1. To whom does this paper belong? (Henry B. Brown.) 2. What is his character? (Horrid, but bearable.) 3. What kind of hair has he? (Heavy, burnished brown.) 4. What kind of eyes has he? (Heavenly, bright blue.) 5. What books does he prefer? (Handsomely bound biographies.) 6. What animals does he prefer? (Howling big bears.) 7. What is his chief occupation? (Hammering bulky boxes.) 8. What do you surmise regarding his future? (He'd better beware.) 9. What does he think of the opposite sex? (Hebes! Bright beauties!) 10. What does he think of the world in general? (He's becoming bewildered.)
A basket of leaves is provided, no two of the leaves being alike. These may be leaves from trees, shrubs, or plants, or flowers may be used in the same way.
The players are each provided with a card or slip of paper and a pencil, and are seated. One leaf is handed to the first player, who passes it on to the next, and so on until it has made the round of the group. Each player, in turn, if he can identify the leaf, writes the name of it on a card. Each leaf is thus passed.
The host or hostess then reads a correct list, naming the leaves in the order in which they were passed. The player wins who has the largest number correct.
This is an especially pleasing game for nature students.
Each player is given a sheet of paper on which the following questions are written. The player wins who writes correct answers to the largest number of questions. This game may be worked up from the writings of any poet or author. Examples are given from Tennyson and Longfellow. The answers are appended here, but in playing the game should be read by the host or hostess at the end.
1. What poem is it that sings down the vale?--The Brook. 2. What is the poem whose father is king?--The Princess. 3. The poem that honors a friend who is gone?--In Memoriam. 4. The poem that rules in the spring?--The May Queen. 5. The poem that lives in the depths of the sea?--The Mermaid. 6. The poem once baked in a pie?--The Blackbird. 7. The poem from which all its dwellers have gone?--The Deserted House. 8. The poem that is a good-by?--The Farewell. 9. The poem whose dress was tatters and rags?--The Beggar Maid. 10. The poem that lets in light?--The Window. 11. The poem in which we see castles in Spain?--The Day Dream. 12. The poem that sees in the night?--The Owl.