CUPID'S DART

A large white heart-shaped target having a small red heart for the
bull's eye, a bow and cupid's dart are necessary for this game. Each
person in turn stands a certain distance from the target and shoots at
the red heart. A satin heart with the motto, "Cupid's dart has pierced
my heart" may be awarded the person making the best shot.

A HEART GUESSING CONTEST

The following sentences are written on heart shaped cards and passed
with pencils to the guests who are told to supply the missing word with
a word whose first five letters spell heart.

1. Cupid's symbol--. 1. Hearts
2. Cupid greets you--. 2. Heartily
3. Sitting on the--. 3. Hearth
4. He is never--. 4. Heartless
5. Sometimes he is--. 5. Heart-sick
6. If he has caused a--. 6. Heartache
7. If he were ill with--. 7. Heart-burn
8. It would be--. 8. Heart-rending
9. His favorite flower is--. 9. Heart's-ease
10. Thoughts of love to touch the--. 10. Heart-strings

The first person who guesses correctly receives an appropriate heart
shaped prize.

BROKEN HEARTS

Place two red paper hearts which have been cut into several irregular
pieces into an envelope and distribute to each gentleman guest, who
selects a lady for a partner and at a signal they begin putting the
pieces together to form the heart. The couple first getting the pieces
together in perfect order, forming two hearts, wins the contest and each
receives a prize.

TWO HEARTS THAT BEAT AS ONE

Fasten a large white handkerchief on the wall or door. Paste or sew a
small red paper heart in the center of it.

Let each person in turn be blindfolded and try to pin a heart of
corresponding size over the heart on the handkerchief. The one
accomplishing the feat or coming the nearest to it receives a valentine
or appropriate prize.

=WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY=

To give a patriotic air to the surroundings should be the aim of the
hostess in giving a party or entertaining on Washington's Birthday.

Use the American flag, various sizes, for draping and decorating
pictures, mantels, door-ways, windows etc., and red white and blue
bunting hung from the chandeliers to the corners of the room, over
archways, twined around the banister of stairways, etc., etc.

Red, white and blue paper garlands, paper hat