PREFERENCES S an amusement which may be indulged in by persons of older growth than children. Indeed, not long since, it was exceedingly popular amongst the nobility; several members of the Royal family devoted richly-bound albums to the purpose of chronicling the "Preferences" of their distinguished friends. On a sheet of paper, or on a book, write a list of the various questions, to be answered with a number appended to them. Thus : 1. What is your favourite quality or virtue? PREFERENCES. 12. Who is favourite actor or actress? favourite statesman? 14. What is your favourite pursuit? 18. What is your favourite animal or bird? 19. What is your aim in life, or ambition? What season of the year do you prefer? 20. 21. What is your name? In answering these questions on a separate page it is sufficient to put merely the numbers, and the key will be found in the question table. For instance, a page will read thus:— 1. What is your favourite quality or virtue ? 12. 12. Who is Adelina Patti. Who is your favourite actor or actress? 13. Who is your favourite statesman? 15. 15. What is your favourite passion, or emotion? 16. What is your favourite flower? 16. The snowdrop. 17. What is your favourite fruit? 19. What is your aim in life or ambition? 19. To be a quiet, good woman. 20. What season of the year do you prefer? It is optional with the writers to answer truly, or to give comic replies, but whatever tone is taken, Preferences" display individual character very much. CONSEQUENCES. ONSEQUENCES generally proves an the top of the paper down about half an inch, so as to hide what is written. Then each player passes his or her slip of paper to the person on the right. Thus all the slips are passed round, and change hands. Then each player writes down (2) a gentleman's name, folds down the paper as before, and again passes it to the person on the right. Thus all the slips change hands again, and get a move further round the table. In the same way is written : 3rd. Where they met. 4th. What the gentleman said to the lady. CONSEQUENCES. 8th. What was the consequence of it all. 9th. What the world said. Each time an answer is written, the paper is folded down so as to conceal it, and the slip changes hands. By the time all the answers are made, it has been once, or perhaps twice, round the circle. Some players prefer using one another's names, and those of persons known to them. Others like using historical characters, well-known localities, and making speeches consist of quotations. No one in working his or her answer has a notion of what has gone before, so that the reading is very droll, being entirely at cross purposes. One of the company is appointed reader, receives the slips when finished, and reads aloud each in turn here is an example Alfred the Great Met-Catherine of Russia In-Trafalgar Square. He said to her- -"A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!"' |