The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-26
TALLIES FOR GAMES.


There is charm about the progress
slve 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. Frequently this desire
finds vent in the tallies that are neces-
sary at such affairs. In fact. the regu-
lation' cards with stars to paste upon
them and which have passed through
so many vicissitudes are now seldom
seen. Other things have been devised to
take their places. Recently at smart
card club in New York bracelets and
keyringS were made to do service for
tallies, The idea was quite ingenious.
A good-natured jeweler 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 twisted in similar way to hooks
and eyes, and so fastened about the
arm For the men keyrings were made
also of copper wire somewhat lighter In
weight When the party began, there
fore, the guests were respectively pre-
scented with these trinkets, and as the
game progressed little bells We're passed
about to be hung on those of he win
ners, while those that were so unfortu-
nate as to lose the games had given to
them small brass charms in the shape
of clawns and little pigs. They were
also slipped at once upon the rings.
Throughout the evenin the Jingle of
these little things made merry sound.
Nor was the idea an expensive one to
carry out. Over seventy people We're
present at the mentioned party. and the
whole of tho tallies only cost a little
over ten dollars.
81 THE PINCUSHION SCHEME.
Another pretty idea is to make pin
cushions for tallies Those for the wo-
men are fashioned of bright-red cloth
and are In the shape of hearts and dia-
monds. They should be quite four inch
es long and suitable to do after-service
on the bureau. Clubs and spades are
used as models to be made into small
fiat pincushions for the men. For them
black cloth is used. Good-sized china
headed pins are then passed around to
record the games. White ones are used
for those that win and black one are
given to the losers. After an exact pat
tern of these cushions is secured they
can be quickly and simply made at
home, and their cost is very small in
comparison to their prettiness.
1t is also known that neck and watch
chains will be used little later for tall
lies at fashionable card parties. They
need not of necessity be those that are
expensive. Lightweight silver ones are
wise to choose, or dainty gilt ones. But
it 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 wen. Equally large and opaque
white ones are given to those that are
unsuccessful. For the men to string on
their watch chains rather deep-blue and
black beads are chosen. 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,
TAMBOURINES AND BANJOS.
Miniature tambourines and banjos are
again in favor to be used for such pur-
poses, and become before the close of
the evening gayly 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 tambourines to the men, and to
have broadly painted upon them fantas-
tic pictures Of ballet girls. The banjos
are given to the girls and are often dec
GRATED with wreaths and cupids. Both
of these tallies have attached to them
long loops Of ribbon, that they may be
slipped over the shoulder and worn. 1t
Is always a nuisance on such occasions
to have to carry things about in the
Record.