Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1895 — A Spider Party. [ARTICLE]

A Spider Party.

New York Evening Post. The invitations sent out to a child’s party had each in the corner a golden web, in the center of which was entangled a brown spider. They were invitations to “a spider at home,” an English substitue for a Jack Horner pie, or, it might be, for a Christmas tree. On their arrival at the house of their hostess the little guests were shown into a good sized room, where an immense glittering spider seemed to have spun a web’ that stretched across the room. The web was composed of many webs, each started from a spider in the center and extended to many nails and projections, where each one terminated in a little wooden winder. After choosing a winder each child followed its wanderings to the spider in which it terminated. Inside these spiders were concealed small gifts? Instead of spiders beetles or other insects might be used. A variety, of insects for such a party could be found at the large Japanese stores, or could be fashioned at no very great expense at home. While white cotton threads can be used, a much prettier effect could be gained by| using tinsel cord like that used by confectioners for tying boxfes of bonbons.