A Novel 1915 Way to Match Partners

Matching seating partners at one’s dinner party is just as important as what foods will be served and every other detail that goes in to hosting a successful dinner party.

Matching Partners

 A good way to match partners at any social affair is the following: Get two kinds of a variety of candies – say two caramels, two chocolate drops, two peppermint sticks, two gumdrops, two butter scotches, etc… Pass one piece to the men and one to the women, and when candies are matched, partners will be found. Another good way is to match flowers or animal crackers. —The Morning Union, 1915

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