Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-01-25
Entertainments for Little Folks.


tie people simple searches, clipping con-
tests and easy guessing games bouts
will be found more successful than com
plicated games with rules which must
be mastered by the children before the
fun can begin.
BY discovering a new idea to serve
as connecting link between them. a pro-
gramme composed of such we'll known
and popular favorites will take on an
air of originality entirely satisfying to
the wee guests.
Such a programme was that of an
envelope party which recently scored a
huge success with the juveniles enter
tanned thereat.
Invitations, written on little cards, be-
fore being placed in the mailing envel-
opes were inclosed in smaller ones of
light blue or other pale tint.
A Fortune Hunt.-Fortunes III en-
velopes led off the sports of the evening.
A special fortune for each child had
been written by knowing old witch and
inclosed in an envelope.
On the envelope appeared the name of
the child whose fortune it was, the
envelope being tied with ribbon. The
smaller envelopes were then inclosed in
paper.
When all had arrived on the scene
the fortune witch appeared carrying the
tissue paper envelope which she at
tached with colored ribbon to the chan
deier.
The witch gave each child a wee piece
of bebe ribbon, instructing him that the
color contained in it was to be his dur
ing the evening.
She then struck the tissue paper case
with a walking stick. Down showered
q rain of pnYplODeS
The children scrambled for the en-
velopes, eagerly matching the ribbons
and comparing them with their own.
The witch assisted in reading the for
tunes of those who were unable to read
for themselves.
Envelope Search.-This was followed
by a fascinating envelope search, the
envelopes containing wee gifts.
inexpensive articles which cost but >
cents apiece, but which, obtained in>this
way, never fail of an enthusiastic au~
dience, should be selected for this feat
ure.
The search is conducted in every way
like the nut gathering game except for
ing when first trophies are discovered.
No prize is, of course, needed.
Envelope Clip.-A novel guessing con-
test was preceded by clipping game. n
ribbon was stretched across the room
from door knob to door knob and to this
number of envelopes were tied with
ribbon.
A prize in the form of sachet shaped
like an envelope was drawn for by all
the children who succeeded in clipping.
1t was then discovered that these ell
velopes, like the preceding ones, each
contained something.
A gilt number distinguished each one.
The witch then invited each child to
guess by the scent attached to each en-
velope just what it contained.
The latter were passed from hand to
hand. the witch writing down each play
er's guess as to the nature OF the con-
tents.
The list of enclosures might include
morsel of common yellow soap, piece
of candy favored with wintergreen,
some cloves, a leaf of rose geranlum,
some balsam pine needles, etcetera.
The child guessing most correctly won
a bottle of delicate cologne.
Cutting Envelopes.--Again, all the
children being seated in a circle as Tor
the preceding game the hostess dlstr!o-
uted squares of paper and several pairs
Each child then fashioned from the
paper in hand a small envelope uS m
mucilage to paste down the nap. me Inc
anveIones so formed were compared and
. nrize awarded for the best. c1t-out
napar set in an envelope rewarded the
clever boy or girl.
A Rainbow Party-Another attractive
nlan in which the popular searches;
Gins and blindfold games can be utlllzed
in a new guise IS haln DIV, pa nohveb
This is not the well-knoWn cooWep
oomn which sometimes goes by the same
ST. INT is something entirely new ana
different. -, ,,o+o shoots
which. shade prettily from, one tint inso
another, suggesting ra!lipo ~ roam on
Each bov or girl entering the room w
tho evening appointed is asked TO cloSe
his or her eyes and to select 1rI Iaro q
hns1-ot any one of Il quantity OF coloreu
ribbons collected from 1t; 5o tho
When the choice has been mace Tue &c
ribbon selected by the slilali 55ocEIace
+ind after the fashion or Il neeA'"oo
o aied hung around his or her, neck. sod
ai1 WA 1iu7 the number of the eXpecteu
nrr is completed a gift search Is
;,Ia1,@rrated, the children beng tolo ro
lll' for Gifts bound with the coi '1I
+bar are wearing. The search I"slS ,,r .ls
till each little person mas b1n their dis
ent and gifts are FeSalileo
coverers.
Color Base, which might come r neNe
on the m sd is an OF fBsn various 0ns
sur III .n7 and shades worn by the plas:hs
A. NOT figure in the carpets, III,
I'D other upholsteries or luLliis 81 II;+s
these must tie pc ad ribbon or colored paper,
Of o bglgh nn cher" here and there around the he
f foehe0 The m game is modified edition Of
follows.
tag, played as o aJ tag another and make
ANY play Of him if he is not at the mo-
a ana arfsf fouching a spot of his own color
with ms la iHIe having his forefnger on a
Any emu hi1 own n color cannot be tagged
s sRfi 9 he it OF Gours Sc CAUTIOUS AL us.
~ A as pp prisoner when taken is at % 6nee
o1 ans hut all who have once pee Geen
made must forfeit sgd Of sG se sams
to be redeemed at att the th emu sentences IN i'm
I'D le ' tbe better.-Exchange