At a recent church fair the flower-booth attracted special notice. It was decorated with morning glories made of crepe paper, in different colors. The flowers were profusely twined among the spruce boughs that formed the top of the booth, and were extremely effective and very natural. The flower-girls wore large hats with morning glory trimming, and were in light summer dresses. All the other tables were similarly decorated, and those in charge wore morning glories in profusion, twined in the hair and falling in graceful festoons from skirt and bodice. Morning glory tea was served from a small table, over which stood a large Japanese umbrella covered with the flowers; the cups carried out the color scheme of the flowers. Each person purchasing a cup of tea was presented with a flower as a souvenir of the occasion.
MOTHER GOOSE GAME
During the evening a slip of paper is handed to each guest with the name of one of the Mother Goose characters upon it. The hostess retains a list of these, and calls each in turn to repeat within the space of one minute the familiar verse relative to this character. Failing to do this a forfeit must be paid. The one who is most prompt in responding correctly may receive as a prize a goose-quill pen; and the one who fails, a copy of "Mother Goose." Just before refreshments are served the "Goose Drill" may be participated in to the time of a march, and the couples proceed to the refreshment room, where they are served with the following:
| 1. | Shared by the walrus and carpenter. | (Oysters) |
| 2. | A King's dish. | (Bird pie) |
| 3. | A Queen's lunch. | (Bread and honey) |
| 4. | Taffy's spoils. | (Beef sandwiches) |
| 5. | The golden eggs. | (Egg sandwiches) |
| 6. | Old woman's broom. | (Cheese-straws) |
| 7. | What the baker made. | (Rolls) |
| 8. | Sample of the pieman's ware. | (Washington cake-pie) |
| 9. | Jack-a-dandy's delight. | (Plum cake) |
| 10. | What the ships brought. | (Apples and comfits) |
The numbered list of refreshments should be printed upon small cards, which may be retained as souvenirs of the occasion. The guests order what they choose. The key is retained by the hostess.
MUSICAL CARD PARTY
A good color scheme for this affair is brown and yellow. Invitations may be in the form of a scroll, engraved with a selection from some favorite opera, or may represent the "G" clef in brown and yellow water colors. For decorations use yellow flowers, yellow shaded lights and yellow and brown hangings. Tally cards may be painted to represent different musical instruments, such as violins, guitars, mandolins, etc.; or miniature tambourines and banjos may be used for scoring, hung by long loops of ribbon over the shoulders, and becoming before the close of the evening gayly decked with ribbons—yellow for the winners and brown for the losers. Musical quotations in halves may designate partners. For prizes, musical pictures in brown coloring, burnt wood plaques of famous musicians, a Flemish musical stein in brown and yellow, a brown leather music roll tied for the occasion with yellow streamers, musical novels, an upright piano candy box with the key board movable to show the candy inside, etc., may be used. Toy music boxes and grotesque musical instruments make amusing booby prizes. A triangle, like those for orchestral playing, may indicate progressions, instead of a bell.
For a brown and yellow menu:
| Brown Croquettes | Potato Balls | |
| Brown Breadsticks | ||
| Chicken Salad, yellow Mayonnaise | ||
| Orange Ice Cream, served in orange-peel baskets | ||
| Chocolate Cake | Chocolate Icing | |
| Chocolate and Lemon Bonbons | ||
| Yellow Cheese Balls | ||
| Coffee, with yellow whipped Cream | ||