Fig. 566.—Paper over the top.

The best way to carry salt, pepper, etc., is to put each into a small paper box, the salt in one of cylindrical form, the lid of which has previously been punched full of holes with the aid of a tack or a slender wire nail (Fig. 565). The pepper can be in a smaller and differently shaped box, and sugar in a box of still another size and shape, that there may be no chance of mistaking one for the other and covering the meat with sugar or trying to sweeten the lemonade with salt. The perforations in the lid of the pepper-box must be quite small; punch them with a large-sized needle. After the boxes are filled the lids can be fastened securely with strong paste and, before they are packed, may have paper tied down over the tops (Fig. 566), to preclude all chance of the contents sprinkling out during the journey.

If mustard is needed, it should be prepared at home and carried in a small, wide-mouthed bottle. Mayonnaise dressing is best conveyed corked up in a small stone china jar, such as is often used for jam.

Boiled, fried, or broiled chicken is always acceptable at a picnic dinner; the chicken must be well cooked, cut into pieces and each portion wrapped in a separate piece of waxed paper, then packed together in a box. Cold-boiled asparagus or string beans, with fresh lettuce and mayonnaise dressing, may take the place of a meat salad if desired.

Fruit is very refreshing and always welcome if consisting of fresh berries, cherries, etc.; pack it in the same manner as lettuce, omitting the sprinkling and washing.

Fig. 567.—Picnic wooden-spoon.
Fig. 568.—Flat sticks to use as spoons.

Of course, young people do not care for coffee, but the grown ones would like it, and they must be remembered. Grind the coffee and mix with raw egg; it may then be carried in the tin coffee-pot, the coffee to be made after the grounds are reached. If cake is taken, do not let it be rich; sponge or plain cup-cake, made in layers with apple-sauce between, is best.

As far as possible have the table equipment of paper, that it may not be necessary to carry it back home. A tablecloth composed of large sheets of smooth white wrapping-paper will answer the purpose very well. Paper plates such as are used by bakers, make excellent substitutes for china ones and are the very thing for outing parties. Spoons may be home-made, whittled of wood; should the bowls of the spoons prove too difficult to manage, make them like small shovels (Fig. 567). If time will not allow of this, flat, smooth sticks larger at one end than the other (Fig. 568) may take their place. Knives are not absolutely necessary. Only one need be taken, but that must be of good size and sharp, to be used for cutting bread. It is a mistake to carry fine table linen or silver, they always prove a great care and are apt to be injured or lost, but not being skilled in the art of eating with chopsticks, like the Chinese, you will have to be supplied with forks. Take barely enough for the purpose and have them of the most inexpensive quality; then it will not matter if one or two happen to be lost. Only a few cups will be required and no saucers; the company can take turns using the cups. One item more—a pail for the water.

A small

Camp-fire
is very important. Build it on a spot where there is not the slightest danger of its spreading, and into the embers and ashes roll small raw potatoes. They will be delicious baked—velvety black on the outside and, when broken open while steaming hot, soft, mealy, and snowy white on the inside. Before boiling the coffee, pile a layer of flat stones on two sides of the fire and set the coffee-pot on them, bridging across the open space over the fire. Water can be heated in this way for tea or chocolate.

After luncheon gather all the boxes and paper and burn them in the camp-fire, being careful not to put too much on the fire at a time and waiting until one portion is burned before adding more. The paper should be rolled in small, tight balls to prevent a possible breeze from wafting it in the air.

All can join in feeding the fire and enjoy

The Game
which accompanies it. When each one has secured his contribution of box or paper, all must stand around the fire and in turn cast the fuel on the flames. The first to do so begins telling any kind of an original tale which imagination may suggest, such as,

"The Prince, arrayed in gorgeous and rich apparel, was about to enter his crystal palace when——"

There he stops, because the rules of the game do not allow one person to speak longer than his paper burns, but until it is consumed he must not cease talking. The next in turn drops her paper on the flame and continuing the story, says,
"he was startled by a peculiar noise from the grove near by. Rushing to discover the cause, he saw something dark moving among the trees, it turned and slowly approached——"
Her paper having completely burned, the third player takes up the plot, and tossing his box on the glowing coals, says,
"Nearer and nearer the something came, when, lo! it proved to be a baby bear walking erect and carrying in his paws——"
So it goes on, and everyone adding a little, the story grows. Each player being at liberty to turn the romance to suit his mind, the story is apt to assume sudden and comical changes, giving it a peculiar charm both to those who take part and to those who listen.

A short, quiet time with jack-stones, played with small stones found on the ground, will allow of sufficient rest before participating in the exhilarating sport of

"Menagerie."
In this choose a keeper, whose duty it is to give the name of a different animal to each player. Then all must form in line for the grand march. Headed by the keeper, the procession twists and winds through the trees, this way and that, returning soon to the starting-point, when all join hands, forming a circle around the keeper who is then blindfolded. The circle spins merrily around until the keeper calls out "Jungle," the signal for all the players to shout in chorus, each one giving the cry of the animal he represents. After that they stand perfectly still. The keeper next calls to one of the animals to enter the cage. The player named must break from the circle and, standing within the ring, gently give the cry peculiar to the animal represented, at the same time changing his position so that the keeper may not be able to catch him, as the latter tries to do, guided by the cry. If the keeper succeeds at the first trial, the two change places, and the game commences over again, but without the march. Should the keeper not be able to catch the animal in his first attempt, the bandage must be removed from his eyes, and the circle standing clasping hands and elevating them high in air, give space for the animal to dart out of the cage, followed by the keeper. In and out of the circle they run, going not more than three times around the ring; if in that time the keeper does not succeed in capturing his game, he must again be blindfolded and stand in the middle of the ring while the game continues. If captured, the animal becomes the keeper and the keeper the animal.

Only a short while will remain before it will be time for returning home, a few moments more for tumbling about close to Nature; then comes the ride back home in the big wagon filled with gay and happy girls and boys.

CHAPTER XXX

A PAPER CHASE
F




FUN! Why what can compare with it? The clear frosty air is full of life, the blood is rushing tumultuously through your veins and your feet are tingling to be off on the chase. It is healthful, it is inspiring, it is glorious fun. You must think, too, in order to be successful either as hare or hound, for the object of each is to outwit the other, and Paper Chase is a game that requires the use of brains as well as muscle.
The Hares and Hounds
compose the party. Two hares and as many hounds as you will, the more the merrier. Each hare must carry a bag filled with paper cut into small strips. The hounds carry only the weight of their responsibility to entrap and catch the hares.
Over Fences.
The Game
is a country game, of course. Who would think of the hares and hounds dashing in a mad run through the streets of town or village. And it is a noisy game with the Kee-ooi! Kee-ooi! of the fleeing hares, and answering La-ha-hoo, La-ha-hoo! of the pursuing hounds.

Select a convenient club-house or residence for the meet and let there be two hares and at least six hounds.

The first thing to be decided upon is the distance of the run, which should not be too great, especially for beginners. The next is the agreement between the hares upon a general plan to be pursued in their tactics, which must be kept secret from the hounds.

The morning hours are best for the game, and a hearty appetite for lunch, or the hunt-breakfast, it might be called, is the result.

At a Given Time
let the hares start off together, scattering their bits of paper as they go, to be followed ten or fifteen minutes later by the hounds, who are led by the paper on the tracks of the hares.

The object of the hares is so to scatter the paper in their cross-country run as to lead the hounds on

A False Scent.
This is sometimes done by the hares making a detour into a field, doubling back on their tracks and running in quite another direction. Or they may provide a number of false scents leading from one point.

To be sure all this uses up much precious time, but the compensation lies in mystifying and delaying the hounds, each of whom must decide for herself which trail is the most likely to prove the one the hares have really taken.

When

The Hares Are Off
and the fifteen minutes up, the hounds must start in pursuit. Their object is to head off and catch the hares before they can cover the given distance and again reach the place of meeting. A hound must not only come in sight of a hare but must touch her in order to make a catch. Each player in the paper chase acts for herself, and if she succeeds in catching a hare she wins the honors. And a hare reaching home without being caught wins great honor. The hares keep together, but the hounds may scatter at will, though no girl should risk going too far alone.

From time to time the hares must give their cry Kee-ooi! Kee-ooi! that the hounds may not go too far astray, and the hounds reply with their La-ha-hoo! to let the hares know they are on their tracks.

Over Fences, Across Brooks,
taking to the cover of the woods, or speeding along the roads, it matters little how you get there, the object is to reach the point you have decided upon over the shortest route and in the least possible time.

This is the fun of it, the wild scramble over all obstacles and the exultant moment when, if a hound, you have run down the hares or, if a hare, you outwit the hounds and make the home-run in safety. The game requires good generalship on both sides, quick thought and ready decision.

How to Dress.
A short skirt, loose, stout walking shoes, and a sweater make the most comfortable costume. Wraps will be found in the way and uncomfortably warm, and you cannot run very well in overshoes. If your feet get wet keep on running and you will not take cold, but have a change of foot-wear ready that you may replace wet shoes and stockings with dry ones as soon as you reach the house. Also throw a wrap over you upon your return so that you may not cool off too suddenly after your long run.

Light bags for the hares to carry may be made of cotton cloth with straps of the same to throw over the shoulder.

Good health, good-fellowship, good-nature, and fair play are the requisites for the complete enjoyment of this most exhilarating of all games.

INDEX

A

Adjusting warp, 19
African hut, 306
Alligators, clay, 193
Amusements, Mayday, 237
Andirons, 142
Anemones, 296
Angling, Easter, 231
Animals, tissue-paper, 75
Apple, Indian, 209
Apple, Jap, 211
Apple-seeds, 261
Apple tower, 214
Apple toys, 206
Arch, door, 177
Armor, alligator, 197
Arrow-heads, 122
Arrow-shaft, 123
Arrows for Mayday, 238
Assumption, Cathedral of, 175


B

Baby alligators, 193
Bag, school, 31
Bags, fortune, 262
Ball game, May, 251
Ball of twine, 27
Banana, clay, 201
Band, spinning-wheel, 8
To adjust, 9
Banners, Japanese fish, 171
Barrel-hoop, 62
Basket of shavings, 36
Basket, to make wood, 62
Basket, to weave splint, 68
Baskets as moulds, 187
Baskets, May, 248
Beads, 182
Bed, Japanese, 168
Beds, blankets for dolls', 26
Bell and ball game, 251
Bellows, 153
Binding basket edges, 40
Binding off, 71
"Bird Wish," 337
Birds, tissue-paper, 75, 93
Birds, to feed, 267
Bird's head, finger, 277
Birthday festivals, 170
Blackbirds, finger, 280
Blanket, Navajo, 20, 125
Doll's bed, 26
Blood root, 296
Blouse, Russian, 181
Boats, rose petals, 320
Body, alligator, 196
Bonnet, war, 116
Bonnet-wire stem, 95
Boots, Russian, 182
Bouquet-holder, 58
Bow, 124
Bow case, 124
Bowls, 292
Bows for Mayday amusements, 237
Breakfast, Japan, 168
Broom, show, 172
"Build the Tower," 282
Butt, rifle, 152
Button-mould, 171


C

Calumet, 119
Calyx, tissue-paper, 96
Camp-fire, 342
Cap, rose petal, 328
Card-board, pot hooks of, 145
Carnation-pink, 86, 87
Case, handkerchief, 41
Cathedral of Assumption, 176
"Chai," Russian, 181
Chamois skin gown, 125
Chase, paper, 345
Chicken, tissue-paper, 75
Chieftain's shield, 120
Children, talking, 268
Chimney samovar, 184
"Chin Chopper Chin," 282
Churn, 160
Circle, to cut a, 88
Clay, 187
Clay alligators, 193
Cleaning for spinning-wheel, 8
Cloak, old colonial, 155
Cloth, magic, 264
Clothes-line, possibilities of, 162
Clover, four-leaved, 260
Coat of armor, alligator, 197
Coiled pottery, 187
Colonial kitchen, toy, 133
Colorless vases, 292
Combinations, flower, 291
Common grasses, 53
Conventional designs, 330
Cork churn lid, 160
Counter, store, 308
Cradle, papoose, 130
Crane, 137
Crazy bull, 116
Crosses, paper, 178
Crowding, flower, 290
Cupola, Russian cathedral, 178
Curtain-bee frolic, 48
Curtain, sash, 34
Curtains, primitive reed, 43


D

Daffodil, tissue-paper, 99
Dance, egg, 230
Dasher, churn, 160
"Deer," 338
Design, ornamental, 67
Designs, conventional, 330
Dinner, straw ride, 339
Distaff, 7
Doll, Japanese, 174
Doll, Russian, 180
Dolls' beds, blankets for, 26
Dolls, feast of, 172
Dolls' hammock, 56
Dolls, new race of, 103
Door-way, Russian cathedral, 177
Door-way screens, 149
Dress, Mary's, 217
Dress, May-pole to, 252
Dress, Miss Muffet's, 108
Dress, paper-chase, 348
Dutch windmill, 214


E

Eagle feather of paper, 121
Easter egg games, 227
Edges, basket, 40
Egg games, 227
Elephant, tissue-paper, 83
Encampment, Indian, 111
End-pieces, 63


F

Face, Miss Muffet's, 106
False scent, 347
Faucet, samovar, 182
Feast of dolls, 172
Feather, eagle paper, 121
Feathers, for goose, 221
Fence, paper, 168
Fenced in garden, 168
Ferns, 297
Festivals, Japanese, 169
Finger church, 275
Finger plays, 273
Finger steeple, 275
Fire, tissue-paper, 114
Fireplace, 138
Fish, Japanese paper, 170
Five little pigs, 285
Flax, 10
Flintlock rifle, 151
Floors, Japan paper house, 167
Floral tent, 307
Florida playhouse, 298
Floor, colonial kitchen, 136
Flower lifter, 294
Flowers, to arrange, 289
Folks, finger plays for little, 273
Food, alligator, 198
Fortune bags, 262
Four-leaved clover, 260
Fresh flowers, to arrange, 289
Fringe, to make hammock, 30
Frog, jumping, 264
Frolic, curtain-bee, 48
Frolic with roses, 320
Funny little apple toys, 206


G

Games, egg, 227
Garden, fenced in, 168
Garden, rose girls, 325
Germantown wool for Navajo blanket, 20
Ghost writing, 259
Girl, rose, 323
Gold nuggets, 254
Good Indian, 115
Goose, Mother Goose's, 220
Gown, chamois skin, 125
Grass, napkin ring, 59
Grasses, common, 53
Grasshopper house, 53
Green leaf boat, 322
Green leaves, 291
Groceries, 312
Gun, flintlock, 151


H

Hallowe'en revels, 259
Hammock, dolls', 56
Handkerchief case, 41
Handle, basket, 40
Handle, churn, 160
Hares, 345
Hut, African, 306
Hat, witch's, 257
Head, Washington, 202
Headdress, Indian, 116
Heddles, how to make loom, 17
Hepaticas, 296
Hibiscus, 86
Holder, bouquet, 58
Home-like rag rug, 154
Home-made loom, weaving on, 15
Hooks, pot, 145
Hounds, 345
Houses, Japan paper, 162
House, grasshopper, 53
Hub, spinning-wheel, 149


I

Indian apple, 209
Indian Encampment, 111
Indian pot, 143
Indian travois, 118


J

Jap apple, 210
Japan, paper houses of, 162
Japanese doll, 174
Japanese paper, 162
Japanese umbrella, 173
Jars, flower, 293
Jumping frog, 264


K

Kago, 172
Keeping store, 308
King, May, 245
Kitchen, toy colonial, 133
Kneading clay, 187
Knitting needle, gun-barrel, 152
"Knives and Forks," "Here are my Mother's," 279
Koi, Japanese, 171
Kremlin, 175


L

Lake, open air, 323
Lamb, Mary's, 219
Lanterns, paper, 167
Leather boots, 181
Leaves, green, 291
Leaves, tissue-paper, 193
Legs, alligator, 198
Lifter, flower, 294
Lifting for Pasch eggs, 227
Line, clothes, 62
Lingerie, Miss Muffet's, 107
Little apple toys, 206
Little bellows, 153
Little Miss Muffet, 103
Little paper houses, 162
Little pigs, famous five, 285
Loom, weaving on home-made, 15


M

Magic cloth, 264
Marvel pictures, 215
Mary, 215
Material, reed curtain, 43
Mats, table, 41
May baskets, 248
Mayday amusements, 237
May-pole, 252
Menagerie, game of, 343
Miniature cathedral, 176
Miss Muffet, tissue-paper, 103
Moccasins, 117
Modelling in tissue-paper, 75
Money, store, 314
Morning glory, tissue-paper, 86, 94
Mother Goose's goose, 220
Mother's knives and forks, 280


N

Navajo blanket, 20
Navajo blankets, 125
Nail, staple, 46
Napkin-ring, grass, 59
Nasturtiums, 290
Nature study, tissue-paper, 86
Netting, rope, 65
Nuggets, gold, 254


O

Odd things in Russia, 175
Odd utensils, 144
Odd colonial clock, 155
Old-fashioned flintlock rifle, 151
Old oaken bucket, 250
Open air lake, 323
Open air play houses, 298
Ornamental design, 67
Oven, 139


P

Paint, for Japan houses, 165
Painting, rose petals for, 328
Paper chase, 345
Paper houses of Japan, 162
Paper lanterns, 167
Paper modelling, in tissue, 75
Paper, store wrapping, 313
Papoose, 130
Parker, Thankful, 146
Party, rose girls, 326
Pasch eggs, 227
Pattern, blanket, 24
"Peel," 144
Pet turtle, 327
Pewter ware, 154
Picnic, straw ride, 333
Pictures, marvel, 215
Pigs, five little, 285
Pin loom, how to make, 16
Pine-shavings, 36
Pipe of peace, 119
Play house, open air, 298
Plays, finger, 273
Pocket-books, store, 314
Pole, May, 252
Possibilities of a clothes-line, 62
Pot hooks, 145
Pot, iron, 143
Pottery, 185
Practice on spinning-wheel, 11
Primitive reed curtains, 43


Q

Queen May, 245
Queer little teeter-tarter, 273


R

Race of dolls, new, 103
Rag rug, home-like, 154
Rare frolic, 320
Reed curtains, primitive, 43
Revels, Hallowe'en, 254
Rice ball, 171
Rifle, 151
Ring, grass napkin, 59
"Rock," 7
Roll, clay, 189
Roll of splint, 68
Rolling, egg, 235
Roof, Russian cathedral, 177
Rookwood pottery, 187
Rope netting, 65
Rose girl, 323
Rose petal boats, 320
Rug, 154
Rules, Pasch game, 234
Russia, odd things in, 175
Russian doll, 180


S

Sally Walker's hood, 208
Samovar, 182
Sash-curtain, 34
Scales, store, 309
Scent, false, 347
School-boy, 31
Screens, doorway, 49
Seed-top grasses, 61
Shafts, arrow, 123
Shapes, pottery, 192
Shavings, armful of, 36
Shield, Indian, 120
Shoes, Miss Muffet's, 107
Shovel, 144
Shuttle, 19
Sides, to weave basket, 39
"Simon Says," 335
Spindle, 5
Spindle-frame, 5
Spinning, 3
Spinning wheel, 3
Spinning wheel, colonial kitchen, 147
Splint basket, to weave, 68
Splint, roll of, 68
Spokes, splint basket, 69
Staple-nail, 46
Straw, bonnet wire, 95
Store, keeping, 308
Stories, telling, 343
Stoves, Russian, 180
Straw ride, 333
Straw ride picnic, 333
Study, tissue-paper, nature, 86
Sun-bonnet, Mary's, 218
Sun-bonnet, Miss Muffet's, 110
Supplies, store, 312
Supplies, straw ride picnic, 341
Swift dog, 116
Swing, 338
Symmetry, 295


T

Table egg rolling, 235
Table mats, 41
Table, moulding, 188
Talking children, 268
Tangle, word, 337
Targets, Mayday, 240
Tassels, 66
Tea, how Russians make, 188
Teeter tarter, 273
Tenor, singing, 269
Tent, floral, 317
Thankful Parker, 146
Things to make of common grasses, 53
Thread, when broken, 12
Time-piece, old fashioned, 159
Tinfoil, 153
Tissue paper, moulding in, 75
Toaster, 144
Tomahawk, 120
Tools, moulding, 188
Tower, apple, 214
Tower, finger, 282
Toy colonial kitchen, 133
Toys, apples, 206
Toys, tissue-paper, 75
Transparent vases, 292
Travois, to make, 118
Tree, Indian encampment, 129
Trimming, 73
Trousers, Russian, 181
Turkey, tissue-paper, 81
Turning eagle, 116
Turtle, pet, 327
Twine, what may be made of ball of, 27


U

Umbrella, Japanese, 173
Umbrella play house, 299
Uprights, spindle-frame, 5
Utensils, colonial kitchen, 144


V

Variety of candy, 317
Vases, 292
Vases, colorless, 292
Violets, 296


W

Walker, Sally, 208
Wampum, 131
War bonnet, 116
Ware, pewter, 154
Warp, to adjust, 19
Washington, clay head of, 202
Weavers, 68
Weaving on home-made loom, 15
Weaving splint basket, 70
Weights, clock, 159
Wheel, spinning, 3
White-ash splint, 74
Wig, Miss Muffet's, 106
Wigwam, playhouse, 301
Wigwam, to make, 112
Wild flowers, 295
Wild violets, 296
Windmill, Dutch, 214
Windows, Russian cathedral, 177
Wing feathers, 222
Wish, bird, 337
Witch apple, 256
Wood-basket, 62
Wood chopper, finger, 277
Word tangle, 337
Woof, 20
Wool, Germantown, 20
Wrapping paper, 313
Wreaths, rose petal, 331


Z

Zulu doll, 115