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A TABLE SUGGESTION FOR A CHILD'S PARTY 



By Mary H. Northend 



OTHING so delights the heart of a child as 

 a party, and the housewife is often con- 

 fronted with the problem of planning the 

 ^Hsvil details of one, especially those connected 

 with the table and its decorations. Both 

 boys and girls are interested in Indian life, 

 and a good suggestion for a table that will appeal to chil- 

 dren is an Indian scene arranged with centrepiece into 

 which cowboys can be introduced, as in the illustration. A 

 strip of moss-green crepe paper is first laid down, to imi- 

 tate greensward. In its centre, place a wigwam fashioned 

 from gray drawing paper, having the outside lined and 

 blotched with sepia, in imitation of birch bark, which when 

 genuine is much more difficult than paper to twist into 

 shape. Spread the floor of the wigwam with pine needles, 

 and set up small heaps of hemlock branches laden with 

 tiny cones at the corners of the crepe paper. At the door 

 of the tent, place an Indian, with a papoose at each side in 

 its little bark cradle strapped to a board. A few mounted 

 figures of Indians and rough riders complete the group. 



Place four yellow candles in crystal candlesticks with 

 shades made from yellow paper, hand-painted in brown 

 sepia with a hatchet design. Heads of Indian chiefs and 

 maidens make good place cards, the former for the boys, 



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and the latter for the girls. For favors, set the bonbon- 

 ieres under wigwams similar to the central decoration. 

 The little birch-bark cards, upon which the menu is written 

 in sepia ink, make pretty souvenirs. Following is a sugges- 

 tion for the menu : 



Cream of Tomato Soup 

 Toasted Crackers 

 Minced Sardines on Toast 

 Sweet Pickles 



Chicken Loaf 

 Potato Balls 



Maraschino Salad 



Raspberry Jelly in Orange Baskets 



Fancy Cakes 



Ices Coffee 



Cream Tomato Soup: Take one can or its equivalent 

 in fresh fruit. Place in the saucepan with one quart of 

 water, one small onion, one bay leaf, and three whole cloves. 

 Cook slowly half an hour, then strain and rub through a 

 sieve. Place back on the fire and let come to a boil. Then 

 thicken it with five level tablespoons of flour, rubbed smooth 

 to a thin paste with water. Add a pinch of baking soda, 

 and stir until it foams up well. Add a pint of rich milk, 

 two teaspoons of salt, two teaspoons of imported Wor- 

 cestershire sauce, a little black pepper, and cayenne to 

 taste. Let it come to a boil, but not boil, and the last thing 

 before serving it on toasted crackers, add a lump of butter 

 as large as a walnut, and one will have a tasteful soup. 



Indian scene table centrepiece for a child's party 



