Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-10-17
c.INMeR TABLE Tricks.
sngeestions for Entertainment That May
Nate You Unpopular.

suggestions for Entertainment That May
Mai.r you unpopular.
4 great deal 81 amusement can be fur
li:E,Ictl a dinner party by tricks performed
with tootbpicks. gobiets and other bric-a-
i'rae 81 the fertiye board. Nothing is mors
enliyening when the guests are discussing
the dessert than we'll selected series cf
tricks. aud nothing will make person
remembered longer by his associates.
An amusing trick, is one with water
glasses. Flace three or four In row..
then arothsr row on top Of these contain
Ing a number one less than the first, then
another row and 10 on until pyramid
with n single glass on top is formed Now
invite your neighl,or to iii the top glass
with water, then the two supporting It
and so on. The chances are nineteen to
twenty-one that he will make d slip by the
time lie reaches the bottom row and topple
the whole pyramid over. This denouement
never fails to provoke much nserrimeBt.
1t may also provoke the host and hostess,
but IA you viii never be invited there to
another dinner what do you carer
Another interesting diversion is competi-
tive map drawing. This can take place
any time after the first course. It. is hest
enjoyed when the table cloth is laid over a
heavy flannel mat, as then creases are seen
more plainly. Engage your neighbor in a
discussion as to the Stanley expedition
across Africa or the comparative merits Of
the Panama and Nicaragua canal routes,
and, taking your fork, push aside your
plate and with the fork tines draw Q. dia-
gram showing your understanding Of the
courses taken. OF course your friend will
then make corrections, and IL both press
rather heavily on the fork handles interest
ing outlines can be made, their accuracy
depending on your respective artistic abili-
ties. II the forks have been dipped In
gravy OF mashed potatoes before the draw
ing commences the outlines will be palmer
Indeed they are frequently so vivid as to
| be seen the whole length Of the table, and
thus am1se all the guests.
Toothpicks are unique source OF amuse-
nent, and many recipes are given for
, doing tricks with them. One is to take
fifty or 100 picks and build log house
structure with four sides, each the length
Of a toothpick. When it has been put up
say ten or twelve inches high, set glass
OF water on top, and with match set fire
to the wooden tower. As the toothpicks
i burn the water win fall and be spilled over
/, the flames, thus extinguishing them and
/. IhLASihS tOlfofdCidoiN noiftiEI dIliDu9 biitot
! present that tie whole building was moi
burned up.
| 1t is often the case that there Is con
straint during the first course that is EN-
barrassing and which prevents a full en-
| joyment of the meal until it has worn off
If some enlivening trick can be performed
by an ingenious guest the true bonhom
mic Of the feast can quickly be brought
about For this purpose the soup plat,
trick is a good one. Having bribed waiter
to let you see the bottom of plate befor,
the meal, offer to bet small sum- like five
or ten dollars, that you can guess the de
sign of the makers trade mark on the bot
tom of the plates. Request all to initial.
your motions and slowly lift the soup anf
plate from the table until it is on a leve
with the top of your head. Watching you
own plate quickly cry ''Firel" when abou
half the guests will probably drop thei
plates and be too confused to dispute you
winning the bet. From this time on ther,
will be a thoroughly acquainted part,
around the table.-Detroit Free Press.