Take six small strips of poplar wood and drive pins in their ends to serve as arrows. Make a number of small red paper hearts about two inches wide, one for each person, upon which the names are written, with a pin in each.

Tack up the large heart against a door and ask each guest to throw a dart in turn, being first blindfolded, since "Love is blind," and chance must direct.

From wherever the arrow happens to stick, it is withdrawn and the small paper heart of the archer with his or her name upon it is pinned exactly over the spot that was pierced.

When all have their representative hearts in place on the target, the lady's prize should be given to the one whose arrow is nearest the centre, and another prize awarded to the most successful marksman.

A sugar cupid, two heart-shaped pin-cushions tied together at their widest ends by a true lover's knot of ribbon, a pen-wiper of the same suggestive form, are some of the inexpensive trifles that are easily pro

curable.

For the closing game the children would not fail to enjoy

HEART-QUOITS

The game requires a little preparation beforehand. Instead of the usual rings to be thrown over a stake, the quoits are in the form of hearts-three for each player. These are easily made of picture-wire bent into shape, wound with tissue paper, and then with scarlet satin ribbon, or red tissue paper will answer as well. Three stakes are then set in as many boxes. Holes made in the lids and bricks inside the boxes will keep the stakes upright and in place. One box is covered with yellow tissue paper, covered with gold paper disks, the stake

being wound with gilt paper. This represents "wealth," and the hearts that are caught upon this stake count five points in the game for each quoit.

The second stake represents "fame," and the box is covered with white crêpe-paper flecked with silver. A new tin fish-horn to represent the trumpet of fame does duty for the stake, the mouth-piece at the top. The hearts caught by this stake count ten points each to the marksman.

The third stake is set within a wreath of roses in a box covered with pink paper. This represents "love," and the hearts that fall upon this stake count twentyfive points each to the player. Love's stake should be higher than the rest-calling for exertion of a higher order and placed in the middle so as to be given greater prominence.

The little object-lesson may not be thrown away. If it be desired to carry it further, a much higher stake, on a fourth box, might be added to represent "goodness." The box should be covered with white paper, and a white dove might be placed on the box. They may be bought at the florists for fifty or seventy-five cents, and hired for less.

This stake should be placed behind the one dedicated to love, thus having the central position and being raised much higher. The difficulty increases the honour of success. The hearts that reach this stake count fifty each.

The game may be set at five hundred-or more, if desired. The player whose record shows the highest score may receive some really desirable prize-at the discretion of the hostess. If love be the highest stake, a little girl might be crowned with the wreath of paper roses that lay at its stake; if goodness, the child that

wins might like to own the dove. The boy's prize might be a game of Quoits or Ring-Toss, or a good bow and set of arrows.

Needless to say that at the little feast that follows, everything that can be in heart-shape should be given that form.

A valentine at each place will answer for name-cards. One feature of the supper might be a tart for each child, baked heart-shape, "sent with the compliments of the Queen of Hearts, whose tarts are well known to fame."

AN EASTER PARTY

The children were invited to a midday dinner, with games and sports to follow, and were much pleased to find a thoroughly Easter repast. The centrepiece was a large nest of spun sugar in which were "surprise eggs" for every child present.

Perched upon each name-card was a small butterfly -painted upon Watman paper, cut out, its body held to the card by a drop of mucilage and the wings raised as though about to fly. The menu was as follows: Clear Soup, with Egg-balls Shad-roe

Roast Chicken (Developed Eggs)

Potato Balls, Egg-shaped in Nest of Spaghetti Individual Portions of Pease in Spinach Nests

Omelette Soufflée

Ice-cream Eggs

The children found much pleasure after dinner in hunting for coloured eggs which had been concealed about the rooms in all imaginable places. The one who found the largest number won the prize of an egg painted to resemble a baby's face, and which, with cap and flowing robe, made a fairly acceptable doll.