Parties Collection (page 10)

Batgers Forfeit Crackers
A jolly party game at home at the dinner table with a family wearing party hats playing forfeits. Looks like poor Percy has had to go under the table with Uncle Clarence

A game of hidden celebrities
A pair of party goers play a game of hidden celebrities where the name of a famous person is pinned to anothers back and everyone must guess who they are

Paper Bag Race party game
A guest at a party takes part in a paper bag race game where two teams must sit on rows of chairs, and blow up a bag and pop it after racing around the line once, before it is the next persons turn

Blowing the Feather
Party guests play a game of Blowing the Feather where they all try their best to keep a feather afloat in the air

Nose and Matchbox Race
A boy and girl have fun playing a party game where a matchbox is passed from nose to nose as quickly as possible

Party Game - identifying by smell
A boy in an Eton style suit takes a sniff at assorted muslin bags containing solids that must be identified by smell

Orange and spoon race
A variation on an egg and spoon race where party guests must transport an orange via a teaspoon into a basket at the end of the room

Christmas party
A family enjoy an intimate party at Christmas, dancing together to a radio in the corner. A Christmas tree and mistletoe add to the festive scene

Before the Ball 1926
Preparing herself for a masked ball, she checks her reflection in a hand mirror

The Tatler, London Season Number 1956
Front cover of The Tatlers London Season Number featuring a stylised illustration showing couples in evening attire at a society ball

Hangover after the Party
A kindly maid brings her misstress a l eau minerale to help her recover from the hangover she is bound to be suffering. By the look of the mess it was a hell of a party!

Pierrot Offers a Rose
A Pierrot offers a lady, also in fancy dress, a rose in return for a kiss

Members of the rescue parties at Gresford Colliery, Wales
Equipped with oxygen apparatus, these are some of the men who battled for a day and a half to save the lives of miners who had been trapped by flames following an explosion in the mine

The Christmas Party Up to Date: Fairy Tales by Broadcast b
Christmas parties this year will possess a new and fascinating attraction, both for young and old, in the shape of the latest wonder of wireless telephony

Exhibition of Guys at the Alexandra Palace, November 1881
Engraving showing a number of the Guys exhibited at the Alexandra Palace, London, in 1881. Guys are burnt, across England, at bonfire parties on Guy Fawkes Night - 5th November

Christmas Leave
Two soldiers return home to join in the peace celebrations in time for Christmas. They are accompanied by a number of ravishing women with newly cropped hair

Victory Ball Albert Hall
An artists impression of the Victory Ball at the Royal Albert Hall, celebrating the Allied victory at the end of World War One

Mavers Picnic Furnace Ad
Advertisement for Mavers Picnic Furnace. The handiest, safest & most useful article yet invented for Picnic Parties. Date: June 1931

The New (Y)Ear
A New Year illustration showing an angelic " 1928" gossiping with a party reveller

Cassells Party Menu
Menu for the staff dinner of the publisher Cassells held on 15 March 1923

The Cocktail Party / Fouet
An illustration to accompany a poem on the delights of the cocktail party showing a variety of fashionable guests enjoying a drink and a gossip together

The Cult of the Cocktail
A lively bar scene showing a bartender mixing cocktail drinks for an elegant and fashionable crowd, including a number of women

Civil Code Revised
The project to introduce a new Code Civile leads to wrangling from all parties, and will not produce tangible results until 1804

Lieutenant Parr sets out to find help for the Northern Sledg
Engraving showing Lieutenant Parr setting off from the Northern Sledging party, in order to fetch help, during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876

Scenes from The British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876
Engraving showing a number of scenes from the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876 and the equipment used. The sledging parties can be seen at work in the scenes and in the centre

Dr Syntax / Counterpart / 2T
Dr Syntax and his counterpart

Smart Dinner Party / Thony
A smart dinner party where the men are wearing military uniform and there are elaborate candlesticks in the middle of the table

Lady in Fine Fancy Dress
A lady dressed for a party or performance in medieval costume with flowing robes and a veil. She poses against the large wall of a grand garden beneath the ivy and holds a card

Murder Mystery Party
An amusing game of Murder in the Dark. Our picture shows the Inquest, when each member of the party is asked to explain where they were when the murder occurred

OBSTACLES PARTY GAME
A blindfolded man has to negotiate obstacles with the promise of a kiss from the prettiest girl if he succeeds. But the obstacles are removed and tricked, he kisses a man!

Masquerade Couple 20C
A dancing couple dressed as Harlequin and Columbine at a masquerade

1930 Dinner Party
Fashionable diners enjoy a dinner party

Ladies Watch the Party
Two ladies stand beneath the Christmas Tree clutching their drinks as they keenly watch the rest of the party

The Great Wool-floor at the London Docks
The great wool-floor at the London Docks. The London Dock Company enlarged the warehouse for receiving wool imports from the colonies in the 1840 s

Drunken Carnival Party
Guests at a carnival party looking rather the worse for wear in the small hours of the morning

Crackers by S. Begg
A delightful scene showing adults and children alike enjoying a Christmas party in the late Victorian era

Birthday Crackers
A group of animals enjoy a birthday celebration while a pig and goat pull an enormous cracker

1930S Mediaeval Frock
A young woman wears a 1930s dress with mediaeval overtones composed of lace and chiffon. The young man wears a very large buttonhole on his dinner jacket

Highbury Barn Gardens
The gardens of the Highbury Barn tavern. Convenient arbours round the edge provide pleasant places for drinking parties

Pin-Up Girl / Xmas Party
Pretty blonde in a top with plunging, crocheted neckline & festive sequin embellishments, sits on a leopard skin rug by the fire awaiting her party guests

Cortes Dissolved
In the face of turmoil between contending parties, general Pavia, captain-general of Madrid, sends in his troops to forcibly dissolve the Cortes : Serrano will be president

Christmas Party, 1885
A family party, with presents being handed out from the tree

Wine and Women
When Charles starts flinging the champagne about, its best to get out of your dress before he ruins it

Party Clothes - Scrap
Two children dressed in party clothes

Masquerade Party
Woman in a blue dress drops her mask to reveal her identity

Children Fancy Dress1923
At a chidrens fancy dress birthday party, a blindfolded boy tries to find his female friend, and succeeds!

Drinking Health
Two diners drink each others healths at the end of a meal

Party Clothes 1930
A small at home drinks party. One of the male guests isn t stopping long - so no need to remove the topcoat. Notice the large dot motif dress of one of the ladies

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