Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1902 — A Novel Entertainment. [ARTICLE]

A Novel Entertainment.

About 60 ladies enjoyed a very pleasant and very unique party, given by Mrs. John Eger and Mrs. B. K. Zimmerman, at the elegant residence of the former, on Van Rensselaer street,. Thursday afternoon. The special feature of the affair was that all the guests appeared' dressed as young girls, of from 8 months to 14 years old. * Various nationalities of girls were > represented, and also various periods, with the childish fashion? 1 of a generation or two ago predominating. To say that all were dressed as girls is not quite accurate however, for one appeared in the guise of a young man. As for the real male men they were strictly tabooed and what would have been done.to one of the forbidden sex, had one ventured to intrude, would have been a plenty. - The “girls” had a regular girls’ party, and played King William, Drop the handkerchief, Ring Around Rosy etc. Another more modern game, was played to music in which all the pieces were old civil war tunes, and questions based on these tunes were answer* ed by the guests. In this contest Mrs. Mattie Phillips won Ist prize. Then there was a gum-chewing contest, in which the “wad” was moulded into some animal. Mrs. Bert Brenner won this prize, with a gum kitten. Refreshments were served, and prominent in which, of course, was bread and butter with jelly on it, which has been the main-stay of girls’ lunches ever since Eve wage short dresses. All the girls brought their dolls, of course. B. F. Fendig, the druggist sent up 40 bottles of balm of roses,” to keep the chaps away, and which were in great demand. W. A. Huff, the jeweler also helped to increase the pleasure of the occasion by sending up a large supply of sachet perfume in little envelopes.