Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-20
SOMEPLEASANTGAM
Just the Thing for Rainy
Nights Indoors.
HODGE-PODGE" Is ONE
PLAYING BULLS AND BEARS AT
THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
Putting the Fancy Touches on Dee
Dee Makes Merri-
ment.
HODGE-PODGE" rs ONE
Written for The Evening Star.

That men and women are but children OF
a larger growth is nowhere made more
evident than in their love of games. be
these pastimes scientific or simple in ma
ture. Some kind of relaxation from the
worries and annOyances of life IS absolutely
necessary to every one. with the exception
of the confirmed misanthrope, and even he.
doubt not. gets a sort of sad pleasure out
of the folly of his brothers In summer es-
pecially does this amusement fever break
cut with virulence both in open air and
indoor sports. and anything now in this
direction is seized upon with avdity.
We all know what boon at summer
resort is the person who constitutes HIM
self or herself leader of the revels and
acts as instigator and starter Of all kinds
of diversions-in short, keeps the amuse-
ment ball rolling To be always in TAP
leyan" mood and therefore jolly is no
sinecure, particularly when the demand for
novel games is apt to exceed the supply.
During long summer day Solf, tennis.
riding, driving, sailing and the like claim
their devotees. 1t is only when the shades
of night begin to fall that the sporting ele-
ment realizes what hard work has been the
pleasure of the day. Dancing under these
circumstances is too tireSome. Pingpong is
on the popular wane and is also too streru-
Gus Tor hot summer night and unless
is In that bliSSful state where a solitude OF
two Is world enough the company of ones
fellow mortals is usually sought in social
game OF a quiet kind. The majority find
cards the most enjoyable way of passin,, an
evening, playing either bridge. eucher be-
zlque or an uneyentful game Of poker But
Where the company is promiscuous and
angry passions are likely to rise and
he1ghten the temperature MANY DeOpIe Will
think twice before sitting down 10 play
with partners who cross question them, jeer
at them, scold them or otharwise rake
The following are some games that boast
the honor OF novelty and will be found TO
contain Just the proper degree OF excite
ment Tor the holiday amusement season.
A Recent Invention.
nomenclature party" is one of the re-
cent fntroductions. An invitation to an af
1air of this kind has been sent out by the
hcstess OF country house party which
reads:
Pray let us you hale and hearty
M Next Thursday at our naming party
Name, name What's In a name?
Come and try it. Don't forget
Rainy. shiny dry wet.
Each guest on arriving receives note
p pS1 as souvenir and for use at the party.
When beginning the game the guests draw
thelr chairs round in ring and give their
Christian names These they ali enter in
their note books and are supposed to sup
names as possible For example, George
means husbandman, Margaret a daisy.
katherine pure, John beloved and so on
down the list. At the end of twenty min
uteS the results are examined and a prize
Is given the one who makes out the hest
ISL rms game is not easy as it NAV
sound. the majority of us not being famii-
lar with the Significance of names.
For Young and Old.
Hodge-podge Is another game which
may be played by young and old alike. AS
many numbers as players are written sew
eral times on different slips of paper. These
are put In a bag and tied up so the hand
can pass in easily. after which the bag is
sent round for everybody to have a din.
Immediately on taking out slip and be-
fore another is taken the drawer must IN
the spur OF the moment give some histori-
cal, poetical or literary reference associated
with the number drawn. Number eight. for
instance. recalls Henry VIII. and number
two Two Gentlemen of Verona. :" "a a
poetical reference lone swallow maketh
not summer, and numberless other quota
tons. Any one failing to do this retires
from the circle and is ineligible for the
prize, the one who remains to the end Sc
curing it.
new and amusing game for any num-
Der or players over three-the more the
merr1er-is stock exchange. The object is
10 make the most either in counters or
value or cards at the end of the game
The requisites are enough counters for the
payers capital and pack of fifty-two
cards representing the different stocks All
the players start with equal number of
counters. with which they buy the cards
when cheap and sell when dear or sell at
good price and then buy back cheaper
when other players are in difficulties. The
dealer Is decided by lot. The cards are
shuff1ed and then dealt round equally to
the players. face downward. Any uneven
quantity falling, one card for each PLAYER
is aside uneXDOSad if he
players then examine their hands. The
dealer shuff1eS the disks in a bag, emitting
one marked Failed and draws the re-
quired number out one by one, placing each
in rotation on the quotation board until all
the stocks are priced and these become
official prices Any player can sell or buy
cheaper. but not higher, than the prices
marked.
Ready for Business.
The game begins by the player to the
left of the dealer announcing what he
wishes to buy and sell. If the other play
ers are willing to deal with him they are
at liberty to do So When he has finished,
the next player follows suit After each
round the numbers are taken of the quo
tation board and put in bag. Failed
going in with the rest, except in the first
those who hold any figure on the stock
must forfeit as many counters as there
are numbers on the cards. In each round
the first player sells two of his cards,
whether he buys or not The player who
shows the greatest value of counters comes
out winner
Dee Dee is very laughable game on
the order of the donkey trick whose tail
had to be replaced. To play this Dee Dec
1t Is necessary to hang on the wall the COL
ored picture of dandy. The players are
blindfolded and go to the opposite side
of the room. walk over to the dandy and
pin on the spot where 1t belongs either his
hat, eyeglass necktie or buttonhole flower.
The contestants must not be helped In any
way and no attempt at measuring distance
may be made. The article must be put on
boldly without the slightest hesitation.
The successful one is the person who pins
on correctly the greatest number of adorn-
ments.
Lots of fun may be got out OF these
games. any one of which Is sufficiently
enjoyable to provide pleasant entertain