The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 12, 1896, Page 21

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JULY 12, 1896. Californians in New York Gotham Weather Is Sultry and Thousands Are Leaving for Europe NEW YORK, N. Y., July 7.—At this season of the year the weather be- comes terrific, and long after sunset heat waves rise like columns of pale smoke from the stone buildings that have been absorb- ing the sun’s rays all day long. TUpto midnight any attempt to get a little sleep is fruitless. Atthat hour, however, aslight change comes and one can get a few hours of rest; provided, of course, always that the coal man does not dump a few tons into the alley bgneath your window. The coal game is quite popular here now— coal being cheap. Landlords take advantage of the market and load up for the winter. In consequence coaling goes on in all the apartment blocks for at least a straight week, or until the basements are filled and your trunks are carefuily covered up. It would not be sar- prising to me to discover that the janitor had broken open atrunk or two and found room for a little more coal on the inside. Excursion boats leave every pier daily for the various watering places both near and far. The passencers are divided into three classes—moneyed men, the working class ana tramps. The latter element go as | far up the rivers as their few red cents will take them and as much farther as they can get without being kicked off. Thousands of people leave daily and an average of $8,000,000 a month goes to Eu- rope alone to be spent a-touring by Amer- ican travelers. Of course, this represents the millionaires and men and women of luxury and idleness, who intend to do the continent ‘‘large.” This enormous output of human beings leaves the city socially marred, and those who do come here merely use it as a zate to get comewkere else. Most of the thea- ters are shut down and the roof-gardens furnish most all the theatrical amuse- ment, considerable of it being very in- ferior. Variety people who cannot afford to go to the watering-place or lay off for the summer months allow themselves to be billed as stars and inflict their very or- dinary talents on the perspiring audience. Bty That the Government hes its right eye on California there is no longer further doubt. Only last Thursday William C. Harris, the great piscatorial and fish cul- ture authority, as well as the editor of the American Angler, left New York, com- missioned by the Government to prepare, ready for press, a work on American game fish, to be fully illustrated and printed in the highest style of the art. This book will concern California most particularly, Mr. Harris will first go into the Saw Tooth Range in Jdaho and from there to California, beginning 1n the lower part of the State and making his way toward the north, passing Professor David Starr Jordan at Palo Alto so as to give that vopular educator an opportunity to set forth his famous chestnut ot fish. About three months will be consumed in all, and the book will appear toward the end of the year. It is to be the most complete pub- lication yet issued on the question, con- taining many colored piates. i Californians who happen to be in New York at the present time are carrying their heads a little high over the victory of Fred Webster, president of the Country Club in the Golden State, owing to the fact of his having won the international cup at the shooting tournament in London last Wednesday. He left the other side on the day following, and will arrive in the United States to find a big delegation waiting to dine him with California zest. Adter that he will be sent on to San Fran- cisco for another round at the hands of the Country and the Pacific Union clubs, both of which he is a member. Jack Follansbee arrived from-his South- ern California rancn in the early part of the week and sailed for England on the foliowing Thursday, to be present at the Henley-Yale race. He took along several friends and will make a three months’ trip and return the latter part of the sum- mer. F. D. Ryan, District Attorney of Sacra- mento County, along with Judge Garoutte, is at the Hoffman House. They spend a zood deal of time taking in the races and flitting along Broadway in the region of the political corrals. Toward evening one can see them making toward the roof- gardens or the parks, where a bit of cool air can be indulged in. Judge Joseph J. Burke, presiding judge of the Bay District track, has been in the city for a few days and goes to St. Louis to- day, where he will judge for the season. Many people of the coast will remember Mrs. Mary Billings-Boyson-Stevens, well known socially in both Oakland and Sac- ramento. The lady is ncw playing in “‘Olivette” at the Herald-square Theater and always manages to draw the Califor- nians who happen to be visiting here. Edward Payson Critcher, formerly of 8an Jose, is now residing at 39 Glen ave- nue, Mount Vernon, New Jersey. Both Mr. Critcher’s wife and sister are with him. He is at present working on the New York Recorder. John E. Nash of the Tivoliis in town. New York to Mr. Nash is like ‘the Bay District track to Ferrig- Hartman. He knows everybody that flits along the rialto, and has done nothing ‘but shake hands since his arrival. In answer to a question as to what he was doing so far away from the coast, he simply winked his eye and re- plied in an undertone: “Just got a little scheme on. Same old thing. Theatricals. I'll be back in San Francisco before long and if old John Nash don’t land on both fect then [ cleave no ice at all. 'No, can’t tell you what it is to be, butit can be covered by the words, ‘something big.””’ Mr. Nash was whirled away by a detach- ment from Koster & Bial’s, and it is per- haps safe to predict from the manner of the gentleman that he will open nothing less than a three-acre roof -garden in Golden Gate Park with Nordica and the De Rezske Brothers doing variety ‘acts. | He promised to let me in next week, but | T assume that he is waiting to secure Melba before giving out the facts to the anxious public.” He is stopping for the time over at Bath Beach, Long Island. F. E. Kaverne, who has spent several | seasons at the California racetracks as a bookmaker, is back in New York. He was holding forth to a crowd of bookmakers | at Levy’s poolrooms last Thursday on the fine horses and climate to be found in California. I find that people who have visited the coast always have a good word | for it. | Sam Thall, the old treasurer of the Bald- | win Theater, but of late years advance agent. for Joe Grismer, is soon to take a | company of his own out on the road. It will be quite a jump to the front for Mr. | Thall, who has been living most of his | life away doing good theatrical work for | other people. Most all California thea- | trical people who have come to New York have succeeded in one way or another and | the representation to-day is very subsian- tial, Dr. William H. Martin, U. S. N., isat | the Lambs Club a good deal of the time. 1There seems to be a sort of mysterious | atfiliation between Lambs and Bohemians. | A member of the San Francisco Ctub finds | friends and cool glasses always ready for | bim among the unshorn. * x % To the gourmets in San Francisco I would like to communicate a few facts. Strolling into the Italian quarter recently | it was my pleasure to drop 1nto a little in- | stitution where all tricks known to the | art of gastronomy are executed well. { had almost finished my dinner when a ismnll party of gaily dressed ladies en- tered and signified by signs and mild forms of abnse, directed at the foreign ner. Presently his excellency broughtin a massive stack of this delicious food, | smothered . in a truffled tomato sauce. | Those who have not attempted to assail | spaghetti believe that it is easy to over- | come, but one must have atsome time in | his life been engaged in the snake-charm- ing occupation to get anything like full possession of it. Itwrithes, glides, wobbles | and escapes from the fork just at that | pertod when it is most desired. . The un- | initiated spaghetti-eater may die getting a start. Not so, however, with these ladies. They each called for a tablespoon, and | holding it firmly in the left hand plunged their fork, held in the right hand, into the | quivering luxury. With a rapid move- | ment the point of the fork, containing the spaghetti, was placed in the hollow of the spoon and twirled at the ends of the tines until the spaghetti was wound in a neat | ball at theend of the fork. This is the | conquering period, and a deft motion 1 toward the open mouth places you in | charge of the morsel. Iwatohed the game with interest. My eves wandered from | table to table. It was going on every- | where. The twirling was part of the din- | mer, and all hands were engaged in it. My | thoughts went back to the old Franco- | American restaurant and the time when 1 used to eat spaghetti like the necromancer that takes 500 yards of ribbons out of his mouth and fills a plug hat. The twirl in the spoon is the thing. Try | it. - x ox The much-expected crash has at last come 1n the bicyle market in this City. | Institutions that were selling high-grade | wheels for $100 no less than a fortnight ago are now unloading at $39 per wheel. | The streets whereon a retail business is | done are plastered with flaming signs offering all sorts of inducements to pur- chasers. | * x o | Itisgratifying to theladies to know that | perfumery in all its horrible forms is com- ing 1nto vogue again. [t is the fad now to perfume gloves, even to the extent of making the introduction of the perfumes part of the tanning process. Aside from that the people who can afford it have | jewels set in the silk stitching on the back of the left-hand glove. Some lunatic in New Jersey has discovered that warm milk | applied to the face before retiring will pro- duce a soft skin and a beautiful peachy complexion. It seems to be_all the go. Even babies cry for it. Bos Davis. The Semblance of a Love Affair. Margery Kennethson was blue—not an unusual thing for her. She saw nothing to live for. She had had a quarrel with the only one she dearly loved, and could not see where she had been to blame. The light of her life seemed to have gone out, and altogether she considered life a faill ure. She would have sought surcease in death, only she dreaded the morgue and the uncanny handling of its heartless attendants, and so she had concluded to be a martyr and live. She was a woman of affairs, who nevertheless enjoyed the idea of baving a romance. She found pleasure in nursing grief, but on this particular evening the duties of the day had been too numerous and absorbing to permit her to indu'ge in her usual pastime. She had not been up from the dinner-table very long when the bell- boy announced Messrs. Samuel and Hugh Wardwell. «“Tell them I shall be down shortly,” sl the hotel parlor, her. man, given to social calls. In fact, be was he said, and in a few minutes descended to wondering on the way what could bring Samuel Wardwell to visit His brother Hugh she knew very well—knew him to be anything but a ladies’ so unwieldy and generally awkward that, notwithstanding his great funé of information and fondness for jollity, which appeals to. women as well as to men, he was looked upon by his acquaintances in the light of a biz tame bear, whose close p to be warded off. except by hearsay, and so naturally sne wol of the visit. “Good evening, Mr. Wardwell,”” she said, as she offered her a manner all her own, she Thinking it might be serious business, likely to suffer by interruptions, Margery soon invited the gentlemen to her own parlor, aiways in order for company, of which, however, she bad very little. This new acquaintance hand to Hugh Wardwell; and in introduced herself to the stranger. ‘was to her an object of curiosity. He was wealthy, and she had never before even who was endowed with so much of this world’s goods, and in ber matter-of-fact way thought topies treating of fruit and grain and cattle woul@ lead, to the business she found that it ;pade no difference how conversation, it would surely drift back to self. “How many acres in your ranch, Miss Kennethson?” asked l Samuel Wardwell she did not know at all, roximity was a thing enough to own one. ndered at the import brother, comment, while the reputed to be very talked with any one on hand. Very soon she might turn the her own individual here was one who 1l | waiter, that they wanted a spaghetti din- | Samuel Wardwell after awhile, for COLORED DRESS GOODS! At 10 Cents. 190 pieces DO U BL E-FOLD DRESS ‘00DS reduced from 25¢ to 10c a yard. At 15 Cents. 219 pieces 34 and 36 INCH WOOL DRESS DS (a mixed lot), in pinhead checks, bourettes and cheviots, reduced from 35¢ 10 152 a yard. At 20 Cents. 119 pieces ALL-WOOL SCOTCH CHEV- 10T DRESS GOODS, reduced from 50c to 20c a yard. At 25 Cents. 2 145 Eeces 40-INCH ENGLISH FIGURED OHAIR, reduced from 65¢ to 25c a yard. At 25 Cents. 142 Kiacea 36-INCH . FINE ALL-WOOL NOVELTY MIXED DRESS GOODS, 1n a large assortment of styles, reduced from 50¢ to 25¢ a yard. At 50 Cents. 82 pieces 45-INCH EXTRA FINE ALL- . WOOL FRENCH DRESS GOODS, in etripes, laias, checks and cheviots, reduced igom $1 to 50c a yard. BLACK DRESS GOODS! At 20 Cents. 45 pieces 35-INCH EXTRA HEAVY ALL PURE WOOL CAMEL'S- HAIR, marked down from 50c to 20c a yard. At 25 Cents. 45 pieces 837-INCH FIGURED ENGLISH ALPACA, marked down from 50c to 25ca yard. At 35 Cents. 45 pieces 38-INCH FIGURED ENGLISH MOHAIRS, marked down from 60c to 85¢ a yard. : At 50 Cents. 40 pieces 44-INCH EXTRA HEAVY ALL- WOOL STORM SERGE, marked down from 75¢ to 50c a yard. SILKS! SILES! At 25 Cents a Yard. 60 pieces FANCY FIGURED AND CHECKED SILK, former price 50c, will be closed out at 25¢ a yard. At 50 Cents a Yard. 50 pieces FANCY FIGURED TAFFETA SILK, former price §1, will be closed out at 50c a yard. At 50 Cents a Yard. 80 pieces BLACK BROCADED SATIN AND FIGURED TAFFETA SILK, will be closed out at 50c a yard. Murphy Building, Market and Jones Streets. | GOODS. ANOTHER GREAT MARK-DO WNIN _— NEW TO-DAY—DRY e A A S A A PRICES! Our customary JULY SACRIFICE SALE OF ALL SPRING AND SUMMER | GOODS opened to an IMMENSE BUSINESS last week, but NOT ONE PAR- | TICLE GREATER THAN WAS MERITED by the PRODIGIOUS REDUC- |THE GRANDEST VALUES YET OFFERED! SPECIAL LINEN SAIE. TIONS with which it was inaugurated, and this warrants us in anticipating | Fine and Medium Goods of which we submit to ill ustrate the IRRESISTIBLE VALUES OFFERED! | a still greater rush THIS WEEK, as the advancing season FORCES US TO| STILL DEEPER CUTS on the lines specially selected for clearance, a few| | | HANDKERCHIEES! At 12% Cents Each. 300 dozen LADIES’ SHEER WHITE LAWN SCALLOPED EMBROID- ERED HANDKERCHIEFS, regular price $2 40 a dozen, will be clonsf out at 1234c each. EMBROIDERIES! At 10 Cents a Yard. 2000 {‘ards CAMBRIC GUIPURE EM- BROIDERY, regular price 20¢, will be closed out at 10c a yard. BLACK STLK LACES! At 50 Cents a Yard. 366 pieces BLACK SILK LACES, in Chan- | tiily, Guipure, Milanaise, Point de | Saxe, Point de Lisbonne, Marquise and others, reduced from $1, $1 25 and $1 50, wilhbe closed out this week at 50c a yard. VEILING! _ VEILING! | At 50¢, 75¢, 90¢c and $1.00 a Yard. |86 pieces CREAM CHANTILLY BOR- LERED VEILING, three-quarter width, in figured and dotted, all new designs, extra values. LADIES KID GLOVES! | At 35 Cents. LADIES' UNDRESSED KID GLOVES, 8-button length, tan and mode shades, broken sizes, worth §1, will be closed out at 35c a pair. At 65 Cents. LADIES’ 4BUTTON KID GLOVES, in white, with black embroidered back, worth $1, will be closed out at 65c a pair. At 65 Cents. LADIES’ 5-BUTTON KID GLOVES, in dark and medium tan shades, worth $1, will be closed out at 65c a pair. At 75 Cents. LADIES’ 4-BUTTON ENGLISH WALK- ING KID GLOVES, embroidered back, all celors and black, worth $1 25, will be ciosed out at 75c a pair. | WAISTS AND UNDERWEAR! At $2.00, LADIES’ SILK WAISTS, in fancy light and dark shades, lined all through, regular price $5, will be closed out at * $2 each. At 50 Cents. LADIES' LAUNDERED SHIRT WAISTS, in fancy stripes, checks and figures, regular price $1, will be closed out at 50c each. At $1.25. LADIES’ LAUNDERED SHIRT WAISTS, detachable collars, Persian ‘patterns, regular price $1 75, will be closed out at $1 25 each. At 50 Cents. LADIES'" MUSLIN GOWNS, finished with collar and yoke trimmed with emtl:;ro{aary, extra good value for 50c each. At 75 Cents. LADIES’ MUSLIN GOWNS, plaited back, V-shaped yoke of insertion and em- broidery, regular price $125, will be closed out at 75¢ each. RIBBONS! RIBBONS! At 5 Cents. No. 12 2-INCH ALL-SILK COLORED SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN RIBBON, v-uée 1234¢, will be closed out at 5¢c a yard. At 5 Cents. No. 22 3-INCH FANCY STRIPED AND BROCADED RIBBON, value 20c, will be closed out at 5¢ a yard. At 10 Cents. No. 22 3-INCH DOUBLE.FACED SA1IN RIBBON, assorted colors, value 30c, will be closea out at 10c a yard. At 10 Cents. No. 30 4-INCH DOUBLE-FACED SATIN RIBBON, assorted colors, value 35c, will be closed out at 10c a yard. | MEN'S FURNISHINGS! | z o | At 25 Cents. i 1300 Dozen BRYN-MAWR HAND-COV-| | ERED SHIELD BOWS, of coiored and 1 black satins and failles, Consuelo Teck, four-in-hand, adjustable bows and club-house ties. = Regular price, 50 cents; will be <old at 25 cents each. | At 35 Cents. ! 175 Dozen BOYS' HEAVY PERCALE, | CALICO AND CHEVIOT WAISTS, FAUNTLEROY BLOUSES, _with ruffled fronts, collars and cuffs. Usual 35 cents. At 15 Cents. | 60 Dozen MENS' SUPER-WEIGHT NAT- | URAL MERINO HBALF HOSE, Former price, 25 cents a pair; will be closed out at 15 cents. At 50 Cents. o 120 Dozen “EUREKA MILLS” SANI- TARY GRAY WOOL TUNDER- SHIKTS AND DRAWERS. Regular price, $1 50 a suit; will be closed out at 50 cents a garment. LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S UNDERWEAR! | At 20 Cents. LADIES' SWISS RIBBED EGYPTIAN COTTON VESTS, low neck and sleeveless, silk braided neck and arm- lets. Reduced for this sale to 20 cents. At 25 Cents. ; LADIES' JERSEY RIBBED EGYPTIAN COTTON VESTS, high neck, long| sleeves. Regular value, 50 cents;| reduced to 25 cents each. i At 75 Cents. ! LADIES’ JERSEY RIBBED ECRU| EGYPTIAN COTTON UNION SUITS, | high neck, long sleeves. Regular price, | $1; reduced to 75 cents. \ At 50 Cents. | BOYS' SILVER GRAY SANITARY | WOOL SHIRTS AND DRAWERS, | guaranteed non-shrinkable. Regular | rice, 85 cents and 90 cents; reduced | For 1his sale to 50 cents each. ! | BLEACHED TABLE DAMASK, pure price, 65 cents; will be closed out at |NX At Less Than Imported Cost. BLEACHED HEAVY TABLE DAM- ASK. closely woven, satin finish, reduced from 75¢ yard to. CREAM TABLE DAMASK, solid, close weave, 60 inches wide, reduced from 55¢ yard to.. 56 40¢ 450 linen, Irish manufacture, reduced from 60c yard to = CREAM TABLE D. K, well made and durable, Irish manufacture, reduced good line of designs, from 37l4c yard to. 3{ BLEACHED NAPKINS (21 inches square), pure linen. nice designs, that were §1 60 dozen, reduced to BLEACHED HUCK TOWELS, Irish linen, neat borders, that were $1 50 dozen, reduced to 4 CHECK GLASS TOWELING, 18 inchet 256 $1.25 $1. wide, Irish linen, assorted che ;1 that as 10¢ yard, reduced to. 46 SPECIAL—An accumulation of REM- f TABLE DAMASK and PATTERN 0’ AND BROKEN LOTS OF on sale this weel BLI APKIN: CLOAK DEPARTMENT. LADIES’ SINGLE CAPES, made of tan, black and navy blue cloth, prettily embroidered in contrast’ ng shades, neck finished with rib- | bon and lace, worth $4, will be closed out/at. LADIES’ CAPES. made of fing mate- rial, richiy embroidered or braid. ed, all lined with silk, ruche trim- mings at neck; also black velvet, with jet trimming, all lined, rib- bon ruche at neck, worth $7 50, reduced to........ LADIES SUITS, consisting of | Double-breasted Reefer and Skirt, made of black and navy Cheviot, skirt lined throughout, worth $7 50, will be closed out at. LADIES’ SUITS, ¢ nsisting of Skirts and Double-breasted Jackets, in black and navy Cheviots, lined | throughout and neatly finished, worth $10, will be cleaned out at LADIES' SUITS, conalsling of Skirts | and Double-breasted Jackets, in black and navy Serge, lined throughout snd neatly finished; also checks and mottled effects, in 1$2.50 Each. 85 $3.90 Each. $6.90 Each. shades of gray and tan, worth $10, (D {. will be closed out Each. LADIES' SKIRTS, made of black and nevy Cheviot, lined all through $.) 45 and finished with bias Velveteen, | ®Dds 1) worth $4 50, will be elosed out at | Each. ZEPHYR SHAWLS. 100 doz LADIES’ ZEPHYR SHAWLS, black, light blue, red, white, light | 9 pink and mixed light shades, will 20¢ e Closed OUt Bu.,.iveeressrnaensss Each. Murphy Building, | Market and Jones Siregts. A hard-working and ambitious student re- marked the other day that she had learned the Jeads, but was troublea what to play second hand. Thisis mainly the result of failure to pay sufficient attention to the inferences that can be drawn if the leads are well known. A student seeing A,Q, 10,9 together in hand will quickly learn to lead the nine from this combination, but if the nine is laid on the table alone he will not as quickly recognize what is in the leader’s hand. In other words the studeit must learn to ““box the compass backward” as well as forward. The old rule | for second hand to play low has so many exceptions that it is violated as often as fol- lowed. If second hand holds the K and one smali and a 9 is played originally there should be no mental debate as to whether the K or the small should be played. The holding of the leader should be as plain asif the cards were exposed. Absolute rules are hard to give, and in whist Age cannot wither, nor custom stale Its infinite variety. Yet second-hand has as a guide the informa- tion given by the originel card, and this knowledge must be taken advantage of rather than any rule. In the few cases where the card led gives but little information the old rule of second hand low should be followed, uniess holding high cards in sequence, as with Q, J, and one small, play the J (as the small card will-do as weli as the J to protect the Qon the second round) unless the lead is such as to mark the cards in the leader’s hand. For instance, if you holdQ, J,9,and a 7 is led, play the ® and not the J. The leader must hold either A, 10, 8,7, orK, 10, 8, 7, and the 9 will win or force the A or K. If the original card led is the 9 or a higher | one, the leader's cards sre usually wall marked. The Q announces the K, the J both Qand K. Such jnferences are simple. But the lower carde are more difficult. If, however. the second-hand tables of Hamilton or other good whist writers are .carefully studied the 8,7 and 6 tell as plain a story s the high cards. Buppose a 7 is led and you, as second hsnd, hold Q,9,8,2. Now. if you are thoroughly familiar with the combinations from which a 7 is led as fourth best you know that it must include either the 8, 9 or 10. As you have the 8 and 9, the leader must hold the 10. Further you snould know that there are but twocom- binations in which the 10 is found in con- junction with the 7 without either the 8 or9, ie, A,Q,10,7,0r A,J, 10,7. As you hold the Q, the leader must hoid the A, J, 10, 7. Having this information, you can play intel- ligently. ‘Knowing the only card that can win the 7 is the king, you should play the 8— to force the K if in third hand, or enable your partner to hold itup if he has it. Suppose you held K, 10, 9, 2, and a7 was led to your right, would you cover? Perfect familiarity with the leads will show you at once that the leader must have A, Q, 8, 7, or A,7,8,7. Your K will unquestionably take the trick, but it is better not 1o play it, as the opvonent’s suit would be at once established. Third hand, or your partner. must nold either Q or J—the odds being equal. Play the 2, trusting the trick to your pertner and holding the 9 to preserve the double tenace over the leader. Second hand must also be on the watch for forced or irregular leads. 1f you hold A, K, 9, and an 8 is led on your right, you should not { | think the 9 will hold the trick, because you have three better than the 8. The lead must be irregular. Good whist perception and judgment will often aid second hand in deter- mining when & lead is not normal. Itis not every hand that gives you oppor- tunities of reading the cards perfectly. If your holding is very weak in the sult led you can- not place the cards, but your play in such case cannot be important, but it is necessary to know what to dowhen an opportunity comes. 2 You must learn the inferences that can be drawn from the card led, or you will not un- derstand the meahing of the leader’s cards, and, not understanding, you cannot oppose him successfully. Do not give up until you know every combination which the leader must hold when he leads a7, 8 or 9. The more you can read the cards as they fall the keener your enjoyment of the game, and this alone will be ample compensation for the time and work devoted to the study. President Schwarz, in his opening address at the sixth American Whist League Congress, touched upon a matter of great importance to the whist world, as follows: There is still another question, which I aj proach with some hesitation, because there is a difference of opinion as to the policy to be pursued. At the first congress Mr. Trist was not present, but he sent us a communication in which he advocated the adoption of some textbook n%:n the 1““ for the purpose of making whist what it was intended to ve and every card an intelligible sentence. He said in that paper thatif a whist-player from the East met one from the West, 1t wouid not_be necessary for them to ask each other what system they played, but the cards would speak for themsélves. Nothing was done at that congress, and hothing has been done since. In common with others I had hoped that after that congress there would. be a blending, and that the annual meetings would have a tendency to harmonize different systems and different methods. Instead of that, however, we have been getfinz wider and wider apart, until to-day a whist-player cannot sit at a table with a stranger without asking him what sys- tem he plays. New conventions have arisén. The echo means two or three different things. There are half a dozen different methods of discard; there arelong-suit theorists and short- suit theorists, and taken together there is a wider difference to-day than there was at the start. Now, it seems to me thet it is the duty of the American Whist League to remedy this state of affairs if it Is possible. Ws can ap- Komt & commiitee of expert EII!EH, men who ave fought their way to the front, and let them sift the different methods in’ vogue at the present time and recommend to the whist- lmn of the country that which they think s best. 1do not mean by this that we should adopy any textbook upcn the game or that we shouid arpitrarily impose upon the players of the country any particular system, nor would I re- be simply in the nature of a recommendation and would tell.the players of the American Whist League and the whist-players at large just whgz we thought was the best without strain individual liberty of action. It would | Murphy Building, Warket and Jones Streets. reventing them from playing something else f they desired to do so. In accordange with the above the following resolution was adopted: Resolved, That the president of the league appoint a committee of seven to take action upon the wisdom of appointing a permanent sianding committee to examine ‘ito the dif- ferent systems and methods of play now in vogue and recommend which, in their judg- ment, was the best, The president appointed the following com- mittee: P.J.Tormey of San Francisco, chair- man; Milton C. Work, Philadelphia; Robert H. Weems, Brooklyn; Cassius M. Paine, Mil- waukee; Nicholas B. Trist, New Orleans; H. A. Mandell, Detroit; C. A. Henriques, New York; George 8. Bunn, St, Paul; E. C, Howell, Boston. At the closing business session this advisory committee reported that it approved the recommendation of Mr. Schwarz concerning the movement toward suggesting & uniform system of play, and they will revort.in full either at the winter meeting of the executive committee or at the next annual congress. Mr. Schwarz says that it must not be under- stood that this advisory committee will select & system of play which theé league isbound to adopt, butthatit is only expected to make suggestions for the guidance of students of the game who are of themselves unable to choose between the merits of the systems. It is not believed that the members of the leagne throughout the country would be will- | ing to tie themselves down to any prescribed | system. The midwinter mesting of the di- rectors of the league will be held st Nashville, Tenu.,in the latter part of Junuary, and the report and recommendations of the committee will be looked for with ipterest. WHISTLETS. If the sixth whist congress has shown one thing more than another it is tnat the short- suit system, which had many advocates around the tables, is doomed. The superlor- ity of the old established long-suit leads was asserted in almost every match. The short- suiters made & terrific noise before the con- gress. Since its adjournment the camp is | pervaded with terrific silence. They are try- | ing to draw attention fo and comfort from the fact that one pair of short-suiters capturcd the prize in the sedond progressive match for pairs—but this small consolation would have been denied them had all the opponents thor- oughly understood the short-suit game. Short- suitism is snother exploded fad. Such fads are catching, like measles, and some persons are more subject to the disorder than others, but time and experience effect a cure. Cav- endish hates fads, speaking thus about them during the congress: 1 hate fads and I only know one method of treating them. Leave them alone. They will die a naturul death. There is “2 one way of Bhying whist, and thatis the orthodox way. ccasionally soime one has an ides of playing the game in a different way. He tells his friends how. su ul he has been and he gets followers, but in the long run they will Margery was unfortunate / “In the whole place, over two thousand,”” was her reply. “It ought to be joined to Hugh’s here,”” said the diplomatic other waited to see the effect of this Not yet half taking in the situation, Margery, quick in most things, would have driven out thoughts of the true state of affairs had they presented themselves to her mind, and so simply replied: “Why, the places are too far apart; that could ot be, unless all the land between could be owned by one or the other. Does your brother think of buying off other owners?" % “No, but my wife has heard so much about your smartness that she has concluded she’d like to have you for a sister-in-law.” Evidently, if one particular man did not appreciate her, did. But it was an uncomfortable moment for Margery. She did not feel at all flattered at the love-making of this great mountain of grease, even although done by proxy. “Your wife, I fear, has listened to people who have over- estimated me,’”” said she; and again aiming to turn the conver- sation from herself she recalled the fact matchmaker before her was said to own fabulous tracts of land. ch a large farm in S— County? Right thousand acres I have been totd.’ “ighty thousand acres. Give you a thousand if you'll have “Are you the brother who has this chap.’”” Imagine poor Margery’s consternation final outcome! She began to feel queer all over, although the whole thing was so laughable to her that she could scarcely resist showing her amusement. She bad not time to make a reply, before the thoughtful lover, with an eye to business and the possible future, found his tongue, end then taking his brother at bis word, opened up a discussion acres he would give. So unlike the tall and lank diplomat, the heavy-weight drifted so far away from the main point at issue that to bring him to his senses and let x& whole cat out of the | the morning, but keenly enjoyed with her the recital of what after all was no real love affair, but only the semblance of one. bag at one and the same time the im: ient negotiator turned suddenly around and the object of their attentions gave full t that the would-be at the thought of the was in keeping with as to which thousand vent to her merriment when she heard him tell the other “that he was the — fellow to go courting that he ever saw.” Samuel Wardwell had fulfilled his mission, and it was time for him to take his leave. Even then the d there was nothing more to say, and was about taking his de- | parture at the same time. The brother, however, would not . | have it so. He was not a believer in unfinished work, and so insisted on going away alone, thus giving the bashful one the chance to close the bargain. It is needless to say that the finish Margery assured the luckless aspirant that she thought of matri- mony just then with no one, he, without meaning to be offen- sive, but flmp!y to put a proper value on himself, told her that by rejecting him she was as much a loser as be was himself! The recollection of this interview was very funny to her for many & long day. Her friends no longer found her gloomy in find the old way the best. Let them alone. Do not advertise them. Forget them. The New York Tribune, speaking of the exploded system and its high priest, says: One Boston team came to the congress ad- vertised as advocates of the short-suit lead, but, after piay had opened and this team h fairly started in the contests, it was found that the members of the team were divided among themselves, and that two of the men were short-suiters, while the other two played the regular established game, The most Unpopu- lar man who has shown himself at the con- gress is the correspondent of & newspsrer which is most cordially detested by whist- players, because of the slavery of the corre- 'spondent to the discredited short-suit idea. According to the words of a Bmminent dele- gate, this correspondent has repeatedly claimed victories for nis alleged short-suiters, but bis attempts to have the players classed as short-suiters have been repudiated by the players themselves. It has been repeatedly asserted that the quartet representing the New York Whist Club has played the short-suit lead in all its games, and it was belleved yesterday by the New Yorkers, in view of past utterances by the short-suiter, that their victory in the American Whist League trophy contest would be recorded as a signal proof of the merits of the short-suit sysiem. In order to forestall any such advertisement, Messrs. Henriques and Buffinton issued a signed statement to the effect that in none of the games that they have played in the congress have they played what is known as the short-suit game. The progressive straight whist contest tor pairs at the congress was won by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Payot of the San Francisco Whist Club. Fifteen tables were in the game, and Mr.and Mrs. Payot won with a score of 33 tricks eained. It is not generally known that ‘‘Cavendish” Jones is a medical man. He is & member of the Royal College of Surgeons of London, England, of more than forty years’ standing, and a member of the governing board of the Society of Apothecaries; but he has long ceased to practice. ITere are his opinions about duplicate whist and the congress: “How do I like duplicate whist? I like it very well, indeed. Such a series of games as were played at the congress could only be played by the duplicate system. But I must confess that I think the straight game is more sociable, and preferable for that and other reasons. We had | some very fine players at the convention, with ‘whom it is distinctly a pleasure to play. Such a convention would be impossible in England. The people would not piay progressive whist." The Trist Duplicate Whist Club won second prize in the progressive match for fours at the congress. The first prize in the straight whist tourna- ment at the San Francisco Whist Club was won by Mr. Hotaling, who has oniy to be better kuown to be recognized as one of the strongest players of the cosst. Dr. Gilbert captured the second prize and Mr. Eyre the third. The second straight whist serfes will close lover thought all the rest of the “transaction”—that when Epwarp WHELAN. August 1 and the prize will be awarded to the highest net tricks, irrespective of number of games. The indulgence of correspondents is re- quested until the return of the whist editor from the East, when queries will be answered. The awarding of prizes for correct solutions to problems is also postponed. Mr. McMillan, one of the experts from the Portland Whist Club, is in town. Harper’s Weekly of July 1 contains interest ing whist letters from Cavendish and Trist, and a photographic view of the congress in session. A hand in which there is a gain of seven tncks: 4-71,10,8,7,4,5 ©—A,10,5,2 A Q —Q, 6,2 06,2 Two clubs trumps. North to lead. (The winning card is underscored). TABLE 1. TRICK. |xolrrx., EAsT. | sovrh. | wesr. a7 [ a2 |_ak | a9 a4 46 L)) -2 oK 02 o7 OA 02 | 9Q | 96 09 *A - +*6 +8 #8 | 06 1 04 | 05 QI0 |“%9 | +8 o8 al0 (3] ol |_00Q OA 03 ) | 08 Score: N.-8, 4, E-W.9. At trick 2'South, having won his partner’s original lead of the seven of spades with the king (the 9 having fallen from the fourth hand), was left with the ace and one small one in his partner’s suit, four trumps, headed by the king, and two weak three-card suits. The question is whether to return the ace of spades to show partner the command of the suit or open trumps. On the play depends the result of the hand. It is & question of judgment. Most players will be governed by their fealings, or by what they have had for dinner. TABLE 2. TRICK. SoRTH.| EaAST. | : ROON 3300 Score: N.-S. 11, E.-W. 2. DUMMY PROBLEM. The following problem is not new, but it is 8o excellent we consider it worth reproducing. It has puzzled meny experts: —A 4 3-—.1. 10,4,3,2 Hearts trumps. South to lead. South to take nine tricks. North end