One winter she amused herself and her friends by a great number of charades and enigmas, many of which I copied and still possess.
Some of the charades referred to will be found in appendix E, p.
Twice or more he collected the children of the neighborhood for charades and rehearsed them, and took part in the performance, as in the Hartford days.
The children played charades a great deal, and he was wonderful at that game and always helped them.
By exercising a little ingenuity, very fine charades can be acted “impromptu.
If it is determined to have charades at a party, the lady of the house should arrange dresses, plan of action and subjects, beforehand.
I must not keep you from your charades any longer," he said, conducting her to the door and thanking her for the great help and profit he had derived from her knowledge of the Iroquois.
Charades and pictures," whispered Cecile, at my elbow.
For the Prime Minister of England to go through all sorts of contortions in a game of charades might prove a trifle undignified; so the hostess suggested that they play "musical chairs.
Illustration] But it did come out at last that the Peterkins were to have some charades at their own house for the benefit of the needed water-trough,--tickets sold only to especial friends.
Solomon John said they ought to have plenty of bandboxes; if you only had bandboxes enough a charade was sure to go off well; he had seen charades in Boston.
Chorley, and many others; and observed that, on the occasion of charades and private theatricals there, Charles Dickens was always in fine form.
Our informant was also present at Gad's Hill Place at several theatrical entertainments, and especially remembers some charades being given.
Especially if Rex is to make everything come off--charades and everything.
The charades came off according to her plans; and also some other little scenes not contemplated by her in which her acting was more impromptu.
But it did come out at last that the Peterkins were to have somecharades at their own house for the benefit of the needed water-trough,--tickets sold only to especial friends.
Charades Five of the group are selected to act out a charade.
Charades may be sentimental or humorous, in poetry or prose; they may also be acted, in which manner they afford considerable amusement.
Around and before me were the friends and associates of the golden time in which his delightful humor and bonhomie so often helped me in charades and other high times.
During the days that followed, Kant and charades divided her time pretty evenly.
After the death of my sister, some years had to elapse before we could bear to see charades again.
It didn't occur to any of you that it wasn't the acting of silly charades or the ordering of aspirin or the giving out of bandages and books that made me collapse: it was letting my mind dwell on the reason for which I was doing it.
Dodo performed an amazing fantasy on the horn, while the early sunset of this November day began to flame in the west, which reminded her that there were charades this evening.
Charades of this kind, we are inclined to think, give more real pleasure after all, than the studied, costly elaborations.
To those who are fond of charades, and indeed to all those good people who love to be merry, we commend what the French call charades en action, or pantomime charades.
There are, however, charades to be got up on the spur of the moment, which are not less entertaining than the more elaborate performances to which we allude.
We are going to act dumb charades in the hall, and Miss Drummond and the teachers are all there to watch.
Aldred's boasted experience was really confined to a few charades with the Rectory children at home; but she had considerable natural talent for acting, and could throw herself heart and soul into a part.
The hastily got up charades were acted with much spirit.
Let us have charades after tea; they will help to pass the long evening.
Do let us have charades or something lively to-night.
If you break out into charades too, what will become of us?
He thought also that the quiet people of Karlsruhe would never be able to guess such charades as he would make, and his heart was filled with pride.
Now there is no one to guess, and I made four splendid charadeson my way home.
To make your charades a real success, you will, of course, require a curtain.
To act charades well, one requires a little practice and plenty of good temper, for, of course, only one or two can take principal parts, and therefore some of the children must be content to take the smaller ones.
Here we give you a very simple charade, the words of which you may learn, and then act, after which you will very likely be able to make up charades for yourselves.
The atmosphere of Overroads is perhaps best conveyed through Gilbert's theories concerning his toy theatre and the other theatricals such as Charades sometimes played there.
The night the studio was opened Father O'Connor remembers a large party at which charades were acted.
Prince Metternich insisted on charades; therefore charades carried the day, of course.
In acting charades the characters and situation are made to represent a play upon a word or words by portraying some feature which vividly brings such word or words to the mind.
Charades are favorite amusements of Japanese children, and so is a game like our “Authors.
I think we must act this evening: we have not had charades or anything for nearly two days.
Billiards came after dinner, and during the evening we had charades and dancing.
While he was travelling from point to point, he was cogitating fresh charades to be acted when we should again meet.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "charades" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: checkers; chess; game; sport
