The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-16
FUN FOR THE COUNTRY HOME.
New Game That Offers Amusement for
Summer scJourners.


When a large party Of ladies and
gentlemen are assembled together IN a
country house for shooting, races or
other amusemcnts in the daytime.
new game in which all can JOIN IN the
evening is welcomed. The following
description Of one may be therefore
acceptable. The lady of the house and
one gentleman should be in the secret
of the game. which is to be played
after dinner. As, however. the guests
meet in the drawing room Tor what Is
aptly called the mauvals quart Il hcure
before that meal is announced, the
gentleman who undertakes the man
agement of the game goes round L.
each gentleman, basket or hat IN hand.
and asks from each small sum, TO be
subsequently divided into first and
second prizes for the winners, and
thus gives rise TO much curiosity and
conversation during the progress OF
dinner as to what the game can be.
Dinner over the ladies leave the DIN
ing room and retire to the drawing
room, when the hostess explains TO
them what to expect
In the meanwhile the gentleman
who acts rs manager asks each other
gentleman in turn TO accompany hun
TO another room. where will be found
already prepared large sheets OF fools
cap paper, on which is written the
name of each fair lady, and each gen
tleman is required To write. one at q
time, so that there may be no collu
sion. IA description opposite to every
lady's name of what its owner Is wear
ing that evening color, material,
Jewels, headdreSs, the more details the
better-amd to do this rapidly IN the
space of live minutes. rs one gentle
man after another completes his paper
he is sent to join the ladies IN the
drawing room, who, now being IN the
secret. watch glcefully his entrance,
and the furtive glances lie casts at the
dresses of the wearrs instead OF nj
their fair faces.
When all have done and are rcassem.
bled in the drawing room the mana.
ger" arranges the ladies at one end OF
the room in seinicircle. first select
ing five Of the youngest ladies and I'M.
paneling them To act rs IL jury and
sit together on one side Of the circle.
At the other end of the room a sort OF
improvised platform Is erected, on
which are placed the gentlemen, and
ON high stool IN the center each gen
teman in turn is made To stand. while
the manager" stands below and IN a
loud voice reads out his paper and the
description he gives Of the ladies and
their COSTUMES.
Great merriment is caused by the
reading Of these papers, the cata-
logues Of the cOlOrS, ornaments, etc,
being rs often abSurily wrong and to-
tally different TO what is really worn
us wonderfully near the mark. The
five ladies Of the jury note these dit
ferences, and aftcrward consult and
decide upon whom the prize for The
most accurate description IS TO be gwen,
and in many eases it will be found
that the person least suspected oi oO
serving lady's toilet will be the one
who proves the most correct in his re
marks, and the beaten candidates Will
often plead that they were too absorb
ed in the contemplation of the ladit''
themselves, or in the interest Of then
conversation, 20 notice what they liac
on. Anyway, this game will produce
much fun and merrImcnt; and II
good many young people are present
mn impromptu dance will aptly close
SO pleasant all evening. - londoi
Queen.