The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-14

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gether on a common plane of merry
making; and the dignity that general
ly keeps the elders from frisking
around is cast to the four winds.
Games are the orders Of the day. Here
are a few that can lay claim to origi-
nality in some measure anyway. and
certainly to simplicity and fun-making
powers.
The first is a Christmas tree party.
1t is a game in which young and old
can join, and is just the thing for the
/ annual family reunion.
The only requisite is an old. white
| sheet, which will not be needed again
! in it's legitimate capacity as bed linen,
and a pretty prize. On the sheet
| sketch or paste a design of a Christ
mas tree. No artistic talent is needed
! for this; anything recognizable Will
serve the purpose. An outline in col
! ored chalks or charcoal is perhaps the
easiest method of making it. Have
| each branch of the tree terminate in
a circle containing a number, using
the numbers from one to ten or one to
| twenty-five, according to the size of
the tree.
To play the game each member of
|
| is given rosette with which he must
decorate the tree" Each person aims
| to pin his or her rosette on or near to
the highest number on the tree. Each
| competitor has three trials. the three
numbers to which he pins nearest be-
| ing written down to his credit by the
hostess, who keeps tally.
The one whose three numbers added
together give the largest sum total
wins the first prize An inexpensive
consolation prize may also be provid-
ed, and this opportunity may be taken
for informally presenting gifts to
| friends.
A Toy Race.
Another idea for a holiday party is
the Mechanical Toy Race, in which toys
| of various descriptions moved by
| springs, etc, race across the drawing
room in order to win prizes for their
| owners.
To prepare for a race ask each MEM
Der of the party to secure and bring
| with him a mechanical toy In order
| to afford all an equal chance it should
be understood that no toy entering the
contest is to cost more than fifty cents.
Any toy capable of being wound up
and running race-such as an engine,
| horse or bicycles eligible. If the
party is large, it is better to divide up
| the number of players and have only
six entries In each race.
Every toy which wins a race is eligi-
bic for the test which follows at the
end. The test races continue until some
particular toy has come out winner
three times.
Little mechanical devices In silver
make charming awards. Thus, If two
| prizes are given the ladies trophy
might be a silver hair barette with
| patent device; the gentlemen's a nov
| city appertaining to the smoking out
| fit.
The Holly Game.
Then there is the new holly idea, a
| particularly pleasing little game devils
ed especially for the holiday season.
1t does not require a minute devoted
to tiresome explanations or practice,
| and any girl can prepare the cards In
a couple of morning hours.
Buy at a stationer's several sheets of
thin white cardboard and one sheet
each of scarlet and green paper. Cut
| the white sheets into small IS, carte
| de visite size. Cut from the IL paper
half as many little holly leaves as you
have white cards and an equal num-
Der of berries from the red paper. The
leaves should be about an inch in
length and the berries a trife smaller
To insure a prettily shaped leaf and
a nicely rounded berry the outlines can
| be traced from the holly decorations
| on a Christmas card or booklet and
used as patterns.
On half the white cards paste ber-
ries, and on the other half green
leaves.
In playing the game the cards are
thoroughly shuffied and seven are dealt
to each player, the rest forming a
| pool. The object of the game is tc
secure a hand containing either al
holly leaves of all berries. AS soon as
a player secures a hand of this kind
it must contain seven cards-he shows
it to the other players, pockets the
| seven cards and takes a new hand
from the pool. All cards pocketed be.
long to the player who wins them al
the end of the round or game. The
girl or man having the largest num-
Der when the supply is finally exhaust
ed wins the game The number of the
games to be played for the prize Ii
optional. In order to match. cards in
their hands the players draw rapidly
from the right or lefthand nefghboi
in regular order previously agreed
| upon, as in Old Maid.
Pretty boxes, fancy work, or jewel
ry in design of holly leaves and ber-
ries offer a wide range of choice in the
matter of attractive prizes.
Magic COIOrs.
Another pleasing game, with Christ
mas gifts as prizes. is Magic Colors
It may be used as the foundation OF
holiday party either for children OF
grown ups.
The morning before the company
| is to assemble the hostess takes as
many small lengths of ribbon as she
expects guests. All the ribbons are
in different colors, or shades of col
ors, and each ribbon strip is cut into
| halves. One-half of each ribbon is
hidden somewhere in the rooms to
which the guests are admitted.
When the game is about to begin
the hostess makes a little bunch of the
| ribbon pieces matching those hidden
Each player in turn closes his eyes and
draws a piece from the bunch. The
color drawn becomes his for the game
The hostess then explains that a
Christmas gift Is in waiting for the
| player who first finds the mate to the
| ribbon strip. that he holds. Anyone
| finding ribbon belonging TO another
| player is requested 20 pass on with
out indicating its whereabouts and
continue searching until his own is
discovered. Other prizes may be
added II the party-giving purse string
permits.
The Christmas cards are a series
OF puzzles founded upon the popular
| literature-poems, songs, stories-of
| Yuletide. Christmas quotations may
/ he substituted for the titles