Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1912 — Woman Her Home, Her Interests. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Woman Her Home, Her Interests.

A Clothes-Pin Party.

A mother of a twelve-year-old daughter was at a loss just how to entertain for her. The doll and playing at house and “Come to See’’ period was past and she was too young for a card party, so her clever brain evolved the clothes-pin party, which I am about to describe. The invitations were written and folded, held fast by a wee gilded clothes-pin and delivered by an obliging SQung brother. When all had arrived, a big basket of ordinary clothes, pins was placed In the middle of the room and all were told they could have, ten minutes In which to build a block house on the floor, following these instructions, which the mother read aloud:

Start the house foundation with two clothespins laid down parallel and sufficiently far apart for tw'o more clothespins to bridge over the intervening space. Be sure to place the clothespins so that they jreßt on the open edge of the prongs and He steady, for the round edge is apt to roll and slide. Lay the second two pieces across with their ends on the first two pins. Build up the lower part of the house in this way, eight layers high. The upper part of the building will heed longer logs, which may be made by taking two pins and fitting the prongs together; with these cross the top of the house so the edge projects an equal distance on both sides. After the four logs are adjusted proceed with the second story the same as the first. Use all long logs and continue until it’s ten “pins” high, then make a brown paper or pasteboard roof.

Next take clothespins, dress them like “early settlers” and see how good and lifelife they appear. Plenty or black, white and colored tissue paper must be provided, and paste, scissors and thread. Prizes awarded for the best little men and women manufactured by the young artists. The table centerpiece was a clothespin house in a yard with miniature “pin” figures; small trees, animals and chickens completed this most realistic scene. _The napkins were pinned together with gilded “pins,” the name card tied to the top.

Bee-hive Festival.

Of charity affairs there are many, and I want to tell you of this one, which is perhaps seasonable at any time of the year. Posters decorated with an enormous bee hive at the top, in and out of which b<es were flying, the heads were all !a« >s of girls and

women. The announcement beneatft was as follows: Behold a Bee-hive Bazar, and Bewitching Beauties Beseech you to be there Batterings of Belongings, Bon-bons and Blossoms. Bounty Bestowed. Brain Contest—Beauty and Beast ' Beheld Beginning Fee—ten cents. Be Betimes. In making up the committees, they were classed under four heads: Boys, beauties, benedicts and bachelors. The various booths were all flower decorated. At one bon-bons and blossoms; over one counter was this sign, "Bargains to be Bartered.” At a "Lost and Found” department this placard attracted attention and nickels: "Bundles, boxes and baskets checked, or delivered.” At a table for children in charge of the “busy bees,” toyß, books, bears and bunnies werei on sale. In the refreshment bee-hive the following menu was served, also just light refreshments, consisting of hot biscuit and honey with a cup of tea:

Broth. Barnyard Boasts, (chicken) Bacon. Beef., Baked Beans. ' Baked Potatoes. Bread, brown ami bleached. Buns ami Butter. Berries (strawberries). Bananas with beuten cream. Bewitched Beverages. (Frozen Ices>. Baked Bounty, (cakes). ■ Beverages. (Tea, Coffee, Lemonade). Orders were taken for honey in the comb and strained, put up in glass Jars. This was sent on commission and it proved successful for both parties. MADAM HI M KERRI,