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A l3alloolatic" Party'
BY EMILY ROSE BURT
Just as the iat'tuggle with windy
March melts into Ap2il foolishness,
eou may appropriately think ee a
"balloonatic" party. Gut out Nitrile
brown paper ball'oon's, with the invi-
tations, inscribed on a small white
basket -shaped Clara, below:
In outr balloon, in our balloon,
We'11 sail away up to the moon,--
Balloonatics weee say we are, --
And stop at every windy steel
Decorate the roams Waith toy bal-
loons of ilii colons, to bob and bow
cheerfully on long sticks and strings
from every chain- back and window
pole. Everybody should be greeted at
the idoor with a request to wear a bale
loonatic grin during the evening.
Soon after folks have arrived, an -
announce a ba i'oonatic "meet," and in-
vite all adventurers to the ready at the
naval balloon station for the start.
This is the signal for everybody bo
gather et a certain spot and receive
one of the gay balloons unattached' to
strings or sticks.
The nest annonlncemlent is the alti-
tude test. All who enter it must stand
in a row and strive to make their lull '
-Meal balloons reach the ceiling by
dint oe puffs and deep breaths. The
most suceee ful are set down by the
judges for future awards.
A speed test takes the contestants
down the length of the room, Chasing
their balloons with their lungs. Fans
run he provided for this if you prefer.
An endurance test to see how Tong
• the balloons can 'be kept in the air
is a third exciting contest.
A 'ballloon battle, in which greens
and yellows .attempt to bang and
"bust" reds and. blues, is a thoroughly
iceebreakinig oefyuipation if the crowd
needs livening up.
The promised tip to 'the moon may
be carried out" in the sarne way as
"Stage Coach." Each ellayer is assign-
ed 'some portion of a. balloon's anat-
omy or the name of a star or pliant.
A clever pens'an must be selected to tell
the ataxy of the balloonatics trip's to
the moon, in which the various trials
and tribulations that real balloonists
have been known to undergo may
come in for exploitation. Each time
the word lllssd�;ned to any player is
Not HereBut Risen..
"He its not here," the angel staid,
As to the tomb the women. came
To anoint he Lord4
Whom they had seen in agony,
Die on the cross; Whose body seeerei 4
From thence removed bylbving handle,
Had here been laid,
"Not here but eleefe. Behold the place,
• Wherein He lay seed quickly haste,
mentioned., ed, he must rise and blow h s The news to tell,
balloon into the air, catch it again, To those who loved but sorrow now,
and slit down. On mention of the ar- As for the dead" Amazed theygo
rival at the moon .ensues the Miter -
change of ,sleets.
As if the company may not have
To tell the tale of empty tomb
And riieen Lord.
acted sufficiently like lunaties, the "The Christ alive!"" What joy was
next amusement may a "luny" one. born
The company should be divided into That Easter dray, -when from the grave
two sidles, and the members are to vie The Saviour rose!
with each afihee in doing individually Today, as then, the georiOUs news
Of Clhrist exalted from the tomb
Doth gladness bring and saddened
hearts
Chant glad
How sad. the world, were tihere no
hope
For those who mourn --no comforting
• For weary hearts!
But in the message Easter beings
Of One who lives, and living loves,
Hope springs anew 'and' Faith uplifts
Her eyes to Him.
—Fred Scott Shepard.
April.
love the month
moods,
Sunshine and rain,
shade,
Winds, gusty, frolic in the woods,
Stream's laugh and dance within the
glade.
A drifting rain' has drencihedthe fields,
The weeping clouds float tearful by,
The trees, in misty shrouds concealed',
Wave spectral branches to the sky.
In golden shafts the sun breaks',
iihtrou,gh, •
And bathes with warmth, a world
so fair, .-
And dormant fife bestirs anew,
There's joy in meadow,•stream, and
or •cooleetively something utterly ab-
surd.
One side may act a steno from
"Main Street"; the other side may put
on a mock minstrel show, or some
vau evil'%e parodies.
When it is refreshment time, the
ball,00niabs are asked to come down
out of the ellioud!s to earth and food.
Hot coffee is reviving in such a case,
and of course there should be sand-
wiches, which, to be entirely iconsi'st-
ent, may have filling ief air currents
and moon memories (currant jelly
and cream cheese.
The steals may be represented by
cookies or little cakes, or by leg,
luscious "layer cakes, dusky as the
night with dark chocolate frosting,
but lighted by small -star candles.
Big baskets filled witJh.. cracked
hickory and butter -nuts may have real
little balloons tethered to them as
' they are passed. Little paper parasols
or windblown umbrellas will make
del'i'ghtful favors.
After supper, pilay the old-fashioned
game of "Elements." The players sit
in a circle, and one begins by tossing
a rolledup handkerchbief to someone
else, crying, "Air." As soon as the
player Who catches the handkerchief
has mentioned some creature of the
air—gu11ti, eagle, aeroplane, swallow,
or whatever it may be—he or she toss -
est it to another player and calls,
i "Earth!" The recipient must name
some inhabitant of the earth—mole,
bear, girl, hog, etc. When "Fire!" is
called the player must keep silent
until tossing it on again.
The prizes for the balloonatic races
should also be awarded after supper.
If you care to introduce dancing, put
on your liveliest records, and let the
baltloonati'os end the evening in their
own way.
An Easter salad is prepared thus:
Wash and drain lettuce, wrap in a wet
cloth and place where it will keep
fresh and crisp untie ready to use.
Shortly before serving, shred the let-
tuce and arrange on plates to form
nests. Mold cream cheese the size
and 'shape of bird's' eggs, dust with
paprika and place in the lebtuce nests.
With the salad pass French dressing
and saltine 'crackers.
French salad dressing requires four
tabl'espoonfu'ls of salad -oil; two table-
spoenful's of lemon -juice or -vinegar;
one-half teaspoonful of salt; one-
quarter teaspoonful of 'pepper. Place
a small piece of ice in a bowl, add
the Diff and lemon -juice or vinegar and
etcher ingredients. Beat with a fork
until the dressing is thick. Remove
ice and palace the dressing in a col
place until madly to serve.
Chocolate -covered Easter eggs re-
quire the whites of two eggs and an
.equate amount of cold water. Beat
the egg-whites to a froth, add the
water, then stir in gradually suffi-
+eient confectioners' sugar to make a
paste stiff enough to be mended into
shape. Flavor with a few drops of
vanilla extract, mold in shape of eggs,
dip in melted chocolate and lay on
waxed paper to harden. Grated' cocoa-
nut may be mixed with the paste, if
desired.
Serve baked ham for the Easter
dinner. To prepare it, fry a thick
slice of hail on both sidles until. half
done, place it in a baking id'ish, cover
bhickly with raw sliced potatoes, sea-
son with pepper 'and a little salt,
sprinkle with hale a cupful of grated
iheeis'e, and a cupfuli of breed—cam—fibs.
Coves' with milk and bake in a mod-
erate oven for an hour and a half.
Serve spinach with the ham, end no
natter whether you serve the canned
or freshly cooked s'pinaah garnish it
Easter Time
refrains.
We
of changeful
and light and
with sliced hard-boiled eggs.
Fruit blanc -mange may be =Idled
in egg -shell's which have been care-
fully emptied, and kept as whole as
possible. Place one pint of juice from
canned f ud't in a double boiler and
when it bowls add two tablespoonfuls
of cornms'baach which has been moist-
ened wibh a little cold fruit juice.
Allow to cook fifteen minutes,, starring
constanttily until it thickens, then stir-
ring ocoasionally. When +slightly cool,
pour into the empitied°egg-shells and
sband aside to chill. Bake a simple
cake in a thin sheet and wheal stale
cult into narrow strips. Arrange the
strips in a dish to form a nest, turn
the blanc -mange "eggs' into this, nest
and serve with plain or whipped
cream:
Hot cross buns with fruit ere madia
as follows: Heat to the boiling point
one pint of milk. Add one level table-
spoonful each of lard and butter, one
heaping tablespoonful of sugar and
one teaspoonful of salt. Stir the milk
until the added ingredients are all dds-
sclvee and then remove from the fire.
When cooled' to tepid heat, aadd two
lightly beaten eggs, three-fourths of a
yeast -cake dissolved in half a cupful
of lukewarm water and sufficient sift-
ed flour to form a stiff batter. Beat
the batter hard, mix in half a cupful
of cleaned currants, one cupful of
seeded raisins and three-quarters of
a cupful of shredded citron. Allow
hie t else ovar'night In the
morning turn out on •a well -floured
bread board and knead, with the adl-
dlition of extra flour and let it rise
again i ntifl light. Then mold into
round balls and set in rows he igreased
pians. Brush the buns with melted
butter, spriekle blvi lely with granulat-
ed sugar and gronind cinnamon and,
with a sheep knife, make a very deep
cross in the .centre of each bun.
Mid quickening life, and hopes new-
born,
A world that thrilbls with nascent
power,
Rejoice my soul: 'bis glorious morn,
Life's summer is thy ,-,priceless
dower.
—D. Anderson.
Easter Gifts Worth Having..
The custom of giving eggs at Easter
dates back, in England; to the -:tune of
the Reformation; but history tells,ws
that the ,lads and lasses of Ancient
Greece were in the 'habit of going
from house to house perforhninigafteie
play sof the Resurrection., and exacting
am egg in payment from each house-
holder. It
Some years .ago a record, Easter egg
was presented to the Queen of Spain
as a token of affection by :some otP
her subjects. It cost more 'than $15,
000 and was decorated with flowers
made of fine metal end filled with the
choicest sweets and several ea -tides
of exquisitte jewellery. The egg was
illuminated by electricity.
In 1887 the Pope received an egg of i
ivory. When it was opened it was
found to contain a golden .case and a
ruby worth $10,000.
Some yearns sago an American mil-
l'vonaixe commissioned a London firm l
to manufacture an Easter egg eapablre
of holding the whole of his brivdle"s
trousseau and jewellery. When it was
completed the services of seven lien'
were required to Carry it to the own -1
er's house!
Why Good Friday?
How Good Friday got its name is
a matter wri!eh is often discs usised.
The word Friday its really the
strangest part of the name of eo Good Friday was supposed to passese
eeleann'a date in the 'Ohxsls'tian caden�-l'tho power of cueing fever.
cllar. Few realize that in
saying Fri There are some things to be avoid -
day they are aonunemorating a Kagan ed on Good Friday, West �oountry lien -
dei Freya, the Scandinavian Venus,I p le consider it a San to wash any
!IS', r��er can
days an English writer. °lothean on that dray. They declare
por
"Dacet.
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you
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ask for
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Ye' eeetesteeeeteirr
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Another icurious icustoin is observed
in some parts of . Swi'tzeriandi, but its
origin is unknown. A hundred ieggs
are distributed over a level piece of
ground and covered with sand. Then
the young men and women iof the dbs-
triet idanoe around 'bhem. If a couple
shoorkl be lucky enough to get ibha'ough
a dance without breaking any of the
eggs, they become engaged to be
married!
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Rolling Eggs for Sport.
The egg -rolling competition by
Which Easter is 'celebrated in the
North of England stall bus a .consider-
able popularity.
On Easter Monday one can, s'ee thou-
sands of people rolling hard -bared
eggs down hills and 'sl'opes. The eggs
are dyed illi. s'oets of editors.
The principal) town• where egg
rolling contests take place is Preston:"
The object of the competitors is to
break as many as possible of thele
rivals, eggs as they roll 'drown the
;dopes, the winner 'being'bhe one whose
, egg remains intact the longest.
supposed to have itis proteotive value,
for it was bel'iev'ed that three loaves
put in a heap of corm would prevent
the latter from being devoured by
rats and mites. An infant hewn on
in France (God Pridaiy is called
Passion Fridley; In Germany, Quiet
Friday; and in Italy, the Blessed Fri-
day.
Goad Friday In fora elr days enabled,
the careful citizen to save tele fire
insurance policy, foe it was believed
that em egg Dail on that day wouilit
eatvngursth any fire on which it was
throwirt. Such eggs ware saved for;
nate iii tb,e circ of an emergency!
Dread baked oil Good Fridr-- was
that abooilld you do so you are likely
to lose yo'nir irisoet valued 'possession
before the year ie out.
Marriage of Fractions.
"My half-brother is engaged to my
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"Whoa will they be made• one?"
Whet do we dive foe, if it ie net to,
make life lose difficult to emote other.
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