The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-08
An Afternoon With Flowers.


Mr.. L. H. Gray. the genial contracting
freight agent of the Great Northern rail
road in this city. is in receipt of a letter
from his sister. Mrs. Margaret Gray
Brooks of Washington City, in which she
gives a beautiful description of ! unique
and origina! Flower Guessing Game"
The letter vas written from Mr.. Gray's
home on Cape Cod. where Mrs Brooks is
sojourning. Mrs. Brooks has rare liter
airy ability, being a contributor TO Har
pers. Life ana several other leading mag
aZines and periodicals. The letter Is as fol-
lows: During the past summer while on
a visit to the Old homestead on Ca te Cod,
we conceived the idea of getting Il some
thing new. The invitations were for the
afternoon, and when all had assembled we
ushered our guests into the Picture gal
lery. On the bronZes, marbles and picture
frames hung white cards. similar in size
TO dance programmes. They were tied
with dainty ribbons, each card having a
number and question written upon it. The
ladies were 10 guess the answers. which
were the names of bowers both wild and
cultivated. Each guest was handed a card
On which were numbers in rotation from
one to thirty a pretty. narrow ribbon
held the pencil TO the card. This beaut-
full flower guessing game" seemingly
difficult at first. after be ing thoroughly ex-
planned became very easily understood
and deeply interesting and enjoyable Ii
was new 10 every one present. and each
had an equal chance. The hostess explain
ed by reading from card number one on
which the following was written: My
FIRST wears my second on her foot" The
answer. Of course, 'iady's slipper" the
hostess then told us TO write On our cards
opposite number one. Then reading card
number two. "A Roman numeral." the an
swer being ivy" uYD, she asked US TO
Isr1~
Ths greatest srnoaM of ,n1rriurent was
had as we gathered the questions which
remained from the marble headdress of
an Italian girl. the bronze arm Of an
Egyptian water-carrier, the frame of an
etching When the cards were collected
We had delicious luncheon on the piazzas
and after its close We counted the correct
answers on each card. and il was surpris-
ing 10 see how many there were. One lady
had twenty-six. and she received the first
rrize. The prizes. four in number were
appropriate. The first was "A large fancy
work-basket. in the shape of a half blown
rose. lined with pink satin and filed with
delicious bonbons. The second. a Limoges
nower-bowl. was fun of sweet peas Win
fragrant letters" painted on white
satin ribbon tied around the top The third
was dainty piece of Dresden china. a
Hover girl with her lap filled With for
get-me-nots. The fourth the consolation
prize. was bouquet of artificial flowers.
one each Of every answer tied with rib
hons hearing the questions painted in
different colors- The questions were sim
pie, and the answers flowers that are all
familiar Below is given a list OF those
used ,. The hour before NV English
cousins tea-Four O'Clock 4 Good mar
kefings- Butter and eggs 5 A very CAV
and feToctous standardization, s NV
trst Is often sought for my secondhand
gold {. \ young mans farewell to his
sweetheart -Forget-me-not. g Her reply
10 hin-Sweet William. . The rentler soy
Of the Friend persuasion-Q Quaker ladies'.
10. Its own doctor-Self- heal II Nv a-s,
Is as sharp as needles my second Is as soft
as COMMUNICATIONS y NV first is a
country in Asia. my second IS the name ~
a prominent New York fariiiv-china as
ter. II. Ny first is name Of a bird my
second is worn nv avsirymen-I. arkspu-.
~ church official Elder u. a very pre-
else iady-Primrose. Is a tattered song
ster-RoEged robin. II. Nv first is slv hut
cannot wear my second Foxrlove Ts The
color Of horse--SOrreI "a 4 craze in
holland IN the seventeenth century-Tulip
-. My first is an implement of war my
second is place whore money f. coined 4
STearmint. 81 A disrespectfllI name for a
physiciau-Dock- -. Fragrant letters
sweet peas -. NJ first Is q white wood
my second Is a name o. a vellowish Rhen-
ish wine Hoilyhock - What tho father
said to his sor IN the morning Iehnrv
1ump-up. q My first is a facial exnres-
sion - pleasure, nv second q woo9S-nar7's
means Of livelihood -SuHax. as An ant
nal Of the Jungle is nv FIRST. nv second
- the name or tan far laav-Tieer INV.
= Ny nrst - made IN p dairy. hut is sell
dom served in nv second -Rgiterc,tn %
NV first wears INV second on his head
C0ycomh. "a 4 close Communion S,trL-