The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-12-18

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Il other amusement than dancing is de-
| sired completing pictures is decidedly
successful and not dlGicr'' TO arrange. a
large room without much furniture Is the
best for the picture plccing game, or pic
ture hunt. ms it may be called. Large
pictures cut from the magazines or cheap
reproductions Of any sort arc proper to
use for this purpose, MS it would be both
extravagaut and useless TO employ eN"
pcnsivc reproductions
! The gome is a modification Of the jigsaw
puzzle idea. and is much more interesting
for number of people than the jlgsaw
puzzles because there is n more general
competition. as we'll as Il great deal Of
moving around.
To prepare for the picture hunt it IS
necessary to have a number Of fairly good
sized pictures, but it is difficult to say
how many unless one were 10 know ex-
lactly how many guests are to be present.
1t is customary TO have from five 10 eight
pictures provided for each person. and
the game is much more amusing when
there are dozen players than when there
ARE fewer 1t is possible to use post cards
for the pictures, but they are not so good
as larger pictures, aS the small size makes
the game somewhat trying to the eyes
Sheets of plain paper are put mp
around the walls of the room. TO which
the pictures may be pinned. Plain brown
wrapping paper will do. but prottier
effect is obtained if dark green plain
paper is used This is tackled up with
thumb tacks. and on it the pictures arc
placed at a height which will make them
come on n level with the eyes of the
guests. From these pictures pieces have
been cut out as in the jlgsNw puzzle, only
instead of all the picture beng cut up
enough of it is allowed TO remain To tell
10 some extent what the subject is. This
does not by any means make the task of
finishing the pictures an easy one, be-
cause the missing pieces are not all placed
in one spot. as nrc those of q jigsuw
puzzle, bur are mixed up together so that
il is necessary for the hunter TO have
some clcw to the subject. or his task would
be utterly hopeless. More than one piece
must be cut from the picture. but 1t de-
pends on personal taste whether there
shall be much of the original left or only
sufficient to tell what the picture IS in IL
general way.
If the girls who are to be entertained
are expert JigSlw pUzzlers they usually
enjoy rather stif picture hunt which
puts them on their mettle and does not
permit the prize 10 be woD too easily. II,
however. the guests are not 7cry expert
Fenced lu JigSaw puzzles it is better 10
leave enough of the original picture
standing 10 make the game comparatively
easy. or they will weary of il before it is
time to stop.
The pictures are pinned TO the sheets
of paper after they have been cut, aud the
pieces that have been cut out are placed
on table in the centre of the room. This
table should be large and without cover.
\ long, narrow table is better than large,
round one The pieces from the different
pictures are mixed up, 50 that ii is not
easy to sort them
Each guest selects a picture 10 com
pete. and then hurrieS TO the table 10
look for the missing pieces a bell is
ruug to tell when the game is TO begin
There must be plenty of pins conveniently
placed, so that the players may get them
to fnstcn the missing pieces in their
places.
The hostess presidcs over the table on
which the pieces of the pictures are
placed. and as soon as a picture is ln-
lsbed she gives the player n card on which
the number of the completed picture is
marked, The card has the players namo
written across the top. The picture num-
bers are made in large letters and pinned
70 the sheet of paper above each picture
The players make haste at their own
sweet will, no one being required to keep
pace with any other player. After suf-
6cicnt time has elapsed to allow most of
the pictures to be completed the hostess
rings a bell. declaring the contest ended.
1t may be that this will not be done until
all the pictures have been completed, and
ut other times the bell may be rung when
only half OF them arc finished This de-
pends on the skill of the players and on
their apparent enjoyment of the game III
everybody sccns to be having u good time