The Book of Ideas

              After Dinner Trick-Measure three times the length of foot from wall, toe the line and stoop forward till head touches the wall. Place light stool about 20 inches high between stunter and the wall, who is to lift stool and at same time lift head from wall. Women succeed in this better than men, so have women do it first, then it is funny to see the men fail. Bits of Fun-With colored napkins and two toothpicks, make a hat for the lady on your right. Each lady tie a man's tie properly, or a team of two ties string together holding each other by o.ne hand, tying witl1

the other two.

Cranberry Roll-Two teams compete, each team using a yardstick, a cranberry and two toothpicks. Using the toothpicks roll the cranberry from one end of the stick to other. If it falls off, use only the toothpicks to get it on. Hobbies-Each tells about her favorite hobby-this can be very .

interesting.

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Backwards Party-Everything is backwards~lothes worn backwards, goodbye on coming and Hello's on leaving; games like backwards spelling bees, serving food backwards, etc. Shake and Smell Game-Get twelve drawer-type pill boxes. froin your druggest and number them. Into each put a small amount of kitchen or bathroom products, such as walnuts, rice, macaroni, tea, coffee, powdered detergent, hair clips, toothpicks, bobbies, nails, pins, chiclets, talcum powder, cloves, etc. On a separate paper, keep account of what is in each box which is sealed with Scotch Tape and. contents to be identified only by shaking and sniffing. I, Me, My, Mine--These are forbidden words in this contest and forfeits are to be paid for using them in conversation. Start guests out with equal numbers of beans, one of which is surrendered each time someone catches you using those egotistical words, during a limited ti.me-say. ten
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Newspaper-Divide crowd into groups-an Editorial. Department, Sports. Section, Society Column, Advertising, Telegraphic Branches, etc. The news really to be purely local, truth not needed, but imagination at a premium. Give certain time for this stunt and then have paper assembled and read. Five Points--Have a blank sheet of paper before each guests seated at a table and a bowl of rice before them also. Each guest drops five grains of rice onto the paper from a height of about six. inches. Make a pencil mark where each falls. Draw figure of a man using one dot for head, two for feet and two for hands. Prizes may be lollypops. . Christmas Party-(Tbis came from Australia) Members' husbands came to the Christmas Social and a panel made up of two. members, two husbands with a husband as Chairman, discussed important matters such as 'Short Tight Skirts,' 'Breakfast in Bed,' 'Who Spends the Weekly Pay Cheque,' etc. Following this, the curtain is drawn and the husbands are found wearing small hats secretly filched from their wives' wardrobe and holqing the Club meeting dealing with Arrangements for the Debutante Ball. . One is drawn and the holder of that number is the "Sunshine Guest" for the meeting. Her advice is asked first, she is served first, etc. Balloon Bounce--Each contestant is given an inflated balloon and in tutn is to keep it bouncing in mid-air, with one hand and at same time . putting on and taking off coat and drinking a cup of water. 65

!tis unforgettablefun. .. Sunshine Guest-Each member is given a number when she arrives.