Home Entertaining: Amusements for Every One

"Home Entertaining: Amusements for Every One" by William Eastman Chenery is a guide to early 20th-century home entertainment, offering a compilation of games, tricks, and pastimes perfect for social gatherings. The book emphasizes the selection and testing of activities to ensure refined and enjoyable diversions in a home setting. The preface sets the tone, stressing the need to maintain a respectable atmosphere and steer clear of any distasteful amusements. It also provides tips for ensuring entertainment success, like keeping tricks surprising and using the entertainer's personality to improve the experience. The book prepares readers to explore the many amusements, suiting different preferences and events by developing these key ideas.