The Washington herald., 1914-05-07
NOVELTIES IN ENTERTAINMENT.
By DAME CERTSEY.
Merry Time 1T Is in May.

So began the lines of an old English
song, and true it is We all feel gay with
| balmy winds and glorious spring flowers
Another quotation has been going
| around in my head. too:
In the spring n young mans fancy
lightly turns to thoughts of love.
and it must be true, for I have so many
letters from men and more from maidens,
all bearing upon that wonderful little god
that some time or other gets possession
of all of us. Love has no time nor sea
sons, SO they say. but 1 do know that
leap year and spring time are a pretty
strong combination. All this make me
think of how one girl managed a success
full party one May time long ago. 1t was
delightfully."- warm, so she arranged just
as many cozy hooks on the porch as she
was to have couples: over each one red
hearts were suspended.
Partners were chosen by matching
posies from May basket. which also
bore numbers to correspond with the
number on the heart over the coy re-
treat. When mates were found they re-
paired to their corner and each girl was
to make a proposal and be accepted or
rejected. At the expiration of an al
lotted time the girl progressed to the
had received the most acceptances had
the privilege of choosing her partner
first for refreshments.
Cup Jenkins"
Have you ever played the exciting game
of up Jenkins?'' If not, I was initiated
last summer while at an Eastern resort.
and even the quite grown-up lads and
lasses enjoyed a round at it and the
y,ok Ii,riv, ~ ~xr-sth k,aar
laughter.
hope can make the rules clear so
you can ali understand, and the faster it
is played the more fun it is. The play
ers are divided into sides with leaders
or captains and sit in line on opposite
sides of a table. A toss up is made for
the first start, and it is the place of the
leader of the lin team. who have a coin
"a quarter is besD which they must en-
deavor to keep concealed.
The players on the "out" side pass the
coin from one to another beneath the
table, leaving it hidden with one of the
members.
When the leader calls up Jenkins"
and raises his hands over his head. the
opponents follow his example with their
hands closed. He says Down Jenkins"
and brings his own hands down on the
table. The "out" team follow his exam
pie and now the leader must say under
which hand the quarter is concealed.
Crying of which means off the table.
he touches each hand which he thinks is
empty and leaves the hand which he sus-
poets has the coin until the last. II he is
mistaken and the coin is beneath one of
the hands he has ordered on his side
loses and the other team is in and his
out" If the last hand should happen to
have the quarter, the game Is won and
another turn is taken. The side that is
out must follow the opponents captain
only If he says up Jenkins while his
hands remain on the table and the hands
of his team go up the opponents take no
notice of the order, when II all hands are
held up and he calls Down JENKINS
without his suiting the action to the COM
mand The leaders example only Is fol-
lowed, not his words, and here Is where
many players get caught. For all mis-
takes made by the out side forfeit Is
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