Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-09
VALENTINE GAMES
the Most Appropriate Kind
of Anv

hearts, an interesting and appronri.
ate game FOR any affair given on St Val.
eh'ihe day, viii delight guests OF most
Guy age because of the fun involved in
i'iiuins another heart that in size and color
Is the exact duplicate Of the one each
player holds Test is added to the .plav.'
by the knowledge that there Is one sheart.'
tnat has no mate. Naturally the indi-
Vldual holding this one Is not conscious of
peins unable to get partner until all the
hearts are mated, and the fear OF being
the lone one creates an almost feverish
interest that carries both boys and girls
through the play in wild excitement for
each Is determined to find a mate. The
matching of hearts is no simple task. eth.
er, for they must be duplicates In size and
color. Often at first appearance they seem
to be mated in dimensions, but there NAV
be touch Of red, blue, green. gold. eto..
tucked away near an edge that is not dis
covered until after several minutes scru.
tiny. If every shade in the hearts does
not match. the harmony between them II
rot complete and another search must be
commenced. All this takes time, and. In.
c1dentally, makes fun for those playing,
and gives each guest an opportunity to
talk to every other one present and In
this way dissipates any feeling Of strang.
ness that might exist at first among
strangers.
The ttarts for this game are inexpen-
sively made of cardboard. covered with
bright pieces of tissue paper. For the
pleasure of the play" the more small bits
be in matching alike In size and color. OF
cours" the one odd heart will have no
mate.
These hearts" should be put In a large.
heart-shaped basket placed upon a tripod
Eiade OF sticks covered with crepe paper
Inc basket Is then put on table in
some convenient spot where each guest
may select heart with which to play the
game To each of these there should be q
pretty piece of narrow satin ribbon at
tached so tfey may be pinned to each
player. and there will be less chance OF
their Being lost in the exciting search for
I mate
Though not as unique as hearts" the
game of heart target will be fascinating
volved in the play. The game In itself Is
quite simple. consisting Of the Individual
tnorts of the players to stick arrows In
the middle of larger paper heart that is
Eung on the wall at a distance of about
three feet from the floor. Each guest Is
given small arrow, three four inches
long, made of cardboard and covered with
gilt paper. with small but sharp tack in
the end, that will pierce and cling to the
heart when run In. The excitement of tho
game lies in blindfoldng each player. who
Is then given minutes time to walk q
distance of ten feet from a chalk line to
the heart and put in his arrow. Two guides
start the player from an angle that will
be difficult to follow and find the heart
AS to the heart target" 1t Is made Of
cotton batting and covered with red tissue
paper any size desired and is hung to the
wall with wide red ribbon tied In q large
bow to make 1t as decorative as IL possible.
With the thought OF hearts uppermost az
it always is with young folk on st. Valen-
tines day. game OF fortune" will be
appropriate. This play is made both in
teresting and entertaining because each
guest has part In making and the carry
ing out of the fortune. To each player 10
gwen q piece of stationery that is about
two inches square, and on this must be
written a command that can be carried
out by the individual in the room who
ceives it. When finished each piece con-
tanning whiting is pasted to a rose petal
made Of red crepe paper that has already
been prepared previously by the hostess.
When firmly glued together the bits Of
paper must be stuck with a pin into q
cotton batting heart that hangs on the
wall care being token that the petal IL so
placed that 1t hides the writing and Incl
dentally the filling Of the heart. When all
the petals are attached the hostess gives
out one petal to each player, and he or she
is compelled to do the bidding or, In other
words, to carry out the fortune that In
written on the slip. Any one falling In this
must pay a forfeit.