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WE all like to have our fortune

told at Christmas time. Al- though we may look upon it just as party fun, it is always interest- ing to hear what the future has in store for us, and the guest who can tell fortunes is likely to be the most popular person at the party.

But although it is thrilling to have your fortune told in detail. waiting your turn is apt to be- come tedious, especially where there are a large number of guests. A much better plan for the party hostess who wants to keep every-

e happy at once is to have some fortune-telling games in which everyone can "have a go."

Here are some ideas for fortune. telling which are sure to go down well it your next party. You can play thêm all with things you are sure to have about the house, and the methods are so simple that you en pick them up in five minutes.

Keeping Company

Would you like to know what friends you are going to make in 1941 Then take from a pack of playing cards all the court cards - that is, the acc, king, queen and kve of each suit, 18 cards in all. The rest of the pack is not Spired.

THE CHINA MAIL SPECIAL CHRISTMAS SUPPLEMENT, DECEMBER 19, 1940.-

FORTUNE TELLING GAMES

for the

CHRISTMAS

below, you can foretell the com- pany you will keep in the coming

Remove from the pack of 16 the card representing yourself or the "subject" whose fortune you are year. telling, choosing it as follows:

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King of Hearts represents young, fair man, King of Dia- monds an older, lair (or grey- haired) man, King of Clubs a young, dark man, King of Spades an older, dark man. Queen of Hearts represents a young, fair woman, Queen of Diamonds an older, fair (or grey-haired) wo- dark wornan, Queen of Spades an Clubs a young, man, Queen of

older, dark woman.

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Draw three cards, face down- wards from the remaining ones, add the “subject" to these, shuffle, and turn up. By noting the details

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Kings and Queens have meaning already given. In addi tion. King's frequently suggest people of authority or superior so- cial standing. All Knaves indicate a slight "spot of bother." Black Knaves (and also black Queens)

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F--Touching: two lines and a cerner-you will go places and do things this year-travel and ex- citement is in-store for you.

named dart in any of the spaces, good progress, happiness and success in that particular as- pect of life. Either side of, a space ----changes and new schemes in G.-Centrally at junction of four that part of your life, but ulti- squares-this is your lucky, year-

everything. will go right for you. mately for the good. "Next door Providing you look before you

but one" to a space-difficulties leap, you are sure to leap in the and hindrances, which will make right direction!

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mar your future according to the way you deal with them.

Spills for Luck

Have a bundle of coloured spills A dart in the centre is specially about the house, those that men

II. you. lucky, promising a good year all use to light their pipes. round. To score a "double" means haven't you can buy a bundle for.

a copper or so, and they are just a "double dose" of whatever the the things for fortune-telling.

rest of the space indicates, whe-

They are usually in four colours ther good or bad, and similarly

-green, yellow, pink and purple. with a "treble.” A dart in the out- To" each colour allot one of the as- er rim of the board shows a rather pects of your life, as for the dart- board method. The best arrange- "neither nor" year to come, with

ment is green for travel, yellow few changes and slow but steady for money, pink for home and progress. The position of the friends, purple for work. three durts shown in Fig. 2 may

If your spills have a different be translated in the following assortment of colours from those terms. This will be an exception- stated here, you can substitute

viding that you always keep to

ally good year financially, with a others to suite your purpose, pro-

promise of either a new home or the same ones,

an enjoyable holiday which opens new prospects, Your work and suggest gossip or slander: red friends remain much the same, Knaves show flirtations, of people bringing happiness and quiet con- in uniform (perhaps a policeman tentment. stopping your car, or a postman bringing your income-tax form!).

Ace of Diamonds means money. Ace of Hearts love and affection, Ace of Clubs work and progress, Ace of Spades slight obstacles or else a change of circumstances.

Two examples are shown in Fig. 1, from which you will soon learn to forecast an interesting fortune. In each case a cross in- dicates the "subject." Miss Blonde, for instance, is likely to have a flirtation, or perhaps a dark wo- man causing gossip about her, but the Ace of Hearts shows that she will

find the right man before long. Her dark-haired brother or boy friend, however, as shown in the second example, is all set for a good year in the world of busi-. ness. Money and promotion is pro- mised by the two aces, while the.. King of Spades suggests, an in- fluential friend who will. help to create this happy state of affairs,

Dart Board Fortune --

Every home has a dart-board nowadays, and when you grow tired of the ordinary way of play-" ing try fortune-telling Instead, For this, take no notice of the numbers, but let the four main divisions on the board indicate four aspects of life, as shown in Fig. 2, respectively money; home, work and travel. If you cannot re- member these four, write them on slips of paper, and fix to the board with drawing-pins.

Each person throws three darts, either aiming definitely at a parti- cular spot, or letting each dart take its chance. If a dart goes off the board, you may have another throw. When all three liave been. placed, you can determine the

Spin A Coin

You need a chess or draughts board for this game, and a num- ber of similar coins-one for each

person. The coin will depend on the size of your squares. It should be fairly large in proportion to the squares, similar to the proportions -- shown in Fig. 3.

Everyone spins a coin, choosing. different parts of the board. When

FIG. 3

all the coins are at rest on the board, your luck is forecast at cording to the positions explained below, and also shown in Fig. 3..

A.--In centre of square-ham life and love affairs go smoothly. Make few changes this year. ***

Give each person twenty spills -live in each of the four col- ours. If you have sufficient spills, it is good fun to let everyone "spill their spills" together, giving each person a clear space on the floor. Mix your twenty spills well

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TRAVEL

YELLOW"

MONEY

HOME

FIG. 4

together, hold them, between your two hands at shoulder height, and let the spills drop gently to the floor: You will probably find that they have fallen in one or more small groups, with a few isolated spills lying apart:

Remove all the isolated ones, and if there is more than one group, remove all but the largest. This leaves one group of spills, containly only two or three, per haps a dozen or so. The size of the group is unimportant.

As you will readily set, many Interesting facts can be forecast from the colours and position of the spills in the group. A large 'proportion of yellow ones suggests E-Irregularly placed within good financial prospects, several square-a new home or an addi green ones suggest that you are tion to the familly, Lock for hap-going places," and so on. piness this year within your honie- circle:

A very irregular group suggests

a year full of unexpected happen- Touthing one line-nex-. ings; where some kind of pattern pecter happenings-slight prorap is formed, your life will go ac tlon, 12 in business-small financial cording to plan." Improvement it at home.

Two examples are given in D-Centrally across one line-- Fig 4 The first shows good bust- new - friends or interests-new nere prospects, with some four hobby or: job.--Be ready to seize neys, connected with your work, any opportunity, which comes possibly unexpected ones. Take along.

care not to let this work and travel upset your home life too much E-Touching two lines you (unte, the one" "home" - spill" have to make decisions in the neath all the others). The second coming year-friends or events indicates a peaceful year withi "gubject's" fortune from the fol-are pulling you in two different home and comfortable prospecti la

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