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  2. THE CHAUFFEUR'S BRIDE.

    Sir Barton Moneybags, M.D., Was quite as plain as man can be; But cash, and clients, and such things. Had given to him an air of kings. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,084 words
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  4. PARLOR SCANDAL.

    This is a very amusing gaine—with a moral—and played by people with imagination and ingenuity, can be what is euphemistically termed "screamingly funny. ...

    Article : 170 words
  5. JOLLY GAMES FOR CHRISTMAS PARTIES.

    At this season of the year there is an irresistible inclination amongst young and old to "romp," and few but the most inactive want to sit down to quiet card ...

    Article : 127 words
  6. "IT."

    This is a quite ridiculous little "catch" game at least for the one caught—the others think it intensely interesting. The one "to be caught" goes out of the room ...

    Article : 132 words
  7. MOODS.

    This is a very entertaining little diversion and gives plenty of scope for the ingenuity of the players, and for their histrionic skill. A few go out of the ...

    Article : 110 words
  8. "KICKERI."

    I wonder, for instance, how many have tasted the delights of that delightful old American game, immortalised in a certain very popular American children's book ...

    Article : 148 words
  9. DEAD SOLDIERS.

    This is a deliriously childish game that the little ones simply revel in and at a children's party is enormously popular. The players are marshalled in rows under ...

    Article : 176 words
  10. THE QUEEN OF SHEBA.

    This is a real, old-fashioned "catch" game, and grown-ups and children have for generations derived huge amusement from the simple and harmless deception ...

    Article : 156 words
  11. "CLUMPS."

    Two sides play this game. Two people go out of the room, and those who remain divide into two groups or "clumps." Those outside think of some particular ...

    Article : 156 words
  12. BLIND MAN AND SPOONS.

    A game of blind man's buff, in which the blindfolded identifies his "catches" with wooden spoons, has great possibilities. The blind man who has been "caught" is ...

    Article : 154 words
  13. TELEGRAMS.

    This is a very interesting table game, that will much entertain young and old, and will be a welcome relief after the romping and exertion of "round" games. ...

    Article : 136 words
  14. GERMAN SUPERSTITIONS.

    In North Germany a person must not spin during the twelve nights of Christmas lest he or she should walk after death; nor after sunset on Saturday, for ...

    Article : 141 words
  15. MUSICAL BUMPS.

    This is a very hilarious game and provocative of a great deal of mirth. Children, of course, adore a huge romp of the kind, and I have seen grown-ups derive ...

    Article : 143 words
  16. CAT AND MOUSE.

    For this game you want two people, one to play cat and the other mouse. They are both blindfolded, and the cat's business is to catch the mouse, while the mouse ...

    Article : 177 words
  17. LEGACIES.

    This is another excellent table game. Each papier is supplied with a pencil and paper, and writes the name of anyone who may be left a legacy. The paper is ...

    Article : 130 words
  18. A CURE FOR ALL ILLS.

    In certain parts of Worcestershire and Staffordshire the idea prevails that a silver coin from the Christmas morning offertory is a sovereign remedy for any ill ...

    Article : 152 words
  19. THE FEATHER AND SHEET.

    This is to be recommended for its sheer frivolity, and is perhaps best suited to those who arts not "scant of breath." A sheet, hung up divides two "sides," one ...

    Article : 143 words
  20. BLOWING OUT THE CANDLE.

    A very simple way of creating merriment is to place a lighted candle on the table, stand a person a few yards away from it, blindfold him, and then invite him to ...

    Article : 71 words
  21. "THE MYSTERY OF THE EYES."

    Guessing games are always popular, and great entertainment is afforded by ranging a number of players in a room and selecting those who shall amuse them ...

    Article : 113 words
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