In some ways parties were more elaborate and well planned then, but at the same time a good hostess used what simple resources she had available. Here are a selection of suggested games from that year. Red Hearts, Good Hearts Hang a number of colored hearts about the room, fastened on walls and furniture. Explain before the game that only red hearts are good ones and that if anyone touches a heart of another color or fails to find a red heart she must drop out of the game. Have a few less red hearts than players and remove 2 or 3 of them at each interval.
Players form in a circle and march to music.
When the music stops suddenly each players tries to find for herself a red heart and must drop out if she does not succeed. Each group selects a song to sing and at a given time all begin singing. The group to first completely finish it's song is the winner. Several attempts are sometimes necessary before an entire song can be sung because of the laughter and hubbub. Divide players into two equal lines, which face each other from opposite sides of the room.