Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-29
APPROPRIATE GAMES
FEW SUGGESTIONS ron THE
THANKSGIVING PARTY.

The Thanksgiving dinner with its time
honored menu, which time out of mind has
included the national Bird pumpkin pie
and the rest OF the good things that we
know by heart is easily provided by the
good housewife. AS for the bad one on
this day of rejoicing 1t would be hard in
deed were she to experiment on her family
and guests. But the question of how to
amuse her guests who are apt to be of va
rying ages. confronts even the experienced
hostess. The following are some up-to-date
ideas that may help her out
AS these Thanksgiving parties are gem
orally family affairs, with few intimate
friends included, perhaps, kissing party
may not be thought too familiar. particu-
larly when the nature of 1t is described,
for you must know that at this kissing
game you do not indulge in osculatory
swaps. All you have to do Is to write ten
adjectives descriptive of a kiss as 1t ap-
peals to you. You also write hundred
word essay on the delirious practice and
you relieve your pent-up-up feelings by
writing little verselet the same SUBJ
ject-that is. you do If you are clever at this
kind of rhyming
A perfume game is one of the latest forms
of entertainment. After the guests have ar
rived the lights are turned out and the
guests are seated In circle around the
room. or, better still, close together around
a big table. Perfect silence is observed and
at first there is feeling of "spookiness"
which suggests all sorts of weird perform
ances- Then the hostess, who sits at one
end of the table, hands bottle to her
neighbor with whispered instructions to
take Whit of the contents and pass it
along. The bottles are passed in rapid sue
cession one after another, each one con-
tanning something like cologne. different
essences, toilet vinegar or any other liquid
that is not too dsagreeable When about
Hpar1 cSad ha Hcyhf to
are turned up and the guests provided with
pencil and paper are requested to write the
names of as many odors as they can re-
member. OF course they are not told how
many bottles have been passed. A prize is
offered for the best list. This might take
the form of an old-fashioned bouquet.
Costume Quadrille.
A costume quadrilIe, the characters imper-
sonating the New England colonists who
participated in the first Thanksgiving, is a
pretty kind of affair which requires little
preparation. Such party can be made as
elaborate as time and money will permit.
Very charming indeed will be Priscilla
gowned N her full skirts and tight bodice
Of brown homespun, dainty apron. deep
turned-back cuffs and muslin kerchief and
cap stepping the stately measure with John
Alden In his picturesque costume.
When the dance is over few simple
SdftleS Gail edSiiy UG I1dQS features Oh the
evening. Spread out patchwork quilt for
minute, whisk it suddenly away and ask
the guests to name the dimensions of the
quilt, also the number of colors in each
square or pattern
A decidedly novel affair that is to be
given this Thanksgiving by a clever girl
is called AN Evening in the Garden" The
invitations were designed and carried out
by the hostess and consisted of a rather
large card illustrated with a pretty floral
picture bearing the invitation to the func-
ton in the center. If these cards are too
elaborate, simple visiting card may be
substituted. When the evening arrives each
guest will be handed card on which will
be written and numbered a question such
es: Il planted dancing master. What will
grow? Each guest is told to pin the card
on some conspicuous part of the clothing.
The hostess quietly tells each person the
answer to the question which in the above
instance was hops.
Programs ruled with numbered blank lines
corresponding to each Question will be given
to each guest. In a very short time the
room on the night of the party will be filled
with groups of laughing people asking and
answering questions. Miss Brown will read
the question Mr. Smiths ticket. which
may be II planted kiss. What grew" and
would hastily write two lips"-tulips-on
her program. But the answers will not all
be as easy to guess. for the entertainer has
seen that quite different ones are on the
cards.
After certain length of time the correct
answers to all the questions are read from
a list by the hostess, and the guests amid
groans and signs and cheers check off their
own cards. The two who have solved the
highest number correctly are the winners.
Another Version Of the Came.
Another version of this game may be
played by inviting ones guests to become
colony of ANTS" In this case the questions
are different. all the answers ending in the
syllable ant" as, for example: What is
the oldest ant? Adamant"
Or, again. the game may resolve itself
into game Of cities. For example: What
city is for few people? Scarcity
To the hostess who longs for something
new in the way of entertaining without the
need of large purse the fad party" will
appeal. Cards are issued as for regular
dance. only in small letters Is written on
lady's card. You are requested to wear
in your hair some token signifying your
pet hobby" And for the men the cards in
innate that the token should be worn in the
buttonhole. At an affair of this kind given
recently one Of the girls came with two
small rapiers crossed, because I am so fond
of quarreling' she explained. Another girl
noted for her taste in dress had the sug-
gestive emblem of three tiny parcels tied
with a string, each bearing the name of
noted store. H'Yes,' she acknowledged,
shopping is a passion of mine An ambi-
tious but stay-at-home guest represented
the desire of her heart by wearing In her
hair a tiny globe
Sports are easily represented. But one
woman who was not ashamed to acknowl-
edge cooking as her fad wore a wooden
spoon and wee silver pepper cruet in her
tresses.
The mems favors spoke of their different
hobbies in the following manner: Shooting.
gun; rowing, an oar writing, small bot
tie of ink dangling under PEN tennis,
racket; skating. silver skate.
The guests, all having had q chance to
discuss their favorite fads went away sat
isfed that the evening had been pleasant
one.
Three Victims Of Jealous Husband.
Frank. Dabrowski. Mrs John Gozinskl
and Fred Smith were shot Monday on a
farm ten miles from Grand Haven, Mich.