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Show Gossip Party. A new and novel scheme for entertaining enter-taining the guests at social gatherings gather-ings is tcimed a gossip p.uty, at which men arc requited to do the gossiping, thusieliuvlng the set credited with having a cornft on the gossip market Tlicic must be an equal number of men and women present at this fascinating fas-cinating function Jn the Hist place, the hostess wiltes a doen or moie topics of conversation upon cauls, which aie handed to guestsupon their arrival. The subjects usually chosen are of up-to-date and piquant character, charac-ter, a startling bit of news, a new novel or plctuie, the II ti t.it ions of one's friends, questions of costume, favorite dishes, ot tastes, etc. Chalis arranged in pahs and sofas scattered about the rooms havcnumbcis attached to them, Just as many as there aie couples; these numbeis aie drawn for, and each couple diaw Ingcoi responding numbci s limits up the seats slmllaily nuin-beied. nuin-beied. After the manner of p'Ogiesslvc card paitlcs,a bell isiung to announce each topic of each conversation, for vThTeTrihe minutes are allowed. At the end of that time the men rise and pass onto the se.it next thehs in number. At each change of places the nct subject on the cards is taken up and chatted about. The women lemaln seated, while the men pio-gress pio-gress until the entire ciiclc Is made, or until the hostess announces tho conclusion of tho gossip. Slips of paper and pencils are then dlstilbuted and tho women vote foi the men whoso gossip most. Interested them, and vice versa. The two gaining tho most votes iccelve prices as a rewind for their brilliancy. |
