The book of indoor and outdoor games

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CHAPTER I— GAMES OF THOUGHT, WIT AND MEMORY The Game of Definitions Blind Illustration

Alliterative History- Parodied Proverbs .

The Parting of the Ways "The Wedding of the Operas Juggling with Authors Autographs Crambo

Illustrated Songs "It Might Have Been"

Sequels .

Literary Introductions Initials .

Identification Silhouette Portraits Doublets Secret History Book Reviews Contradictory Proverbs Androscoggin

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A Literary Love Tale 31

The Penny Puzzle

Name — Characteristics .

A Book-Title Romance, in Rhyme .

Synonyms . „ . . .

Types in Type . . . .

Author's Significance

Telegrams .....

Story-Play ....

Notable Numbers .

State Nicknames

Lightning Poetry

Hodge-Podge Verses

Localised Characters

Historical Illustrations .

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Predicaments and Remedies .

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Confidences ....

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Wriggles

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Five Points ....

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A Dictionary Game

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Capping Verses

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The Secretary

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A Literary Romance

A Bicycle Accident

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Put in an Adjective

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Hanging Proverbs

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Literary Contest

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CHAPTER II— GAMES OF THOUGHT, WIT AND MEMORY Dramatic Adjectives Book-Title Pantomines

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A Musical Romance

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Hide the Word

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Picture Titles

Captains

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Alphabet

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Predictions

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Person and Thing .

Story-Guessing

The Game of "It"

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Dumb Orator

A Fagot Party

Who Was He?

Compliments

Musical Neighbours

A Culinary Courtship

Introductions

Dumb Crambo

Burlesque Pantomimes

Proverbs

The Traveller's ABC

Trade Pantomimes

Travelling Hints

Ghosts ....

Century Court

Puzzle Pantomimes

Yes and No

Twenty Questions .

Throwing Light

Mistakes

Clumps . . ~ .

Gossip

The Society Column xu

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Quotations and Authors . . . . .94

Shouting Proverbs . . . . . . -95

Character Guesses ....... 96

AlHteration . . . . . . . -99

Chapter Iii— Games Of Thought, Wit And Memory

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Japanese Gobang

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Shadow Portraits and Pictures

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Musical Mysteries .....

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Illustrated Proverbs . ...

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Word-Making, Word -Taking .

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Target Flip

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CHAPTER IV— GAMES REQUIRING PREPARA- TION Page

Game of the Senses . . . . . . iii

A Trip Around the World 115

Dime Museum . . . . . . .118

Literary Catalogue . . . . . .120

A Musical Medley- Evening . . . . . 123

A Spinsters' Tea . . . . . . .125

A Guessing Contest . . . . . .126

" The Swap Party " . . . . . .127 xiii

CHAPTER V— PROGRESSIVE GAMES Page

Rules for Progressive Games ....

Salmagundi

A Library Party

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Progressive Conversation

Military Euchre

Progressive Proposals

National Conundrums

CHAPTER VI— CARD GAMES Page

Porrazo (Blow or Strike) . . . . .147

Blind Euchre . . . . . . .149

Advertisements or Patent Medicines . . .150 Preference . . . . . . . -151

Five Hundred Euchre . . . . . .152

Muggins .154

Stop! 155

SniflE 158

CHAPTER VII- Clip and Keep . . . . . . .160

Yemari .

The Ribbon's End

Rhyming

Take Care

Magic Music .

Open the Gates

The Minister's Cat

Orchestra

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Bachelor's Kitchen Blindman's Wand A Peanut Hunt Huckle, Buckle, Bean -Stalk .

Hunt the Whistle .

Book-Binder . .

Fire! Fire! ....

Post-office ....

The Four Quarters of the Globe Fox and Hen ....

My Lady's Toilet .

" Nouns and Verbs "

Fly Feather! ....

Hold Fast ! Let Go ! .

The Queen and Her Attendants Stage-Coach ....

Railroad ....

French Blindman's-Buff Blindman's-Buff Seated .

Hiss and Clap Twirl the Platter .

Find the Ring Drop the Handkerchief .

Here I Bake, Here I Brew- Cat and Mouse Going to Jerusalem Copenhagen ....

The Wolf and the Lambs Tom Tiddler's Ground .

Partners ....

Hul Gul ....

Fox and Geese Tag— Cross-Tag, Squat-Tag, Tag and Flag, Blind- Tag, Stag-Tag

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CHAPTER VIII— ACTIVE AND OUTDOOR Japanese Fan-Ball Pass It

Hop-Over

The Cushion Dance A Bean-Bag Contest Potato Race .

Bubbles .

Floral Archery- Lawn Bowls .

Volley-Ball .

Tether-Tennis Garden Hockey Lawn-Skittles

For Children: Duck-on-a-Rock Prisoner's Base Warning King of the Castle

GAMES

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CHAPTER IX— CHILDREN'S SINGING GAMES Charley Over the Water

London Bridge .....

Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush

Little Sally Waters ....

"Green Grow the Rushes, O ! "

Oats, Pease, Bean§ .

Miss Jennia Jones .....

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CHAPTER X— GAMES FOR SUNDAY EVENINGS Page

Scripture Alphabet No. i 215

Scripture Alphabet No. 2 . . . . .217 Bible Characters No. i 218

Bible Characters No. 2. ,

Capping Quotations

Bible Conundrums

How to Play the Games of Queries

Miscellaneous Queries

The "First Things" of the Bible

Old Testament Queries .

New Testament Queries .

Books of the Bible .

Scripture Cake

Benedicite' ....

Prizes and Penalties

Children's Forfeits .

CHAPTER XI— CATCHES AND RIDDLES Page

Frenchman's Hamlet . . . . . -250

A Personal Puzzle . . . . . . .251

General Sapt . . . . . . . . 251

Artistic Reflections . . . . . .252

George Canning's Riddle ..... 252

Macaulay's Last Riddle ..... 253

Riddle by Bishop Wilberforce . . . . 254

Riddle by Charles James Fox . . . -255

"Puzzle Verse" by Dr. Weir Mitchell . . .256

Flower Riddles . . . . . . .256

Stings . . . 257

Miscellaneous Riddles . . . . . -257

A Musical Test . . . . . . .259

Botanical Puzzle ....... 260

Changeful Additions . . . . . .261 xvii

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Anagram Letter

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Flower Anagrams .....

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Famous Women

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Animal Contortions ....

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Key to Anagram Letter ....

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Key to Flower Anagrams

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Key to Famous Women Anagrams

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Key to Animal Contortions

CHAPTER XV— FEBRUARY Pago

A Leap-Year Party ...... 349

For Lincoln's Birthday . , . . . .355

Presidential Puzzles . .. . . .356

A St. Valentine Dinner . . . . . -357

Famous Lovers . . . . . . .360

In Honour of St. Valentine ..... 362

A Heart Hunt ....... 363

"Broken Hearts" ....... 363

Passing ,the Guests ...... 364

Love's Target ....... 364

A Heart-Contest ....... 366

The Matrimonial Noose . ... . -367

Fate 368

The Proposal Party . . . . . -369 Washington's Birthday Celebrations . . -370

CHAPTER XXVI— CHILDREN'S PARTIES Page

December — Christmas Party . . . . .485

January — Twelfth-Day . . . . . . 486

February — A St. Valentine Party .... 489

Cupid's Target ..... 490

Heart Quoits 491

March or April — An Easter Party . . . • 493

May — A May-Day Party 495

June — A June Party . . . . . -499

July — A Fourth of July Frolic . . . . 503

October — A Hallowe'en Party . . .. .507

Trussed Fowls . . . . .510

A Nut Party 510

November — The Children's Thanksgiving . -513 Barmecide Feast for the Elder Children . .516

CHAPTER XXVII— SPECIAL DINNERS, DANCES AND LUNCHEONS A Children's Party for "Grown-ups"

An Ancestors' Reunion .

A "Superstitious " Luncheon

A Japanese Dinner

A Frolic Cotillion .

A "Four Seasons" Luncheon

A Feast of Riddles

A Shakespeare Dinner

A Literary Luncheon

A Luncheon for Every Month

Announcement Dinners and Luncheons

A Mother-Goose Luncheon .

A Winter Picnic ....

The " Cordon Bleu " Dinner

Pace

CHAPTER XXVIII— TABLEAUX General Directions

Dresden China ......

"The Spring Number of the New Magazine " Titles of Books — Illustrated .

" The Seven Ages of Woman "

A Loan Collection of Portraits

CHAPTER XXIX— WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES General Suggestions Cotton Wedding — First Year

Paper Wedding — Second Year Leather Wedding — Fourth Year Wooden Wedding— Fifth Year

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Woollen Wedding — Seventh Year .

Tin Wedding— Tenth Year China Wedding— Twelfth Year Crystal Wedding — Fifteenth Year .

Linen Wedding — Twentieth Year .

Silver Wedding — -Twenty-fifth Year Golden Wedding — Fiftieth Year Diamond Wedding — Sixtieth Year .

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