esses
correctly, another name is pinned on his back, and another, and so on.
The one guessing the greatest number of names receives the prize, which
may be simply a bunch of flowers.

Ask each guest to wear something representing the title of a book. Give
each a number as he enters and a list of numbers and let all place
correct names opposite the numbers on their lists. Write a simple love
story, leaving blanks to be filled with names of books. This may be
written on a large sheet of paper or on a blackboard, the blanks
numbered and each guest given a numbered list to place words intended to
fill blanks, or enough copies may be made for each guest to have a copy.

Partners for supper may be found by cutting quotations in half and
matching them again. Or one guest may be given the name of a book to
find his partner in the author; or he may receive a slip containing the
name of some man character in fiction, to find his partner in the
corresponding woman character, as "David Copperfield" would seek "Dora,"
"Mr. Micawber" would seek "Mrs. Micawber," etc.

Serve pressed chicken or veal cut in squares resting on cress;
sandwiches of white grapes and nuts, chopped pickle; fruit salad served
in white lettuce leaves, cheese crackers, ice cream or ices, cake,
coffee or chocolate. Make the cheese crackers by spreading a thin layer
of cheese on the crackers and toasting them in the oven.

A PEANUT PARTY.

Write invitations on cards cut out and painted to represent peanuts.

Have them read, "Won't you come next Tuesday night at 7 o'clock and help
me gather my peanut crop? Cordially yours,"

When the guests assemble the night of the party, give each one a gay
calico bag and a large wooden spoon. Then explain that they are to hunt
for the peanuts on the lower floor of the house, and that the peanuts
can only be taken up with the aid of the spoons. Half an hour is allowed
to gather the peanut crop, and then the bags are marked with the
gatherer's name and dropped into a large straw basket--the bag
containing the largest number of peanuts receives a prize. This hunt
causes much merriment.

When the time has expired and the bags are all in the basket, a large
bowl of peanuts is put on a table and each guest given a needle and
thread and told to make a necklace and pair of bracelets,--the best made
set of peanut jewelry to be awarded a prize. The next feature of the
evening's fun is making and dressing quaint little Chinese f