How to amuse an evening party : a complete collection of home recreations .. (1869)
New York : Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 92
he course of a minute or so — as the magicians say — “the water will be turned into milk.” By means of this pastime, “Wise Men” can ascertain which young ladies are in love, and which young gentlemen are not. With a shrewd guess they present, as a test, a glass of lime-water to the one, and of pure… … bling sky-rockets, will burst at intervals from the water ; some particles will also adhere to the sides of the glass, imme- diately display brilliant rays, and thus continue until the water begins to simmer, when a beautiful imitation of the aurora borealis will commence and gradually ascend until…
Indoor games · Entertaining · Amusements
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