All the bags exploding at one time, gives a salute worthy of the name and creates much merriment.
The salute may be varied by bursting the bags in quick succession, so that it will sound something like a volley of musketry.
This introduction is followed by games to be played on the lawn.
For the new game of
Toss,
make nine disks of card-board, painted or covered with paper, red and white and blue, three of each color.
Place in the centre of the lawn a fancy waste-basket, and let each player in turn stand at a distance of six feet from the basket. It is better to have the station marked by a stone or stick, at the place designated.
If played by sides, two stations, one on either side of the basket will be necessary.
The object of the game is to throw the disks into the basket, and they are valued according to color; red counts one, white two, and blue three.
If played by sides, each side should play five rounds, ninety being the highest possible tally for any one player.