Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05
Today's Child Changes More Slowly Than Mothers
Refreshments for Party
They Must Suit Hour and Place, for They
Make or Spoil an yEvent-Simple and
Elaborate Types Are Equally in Good
Taste When Choice Meets Conditions.

a party. If you take her to the theater
or spend an afternoon playing games
with her-and inadvertently overlook
the ice cream-She will admit that she
has had good time-but 1t hasn't been
a party.
None Of US ever quite outgrow this
attitude toward parties. We may not
be so insistent on the ice cream-we
may prefer some less obvious form OF
refreshments-but We are quite likely
to Judge the success of a party by the
good things we have to eat, and TO
classify the parties we attend as In
different, good or tip top according 70
the sort of refreshments we have.
Dozens OF women write to us asking
for suggestions for party refreshments.
yet there Is such o bewilderingly large
served for party refreshments that 1t
seems as If 1t would simply be mat
ter of choosing the things you like best.
But there are all sorts Of things to
consider in planning party menus. The
type of party-whether 1t Is formal or
informal--the time of the year. the
taste OF the guests, the amount Of
money you want to spend, and, last but
by no means least, the dishes that you
intend to use in serving and the way
in which you want to do the serving.
II you intend to have the plates Of
refreshment served on the dining room
table or other firm tables, you may
have such things as toasted sandwiches
that need to be cut, but If you are
planning to serve the refreshments on
the usual sort Of card tables or away
from tables. then you must plan things
that may be eaten easily with fork
or spoon.
II meat is used for refreshments it
Il ehnfYlA in tl1kf Hf RrOni1nffAe f,fs
served cut into small pieces in a cream
sauce in, pastry shells and the salad
should be prepared so that 1t may be
eaten simply with a fork.
For informal evening suppers sliced
cold meats arc well liked, but this sort
Of spread should not be considered un-
less 1t is to be eaten with the guests
seated at q substantial table. The same
might be said of club sandwiches and
| toasted sandwiches generally.
At your evening party, refreshments
may consist Of anything from plate or
Ice cream or q glass of fruit punch with
cake, cookies or waters, to a late sup
per served round the table in the dining
room and almost as elaborate and every
bit as substantial, as a dinner.
At the evening card party YOU may
plan refreShmentssof moderately sub
stantiaI sort that may be served in one
or two courses at the small card tables,
which If you like may be drawn together
to form single long table for the sake
of greater sociability. You may serve
| the refreshments n buffet style, the
| plates, silver. napkAss dishes of sand
l witches, salads, cake etc, placed on the
/, table or BUFFET so tfist guests may help
themselves and each ether to what they
like. Or you may grange something
more amusing, packing the good things
In little picnic baskets Tor two with tin
! cups for the coffee, or rigging up the
dining room to resemble cafeteria with
characteristic piles Of trays, silver, ETC.,
and the table drawn over to one side OF
the room with you as hostess standing
behind capped and aproned like the at
tendant in the cafeteria.
Afternoon refreshments may be Just
as varied-anything from formal cup
of tea with sandwiches or little cakes
to a three-course repast served at
o'clock that leaves the guests wondering
how they are going to I'VE through din
ner at Z.
Copyright. 1880