Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-02
Games for Young Men and
Women

My Dear Miss Doom:
I am reader of The Evening
Star, and will be sixteen next
month and would like to celebrate
my birthday. 1 would have girls
and boys from sixteen to eighteen,
and, instead OF amusements like
"postoffice" / would appreciate it
very much If you would, in private
letter, tell me what sort of games to
play. JULIA L.
At the top of this column is little
notice declaring that l am too busy
to answer notes personally. Trust
the following games will appeal to
you:
An exciting postcard game is to
cut up postcards into four pieces
each, allowing one card for each
guest tumble the pieces together
in bowl or basket and start a
puzzle picture contest on a small
scale. not only should each card
be put together, but the guest. who
completes her card must also write
a four-line verse describing the
subject pictured on the card. A
framed Japanese postcard makes a
suitable prize.
Boston is a lively game. Seat
the company around the room and
give each a number. Blindfold one
person and station him in the CEN
tire of the room, whirling him
around several times, so that he
may successfully "lose his bear
ings." He must then call any two
numbers included in the number Of
players, and the two persons rep
resenting them must at once rise
and change places. The blindfolded
person endeavors to capture one of
the fugitives during the flight and
to identify the captive by means of
height. hair and so on. The per-
son discovered in turn becomes
at" More than two numbers
may be called out at once, and
when the blind man" calls "Bos-
ton" everyone changes places. He
may, by slipping into a vacant seat
during the confusion, find substi-
tuto in the person left standing
when all the chairs are occupied
A contest which bears the pun
ming title of Washington Pi con-
sists in seeing who can in ten min
utes form the longest list of shorter
words from the name of Washing
ton. Slips of paper and pencils are
necessary for this or cards having
the word written at the top can be
supplied. The contest begins and
ends with bell signals. The player
who succeeds in making the longest
list wins a prize. Give a crepe paper
box decorated with a cherry spray
In water colors and filled with red
cherries as prize.
Blind Mans Holiday"-This is a
game in which a sense seldom re-
quired in plays of any sort comes
into use-that is, the sense of smell
The most and one or two others
prepare In a roomy apartment q
quantity of articles which are to be
guessed by their aroma. One by
one the guests are led in blind
folded. While not guessing, the
others must not remain near the
room in which the objects are for
fear that they may get too many
hints from the one undergoing the
ordeal. While a player Is blindfold-
ed and guessing one Of the leaders
guides him around and holds the
different objects within easy sniff
ing" distance. The other keeps ac-
count of the number of things cor
rectly guessed. There is a suitable
list, although circumstances might
allow many interesting additions:
A bottle of mucilage, bottle OF
ink, a bottle of carbolic acid, tai
low candle, a pickle. rubber
eraser, extract of violets, extract of
heliotrope, extract of roses, ginger,
pepper, cloves and mustard, a box
of cold cream, plate of fudge, some
potato chips. bottle of alcohol, a
bottle of turpentine, a pine pillow,
a celluloid comb, cigar.
Distribute nonsense terms as "a
COOP" and "a dewdrop" written on
separate slips of paper and see who
can make the cleverest picture of
what he has drawn.
VIII interested persons please clip
the above?
A Fairy Costume
Dear Miss Doom:
/ am going to take part in a play
and must be dressed as fairy. and
AAA>S~~ SAsAAA