course, should be added features.
Game Suggestions
In conducting Lincoln's or Wash
ington's Birthday parties, many a
hostess is at loss to know just what
kind of games are appropriate for
such affairs. There are many-the
most popular one of which, l believe,
the presidential guessing contest.
You ask your guests to write down
the names of all the presidents they
can remember from Washington's
time on setting a time limit, of
course, in allowing them to make their
guesses. Make it real test by ask
ing the contestants to place the names
Of the presidents in the order that
they held office. Or-you might ask
them "who was the sixteenth presi
dent of the United States"-or "wht
: was the twelfth" etc.
Appropriate prizes-the kind I'll
leave to your own judgment-shoulC
be awarded to the winners, lady anC
man, of the contest.
dIty NelItSIiIGlIS
Refreshments, too, should harmon
ize with the character of party being
given. If for a Valentines party
: you'll find you can make quite appetiz
: ing looking sandwiches and cookie
shaped in the form of hearts. Ic,
cream in portions shaped likewise ar
also appropriate.
For Lincoln's and Washington
Birthday affairs, the same idea can b.
carried out-changing the designs, O.
course, according to the event. Fo-
Lincoln's Birthday, star shapes arr
needed. And for Washington's Birth
day, Ratchet shapes are appropriate
Serve any creamed dish in varied
shaped cases, salads can be delight
fully nodded, appropriate to any o.
the celebrations of February.
Cherry salad is favorite salad dur
ing this month. Always remove the
pits and insert nuts.
Cherry ice, cream in individual
molds, three cakes, small cakes cut in
fancy shapes and frosted in white and
decorated with red candy or coloreG
frosting or topped with cherry or flag
add the required touch to the festive
occasions.
RAKING HINTS