The Washington herald., 1909-08-07
PASTIMES FOR LITTLE FOLKS
Games in Favor at ChiIdren's Par.
ties in England.


ties in England.
From the Boston Herald.
English children have a great many
ways Of amusing themselves at their
afternoon lawn parties that little Ameri-
cans would enjoy following. What could
be more delightful. for instance. TO q
crowd OF restless Iittle folks than the
game Of "Whirlwind." in which the
players exercise their legs and their in
genuity in changing chairs. their being
one less chair than child. without losing
out and having TO be 'it"? The con-
unuous whirl Of movement Is what gives
the play it's name.
Another splendid game is called "the
mails"
For this the little people sit IN a circle
and each receives the name Of some CITY.
one child standing IN the middle OF the
circle is postmaster The duties OF the
postmaster consist in calling out the
names Of the cities between which the
next mails will pass Thus, The mail
will now pass between London add Chi
cago.' The two children bearing the
names Of London and Chicago. on hear
ing themselves named. must Immediately
change places. II. while they are doing
so. the postmaster can slip into one OF
the vacant places. he may retain this Do
sition and become a city, the child who
Is left out becomiRg postmaster and an
nouncing the malls.
In this game the postmaster may occa-
sionally call out general delivery. %
which is a signal for all the youngsters
70 change places. In the general scram-
bic which ensues the postmaster can OBJ
tain a place rather more easily. This
game is sometimes played sitting down,
the children drawing up their chairs in
d wide ring around the postmaster
For children Of the school-going age.
simple guessing games involving some
little skill are always good. A splendid
one Is where eight boxes OF any shape
or size are gathered up around the house
and in each is inclosed some common
object. such as a cork, spool, thlmble,
key. pencil. ring or pin. The boxes are
then closed and tied with cord Each
one IS numbered. Cards with pencils at
tached. having the numbers from TO 8
written Zone below the other) down the
left-hand margin, ere then distributed
among the players. One by one the boxes
are passed from hand 20 hand.
Ihe object Is to guess the nature or
the concealed object from the sound
given out when the box Is ratified. and TO
write it down on the cards opposite the
number which corresponds with that on
the box
Twenty minutes VIII pass delightfully."-
in guessing. AT the end of that time
some older person collects the lists.
compares them with a correct one in her
possession. and awards a prize in the
shape OF a box filled with candy.
At a Juvenile frolic supper can come
midway among the games, or IL can fol-
low az the end OF the evening pro-
gramme. Hot cocoa and crackers or hot
lemonade and cake with popcorn. salted
nuts, or homemade candy are always
enough 90 make the affair a success from
the childish point Of view Where on
account Of the distance from which the
little people have come. or any other
reason, It IS desired 20 have a more sub
stantial supper, the following menu Will
be found wholesome and appetizng:
I. Beer broth With toast squares
. Creamed chicken I'm pretty paper
cases rolls and butter. hot lemonade.
8. Pineapple water ice. sweet waters,
sugar almonds.