The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 29, 1903, Page 15

THE SUNDAY CALL. “18 In & house of n and and the like mat- lightly gnorant ¥y woman an allow- can learn the successfut enterprising Henry entertain his savory meal un- it would mean siness if he could exacting g ng . masses rain ot w - paper & e stage the most Wy o -ty i ) FwWHEN ASKED QUT TO A SMAR TIOMN,DECOLLETE ROLTREESES CORTEGH .’,‘Ivfjli*!‘ zhl"”' ( ! elegant arrangement for any board is al- ways the simplest. A light lace piece is put exactly in ‘the centér of the cloth. On this goes a three-branched candlestick and at the base is laid a carpet of wild fern fronds and a half dozen frowsy-head- ed, fragrant, long-stemmed carnations. The next most important point is the livery ‘suitable for the mald. A plain black frock, and aprou that is as daintily white as a magnolia leaf, a little diamond shaped, six-cent tarletan cap, white turn- over cuffs and .2 white ecollar 1s her or- thodox costume the world over. If you are wise in your day and gene- ration, and if it~ is your first dinner party, you will not attempt ambitious dishes. Remember that you are going to have men st dinner, and men like the substantials well cooked. The masculine appetite demands soup, reast, salad and a sweet. You'can add shell‘fish on ice if you like, but do not attempt fancy dighes. o A perfect roast is & kingpin of a din- ner, whether it is & rib of beef or a leg of lamb. A couple of végetables should support the roast. A tomato and lettuce saled, with a mayonnaise made by your- self, should form the third course. Ice- créam, with cake and coffee, will round off the meal nicely. Be sure, however, to have the hot things hot and the cold things cold Light up the table five minutes before dinner is served, and then, when the guests are spreading their napkins, let the soup be brought in one dish at a time. After soup the head of the house ought to carve the roast while the maid passes the dishes of vegetables. It is only polite to invite the guests to a sec- ond helping of meat and vegetables and to pass bread, celery, ete. ‘While soup is under discussion the wina —Iif there is any—should be intréduced. One wine is ample at such a dinner. Claret, sauterne or champagne are all a good choice, though champagne is just a trifle dangerous for the mald to han- dle,” The safest way with white or red wine is to uncork ang decant it before- hand and put the decantér on the table, or to draw = cork, place the bottle on the sideboard and have it passed to your husband when the soup comes in. He will first fill the glass of the lady on his right and then his own. After this Brown gets the bottle and fills your glass and his own. Thereafter Henry keeps the bottle beside him and sees that the glasses to right and left of him are properly filled. Be sure, as you value your reputation as a hostess, to prepare an extra strong, clear, hot and stimulating quality of after-dinner coffee. Serve it at table. It 1s as important as the soup and the roast and the quality of your husband's cigars. It makes merry the heart of the guest and draws a cheerful' veil of oblivion over the possible dash of salt in the lce- cream, or the long wait between soup and roast, or the little accident with the ice water. If you want to make this veil of obliv fon thicker still, you must be sure to wear your smartest gown to dinner. Not every dinner party requires a decollete frock For a little intimate function of four it is much better taste for the hostess to wear something high in the throat, with long or elbow sleeves, a graceful train and & carefully ironed and becoming coiffure ‘When you are asked out to dine, it is the your place to assume full dress and the frousfrouest you have. Acting the par of hostess, however, you leave vour gloves in |your bureau's top drawer, wear your most wreathing smile and never lose your cues. You are the firsf to shake hands with your guests, you give the signal for going in and out of the dining-room. and it is in your power to show a deal o grace and good sense or lamentable awk wardness In doing these simple things If a long, narrow, dark hallway leads from parlor to dining-room, lead the wa yourself, let your guests follow, and yo husband bring up the rear. Should the dining-room open with folding doors into the parlor, the woman guest goes in on your husband’s arm and you follow witn Brown. Ask Brown to take the chalir on your right and the lady the chair on your husband’s right. BY MRS. E. P. SCHELL. MONG the historic deals which have been handed down to us from the past, perhaps the most note- worthy is that played by the Duke of Cumberland at Bath, and the most famous double dummy problem gen- erally referred to as the Vienna coup. Both hands are well known, and have been frequently published, but they may be of interest to some of our readers t whom they are new Mr. Richard A. Proctor, the astronomer, tells us that the Duke of Cumberland's hand was dealt to him at the card rooms of Bath and that the Duke lost a wager of £20.000 by not winning a trick on thi most extraordinary hand. Clubs were trumps and the Duke held the following. cards It seems incredible that with such a hand that the leader should fail to make a trick, and such a result indicates very strongly that there was a somewhat un- usual and questionable mantpulation: of the cards before the hands were dealt The hand and play were as follows. The Duke held North's hand: 10, 9.8, 7 6. Small club turned West; North to icad. E. 8 w Tk. N. 1 *Sc 6h 2 3d Jd 3 *10¢ s 4 24 Qa Qe 7h 6. Ko *Ac s 7. Jh *lod Sh 8. Qh *8d4 §s 9. £ “4d 9h 10 h “d s I Ks 10h 12 Ah 108 1. As 4d Js East and West {nnh thirteen tricks. It seems difficult to Imagine that any one would lead anything but a trump from North’s hand, and yét the moment the EASY. LESSON IN WHIST Once seated devote all attention o your guests. Do not attempt to hypnotise your mald with winks and hisses. Do not send cold shivers down Henry's back because he forgets and asks for something that isn’t on the table. d do not freeze the genial current of wn's soul by tear- fully a g for the hot forks with the-ice ¢ the mint missing from the sa r the fragrance of frying that Ir o n ose your merve, your B Y and your ecomposure TH the qualifies that go Into the m e ideal dinner hostess. With- her cooking and her table 1 her fr nt only as the content of her her own sense of.gratifying sentials ———————— Pearls of Great Price. The demand for pearls (according te or f the largest dea is much he price, cost as mueh 00 is not &n a fair ainly sum it s not in a on dealers have arls valued a £60,000 . o Between. real and - folus pod by experts, ab ous sums fer t it s not very difi- the aif on “fs deseribed a8 i the reak t be discovere t seems a D trump lead is made t not to make a si The e player is doomed enna Coup. In comment the Vienna ecoup, James Clay, w 1 said: "It oc~ curred a few actual play n Vienna 1 at double dummy Its s s most celebrated liad to play the hands As soon as the cards aimed: ‘Why! I shall to the by- 5 *As & &h sh 7. Qs s 8. 2d h 43 9, 4d 10h o 10. 5d 8d s . *Qd 10d 9d 12 *Ad 1d . Kd 1. *6d Ks Js [ North and South thirteen tricks. Trick ¢-This is the crucial point of the deal. North forces East to discard and by such'discard East must unguard one of his ‘side suits. If East discards heart the development given above is fajned. If he discards a spade North will lead two rounds of spades and then put Iis partner in with the heart and South makes four heart tricks, the jack of tpades and then Jeads a diamond. giving North the necessary fines: If East dis- cards & diamond the development is equally simple. When the heart is dis- carded note that at trick 5 North should continue with the ace of spades and not Immediately with the heart.. If the ace of spades is not led at trick § Hast will be able to get one trick with a diamond or a_spade, depending on whether or mnot North discards the queen of spades.