Brightening Up The Parties (1925)

THIS DIGIBETA VERSION HAS BEEN MADE FROM THE PRINT VERSION ON TAPE PM0844 WILL PROBABLY BE BETTER QUALITY AS TAKEN FROM THE NEGATIVE. Excellent footage of 1920s party games. Bright young things sit around at a party waiting for something exciting to happen. C, Us of couples looking bored and yawning. The hostess has an inspiration the match box game. She explains the rules to her friends. They start the game matchbox passed from nose to nose laughter ensues. Forfeits are given to those who drop the box. The rabbit s kiss is illustrated. A couple have a piece of cotton thread in their mouths one at each end. They then chew the cotton, getting closer and closer to each other, eventually ending up in a kiss. Another forfeit is to sit on a bottle laid down on the floor and try to light a cigarette. A woman tries but finds it hard to keep her balance. Adam has a go and fails miserably, falling on to the floor. The blindfold supper is next. A man in a blindfold has a spoon