The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-23
JOLLY HOLIDAY ENrGnrAI>mrSrs.
suggestions for Impromptu Home
Parties During Christmas week.

Besides being captivating way OF
bringing ones friends together for a
social three hours a constellation PARTY
has the additional merit Of being OK
tremcly pretty. The suggestion OF the
stars. which inquire go prominently In the
games played, may also appear in the
decorations Of the drawing room.
soft blue material creepy n possible
and spangled with gilt paper stars may
drape tho walls Candles or fairy lamps
under white shades should glow here
and there from corn-rs. window seats
and mantel shelves The hostess ana
her aides Il they desire might wcar gowns
spangled with steel or gilt but cOstum-
Ing Is by no means necessary to the
success Or the affair
There is no item in the preparations
that cannot b. done AZ home aud AT
tinine cost The hfst thing necessary
la preparing for the game g. seven sheets
Of colored cardboard. ono Of blue one
green. one Of black. yellow, violet, rcd
and white.
Cut from this cardboard number OF
1--WE pointed stars. about two inches IN
diameter
NOW select. from memory or book.
n series Of proverbs consisting each Of
seven words The problems chosen should
be weH known sentences used Ia common
speech, such as the following.
Straws show which way the wind blows.
IT'S an ID wind blows nobody good
God helps the man VINO helps him
self
Gold lies very deep IN the mountains.
A wllui waste makes "a woful want
A fool and his money soon part
In times Of Islcc prepare for war.
You can't squeeze blood from a stone
Have an exactly equal number Or stars
Of each color. one word Of each provcrh
is written upon each star No two stars
Of the same color being used for thc
same proverb Thus. ssrite upon a white
star tho word straw" Upon blue star
SHOW" Upon - red star The" The
yellow star bears the word Way" Tho
green star The" Violet wind" Red
Blow"
Vary this order as much Is possible
sometimes beginning the provcrb on
red star and ending on n whistle. Some
timee ending on a green and beginning
on a blue.
when an proverbs anr stars have been
disposed Of tumble them well together
and then divide them equally into as
many euveiores as you are 10 have
guests
each an envelope and explain the ma
ture OF the contest which consists ia
seeing who can IN an hour and a half
form the largest number OF the pro
verbs by grouping the stars together N
constellation" Of seven. Explain that
each sentence consists Of hut seven let
ters and that no color can be used twice
IN any seven words These two points
will be the only guides by which the
players can work towards success.
IT, as viii probably happen early IN
the game the astronomers md them
selves unable 60 form constellation
from the ones in their own envelopes
they may offer exchanges and In this
way. secure new words.
There are no tables Tor the game. The
PLAYERS form their star groups while
walking or sitting according to fancy
Zach sentence when completed ~ taken
to che hostess who cousuts her list ana
says whether or not IL has been correctly
given. II correct. she player receives
EIlded cardboard star which counts one
polnt towards the prize. II incorrect u
must be- worked over again.
Hunting for che word which one
thinks necessary 10 complete ones pro
verb. bargaining FOR u with another
player who Is reluctant 90 give II up.
and 'vberhans obtaining Il only 20 hnd