Traditional Indoor And Outdoor Games - online book

An Illustrated Collection of 320+ Games & Entertainments For Kids of All Ages.

	398 The Book of Indoor and Outdoor Games
	Gentlemen came every day— But the eggs got up and walked away." "Humpty-dumpty sat on a wall," etc. For the older children, riddles were written, to which "an egg,f answered all: "I know a little creature, Of powers manifold, An undeveloped nature, But a heart of gold!" Grace was said by the youngest child present, with plump hands folded and with bowed head—suggesting to the elders "Of such is the kingdom of heaven." The "menu" consisted of dishes which carried out the same "colour scheme" as the decorations: Grape Fruit Little-neck Clams Cream of Celery Soup Planked Shad Creamed Sweetbreads (en caisses) Cream Cheese and Lettuce Salad Ice-cream The cream cheese was moulded into egg-shaped balls and served in a nest of lettuce leaves, and the ice-cream was also in forms of various coloured eggs in a nest of spun sugar.