The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 9, 1902, Page 10

10 THE SUNDAY CALL. HERE is 2 romance about the hand- kerchief. ™ made to intro- dkerchief; and blue and white erchief that is all ep green, hese I ed and the delicate t white n in the middle and . und the edgs, is the only one per- o ce occasions. the handkerchief em- ve it at the incoming guest. toss a signal with it at She may, if on the the co ntry the £ it, in code style. nes indoors the eti- dkerchief changes. And n the fan, is as rigidly erchief susceptible to treatment is re. It can be made to deal or nothing at all. me thought not very kerchief at d &s an article of But this argument e In the face of the ace creations that were offered, and woman, In her vanity and in her love of the .beautiful, decided that it was far too effective a weapon to be so hidden Moreover, the handkerchief offered 1 she laid it away she attractive little fea- 1 of frivolity. and the lit- much a part To handle them ture and breeding. Do Not Abuse the Handkerchief. not handle any other then why the hand- would and a pair of d she do so with £2 , put the Chewing form, yet you handkerchief, 1 it. Of course head with it, put to for the parlor ha not & thing for vith enthusiasm h the handkerchief. This t must not de tossed in the ished in the parlor. ief can match the lacy of the gown and then it is a ked in belt, the sleeve ger ring, for there are for this Y to shed a few tears the can be used to lightly dry It is bad form to weep n the handkerchief; the be controlled into pletur- T eat the han@kerchief as though a weapon. and seek with it P to the floor. o't wind veen your fingers. e, carry a handker- ely pristine in ity What She Can Do With It. d ef sed is a thing of ut treated poet- ecomes a thing of romance, as for woman's art. weapon ! i | Let the handkerchief rest in the lap, use ve in its attractive possibilities as it for the fingers, lift it if so please you, and one that offers as good a but let it not be treated outlandishly. Few women understand the etiquette of & pocket handkerchief. But all ladies do. Its treatment may be a matter of in- stinct, but more often it is one of studi- ously acquired art. The making of a handkerchief, its em- broidering and its hemstitching is a thing that is dainty in the extreme and the belles of these days are embroidering the monograms under the light of the parior lamp, to the admiring looks of the mascu- line caller. Do not carry in the parlor a vivid hand- kerchief. Do not carry In the evening one that is loudly lettered with a colored ini- tial. Db not carry a handkerchief that suggests a sheet, and do not carry one that looks like a rag. The lady and the pocket handkerchief figure largely in the romantic annals of the world’s history; and the tear shed at the right time, the whiff of rose, the ma- nipulation so as to display the taper fin- gers, all assist in the work of love-making for which the world was created. The real lady will never tie articles in the corner of her handkerchief, nor will she use it as a mop or a duster. On the contrary *she will treat it as the most treasured bit of bric-a-brac in her posses- slon. AN ERSY LESSON IN THE GAME OF wWHIST. By Mrs. E. P. Schell. HE original leader is called upon to open his hand, with no exact in- formation to guide him other than that ‘which is conveyed by the thirteen cards of which his hand 1s composed. He will, however, be influ- enced to some extent by his knowledge ot the leads or probabilities of the game. The long suit doctrine supports the assump- tion that of the various methods of mak- ing tricks that of establishing and bring- ing in long suits is the most desirable to practice on more than one account. As the adversaries will, of course, oppose the operation and engage 1n stmilar endeav- ors on their own account, it can readily be understood that the effort to establish & long suit will more frequently than not fafl. It is however, maintained that by playing for the long suit the game of the opponents is most effectively retarded, ‘even when the attempt to establish is a failure. The chances are that if you open a ‘sdit in which you are weak one of the adversaries is long in it, and your lead is apt to assist in edverse establish- ment. .. That any suit unless .headed by high cards in sequence, when it makes no difference, is more favorably led up to than from, is obvious from a defensive point-ot view. & Another strong point in the favor of the iong suit system is that it affords the op- vortunity for opening the hand in a uni- form manner, thus promoting the mutual understanding between partners; a matter of the greatest importance in a game whose cardina) principle is co-operation. As every hand must coniain one sult of fouror more. cards, it is evidently prac- licable to open your lofigest suit; when, however, two.long suits .are held, the opening then becomes a matter of judg- ment. The preference should usually be glven to the suit of greatest length. For example, holding o sult of six cards, headed by the nine, and another suit of four cards, with two or three honors, the latter would be the better one to lead from; but with on'y one honor in the ‘atter suit the choice should be the longer sult. The trick-taking capacity of a suit in which the nine is the highest card Is entirely problematical, depending upen the promotlion of the lawer cards and the Ability of your partner to exhaust trumps and: secure the lead for you at a latter stage of the game, which might be ef- fected through the honor in your other suit. After all, the first lead will rarely it ever be othet than conventional, and will 2s often represent the best suit of the hand; if a high card, It should proclaim the holding; if a low card, it should be the fourth best. After the first card is thrown all conventionalities. stand second to the fall of the cards, and any player i Justified in leading any card, no matter how unconventional it may be. For the first lead of all a singleton is never led, except occasionally the ace of trumps. No two-card suit is opened originally, except in rare cases you may open from ace, king only—léading ace and then king. In an exceptional hand a three-card sult of high cards in sequence may be opened, but even this is rarely best.. In the majority of cases the first card will represent & sult of four or more cards; % L ““The Octopus,” by the late Frank Norris, has justly been considered the nearest ap- Pproach to the “great American " novel” ever written. As a novel dealing with California life and scenes it is undoubtedly the best in print. This splendid story is now running in The Sunday Call— FREE! NO EXTRA EX- PENSE! — s -3 if a high card combination the original lead will proclaim it; if a low card is led it always announces three higher cards. An interesting deal wherein incompre- hensible blunder loses two or three tricks: NORTH. . WEST’ EAST. $-K, Q 6 8.1, 8. H.—6. H—A4,7,9,741 C.—K, 10, 9, 7, 6. C- 2 D.—A, J,9,8. S.—A, J. 9, 4,2 H c Beven dlamonds trump, West to lead. Tks. N. B. S. w. 1 2 *Qo 30 ™ 2. gh *Ah 3h . 6h 3. Qh Th 5h *sd 43¢ 2d ~a Te 5. 4d 3a Xd *Ad 6. dc 3 *10a % T bs 5a *Qd 5 8. 8s 78 *As \ 68 9, 108 2h. s Qs 10. 6o 4n % *100 1. 8 9h . 9s *Ks 12. Ac *6a 100 Ho 18. Kn ¢ Is °Ja East and West 9, North and South 4 Trick 1—South’s lead of 6 announces a strong suit, but:not both trump strength and re-entry. North should put up the ace. West having opened a long suit, it cannot go round again. After playing the ace he would retain’ protection in the suit and his partner could be counted on to ruff the high cards of it. Trick 2—In the “modified” game ace is led from exceptional length, from ace, king, etc. In a weak hand and from ace, queen, jack, etc. Trick 4—North is wasting his in clubs, East's continuation after the first trick practically denies another elub, not to mention the inference to be drawn L) DO HOT FLIRT Y4 from the opening lead. North needs the Jack later on. Trick 5—~With the balance of power in two suits against him, but moderate strength in the third, South’s trump lead is a_ very bad venture. The correct con- tinuation is the spade ace. Trick 6—North's play of the club is grossly fantastic throughout. At this point he allows his partner to be foreced ;::lhtnmh‘llny (;:)l’l'e?ponfllng weakening of st while the latter dis sq’;:rzh'- ;!\;}hl suit. Ntk A, ick T—Parting with his onl. re- before the spades have been b:o-’ch.o%n; questionable play on the part of South. After this there is nothing left to North and South but the ace of spades, TABLE NO. 2, B. N. s 1 *Ac Qo = b, 108 s *as - s 8 T8 2 *Qs 4 44 24 “10d 3d 5. 6s 2h 8s *Ks 8. 4o 3a va to 7. So *%d Js 4 8 gh *Ah sh = 9. Qh 4h 3n “0d B sa Qd *Ad 13 7 *Kd Ke 12. Kh oh 10h °Jd . *e Jh s e East and West, T; North and South, g, Trick 1—At table No. 2 North takes no chances of carrying his ace bome. WITH THE- ANMDKERCHIE™ 2 7 &2 P ABSOLUTELY NECESISARY TO SHED A TEAR,, Doy LIKE THLIS HANDKERCHIEP CAN BE CARRIED IN THE SLEEVE' THUS® This accounts for gained. Trick 2—South has no desire for the lead, but he belleves in making hay while the sun shines. His return of the suit to his partner’s weakness indicates strength and a desire to establish it: Incidentally that he bhas sufficlent trump or re-entry strength—pechaps both—to justify the at- tempt. Trick $—North plays down from a weak suit. Trick 4—Eaat’s only logical lead. He has command and second best in clubs, the two best cards in spades and the right to expect strength in hearts from his partner, for North and South have prac- tically denied strong holdings of the sult. Trick 6—West's best play here would seem to- be the heart, with a view to putting his partner in to come through with a trump. As the situagion should appear to West, the successful finesse would give him entire control of the suit. The club continuation, which bears the aspect of a complete change of tac- tics, is calculated to confuse East. Thea why does he continue with the 6? Trick 7—South’s lead at this trick is ty draw his highest trump from partner. East may have the nine but can hold no higher trump. The lead of the heart at this peint would result In the loss of a trick to North and South. one or the tricks