The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 4, 1903, Page 4

THE SUNDAY CALL e are the odds es & fragment in te form as dares else what to like or es to put & money value ot the t that china more ctible than or or even ry always have been *{ll be one of the arts that now it is belleved Grecian and t throu not in us- , he- sstic life. this is that cal part of r nearly al of 4 s at the bronzes Monte ( the marbles of the able to pre- es of old ruins. The is, the Temple marbles, and are but rep- broken human are but They are ugh the poets, the r ages. They not in their he potter still The gorgeous faded and Is carmine which Rey- bstituted upon his y passing st brill d kingdoms even t gh it a abylon and nder the ruins ttle pleces of t imperishable. beautiful pottery for years, and the le who were ars the other to obtain their se- m it nese refused to di- e , they said, was . ds, mixed in proportions and buried for a hun- ired the blood of a been ordered to pro- naware for the Emperor, a g unable to comply with his de- nace. Im- European skill, intel- 3 mp In the designed in the six- a eingle plate, cup t from $1000 to $3000 in alue increases as time e and the Palissy in France. Now d are worth their t that it is almost Dresden, Sevres, Chel- ter, not to mention Derby. ecognized as beautiful of Dresden and the cident. In named Schnorr had ar powdered clay for great chemists of d found it to be the and the beautiful One of the v s 1 the the ! ed over his chinaware equal to that which he 7, and a plece of zc is now worth a fabulous day when the Earl of Coventry v bout his mansion in guest ed into a room for a long time number of pretty things eye, and he idly won- not been brought out where they would be seen. Two small ses, st b Ive inches in to be of Louis Quinze, being a poor man and al- , sent them down he could. At an rought more than $50,000 iz ney. ordered a set which coat he Czar went him one s, but that n urs to be Probably that him some thou- sure, for royalty exclustve. try has placed an through Mrs. amed is $30,000. House was or- Hayes' adminls- . but time and ser- almost useless for > dinners. comprise about 1296 vants bang The new c ces, as the m of sets are or- d by the dozens. For instance, fif- teen dozen and fifteen dozen bread ar tgs. At such a rate e long to run them into the United States enameled in colors. The coffee s are simple, they are d in the same fash fon as the p In fact, every piece of ‘,e ware has the great seal embossed on it. The glass service is one of extreme 7 and shows the art of heavy cut- d delicate etching well blended. 11 tn colonial design and engraved on them. President’s very n patented an¢ used exclusively all have the gr In order to keep it o the 4 0 far away, th not escaped us but the Minton ware seems to be the mos popular. Mrs. Henry Crocker has a roast beef set of Minton. It is ivory with an enameled border, relleved with gold panels. Between the two a suggestion of turquoise biue is seen. M. I for Mary Ives Crocker, are the initials rather heavily embossed on the rim Mrs. Will Crocker also has a complete Minton set. It has an ivory tint. with a raised gold Grecian border. Scalloped knots of gold are jnside the border and they break the rigid effect. She has no monogram. This set s the second one ever made after this particulpr design, the other one being ordered by Collis P, Hunt- ington. Mrs. Charles K. Harley is the owner of the most simple set of ail. It is of cream tint and has two plain gold borders on the plates. One tiny one within the broader one and the same thing only reversed just where the plate indents. A single H. stands between the two borders and some- what relieves-th place plates they are quiet do not reqgire the complete dinner set Mrs. Phebe Hearst's roast beef set has a white ground enamcled with gold and salmon rosettes. The monogram in the center of course, in the same colors. By the way, a roast beef set consists of platters, plates, cover-dishes and sauce- bowl. Mrs. Hearst also has a Doulton game set which is very beautiful, It was painted by Hancock, one of the finest miniature artists in England. The twelve plates represent the twelve months of the year and all of them are as varfed as is possible to imagine. Their soft colors look almost too delicate and they are dly appreciated until they are exam- ed through a glass. As they are all ed under glaze they are extremely is a pretty idea to have all the courses entirely different, the place plate, urse, in the same color as the decor- ati and they further the idea of color and glitter. 5 ' Mrs, Schwabacter has a set of Minton in gold and pink, and it is decidedly smart with pink dressings. Mrs. W. G. Irwin, Mrs. ff. Pond, Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Blanding all have Min- ton sets either of fvory or white, and the color used with the gold is the caprice or favorite hue of the owner. There is hardly a girl of the smart set that can be named that does not enter- tain at home after the theater, and that offers an opportunity for a great display of ingenuity in the arrangements of unique decorations. As in all things else, the play or opera has furnished sugges- tions that have proved more popular than anything else. The Wagnerian plates have been a huge success. One may have a head of Wag- rer, a few well-known bars from any of his compositions or a stage setting that is equally familiar. “‘Tannhauser” is the best known and best loved of all his works here, and consequently the great majority of midnight supper sets depicts scenes from that opera. With such ware little or no crystal is needed, and that probably has something to do with its extreme popularity. A beer mug, steins, a chafing-dish and ne MONOGIEAM - /7R N ,E Op Z. > /ey, A, b5 LIEGFZZLD, v wooden-handled forks and knives com- plete the list of table requisites, except- ing, of course, a banquet xk’...p or candle- sticks of a simple style which harmonize thoroughly with the other decoratfons. Flemish beer steins and mugs of ola Faience or of decorated wood, pewter or W \‘1', |, 77, YD, 75 /! / 1 l.‘?,pv/é 7 1834 Yy cut glass add greatly to any midnight feast. A tankard of some hanfisome earthenware and standing fully thirty inches in height makes it possible to have a quiet little flirtation on the side, or rather over the top, with one's neig! bor, and they have been the craze, al A though more used by the chaps than their fair friends. There are other pretty things in china which deserve the name cf novelties. A breakfast set, for Instance. That consists of a teapot, bowl, creamer, mush bowl, egg cup, muffin dish, bread and butter plate, hot milk pitcher, teacup, shakers and a tray. It is a convenlent and neat devico for invallds and lazy folks and at the same time adds something new on the *st in the line of gifts. There are all kinds of smart things in the way of bedroom sets and the like, and, In fact, everything and anything made of china seems to be the correct thing now.. As a work of art fine ware usually has an intrinsic value whether it has any enduring qualities or not, and it always suggests good old times and rare old friends. An Easy Lesson in Whist. By Mra. E. P. Schell, ARLY In the hand, holding king and one small, or queen and one Small, in plain sults (a low card being led), play the honor when strong in trumps and in at least one other suit. In the trumps it Is not ) el bl I, Pll i CHIITIA Fkozr LA TTAL, DOERILANTT C - LFTARZEY D IZOEBE L7LAR ST recessary .that five should be held, but four should be the minimum, and of these at least two should be honors, counting the ten as an honor in such cases. The plain suit should be established, or with- in one round of it, provided no second re- entry is held. If a second re-entry is heid the requirements may be less rigid as regards the strength of the plain suit. In other words, play the honor when per- fectly willing to have trumps led, either Ly opponents or by partner. On the discovery by partner that one has gone In second hand with the honor (uraccompanied by another that would 1equire the play in any case) he should lead trumps it fair all-around protection is held. By way of lllustrating one of the reasons which seems to warrant an at- tempt to win the first round of op- ponent’s suit, suppose second hand hold; Hearts (trumps), ace, 10, 8, 3; spades, ace, queen, jack, 5, 3; dlamonds, 8, 7; clubs, king, 4. Opponent on the right leads § of clubs. If the small club is played second Land there is-a slight advantage possible to be gained, even If third hand wins with any card except the ace, provided he leads trumps, notwithstanding the king of clubs is lost. If the king is played and the ace wins third hand, of course the ¥ing Is lost at the start. On the other hand, suppose the small card is played and one's partner wins the trick. In all probability he will lead diamonds, and cpponents benefit thereby. If by playing the king one can win the first round of clubs, permitting the immediate estab- lishment of the spade suit a decided ad- vantage may be gained over and above what would have been made had partner been able to win the trick, unless the lat- ter holds great strength in dlamonds. Carefully examining the possibilities of a favorable outcome of this nature as against the disadvantage that might arise from the finesse against one's part- ner, which the play of king second hand may permit to opponent on the right when the club suit is returned, the play of the king is favored. When holding queen and one small, the honor should not be played unless you are anxious to obtain the lead, or with the object in view of having partner consider it a call for trumps. As the better players seldom call with an honor and one small, the first of these considerations should Influence the play. Partner, in all probability, will not read that a call has been made, unless, he un- derstands that honors are not played con- ~ary to usual rules without more than average trump strength. Holding jack and one small, it is usually unsafe to play jack on a low card led. Hclding king and one small In.trumps, play king, except when led through In re- sporse to a signal made by opponent on he left. Even when the case, sometimes it is best to ¥ ng, par- fcularly if the queen Is known to be held on the left, « 1sonab toth ace and are loca Holding queen do not play qu turned on on one small in tr king or ace was t by playing the ja to retain the hi nothing can be gained partner is known to h the hand the treatm ors once guarded fety to obt count pa two card: not hold over two suck cases, holding k cr queen and or na be played as the best chas to win a trick in the sult, or to take every rematn- ing trick. However, when such « play is made, one must be sure that partner holds a trump to prevent the entire suit being made against him, and great care should be exercised not to risk the loss of several tricks for the sake of the one which it is possible to make. An Interesting trophy deal; such is the k small ss ace or king was Assurec ing Jack i Late in ain suit hon ds upon the anx- es one can ithin one or d at the most partner can- f the suit lead. In ng and one small, , the honor should Trump, six of clubs; West to lead. TABLE NO. L 7l sh *Ah 8h 2h 4c Qo *Ao 3a sh 3N Ja Qd *Kd *10¢ 10h Qh Bc 6o So *As 58 Qs 28 6d €3 3s 4 8s 4s 14 *10s 3¢ 104 4n *Je Ad 84 East and West, 9; North and South, 4. The lead of 4, 3 or 2 In the modifled game proclaims a strong suit and both trump strengh and re-entry. The § de- nies one of the last two elements. Trick 2—The lone ace is clearly marked in North's hand and it would be waste of material on West's part to cover, He can place the entire suit excepting the 10 and 9. North with either would mot have played jack unless commencing a signai, and East or Bouth with ace would have played it. Trick 3—North has no apparent reason for leading trumps unless the fact of i3 holding five is such. The jack of & monds is a better lead and would have gained more tricks, Trick 4—West's lead of the low heart is fll-judged. It is unlikely to fdice the strong .hand and the trump situation IS not sufficiently developed to justify him in forcing his partner, who, by the way, may hold the 1) and 9 of hearts, in which case South enjoys a ruff. With a sipper in dlamonds, West can afford.to play a forward game and open the spade suit. Trick 5—South should have gane-up with the ace and returned the trump. He has every reason to suppose that North his something wo: playing for_in spa since he introduced trumps afid has ew- hibited weakness in the other suits, Trick 6—By refusing to overtruiip East secures tenace over North in trumps and avoids opening his or tenace suit. Trick i—Nerth continues to lead trumps for no better re apparently than ¢hat of baving them d. NO. 2. TABLE E. *Kh 6h &d 1. 48 *Js % 84 *Je 2d 3¢ East and West 7. North and..so\!th L3 Trick 3—North's lead 6f the supporting card and its results account for the gain in that deal. Trick 4—South leads what must be his partner’s suit, if he has afiy, and by the card played announces a strong suit of. his own. Trick 8—South leads the heart 10 as the lesser of two evils. If he plays a dia- mond his chande of re-entering the game is slima. Trick 10—If North discards the lostng spade at this trick he must nfake the three last tricks unless East discards the spade jack. The play stands-to gain a trick and cannot possibly lose anything. Ka |