14.—THE MASK.
The gentlemen mask themselves. They then arrange themselves behind a screen, and raise their heads above it. The ladies then select partners from the group, and waltz. The gentlemen keep their masks on until the finish. Repeated by the others.
15.—BLIND MAN’S BUFF.
Three chairs are placed in the center of the room. First couple lead off. The conductor takes another gentleman, whom he blindfolds and seats on the center chair. The lady selects another gentleman, whom she leads (walking on tiptoe) to one of the chairs next to the “blind” man, while she seats herself on the other chair. The first gentleman then asks the blindfolded man with whom he will dance, the person on his right or the one on his left? If fortunate enough to select the lady, he dances with her. If he indicates the gentleman, he must waltz with him, while the lady dances with her partner.
16.—THE AUCTION.
The leader selects a gentleman and places him on a chair in the center of the room, and proceeds either to auction him off himself, or selects a good humorist from the circle to play “auctioneer.” The ladies must then enter into a spirited competition, and the one offering the highest bid dances with him. The auctioneering is continued until all the gentlemen have been “sold.”
17.—THE GAY DECEIVER.
The first gentleman leads his lady by the hand round the circle, and approaches several ladies, feigning to solicit them to dance. The moment the lady rises to accept him, he suddenly turns round and addresses another, and plays the same game till he has made his selection. The first lady dances with the partner of the lady on whom the choice has fallen.
18.—THE ROPE.
Three gentlemen choose partners, and their partners select other gentlemen. The ladies retire to one end of the room and the gentlemen to the other, while the leader and his partner stretch a rope across the room, over which the gentlemen must jump to regain their partners. As the rope is managed so as to trip the gentlemen as much as possible, a great deal of amusement is afforded.