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She lived when Indians were a power,

And not

("When Knighthood was in Flower").

And in those past times, quaint and olden,
She fell in love with

("Eben Holden ").

Then, while her friends began to marvel,

A rival came, named

("Richard Carvel").

Each rival his keen sword did draw,

And heeded not -("The Reign of Law").
They slew each other, alas! and then

She married a man named

("Crittenden ").

The merry bells rang loud in the steeple

And loudly cheered ("The Voice of the People").

The two rode away on a double bike

And lived in ("Stringtown on the Pike").

They did not gossip with each neighbour,

But each one did

("The Portion of Labour").

SYNONYMS

A young woman who was fond of introducing some little feature in her entertainments to "differentiate them" from those of every one else, invited a dozen friends to meet at luncheon. On the reverse side of the place-cards were written a dozen sentences, each one descriptive of the name of one of the guests present. These were to be guessed viva voce:

"The voice of a trumpet" was Blair.
"The progeny of Thomas"-Thomson.
"A native of Caledonia"-Scott.
"Profits”—Gaines.

"The one who gives us our flour"-Miller.
"The oldest family in the world."-Adams.
"The head of a monastery"-Abbott.
"Happiness"-Bliss.

"A conductor and a motorman"-Carmen.

"A barrel architect "-Cooper.

"A harbinger of summer"-Martin. "A workman"-Smith.

The hostess chose for herself

"The value of speech"-Wordsworth.

After luncheon cards were distributed bearing a list of words with a space under each one for the synonym to be written. A time-limit was set and the Century Dictionary accepted as authority for the correctness of the work.

The list with the fewest mistakes won for its writer the little prize of Roget's Thesaurus-a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms-valuable as an addition to any library.

TYPES IN TYPE

To those who enjoy taxing their ingenuity it is amusing to try to draw different types of mankind, using only the letters of the alphabet for all outlines at least—and it is within the possibilities to make excellent pictures in which letters figure exclusively, using large and small type placed at various angles, though the diaresis and comma are useful adjuncts, particularly for the hair. To make a clown's head, for instance, use an I slightly slanted, a V will form a sharp nose, an A for the mouth in profile and a smaller one for an eye. A C suggests an ear, a J the chin and jaw, a very large V forms the foolscap, a series of J's his ruffled collar, and an I the back of his head. For the front view of a face tiny A's at different angles make expressive eyes, or O's placed horizontally and elongated with a period or asterisk for the pupil will do as well. An L for a nose, a diminutive C and B for a mouth. U's to outline face and throat,

diaresis for eyebrows-and something remotely resem

bling a human being will be the result. The combination of a V set upside down on an S suggests a hat.

A prize should be given to the one whose attempt to delineate types by type is voted the cleverest.

AUTHOR'S SIGNIFICANCE

An author's name answers each question, which may be put to the company viva voce. Or cards may be prepared with the questions written thereon-leaving space between for the players to insert the answers. A time-limit should be set in the latter case.

I. A poet that takes precedence.

2.

What all should have done in church.

3. A flowering tree.

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Each person of the company is furnished with a pad and pencil and all are in turn requested to suggest letters of the alphabet to the number of ten-which are duly written at the top of each sheet of paper, in the order in which they were given. The players are then invited to puzzle their wits to compose a telegram of ten words, each of which must begin with the letters in sequence that have been suggested.

Ten minutes is the time-limit, which, of course, may be prolonged to suit convenience.

Examples-The letters given are T, E, L, E, G, R, A, P, H, S.

"Thoroughly enjoying life. Everywhere good roads. Automobile perfectly howling success."

"Theresa engaged Lord E. Great rejoicings. Anticipating place high society."

STORY-PLAY

The company agrees upon as many nouns as there are players each in turn contributing one. Each person writes these words at the top of his sheet of paper; and the game consists in writing a short story, introducing the nouns in the order in which they have been given.

At the end of the time agreed upon, they are read aloud by the leader or hostess, while the others try to guess the authorship. For instance, the nouns proposed are, boy, favourites, horse, wood, girl, dragon, fire, flags, cigarette, photograph, prize, ring.

Another player, with the same nouns, will doubtless make an entirely different story.

"I took a boy to the circus the other day. Among favourites one horse was easily first; many seemed made of wood. The one we favoured was ridden by a dashing girl, who looked as if she could manage a dragon as easily as the horse. Her eyes were full of fire. She reminded me of Ouida's heroine in "Under Two Flags" -Cigarette. I snatched a photograph of her with my kodak as she dashed past. Of course the horse won the prize-or whatever the blue ribbon is called-for he was by all odds the best in the ring.”

Another player writes:

"Ah, how the tales of chivalry stirred me as a boy! One of my favourites was that of a horse passing through a gloomy wood, ridden by a young and beautiful girl. Suddenly a great and fierce dragon rushes from his lair, belching fire and smoke-in puffs-as a man smokes a cigarette. The courage of the maiden falters and flags when suddenly a noble knight appears who with a blow of his trusty sword soon lays the beast low. Ah, what a theme for a painter! or rather for a snap-shot photograph, had such been known in those picturesque days. Of course the maiden was the prize of the knight's prowess, and a wedding-ring closed the story, like those of modern days."

NOTABLE NUMBERS

Each person of the company writes a number upon a slip of paper, and all of these are then folded and thrown into some receptacle. They are then shaken. together and passed around. Each player must withdraw one of the papers and, upon reading it, promptly

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