Morning journal and courier., 1892-02-20
THE FLEETING SHOW.

Some of Its Facts and Fancies.
 Written for the JOURNAL AND CoURIER.l
 FUN FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.
 A happy suggestion as to the way of distributing favors at a children's party is the ''Log Cabin Surprise"
 AS many toys or favors as there are lit tie guests invited are tied up in neat par cells with different colors of baby ribbon, and these are piled in the middle of the table with streamer of ribbon running to each child's plate; the heap of parcels is then surrounded with sticks of candy built up in log cabin fashion.
 At given signal each child pulls quick ly on the ribbon, demolishing the cabin, which will be pleasure in itself, and ex- tricating 8 prize from the ruins, these same ruins to be afterward divided among the small destroyers.
 An amusin game, called ''The Two Hats," but for which Opposition" would be better name, is the following:
 The children are seated in a circle and one of their number is chosen as "ques- tioner." The questioner holds hat in his hand, presents another to any one whom he may select as respondent" the re- spondent being required by the rules of the game to do exactly the opposite of what the questioner does, and invariably to disagree with whatevor he may say. For example, the questioner puts on his hat and sits down, remarking, "This a beautiful evening for party" Respondent rising: "No, it is misera' l ble evening""
 Questioner, removing his hat: ''That if | a very pretty dress you have on." Rt. putting on her hat: ''It is the homeli est dress I ever saw!"
 Or. pretending to weep: "You do moi agree with me about anything!" Rt. laughing: 'I always agree with you
 and you know it."
 Or. rising and extending his right hand
 "Then let us part as friends. Good bye,
 and the respondent, in the very act of ex
 claiming, as she seats herself, "We ar
 enemies?" hears the laughter of the othe
 players and shouts of Lost! Lostl" an,
 finds that from force of habit she has of
 fered her right hand instead of her left.
 The respondent now becomes question
 CT, and selecting the shyest boy in the cil
 cle, gives him hat, saying peremptorily
 "You must do just as do. Stand up an
 put on your hat!" and in his embarrast
 ment he does exactly as he is told to dc l to the great ueuSuG u eAS IoSt, Uut ue ra lies his wits and the turn of the gam brings him his revenge.
 Bright and active children make tt game very lively and the dialogues amu' ing, while the duller ones and the timi } ones find it positively stimulating. It :, rather difficult to remain standing whe
 politely requested to sit down, to point , the west when asked to point to the eas . to say ''yes'' when the answer proper. 5 should be ''no," to deny what one woul f rather affirm, but all this keeps the pla ,, CTS on the alert, and as the game shoul be played with perfect courtesy it mu , assist in acquiring self-control, very d f sirable result to proceed from frolic.
 A popular home entertainment is u
 sProgressive Quotation Party" F.
 twenty guests provide five tables, ca. table being furnished with four sheets l paper with four quotations from popul | authors written upon each sheet. For eat = player also provide long strip of pap with spaces numbered from one to eight : the strip being headed "Name of Author t On the first table place bell.
 f The seats of the guests are determin, by lot, which. may be twenty strips , paper or ribbon, four of color. As sot J. as a guest recognizes an authors quotatit l. she writes the name of the author up, O her card, in the space numbered to corr spond with the number of the qaotation. g Five minutes is the time allowed f l. study. The hostess then rings bell, e E, amines each authors slip, and crosses Q