Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-14

guests enter lin" parlor hangs
a gigantic stocking cut in two
pieces from brilliantly striped calico.
II is filled with tiny bundles
containing five cent gifts and each
member of tie company on entering
the room is invited TO extract Christ
mas gtt from the StOri:inE TrifieS
costing but five cents ar even Il cent,
may bc used without ilnpairin" the
fun. At the latter price may D. hal
sticks Of candy or large caramcls, pen
ellis, tra@rrs, my cotton flags prize
ncnnN packages and 4 hundred other
hbSurditIrs which will help 10 cr-ate
laughter The iu,a If such q distribu-
ton y newer than The usual Jack
Homer lie Tor souvenirs. III ease really
dttractiV" gifts should be within tho
resources u the entertainer. and in ary
event tha Grst arrivals viii have some
thing To amusr them and ~ while
away the lime in awaiting the tardirr
corners. ssua
a stocking filing con,est leads off
the evenings fun For this each man
or girl receives chiid's stocking hay
ing his or her name attached to IL win
the request that il bc pinned on =
the room for this purpose Clothes
pins are provided AT the same time. A.
- a basket Of potatoes ANA a quantity
Of lin kitchen SPOONS. The fun con-
sists i'll seeing who can soonest fiji his
or her stocking with potatoes using the
spoon To lit and carry the Vegetables
with
The potatoes mist not 10 touched
i'll
cess although it is allowable To hnld The
TOP Of thc stocking open in order to
safely lodge The pratie therein.
\ Give IL" person who first succeeds in
accomplishing the feat one OF the nrr
/ stockings sold in candy stores flic.i
| with goodies. There are several wav.,
! If VARYING this game. For Onc, each
PLAYER could fill hi@ stocking singlv
within J certain time limit, the rest SIT
/ ting as aHd."r"n ANA cncnuragi ng hiS
lahors. or it may hc arranged as a
\ blinGrolC s,Gr' tn object being to
plac" 4 siuaI" potato Cr appla in tin
stocking. L. an"ther round pass nina
ture stockings mao" ~ wooden goods
from hand 20 hand around III. circl,
and let ;:ll gu-s.: v han little articles are
tncilt..1 :.N"v Al the toes ~ these little
employed and the most ordinary articles
a thr", -Curncrtd eraser. or The stop
per of IN ink l."itlo.-fur eXarlplc-WiiI
! he found 10 throw gucrSCrS completely
III! the seem when concealed from
| view \ prize for one guessing most,
ana forfeit 1.rr all thUs" who fail t.
guess any. To redeem such 4 forfeit
the delinquent might Be condemned to
initiate filling Christmas stocking
without anything more material than
empty air n represent hose or gifts.
For = table game Try version of the
Ola favaIitt MY Aunt has Returned
from Paris" In this case the leader
begins Jay the following announcement
III found in my Christmas stacking 4
box ul candy" only altering the name
ri the aft To sult his own fancy. Tn
land ad1, IT, il as follows:
Il found in my Christmas stacking
4 box ~ candy ana a jumping jack.
The third adds again.
Il found in my Christmas stacking Il
box Of CANDY, a jumping Jack and a,
Kaleidoscope" by the time Il dozen
| players have added to the original
statement the fun begins to thicken.
Any player n2slecting 10 name all The
gifts Which have gone before must
eApiate his lapse Of memory with a