The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-12-02
AFTER DINNER GAMES.
Fun Makers and Preventives of Aft.
err Dinner Dullness.

AT EN- OINNEh GAMES.
Fun Makers and Preventives of Att.
err Dinner Dullness.
AS the Thanksgiving dinner is al
most invariably family affair, she is
q wise hostess who provides against
the postprandial dullness which some
times threatens a gathering of people
where nearly all are relatives, and con.
sequenty so well acquainted with
each others ideas and hobbies that
conversation sometimes flags. Table
Talk suggests the following as enter
tanning games for young or old after
the guests have satisfied the inner man
with feast Of good things and have
adjourned to the drawing room.
The Genteel Lady.
The only preparation needed for this
pretty old French game is to have
number Of gaslighters, or spills" as
our English cousins call them, made
OF twisted paper. These may be made
OF ordinary white paper, or, If pre-
ferred, paper Of different colors may
be used. These twisted papers are now
called horns. and whoever makes a
mistake In the game has for each error
a paper horn stuck In his or her hair,
placed. If possible SO that it will shake
with every movement Of the head.
Let us suppose the hostess seated
with one person on her right and one
on her left. The game begins by the
hostess bowling to l,er right hand neigh
Dor and saying. Good evening, genteel
lady, always genteel; l, genteel lady.
always genteel, come from this genteel
lady mo matter whether gentleman or
not, always genteel (here she points
to her left hand neighbor), to tell you
that she has an eagle with golden
beak."
The person addressed turns to her
right hand neighbor, bows and repeats
the same sentence. If she makes any
mistake even the difference of one
word, or omits to bow when she be-
gins or to point to her left hand neigh
Dor, she incurs horn. No player must
be called genteel who has acquired Il
hOlh, Jul LChSClOltH NC NalSu
zone horned, always one horned" or
two horned, ETC., according to the mum.
Der he or she wears. After this sen.
tence has gone round the entire circle
the hostess begins again, bowling to
her right hand neighbor and saying,
GOOD evening, genteel Tor one horned)
lady, always genteel Tor one horned), /,
genteel lady, always genteei, come
from this genteel Tor one horned) lady,
always genteel Tor one horned), to tell
you that she has an eagle with a gold
EN- beak and silver claw9." After this
sentence has been repeated by each
player in turn the hostess proceeds as
before, adding each time 4 new clause
to her sentence until the eagle is final
ly described rs having n golden beak
silver claws, diamond eyes, lace skin
and purple feathers.
BY this time probably every one in
the game will have his head bristline
with several horns. AS can readily be
imagined the effect is highly amusing
The giving OF prizes has been in vogue
so long that, instead Of bestowing them
upon those having the fewest number
of horns, it will probably prove more
of novelty to the younger members
of the party and equally pleasing to
the older heads to go back to the old
custom Of ransoming each horn by
paying a forfeit.
Book Reviewers.
Each player is provided with a sheet
of paper and pencil. He writes at the
top Of his sheet the title of a book
(real or imaginary. This he folds
down and passes the paper to his left
hand neighbor, who, without seeing
what has been previously written.
writes a second title, which is also fold.
ed out of sight and passed on. The
next player gives the name of an au-
thor and folds it down. The next con-
tributes motto, the next press no.
tice, signed with the name Of some
periodical (real or imaginary, and the +
next player contributes another criti-
cism, all that has gone before being I'M
known to each player. The papers arc
then unfolded and read, the results be- |
ing probably as incongruous as the {,
following example:
AMELIA ARMSTRONG;;