tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post5740828394027538856..comments2024-02-23T03:17:22.061-06:00Comments on Destination: Austin Family: A Measuring PartyThomas MacEnteehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09925130637060406529noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-2431682714874618652008-09-01T20:45:00.000-05:002008-09-01T20:45:00.000-05:00A game where being the shortest might be an advant...A game where being the shortest might be an advantage - I love it!Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-30785314263865037162008-09-01T18:19:00.000-05:002008-09-01T18:19:00.000-05:00I knew that if anyone had the low-down on a measur...I knew that if anyone had the low-down on a measuring party, or any Victorian/Edwardian period event, it would be you fM. This is why I adore you!Thomas MacEnteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925130637060406529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-22349559171707916092008-08-29T22:19:00.000-05:002008-08-29T22:19:00.000-05:00Thomas:Very interesting. Here's another rendition:...Thomas:<BR/><BR/>Very interesting. Here's another rendition:<BR/><BR/>“What promises to be a very popular form of amusement this coming winter is what is called “a measuring party.”<BR/><BR/>This is really a new departure from the old fashioned “progressive euchre,” to which every invited guest was supposed to contribute twenty-five cents, fifty cents or a dollar according to the supposed wealth of the participants, which was expended for prizes to be award to the winners,<BR/><BR/>For “a measuring party,” a dainty little leaflet is sent out, to which is attached a small silken bag, one color for the gentlemen and another for the ladies. The leaflet can be hand painted by the hostess, or one of those pretty embossed affairs to be purchased at the stationer’s.<BR/><BR/>A measuring party is given to you;<BR/>It is something novel as well as new;<BR/>The invitation is in the sack.<BR/>For use in bring or sending back.<BR/>A nickel for every foot you’re tall;<BR/>Measure yourself on door or wall.<BR/>An extra cent for each inch give,<BR/>And thereby show how high you live.<BR/>With music and game, refreshment and pleasure,<BR/>We will meet one and all at our party of measure.<BR/><BR/>The recipient of one of the leaflets and silken bags, if the invitation is accepted, is to be put in the bag as many nickels as he or she is feet high and a penny for every extra inch.<BR/><BR/>The tallest gentleman and lady receive first prize, and the shortest couple the second. This new amusement is a boon to many a perplexed hostess when at her wits’ ends to devisit a new game or entertainment, especially when it is a question of keeping a large house party amused.”<BR/><BR/>Eau Claire Leader, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Wednesday, December 27, 1899, Page 3.<BR/><BR/>fMfootnoteMavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136826114954180827noreply@blogger.com