silver
beads which tinkle musically wherever she goes. Another claiming
January, also, as her birth month, may wear a brooch showing an old man
and an infant, representing the old and new year.

February's children are decked in red paper hearts, pierced with arrows.

A young girl wearing a white apron, with several bars of music on the
hem, represents March.

April is represented by a paper fool's cap, and May by a pretty spring
gown, decorated with violets and lilies of the valley.

July, with her tri-colored streamers and numerous flags is easily
dressed.

August has white organdy and carries a palm leaf fan.

September is adorned with golden rod and purple asters.

October's daughter, wears a rich yellow gown, nearly covered with
glorious autumn leaves, and a cap of the same brilliant leaves.

November's costume is most striking, being a poster design, representing
Thanksgiving.

December's is a picturesque suit of white eider down flannel, ornamented
with holly berries and running pine.

Each guest is requested to furnish one dish appropriate to the month in
which she was born. In this way the supper is quite out of the ordinary
and the only tax on the hostess, with the exception of her one dish, is
for coffee, pickles and cake. Below is given the menu:

_Oyster Stew,_
_Butter Wafers,_
_Fish Souffle,_
_Potato Balls with Cream Sauce,_
_Cold Turkey,_
_Currant Jelly,_
_Salted Nuts,_
_Olives,_
_Salmon Sandwiches,_
_Orange and Nut Salad,_
_Wafers,_
_Strawberries,_
_Ice Cream and Cake,_
_Pumpkin Pie and Cheese,_
_Fruit,_
_Coffee._

CHAPTER V.

MISCELLANEOUS SUPPERS--CAMPING PARTIES AND CLAMBAKES--NUTTING
PARTY--HARVEST HOME SUPPER--AUTUMN SUPPERS--DICKENS SUPPER--BOSTON
SUPPER PARTY--YACHTING PARTY--A BUTTERFLY SUPPER--YOUNG MARRIED COUPLES
SUPPER--HEAD DRESS SUPPER PARTY--QUILTING SUPPER--WEDDING SUPPER--WAFFLE
SUPPER--THE BOHEMIAN PICNIC SUPPER--RAILROAD PARTY--LITERARY
SUPPER--PEANUT PARTY--FOLK LORE SUPPER--CAKE WALK SUPPER--BRIDGE WHIST
SUPPER--AFTER THEATRE MENUS--A COLD SUPPER MENU FOR HOT WEATHER.

Throughout this broad land of ours, thousands of campers will be folding
their white tents into compact rolls, tying gay blankets into portly
bundles, investing in mosquito netting and hammocks, packing into boxes
their cooking utensils and fishing tackle, and finally loading all into
boat or farmer's wagon, to gain health and happiness, and incidenta