The usual nut-cracking, floating walnut shells in tubs, throwing apple paring three times over head and at last on the floor, to show initials of name of future husband, may be indulged in. Have sets of letters of the alphabet in a basket, allow guest to take a handful and arrange name of lad or lass they will marry.
Walnut shells tied with ribbon will contain fortunes, or they may be attached to strings concealed in a paper pudding. Each guest draws a string for a fortune at the end.
Other fortunes may be obtained at a post office, received in the form of a letter, postal, package or paper.
To pay for the mail, require each guest to do some stunt, he must then undo his paper or whatever he receives, and reveal his fortune to the rest.
A palmist, astrologer or gipsy may also give fortunes.
Some of the fortunes will read:
1.
There is magic in your smile,
Use it every other mile.