Eating Philopena

In Germnny they manage this little pustimi1 in a vory pleasant way. When a oouple meet after eating pbilopena do advantage is taken of the otber until one of thcm pronounees the word " philopena." This is the warning that now the sport is to begin. Let us suppose that a gentleman calis upon a lady. She invites him to walk in and at the same timo speaks the talismanic word. If ho accepts the oflVr to walk in ho is lost, until she removes the ban by telling him to go away. If she asks him to tnke off bis hat he must resolutely keep it on ; if to be seated, ho must stand, or, if at the tnble she should hand him any article which he accepts, she wins the forfeit. During all tliis time he endeavors to tnke her by surprise, for the aceeptanec of any offer from the othor wins the game. Both are constantly exercising heir wits to prevent being eaught, and .ho sport often goes on all the evening. ?erhaps the gentleman brings a little jrcBent and. says, " Knowing that I sliall lose my philopeiia, I have brougLt t nlong - hereitis." If sho is canght off her guard by the smooth speech 8he oses, for he immediately claims forfcit. if neither wins at the iirst meeting, the port ia continued to the second, and it may happen that lialf a dozen porties weet ai tbe same time, all anxious to wiu of thtir philopena partners, so thnt the sceno often becomes ludicrously amusiug. It ís " diamond cut diamond" n very tnith.