The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-01-04
TO PASS THE TINE.
How Society Struggles to
Amuse Itself This
Season.
SILLY, SILLY TIDDLETY wINKs.
It is an Old English Game Re-
vived-Frills and Fur
bellows.
POINTS ON CURRENT FASHIONS.
Columns Of Interesting Matter for
Ladies to Read and Men
to Jeer at.
POINTS ON CURRENT FASHIONS.

Ladies who year after year have looked
in vain for novelties in the way Of parlor
entertainments, have in measure had
their longing and even anxiety granted.
For any one who has entertained to any
extent will acknowledge that it isn't the
easiest thing in the world to do it sue
cessfully. One secret of success is TO have
some bright game which will engage the
attantion of everybody. Progressive
euchre and whist parties meet this de-
mand, but they have been played until
everybody is tired and sick of them. OF
course music and dancing will always
hold their own, but many people prefer to
have games in the beginning Of the even
ing.
TIDDLEDY WINKs.
Among the games to meet this demand
for evening amusements, Tiudledy WinKs
ranks as the favorite A few weeks ago
aliusion was made in THE SUNDAY MORN
ING NEWS, and as this game has since
gained 50 much in popularity, detailed
description is now given. 1t is not
go difficult as to make victory a
thing worth having. but it is q
constant source of merriment to the
players. Tiddledy Winks is not, as
generally supposed, game of recent in
yention, but Is an ancient English game
played to a considerable extent in the time
of our forefathers. The game in itself is
very simple. To play it. It is necessary to
have cup. which may be of wood, glass
or porcelain, and Is known as the
wink pot Each player generally
small disc of the same material as the
cup, which Is named the 'tiddledy," and
set six in number OF smaller discs,
called "Winksn The cup Is placed in the
centre of small table which must Arst
be covered with a thick cloth, and the
y H. -.
edge OF the table in front of the players
The object of the game is to jump the
winks into the cup by pressing the It'd
diedy upon them. This is not so easy to
do as it ut first appears and a victory is
invariably earned with considerable diff
Guilty and patient work. The attempts
to carry tout the requirements of
to make much merriment for the players.
When the game was first revived it was
little imagined that it would ever reach
its present popularity, which is quite as
great as that OF the Pig IN Glover and 49,
14-15 games How long it will continue
to enjoy its present popularity depends
upon the genius of some game inventor
who can replace it with q better game.
Progressive Tiddledy Winks parties
are all the rage just at pres
emit, and il you ever receive
an invitation to one, BY all means accept
1t and you will find it one of the greatest
novelties vet discovered There has been
recently offered for sale new game a
sort of revised Tiddiedy Winks, known as
Lawn Tennis Tiddledy Winks. Nocup is
used, but in its place net is stretched
across the table and the winks are served
over 1t as in tennis. the tiddledies being
used as racquets. The game is played in
Singles or doubles" as in tennis.
Some like this better. but most people
rather prefer the original, which has
quite usurped the attention formerly be-
slowed upon games that require more
thought.