The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-11
Copyright, 1905.

- o MANY requests have come in
for ways to find partners that l
shall give every method that
comes to mind, hoping that some Of
them will prove new and novel.
Prepare balls of cotton, with slips
inside, bearing words intimately asso-
ciated, such as "Darby' and "Joan,"
"Anthony" and "Cleopatra, "Paul"
and "Virginia, "Desdemona, - "The
"Moor," "Bread" and "Butter,'
"Ice Cream" and "Cake,'. etc. Tie
these balls with ribbon or wrap them
in crepe paper to look like oranges.
Then divide the company in two lines,
and at a given signal throw the balls.
In the scramble each will retain one,
tear it open, and "Darby'' will hunt
for "Joan,'' "Bread' for "Butter,"
etc.
Hide duplicate animal crackers
thruout the rooms. When mates are
found, it will have developed into a
very merry party, with every suspicion
of ice broken.
When the guests are not numerous
matching flowers Is pretty way of
finding partners. Have two carna-
lions Of each color, roses ditto, and
two Of every flower obtainable.
Matching rosettes Of ribbon is done
in the same way. Make Of baby ribbon
rosettes about as big as quarter,
fastening pin in each. Obtain baby
pictures Of the boys and girls, and let
them find the originals. This will take
up considerable time, and may be a
feature Of the evenings entertain
ment. This is most practical when the
+ company is small one.
For a musical entertainment, write
a few bars Of well-known musica
composition, then cut the paper in two
When the melody is completed partners
will be found. Quotations that are wei
known may be arranged in the same
way, and the parts hidden in the rooms
Put q mask on the girls, one at {
time, and in a room alone. Let thu
men guess who belongs to the eyes
and the successful guesser wins hi
. partner.
Another way is to auction off tn
men by description. This is yer,
amusing, If the auctioneer is we'll &C
ouainted and has a ready flow Of Ian
guage.
: still another way is to give the girl
the names Of capital cities, and tn
men Of states, and let the latter fin
their "capitals.D This same schenl
may be carried out with book titles an
their authors.
Cutting hearts, diamonds, spades an
clubs is "puzzle" way of distribu
ing partners at !. a card J: party
i This evening Of living pictures W;
/ called 'sThe Bells" and was worke
:. up in most effective manner.
!, large frame was prepared for the pi
lture, and the lights were thrown
! from the side IN colors most befttir
i the subject. There was slightly raise
=. platform, and the preparations are
simple, the entertainment could
an Invitation affair, and given at
i private house, taking up silver offe
: ing; but more money would be ma
Il by charging a regular admission. Fir
. there was a ten-minute paper
~ ,"Bells' Much Of interest is obtai
able on this subject at the ibrar
- How they are made, chimes, great a,
historic bells, etc. The first pictu
shown was lsThose Evening Bellies
There were two or three girls in u
i time piece, '7Those Evening Bells
was played ON, the piano. Pictu
, number two, Those Morning Bellies
, / showed the same girls in negligee c,
Il TUNES, while the music was "Oh, WI
" a Difference in the Morning" 4,
ssThe Modern Belle showed G
in outing costume with golf b;
+. ."An Old-Time Belleo was d.
grandmother in 'kerchief and c;
knitting stocking. "Long, Long Ag
was the melody played. A Scot
! Belle was girl in Highland c
- tune, and the music was SsBlue Bells
Scotland. - tThe Convent Belle Y
/ sweet-faced nun. and fThe Mon