Thanksgiving

AFTER DINNER GAMES FOR THANKSGIVING DAY

The game of enigmatical menus, as its name implies, is not only especially appropriate for Thanksgiving Day, but has the further merit of not requiring a great deal of preparation beforehand, and is therefore not too great a tax upon a busy woman's time. Before this greatest feast day of the year, the hostess is usually so fully occupied in planning the actual bill of fare, that a game which requires nothing more than pencils, and sheets of paper with the following riddles either plainly written or typewritten upon them, will be found a boon indeed. An hour's time is usually allowed for guessing the names of the guests, and of the viands suggested upon any one of the menus which are given together with the correct answers.

A DINNER FOR HISTORIC CELEBRITIES

The Guests

  1. He who refused the crown of England.—Cromwell.
  2. The conqueror of Napoleon I.—The Duke of Wellington.
  3. He who escaped from his foes by reversing his horse's shoes.—Israel O. Putnam.
  4. He who owed his good fortune to his cat.—Dick Whittington.
  5. The inventor of printing.—Guttenberg.
  6. The captive king whose hiding place was discovered by his troubadour.—Richard Coeur de Leon.
  7. A sly one.—Fox.
  8. The kernel of the peach.—Pitt.
  9. Minister to George II.—Walpole.
  10. The author of Poor Richard's Almanac.—Benjamin Franklin.

The Menu

  1. Soup—The mainstay of the Chinese. Rice.
  2. Fish—A color. Blue Fish.
  3. Roast—The pride of Old England. Roast Beef.
  4. Vegetable—A porridge and an apartment. Mushroom.
  5. Game—A nut cracker.—Squirrel.
  6. Salad—Part of a house and a letter. Celery.
  7. Pudding—A summer residence. Cottage.
  8. Cake—What variety gives to life. Spice.
  9. Fruit—From an historic tree. Cherries.
  10. Wine—The kind of invitation one likes to receive. Cordial.

A DINNER FOR LITERARY CELEBRITIES