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WOMAN'S PAGE. Gorgeous New Shoulder Flower BY MARY MARSHALL. All dressed up and no place to go. ‘The situation was just the reverse. Bhe had some place very special to go, & college dance with her very best senijor; she had only one evening dress long enough to wear and she had worn 1t at every party for a month—and she couldn’t buy another evening dress when she felt that the permanency of her new job depended in a measure on having a suitable new office dress. A really gorgeous new shoulder flower would make the dress seem different, some one told her, so away she went to SHOWER SHOULDER BOUQUET FROM PARIS. FLOWERS SHADE FROM PINK TO YELLCW AND RIBBONS ARE OF SHADED PINK AND YELLOW HARMONIZING WITH YELLOW CHIFFON DRESS. & shop where gorgeous shoulder flowers were offered in the most tempting pro- fusion. She saw precisely what she wanted—one of the new_ shoulder shower bouquets just from Paris with sn avalanche of lovely petals that would hide the old dress and make it seem Iltke new. How much please? What? The girl behind the 'counter had mentioned a price that almost equaled what she had paid for the ;Impla little evening dress to begin th, “Of course you could make one for ‘very much less,” suggested the girl be- hind the counter. “Here are three in- expensive roses—not, of course, so lovely as the ones used in the original, but still wvery pretty. You could use two on the shoulder, so—and you could cut the petals and leaves of the third one apart and sew them carefully on narrow rib- bons or heavy silk cord of different le . I've been thinking of making orm myself if I had any place to wear it.” You may have seen these new shoul- der flowers that give all the trimming needed to a simple evening dress. But did it ever occur to that one could be made at home as simple and as inexpensively as that? LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. Pop was trying to make his cigar lighter werk, and ma sed, Theres no doubt about it. Willyum, a thing is either werth its full value or elts theres something a matter with it. In 9 times out of 99 a so called bargain is a bar- gain in name ony, she sed. Im glad you see the lite sed. Ive been trying for years to con- vince you of that little point, he sed. You must of reseeved some mitey shock to cause such a revilution in your filloso- phy, he sed. Well Il tell you what it reely was, ma sed. It was a foolish purchase that Mawd Hews made yestidday. She saw an ad for a sale of Blue Snake silk stockings marked down from 5 dollers to 3 dollers a pair, and naturelly she mite of known that Blue Snake stock- ings couldent be as cheep as that with- out having some defective flaw, but she sailed downtown like a lark the ferst thing in the morning and bawt 3 pairs, and when she got home and tried them on sure enough low and behold the toes were so short that she would of sprouted through them in one day, and she couldent retern them or ex- change them because that was one of the terms of the so called bargain sale. I dont wunt anybody to speek to me of bargains after that, ma sed. Good enough, its very seldom in this life that we have the good sents to profit by others experients, pop sed, and ma sed, Yes indeed, and just imagine how the poor woman would of felt if I hadent taken the stockings off her hands. If you hadent what, for Peet sake? pop sed, and ma sed, Well, you see Mawd Hews is a much bigger woman than I am but by some freek of nature we take the same size stockings, and she offered to let me have them for 2 dollers a pair, so I couldent very well let that chance slip through my fingers, and they reely fit me quite well except around the heel, wich is much less im- portant than the toes, but just imagine ony 2 dollers a pair for Blue Snake stockings. Yee gods give me air, pop sed. And he “went around to the bowling alley for a while. | BEDTIME STORIES °»"wrc:ss’ Question of Relationship. Appearances sometimes deceive, And things are not as you believe. . rina the Shrew. Peter Rabbit was being called names. He was being called names in a very thin aky voice. But Peter wasn't at all disturbed. He simply looked down at the little fellow who was call- ing him names and grinned. It was Blarina the Shrew who was scolding in a very fine squeaky voice. You see, Peter had almost stepped on Blarina and Blarina was telling Peter just what he thought about it. “I'm sorry, Blarina,” said Peter. *Truly, I am. I didn't see you at all” “I'M SORRY, BLARINA,"” SAID PETER. “What's that got to do with it?” squeaked Blarina. “I didn't see you, but I know where you are and all about you. “Honestly, don’t you see me at all?” demanded Pete: T. “No, I don't,” squeaked Blarina. “But 1 hear you and I smell you and that is enough for me.” Peter shook his head. “It seems to me,”. said he, “that it must be dreadful ::t to have better eyes than you Moles er e. “Moles! Moles!” exclaimed Blarina. “What have Moles got to do with it?” “Well, you are a kind of Mole, aren’t you?” said Peter. At this Blarina flew into a great rage. He has a very peppery temper, and it he squeaked angrily. ny:»';h-n"' 5 “Oh, a lot of people,” replied Peter. “I have heard you called a Mole many times. You certainly look enough like one to be one. You must at least be a cousin of Miner the Mole.” Blarina fairly danced with anger. “I'd have you understand that I am not a Mole, nor am I related to the Moles. I am a Shrew, Peter Rabbit, and zfflud of it. I am a Shrew, and a Shrew no more a Mole than a Mouse is. It is & wonder that you don’t think I am a Mouse.” “Well, you are rather mouselike,” re- torted Peter, chuckling. “You are sort of halfway between a Mouse and a Mole, and it wouldn't have surprised me any MENU FOR A DAY. BREAKFAST. Fresh Strawberries. Osatmeal with Cream. Scrambled Eggs. Bacon. Bran Muffins. Coffee. LUNCHEON. Baked Spaghetti with Cheese. Baking Powder Biscuits. Pineapple Up_:_lfle Down Cake. ea. DINNER. Tomato Bisque. Breaded Veal Cutlets. French Fried Potatoes. String Beans. Lettuce and Asparagus Salad. Cottage mdmgzhcmoohu Sauce. ee. BCRAMBLED EGGS. Four eggs, one-half cup milk, lece of butter large as walnut, ittle salt. Stir constantly until cooked. Serve hot on toast. BAKING POWDER BISCUITS, Three cups flour, two teaspoons baking powder, Mttle salt, little shortening. Mix with water, roll about one-half inch thick, cut in rounds and bake in hot ~ven. TOMATO BISQUE. ‘Two-thirds cup canned toma- toes, a little chopped oniofi, bit of bay leaf, two cloves, one-fourth cup boiling water, one-eighth tea- spoon soda, one-half tablespoon butter, one-fourth teaspoon salt, few grains pepper, two table- ns heavy cream. Cook first ingredients eight minutes. Rub ] h sieve, add sods, but- ter in small pleces, seasoning and cream. - Eerve at once. to learn that you were related to both families.” “Well, I'm not,” retorted Blarina. “The Mole family and the Shrew fam- ily both belong to the order of insect eaters; while the Mouse family belongs to the order of gnawing animals, and that is a very different matter.” Peter thought this over for a few min- utes. “Well,” said he, “T've learned something. Still, if you and Miner the Mole belong to the same order it seems to me that you are related.” “Hul exclaimed Blarina. “If that's the way you feel about it, you must con- ;1::1:. yourself related to Robber the Peter’s ears stood straight up with in- dignation. “Certainly not!” he cried. “Then I don’t suppose you will admit that you are related to Prickly Porky the Porcupine?” exclaimed Blarina. “Of course, I'm not!” retorted Peter. ulj would be silly to think of such a ing.” “No more silly. than to think that I am related to Miner the Mole because “You belong to the order of gnawing animals. So do Robber the Rat and Prickly Porky and Paddy the Beaver and Happy Jack Squirrel and all the members of the Mouse family and Johnny Chuck and some others. They all belong to different families, but they all belong to the same order. So there you are! I'm not a Mole and I don’t want to be called a Mole.” Peter scratched a long ear with a long hind leg. “Perhaps you're right,” said he"‘l know I'm right,” retorted Blarina. NANCY PAGE Chiffon Pie Is as Its Namesak BY FLORENCE LA GANKE. Airy as e Nancy was busy in the kitchen roll- ing ple crust. Joan came in from play. “Please, Aunt Nancy, can't I help you wf pie? And can’t I have some, “Of course you may help. I need this lemon washed and I want a cu) of sugar measured. You can do botl those things, I am sure.” Nancy went on rolling the crust and fitting it to the pie plate. She rolled the paste about a quarter inch thick. In lining the pie plate she built up quite a fortress or rim, which she pinched between her thumb and two fingers to give it a crimped air. The thumb was held inside the rim and the two fingers on the outside. As she pressed the fingers in she pressed the thumb outward. She pricked the crust thoroughly, especiaily where sides of plate sloped to bottom. By pricking it she allowed air confined between crust and plate to escape. This gave her a crust with no air bubbles. After the crust was baked and cooled she filled it with this mixture. She soaked three-quarters teaspoonful gela- tin in one-quarter cup cold water. Into the upper part of double boller she put four egg yolks, one-quarter tea- spocnful of salf, two tablespoons lemon juice, grated rind and one cup sugar. She cooked this over hot water until thickened. Then she added softened gelatin and folded in beaten whites. This mixture was put into ed shell. it was covered with ‘whipped cream. Joan had the filling molded in a small ple plate lined with sweetened zwieback crumbs. liked her little pie just as much as Peter did his real ple—and that was saying a great deal. last, pop | 7ilE EVENING STAR, WASHI\'GTOX, D. C, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1930. Home in Good Taste BY SARA HILAND. It seems as if the wallpapers being shown in the shops this Spring are more attractive than ever before. Even if you haven't a room that needs papering you surely can think of a lot of boxes that have to be covered and put in the closet, and you will find it a real rleuure to select and work with these ascinating papers. Four charming ones are shown in the illustration. ‘That in the upper left is a combina- tion of conventional and natural design which is a copy of some very old French wallpaper. The pattern shown in the upper right has a lovely blue background with tiny medallions in yellow ivory. This paper would be lovely in a room with ivory furniture and pale apricot criss-cross point d’Esprit curtains. The bedspread might then be of apricot ground- flowered material. In the lower left is shown a very modern design which is delicate and not extreme enough not to make it a pleas- ing background for Provencal pieces. And last, but by no means least, is a paper with a pastel blue ground and Tows of flowers in mauve, amethyst, yellow and pink—perfect for a little girl's room. (Copyright. 1930).° SONNYSAYINGS BY FANNY Y. CORY. She | Baby’s mad st Mr. Muggle the baker, ‘cause he wouldn't gib her a cookie. I telled her “No! No!" an' “Baby mustn't,” but her dest say “I am is” an’ then her goes frowin’ rocks at his store. (Copyright, 1930.) SPRINGTIME. BY D. C. PEATTIR. The hermit thrush comes in the middle of April and is gone by the middle of May. And he is the most magical singer in the forest—in some ways the most magical in the world. A census of poems on the thrush shows that most poets write to the hermit thrush, and not to the wood thrush. I can think of two reasons for this—first, the word “hermit” ap- peals to poets; second, most poets prob- ably do not know which bird they are hearing. These are cynical reasons; a more idealistic one would be that poets hear how much nobler is the hermit thrush’s song. There is nothing really hermit-like in the hermit thrush’s habits; he does not by any means dispense with the comforts of home. He merely chooses the recesses of a forest; mountains and swamps are among his favorite haunts. But, even so, he sometimes comes to the very borders of a lawn, near a house, and only the trained ear, perhaps, dis- tinguishes his evening song from the common thrush's (though “common” is an unkind word, since even the wood thrush is & bird of ecstatic and incred- ibly imaginative song). 1 do not think of any easy way of setting forth the differences between the two songs. Both birds “twirl three notes and make a star.” But where the wood thrushes sing slowly and at leisure as compared with most birds, the her- mit thrush makes the wood thrush seem a rapid singer. I think it was Van Dyke who said that the hermit thrush says “O clear in the sphere of the air.” As far as words go, that will do, and so will John Burroughs' rendition, “O Spheral, O!” The hermit thrush is like a great singer who is conscious of an audience breathless with attention. The singer can take all the time necessary; she can pause for effects, she can afford to wait while the echo of her last notes, drawn out into silence, ring in memory still on the air. Every singer knows that setting is im- portant, and with what unerring in- stinct the thrush chooses the setting for his song. He loves the hour when the heat is over and the last golden light lingers in the west. He loves the mo- ment when the frogs begin to trill, when swallows sweep the skies for the twi- light-loving instincts, when folks are tired, and sit down, and want to listen; when other birds begin to drop drowsily into silence. Then, taking up his po- sition in some unseen spot, he sends his song (really & voice of great range and power) through the quiet airs of a Spring twilight. Strawberry Mold. Line a melon-shaped mold with lady fingers. Beat the yolks of four eggs flvfx:hree tablespoonfuls of sugar, add one cupful of milk, put on the stove in a double boller, let cook until it thickens, fourth box of gelatin soaked in one-fourth cupful of cold water, stir until the gelatin is dissolved, strain and cool, then add one-fourth cupful of cream and one teaspoonful of vanilla. Cover the bottom with ripe strawberries and rour carefully over them a few spoon- uls of the custard. When this is stiffened, fill the mold with berries and pour over them the rest of the custard, and set in a cool place to stiffen. frbmm Eggs in Potato Cases. Roll one and one-half cupfuls of mashed potatoes to a thickness of two {inches. Cut into cakes. This amount of potato will make thres cases. In each case press a_hollow large enough to hold an egg. Brush the cases with milk and place them in the oven to | brown, then add one egg to each case, season and add a small piece of the butter. Return to the oven and bake until the egg !s set. Serve at once. Fried Smelts. and clean, leaving on the heads, tails and skin. Sprinkle with salt, dip in flour in a frying containing enough hot fat 1o float the * Pinds Us More Satisfled Than We Know Do We Really Envy Others? \DorothyDix| Most of Us Complain of Our Lot in Life, but * Where Is the Person With Whom We Would Change Places? MOBT of us are given to beating upon our breasts and lamenting our lots in life, yet I wonder how many would really change places with any one else. The other day a poor, tired young wife and mother, who has to nurse her dimes and window-shop the pretty clothes that other women buy, and wrestle with a houseful of strenuous youngsters, was telling me her troubles, and she said: “Lady Luck surely wasn't in a million miles.of me when I was born, for I have never got even half a break in life. I have always been up against it. My father was an inefficient sort of a man, who didn’t know how to make money, and my mother was a futile scrt of a woman, who didn’'t know how to manage, and so we children just tumbled up in a house where there was never enough ?r my;lhlndl to go around and where the wolf was never more than three laps rom the door. to lothes rent or “When I finished high school I got a jok, and I made good, and I bej vision a future in which I would earn enough money to have pretty like other girls and a little comfort, and not be worried about the where the next meal was coming from. “But, alas and alack, my hoodoo was still working, and what did I do but fall in love and, of course, with a boy who was just as poor as I was, and we got married on nothing, and here I am pinching pennies and doing without everything i want and cooking and scrubbing and washing and sewing and baby- tending. And when I am pushing a perambulator down the street with the twins in one end and a lot of canned goods and spinach from a cut-rate grocery in the other and I am so tired I can hardly drag one foot after the other, and rested-looking women, fresh from the beauty shops, roll by me in their limou- sines, why, I could die of envy of them.” R “YOU poor child.” I exclaimed, “life certainly has given you a rotten deal, but with which one of these women whose fata seems to you to be so much happier than your own would you swap places if you could? “There is Miss A, for instance. It has always seemed to me that the lot of the rich old maid had fewer tacks in it than any other on earth. Plenty of money. A beautiful home. Absolute freedom. No husband to find fault with her or to have to please cr to consider. No children to worry over and be anxious about. The world in a sling, if you ask me.” “What!” cried out my young friend in horror. “Change places with that stuffed Dumb Dora! I should say not! Why, she is as dull as dish water. I can get more out of it and see more in going to the corner drug store than she can out of a trip around the world. Besides, she never has lived. She has never been anything but a dressed-up doll in a glass case. “She has never had a real emotion. She has never loved or had her heart torn with anxiety or wanted anything so badly it hurt. She has never had a man's arms around her or a baby's head on her breast. She has never watched in agony by a child’s sickbed through a long night and known the flooding joy that sweeps through you when the crisis is past and it drops off to sleep in the dawn, but me—I have known love and birth and death and toil and travail and agony and tears and laughter. The cup of life has been a flavorless beverage at which she has only sipped, but I have drunk it to the bottom, and if it hasn't had much sweetness in it, it has had taste and strength.” “Well,’ said, “if you don’t want to change places with a rich old maid, how about Mrs. B.? She has everything that you haven't—a millionaire husband who dikes her out in imported finery and hangs her with jewels and gives her costly cars to ride in and palaces to live in.” s e “Y!SJ' mocked my young friend, “and everybody knows that she sits up in her palace alone while her husband is stepping out with blondes who are young enough to be her daughters and that every time he presents her with a new string of pearls she knows it is bought with conscience money because he is embarking on a new affair. and I would rather have a husband who lavishes kisses and caresses on me than one who handed out checks. You can be a lot lonesomer in a 40- Italian villa without any love in it than you cdn in a two-by-four bungalow with your man sitting across the hearthstone from you and telling you that you are the only woman in the-world. : “Why, only last week Tom went without lunches to buy me a string of beads for my birthday, and they look better to me than any diamond necklace would if I knew it was given to keep me out of the divorce court. No, indeed, I ;mgg’n't change places with Mrs. B., not even if she threw in a few millions “How about Mrs. C., then?” I suggested. “She hasn't any children to bother her. Her house is the quietest, most peaceful place and immaculately clean, with never a toy on the floor or a smear on a windowpane. She has time to belong to clubs and to read. She can spend her money on buying pretty clothes for herself instead of shoes for the baby.” “I have seen Mrs. C. bending over a liftle grave. Her only child,” said my young friend, softly and pitifully, “and her face was the face of a mother whose arms ache because they are empty, whose ears never cease listening for the patter of little feet that are stilled, of a woman who is trying desperately to fill her life with other interests because the one great interest is gone.” - “Well,” said I, “since you are not willing to change places with any other woman, why not be content with the lot Heaven has sent you?” ROTHY DIX. (Copyright. 1930.) JOLLY POLLY A Lesson in English. BY JOSEPE J. FRISCHL. AN OPTOMETRIST ESTIMATES THAT SEVENTY-TWO PER CENT OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE I ARE SUFFERING | / FROM EYE STRAIN. WHILST SKIRTS ARE LONG, THE MEN ARE ENJIOYING SOME RELIEF. ! "C. D.—Either “while” or “whilst” | may be used, but “while” is the gen- erally accepted form in the United States. “Whilst” is the old form of “while” and is widely used in England. An optometrist (op-TOM-e-trist) is o:\e who measures the distance of the visign. olly Polly will gladly answer your questions by mail. Dorothy Dix WASHINGTON Apple Pudding. Peel and quarter enough apples to fill a pudding dish, add one cupful of sugar, some bits of butter, one cupful of cold water, cover the dish, place in the oven and let cook for about one and one-half hours. Now make a cake batter with half a cupful of sugar, one tablespoon- ful of butter, half a cupful of milk, one cupful of flour, one teaspoonful of bak- ing powder, one egg and a little vanilla. Make a soft batter, pour it over the ap- ples and bake for about 20 minutes. Serve with a d romance. .. birthright. this cereal! | So cmise it crackles out loud when you pour on milk or cream. Toasted rice grains. Rich with flavor. Something different for breakfast. Deli- cious for lunch. Usein candies, macaroons. Try in soups. Kiddies are fascinated by Rice Krispies. Order from your grocer. A red-and-green package. . | Made by { Kellogg in ! Battle Creek. clothes that show. ARE charming. FIRST: believe in yourself. of dainty femininity. i You may ask, “But how can we keep these delicate things color-fresh in spite of fre- quent washing—colors fade so easily!* No doubt colors do fade when washed the ordinary way with ordinary soap, but there is a wonderful product made especially to presertp color in the daintiest fabrics. RICE KRISPIES “Maybe Tom isn’t much of a money-maker, but he is a grand love-maker | When everything you wear—including your lingerie, your stockings, all your inti- mate things—is very dainty, colorful, you yourself feel perfectly charming. And because you FEEL charming you Itisall summed up in two simple rules— Buy the loveliest, laciest under- things you ean, for they make you SECOND: Keep them colorful, shimmering, like new —for drab, faded ander- things cannot give you this feeling THE STAR’S DAILY PATTERN SERVICE . ALL that Tommy McMillan says of himself in his official biography in the Congressional Directory is that he is a Democrat, lives in Charleston, S. C., and has been elected to four Congresses. ‘Yet this robust, - natured Southerner got into public life in per- haps the strangest way known on the - hill. “From Base Ball Diamond to the Halls of Con- gress”—if he ever were to write a story of his life, such a title would be most fitting. It was McMil- lan's ability to hit the ball and run bases that focused the attention of the first congressional district of South Carolina on him. the base ball fans are responsible for his being in Washington. Old-timers in the Sally (South At- lantic) League remember the days when Tommy McMillan was catcher for Charleston. And there are many who still remember when he was that team’s premier hitter and base runner. 1t was a rare piece of luck that caused McMillan to settle down in the first congressional district of his State—the district that was to make him a Repre- sentative in Congress years later. He was a student at the University of South Carolina. During the vaca- tion period he was playing base ball for Charlotte in the South Atlartic League. In 1913 the Charlotte club or- dered him to report before the end of the college year. McMillan refused. It was that same year that Charles- ton was sorely in need of a man whoe could add punch to the team and who, at the same time, could be bought with the least-possible money. The manager of the Charleston club enlisted the aid of a lccal sports writer to help him find such a man. ‘The sports writer remembered the lad at the university who was a hold- out. Negotiations were begun with the Charlotte club, with the result that McMillan was sold to Charleston for $50. MeMillan played with Charleston untdl he had won a tremendous per- sonsl popularity with base ball fans. Thea pressure of private affairs forced him to quit. He says now that he never lhoped to be a professional, but played the game because he couldn't resist the lure of the diamond. Off the base ball field Tommy Mc- Millan was not forgotten. Base ball fans of the first district got behind him for the State Legislature and elected him. The last year In that body he served as speaker. Sleek Simplicity. A favorable sports fashion that is indispensable for Spring and Summer wardrobe employs a printed washable crepe silk. ‘The print may be chosen in blending tone of ‘separate coat to carry out en- semble idea. The original model used crepe with beige background printed in soft green tones that harmonize splen- didly with many color schemes. Plain beige crepe narrow belt emphasized the higher waist line. The beige crepe revers and bow that passes through bound openings just above the point of the bodice yoke contribute smart trim. ‘The kilted plaits are stitched to a depth of a hip yoke to secure a per- fectly flat hip line. Style No. 552 comes in sizes 16, 18 ‘l,nd! 20 years, 36, 38, 40 and 42 inches ust. It's & model that adapts itself lovely to the cotton fabrics for Summer. You'll M it in pique prints, sheer or sporf8 weight linen and ratine novelties. Shantung, silk pique, silk broadcloth | shirting My Neighbor Says: Ordinary window shades may easily be washed. Spread the shade over a flat surface and rub it briskly with sponge _dipped frequently in soap-suds. Rub off the suds with a soft cloth, rinse with clear water and dry thor- ouzhlx, Do this first on one side, then on the other. A cloth rinsed out of warm water and placed over a roasting fowl will produce a tender, well- browned skin, delicious in flavor. Rinse out the cloth four times in warm water during the roasting period. » A simple bird bath may be made by digging a hole deep ugh so that the lid of an old can may be fitted into it. ck loam firmly around it and on the loam place bricks, between wlh.g:h a trailing vine may be 12 and men's silk are other ex- clusive ideas. For a pattern of this style send 15 cents in stamps or coin directly to The Washington Star's Fashion Bureau, Pifth_avenue and Twenty-ninth’ street, New York. ‘We suggest that when you send for this pattern you inclose 10 cents addi- tional for a copy of our new Sprin, fashion ne. i Girl’s Letter Marcia C hasn’t found the key to “He likes me, Miss Dix,” she writes, ‘“‘but there isn’t a sign of his falling in love with nd yet he’s the one man in the world—"" To all the girls like Marcia in this big city T want tosay...don’t be disheartened... romance can be yours. It is every girl's To win out, Marcia, you must have, first of all, faith in yourself. Faith in your daintiness—your charming femininity. Clothes will help you . . . for clothes have a subtle effect on a woman’s psy- chology . . . and I don’t mean just the **You must have faith in yourself—in your daintiness—in your charming femininity’* - Of course I mean Lux. Lux is especially made to cleanse without disturbing the vibrant, alluring loveliness of colors. NOT ONLY CAN YOU WIN CONFIDENCE of charm through the effect dainty, colorful (Left) After12 washin with an ordinary*‘good’ soap—silk fibresa little outof place—lacedam= aged, Color faded. roundings. FEATURES. - A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK BY HERBERT PLUMMER. In 1926 the base ball fans put for- ward name for Congress. ellnezted him and have returned him s e. His love for the game has not dimin- ished since the when he was & player. In 1919 he served as president of the Charleston club. BRIDGE TALKS BY MRS. JOHN MUNCE, JR. Having covered the plays of declarer, Wwe now come to the plays by the ad- versaries of the declarer. ember that declarer always has the advantage, as he not only sees his own hand but the hand of the dummy on the table, and his adversaries cannot have as ac- curate information in regard to each other’s hands as the declarer has of his two hands, no matter how carefully they have bid, passed or doubled. This And | is the only way the adversaties have of gaining any information at all regard- ing each other's hands before the lead is made. Later they may gain a little information from the development of the plays. It is very necessary that the language of the play should be accu- rately spoken and understood by both adversaries. Very often a contract is acquired by a single bid by declarer, in Wwhich case the only information the ad- versaries have in regard to each other’s hands is that they did not have strength enough to bid, which is most inadequate when it comes to leading. In this case each adversary starts playing without any idea of his partner's holding, and the only way his partner can give him any information is by the play. There are a few important rules which we should all remember when we are adversaries of the declarer, and the first is in regard to wuchlnf cards. With touching cards play the lower or lowest, the exception to this being when holding the ace, king, then vou lead the higher or highest. Beginners, as a rule, are not careful how they play touching cards, and the result is their partners cannot play intelligently. The first card to any trick is “le three others are “played”; therefore, when following suit to a trick, as second, third or fourth hand, always play the lower or lowest of touching cards. For example, with a small card led and three small cards of the suit in dummy, and you as leader's partner hold the queen and jack, your proper play is the Jjack. Should you hold the queen, jack, 10-spot, the pi T ph{ would be the 10-spot. - The :% by leader’s partner of the queen would deny the jack in the hand, and the play of deny the 10-spot in that hand. By making these plays p 1y the leader is able to place the mlm ‘honor, which is held by the closed hand, There is only one exception to the play of the lower of touching cards by the adver- sary, and that is when he feels positive that his play cannot bother his partner, end may deceive the declarer. other words, only when something may be gained should you depart from the play “low” rule. For example, with a small card led, and leader's partner holding e king and queen, over an ace, jack, 10-spot in the dummy, leader’s partner may properly play the king first, if the declarer tries to finesse the 10-spot from the dummy. This may make the de- clarer try to finesse the jack when he B e et e en leading, always or highest of touching cards, except with the ace, king and one small one or more. this case the king is led from the ace, king and one or more, and the same from the king, queen and others. However, a leader hol a doubleton ace, king and no others of the suit, and wanted to ruff, if possible, should lead the ace and then the king, so that his partner will understand that he has no more cf that suit, and that he desires it led to him whenever you are able to get in. 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