The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-21

days of our grandmothers. This is grace
hoops" which 'befo' the wah' was the
great winter AMUSEMENT. 1T is calculated
10 bring out everything that is most grace
full in pretty girls form, but of late the
taste for the same has suffered sadly.
That other old-time game, "shuttlecock
and battledore," has also come in for a
good share of renewed interest, and num-
Der of improvements and variations are
offered this year. One of the best, requir-
ing, as it does, a quick eye and live action,
and offering the most delightful opportuni-
ties to graceful girl, comes from France.
The battledore is shaped not unlike n
blunderbus. The barrel is about twelve or
fourteen inches long, and shoots the
shuttlecock into the air by means of a
strong spring. To catch it properly and
gracefully III the mouth of the baJtledore
requires any amount of the most inyigor-
ating exercise.
OF the new board games there is an end
less number. Probably the best of these is
.nigration," which is patterned some
what on the lines of "Halma," which
made such a favorable impression last
year. 'Basilinda." by the author of
"Halma," is another interesting game,
and requires considerable skill. The game
of ''steeplechase" has been put out in "A
new form. and one of the finest things ever
seen in the line of board games is a
"steeplechase" set 1t comes in box of
imitation Russian leather. The board on
which the game is played is a work of art,
while the horses that do the "steeplechas-
ing" are of highly colored metal on heavy
bases.
One of the catchiest of all the board
games is called the "Witch's SPELL" II
contains all sorts of weird directions as to
the proper manner in which to outwit the
witch" who is in her cave, and the per-
son who travels over the mysterious and
xsyif h h he
treasure" that the witch" is supposed to
hoard. "Anabasis" is another new thing
in this line, as it has flavor of gunpowder
and active warfare. One of the things that
will ind most favor with old-fashioned
people is a new series of the standard game
of Authors" gotten up in the most ele-
CANT style. "Reversi' and Louisa" are
also out in new dress and upon improved
lines, several changes for the better having
been made during the past year, and
STANLEY in Africa" furnishes the theme
for a board game that is in all the toy
stores.
There is much cheaper line of board
games that furnish about as much amuse-
ment. They include kings and Queens,
played something like checkers, Christ
mas Goose 'Old Father Goose" 1.-The
Ancient Game of Seego," which isn't the
ancient game of Seego at all, but which
furnishes nevertheless, a very entertaining
substitute. and number of others.
A sly attempt has been made by the game
men to improve on the great national
pastime-poker. The attemptis, of course,
a failure. but the result is a very interest
ing variation on our original draw" called
"Poche." IT came i'll the nrst place from
Germany, but is now made exclusively in
this country. "Pochep is put up in a box
sixteen inches square, with nine pastcboard
pockets to hold the chips. and it offers the
most delightful onportunities to form still
iackpois ever heard Of 4 "Fauntleroy"
game in which brass ring is shot from n
tiny catapult so as To lodge on different
numbered hooks and pegs, about completes
the list of novelties for the season.
copyrighted, 1901