Gilded Age Fads… the Ring Toss Game

The childish game of tossing rings of different sizes over a small upright pole has been transferred to the drawing room, and ever since the advent of warm weather, these ring-toss parties have been given…
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The hostess of the moment seems to care only for an opportunity to bestow favors at her entertainments, searching constantly for new excuses to give prizes. The childish game of tossing rings of different sizes over a small upright pole has been transferred to the drawing room, and ever since the advent of warm weather, these ring-toss parties have been given. A jewel casket of silver for the Queen prize and a diamond scarf-pin for the King prize were the favors at a recent one.– “Her Point of View” in the New York Times, June 1892

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