The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-11
Hints on Home
 Entertaining

There is always a great demand for games suitable for the informal party where cards and dancing do not fill the entire evening. Almost all grown-up people enjoy games aonce the self conscious beginning is over, and if there are any children among the, guests at the party they may be made to serve as Inspiration and excuse for
 A good game is the Japanese fan fight. Let your players divide into two sides. Each side must have a den. The dens. are made by curving over a large sheet of cardboard at each end of the room. Stretch tape across the middle of the room, and on 1t place one feather for every two people. Have feathers of different colors and give each player a Japanese fan, with the word that each is to be ready for the fight.
 Let the two sides nov face one an- other on either side of the tape, two opposing players being opposite each feather. At a given signal the fight begins. The object is to wait the feathers into their opponents dens. When 8 feather is blown into a den he who loses it pays a forfeit, and he and his conqueror are onleokers un- til the end
 Denkeepers are appointed and have a lively time keeping the dens from be- ing Invaded If Japanese fans and feathers are not available, pieces of colored tissue paper may be substitut- ed for the feathers and folded newspa- pers for the fans
 A NOVEL FEATURE.
 After a recent card party the host ess arranged this funny little contest, which amused the guests very much On a tray she had small bottles of the same size and color, each one num- bered- Then she passed bits of pa per, with pencils, and told each one. to take whiff from. each bottle and write down the contents opposite the
  which were collected. A pfFze of a. dainty little vinaigrette was given the. lady having the most odors correct, and bottle of perfume for the men
 This game can be varied by blind folding the contestants and placing the various articles before them
 TEACJyP FORTUNE TELLING
 Those of us who spent our nursery days before nurses were hospital train add HINTS ON HOME
 ed out of all superstition have often had our fortunes told from the tea cups. A girl of quick imagination can make a lot of fun at an afternoon par ty by acting as sorceress.
 A few drops of tea must be left in the cup with grounds in it. The per- son whose fortune is to be told must make a. wish, repeating it-not aloud three times. after which the cup Is whirled around to throw the grounds into the fluid.
 A woman is, told by a light leaf that spreads to indicate a gown. A figure in kneeling posture denotes anN offer of marriage. Groups of dots near it mean acceptance. An absence of these means a rejection A heart shaped leaf promises love affair. Two hearts mean a marriage 1.-Two figures near together, with no grounds very near mean an engagement.
 A love letter is indicated by four dots forming a square. Crosses mean diversity: a ring denotes a happy mar riage. Dots in a line tel of sick ness or bad news. A long line means ed at the end of this it means new friends and many pleasures at the journeys end. Seven dots tn 8 row stand for great prosperity. A leaf folded over the rim promises some thing unpleasant. If the rim of the cup is clear a happy future is assured.