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THE TIMES DESPATCH: RICHMOND, VA.. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8. 1912. T Entertaining Club Members If yoj belong to a, literary society *>r club and d-.-rlre to tnierta'u the I members, why not have , M'-kena party. This will pro.?- extr. t:i-iy In-' Westing to the guests, fat tiiey will ? njoy meeting tin ir favorite charac-^ ters In a social way. It will also Re entertaining t.? not. th.- different con-' captions of tIt* sain.- character. Kend invitations, leaded ui hook form ! ?Iii) Jti ii.t'..i Mil, wa'.Ti ili r ?k.; ' of the S<flUtesaiMS i hara< ter<t. Ilka)' .Mr. Pickwick, Llttie Nell. Oliver Twist.' "The Art!m Dodfer." Uttkl I'orrlt or 'Kidney Caitoli ' i:...ui.l each guest to wear s cos- ( t ime ^-presenting nls jt iicr favoilt* ; character Tissas costumes "a n be made of inexpensive: material and at I the same time bo artistic When the guests arrive present reach with a number, which is plnr.-.d ?to the costume, fend a card to erhli h is tbd a email pencil like Ulaas used on (.an'e programs. On *.hl? they write the characters thaf think r.re i eprc-ecr.t? d opposite their respective , numbers. Tc? the one givir.g t!.e . pejraateat number of correct charactersI pres. nt an appropriate book or one of, the attractive tiles bearing the like ntrs of a well-known rharaeter or luck.? home. These are sold st book shops anl cost from 11 ta 1150. according to the e-ze If yo'i Should decide ?o give a Diekens party during the holidays celebrate the Tuletldt as the Pick erteklaan did Mr. Tuni.ii. Mr Winkle. Mr. 5r.'d grass. Mr Wei-:- Mr tingle. Mr Flach and Mr.- B.idt? may all be j represented at >oar parts' sud can play their r.-spetivc parts i^o net forget ta supply the howi of wassail with th' "hat sizilln? applet" floating In It. Piey Blind Man * B'irT" and Kor felts, Anally gathartaa ar->ur. l thai treplaci to hear goblin stories and t.rg Chllnttaaa carol" a i.giit buffet sapper, cor. f of fcandwichee. celd turkey Ice cream, fancy cak?rt, fsu.t, mi'i and coffee. Decorate the tabl* with a re'tan .s/ulsr centrepieces or hotly, mistletoe or everKr?*na and use -ed shades over the candles. Celf't-head Jelly makes a prottv dish for a buffet supper, especial'." when It Is molded In a corrugat-d melon-shaped mold and wreathed at tht base with spiigs of he.ly. If yoii desire a more elaborate supper, have a ham boiled whole end holded In esuTs-bead ;?:'? sai a large plum i pudding topped with a sprig of holly. Belara serving pcu: a wineglass*bH of brar.ly over the t^p and i.gX. the -j-trtln^ with a taper. This lb an eld ;.ngl,sl. V:iletiie custom, and one well worth observing. If reel do not have 'he artusl plum . podding, make one of brawn crepe paper to concesl the lavors. Fi-st arrange the small articles !r. m package as sphere).ke as possible j ? over this with cotton and finally I with the crepe paper. Top with ' small plere of holly, and when the supper is served cut the plum pud i % a-5 p'?s?nt each guest with a suitable favor. Small books 'intalr.lng exthart? ??-ni.k...'. wrlllnvi , h::it of the raff trinjo IIB VENTILATION In these days of enlightenment among the heathen and fresh-air fiends In our midst, it la hard to understand the wretched ventilation in our St Mas cars, trains and public places. "Write something about ventilation," ssld the prettiest sort of little woman the other day, tearing at her ?wu curly h.a-r to make plain the despair of her soul "Here it Is raining, and l have to wear a winter dress when I wanted to wear a lovely new one. and now it's so hot in this place I can't breathe:' Keeling much in the hair-tearing mood myself for lack of fresh air. ? .agreed; hence, "Ventilation." > But you know It is fearful to get I into a crowded street car In the late j evening, or early morning, either, for that matter, and have the feeling all I the time that you will be forced to rise I in your s?at and announce to the crowd I that It camped on your feet and the I billows of old coats and furs that 1 sweep past sour head "Make way; the lady faints."' a nice scene K would i make, and little good It would do, if fresh air was what you were after A : trip on th..- Korest Hill ear? or any j of the lines running out of the city I Is equal to crossing the English Chan? nel The oil car rolls from a!d? t? aide like a ship la ? frightful storm, and every window - shut tight Ton sit first in your neighbor's lsp and then the neighbor takes a turn at yours, while the air gets more gnd more op? pressive and the little ventilators at the top of the car stay closed from one year's end to another. In town try a Broad and Main car and see if you don't tmaglne that you have everything there to breathe, from guaranteed dust I to al! the germs known to the- science of medicine. Of course, the people on the front seats get cold when the door Is opened and growl loudly until It Is Shut, snd the people en the back seat have exactly the same feelings of the subject, so what are you to do about It" It seems to me. when one is clad for the street and prepared for the weather, they could stand Just a little more air in the car they have taken to oarry them from one corner to an other In an article published recently, mothers were warned to take off their children's cloaks and wraps In the stores while they are doing their Christmas shopping, or any other kind of shopping. I suppose. The storee are kept so very much overheated that you actually know of people that have been housebound for the entire winter Just b?causc they were shopping and had a lot of thinirs to get In one store, and stayed so long in th* ho* old plar? that they caurht a cojd that lasted several months. Take off your coot, you say Now. what woman In ten, dressing In a hurry to go downtown, ever quite fastens all the buttons In tbe middle of the back, vcben one Is probably not buttoned up the hack there's reason enough for not wanting to take off the coat. Tt was my charmlntr pleasure to come down on a narrow- sraugo road only a i short time ago. N*j?- you know that these little coaches rejoice In the old I fashioned heatlnrr apparatus, namely. ! a stove. Did you ever see one that I wasn't red hot? r am sure that T never did. and the hrakeman piles In QmM ?k-.'--> fulfil