The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-18
SOME NOVEL TABLES.
Pretty Trines That Are Adapted for
Game Counters,

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There Is n charm about the progressive
card party which never grows stale. As
means OF entertaining 1t is too easy and
pleasant to ever become old-fashioned. All
are striving to have bit of originality
prominent at those they conduct. Free
quently this desire finds vent in the tall
lies that are necessary at such affairs. In
fact the regulation cards with stars to
paste upon them and which have passed
through so many vicissitudes are now sell
dom seen. Other things have been devised
to take then plates. Recently at a smart
card club in New York. bracelets and key
rings were made to do service for taliies.
The idea was quite ingenious. A good-na-
tured ieweler had been taken into the
scheme and for the women had simply
bent heavy copper wire into the shape of
bracelets At the ends they were twist
ed in a similar way to hooks and eyes and
so fastened about the arm For the men
key rings were made also OF copper wire
somewhat lighter in weight.
When the party began, therefore. the
guests were. respectively. presented with
these trinkets; and as the game progressed
little bells were passed about to be hung
on those of the winners, while those that
were so unfortunate as to lose the games
had given to them small brass charms in
the shape of clowns and little pigs. They
were also slipped at once upon the rings.
Throughout the evening the jlngling OF
these little things made a merry sound nor
was the idea an expensive one to carry
out Over seventy people were present at
the mentioned party and the whole OF the
tallies only cost little over $40
Another. ~ idsa L. IN mako min ctrSh-
ions for tallies. Those for the women are
fashioned OF bright red cloth and are in
the shape OF hearts and diamonds. They
should be quite four inches long and suit
able to do after service on the bureau.
Clubs and spades are used as models to
BE made into small, fiat pocket pircush-
ions for the men. For them black cloth is
used Good sized china headed pins are
then passed about to record the games.
White ones are used for those that win and
black ones are given to the losers. After
dn exact pattern of these cushions is Sc
cured they can be quickly and simply made
1T home and their cost is very small in
comparison to their prettiness.
II is also known that neck and watch
chains will be used a little later for TALES
at fashionable card parties. They need
not Of necessity be those that are exper-
sive. Light weight silver ones are wise
10 choose, or DAINTY gut ones But IL Is
essential that those given to the women
for the neck should have good strong clasps
and only reach about three inches below
the collar. Upon them very large and
brilliantly colored Venetian beads are
strung every time a game Is won. Equally
large and Opaque white ones are given to
those that are unsuccessful. For the men
to string on their watch chains rather
small deep blue and black beads are chos
en- or even coral ones. Any selection of
them can in fact be made SO long as two
distinct sorts are used to record the games.
Miniature tambourines and banjo5 are
again in favor to be used for such pur-
poses and become before the close of the
evening gaily decked with bright ribbons.
usually red and yellow, which denote the
successes and failures OF the players The
custom seems to be to give the tambour-
ines to the men and to have broadly paint
ed upon them fantastic pictures Of ballet
girls. The baujos are given to the girls
and are often decorated with wreaths and
cupids. Both of these tallies have attached
to them long loops of ribbon. that they
may be slipped over the shoulders and
worn. II is always a nuisance on such &C.
casions to have to carry things about in
the hands.