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EVENING AMUSEMENTS, 
OR, 
MERRY HOURS FOR MERRY PEOPLE. 
By S. ANNIE FROST. Editor “ Godey’s Lady Book.” 
No. 5. WILLIAMS’ HOUSEHOLD SERIES. 
This volume contains over 
250 Games and Ways of Entertaining Company, 
and amusing YOUNG PEOPLE, at GCHOOL, at PARTIES, in SUMMER SPORTS, PICNICS, 
for CHRISTMAS, CHARADES, TABLEAUX, and all social occasions. 
LIST OF CONTENTS. 
FIRESIDE GAMES. 
Over 100 are fully described. All the old favorite games are described, yet exceeded In number 
by many new and interesting ones, which will be very popular. Parents, Teachers, Young People, 
will find a rich supply of amusement, fun and frolic in these pages. 
TRICKS OF MAGIC, MYSTERY AND CONJURING. 
Over 40 excellent and beautiful ways are described, by which any one can learn ways of per¬ 
forming which will puzzle the oldest head. Cups, Coins, Balls, Rings Handkerchiefs, Ribbons, 
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wondei, “ how m creation did he do it? ” the seoret of which “Evening Amusements ” fully explains. 
TRICKS WITH CARDS. 
Over 50 interesting and charming modes are given how to use cards, to produce fnn, frolic, 
mystery, pnzzles, and tricks, in wonderful cleverness and variety. Guessing, Telling Fortunes, 
Vanishing Cards, Sending Cards through Tables, Cards in Eggs, Calling Cards, Cards under Cats. 
RIDDLES, &c. 
An abundance of several hundred of the best Riddles, Enigmas, Rebnses, Puns, Anagrams, 
Acrostics, Double Charades, and their Answers. 
TABLEAUX. 
General directions for managing these, with desoriptic 
Proverbs in Tableaux. 
full. 
A list of 14 excellent charades 
description of several scenes, also Charades and 
ACTING CHARADES. 
•ades with dialogues, conversations, am 
, and description of characters, in 
As all the Incidents are pure and sensible, and all games, tricks, and amusements of 
vulgar or low nature are avoided, It Is a book to be commended to families everywhere, as full of 
healthful enjoyment, and innocent recreation. 
JUST THE THING FOR WINTER EVENINGS, CHRISTMAS FUN. 
WORTHY A PLACE IN EVERY HOME. 
1STO-W 
300 Pages, price $1.50. Holiday Edition, price $2.00, full gilt. 
Address HENRY T. WILLIAMS, 
46 BEEKMAN ST., N. Y. 
Sent by mail on receipt of price. 
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