St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-18
Playing Progressive Euchre.

! To the Editor of the Globe.
| CLEARWATER, Mimi, Jan. TO- viii some
of year host of city readers oblige their coun-
try cousins with description of ''progres-
sive euchre," giving such information as to
how the game is played that it can be learned
| even bya COUNTRY Cousin.
Reply-With the progressive spirit Of the
Nineteenth century many new and pleasing
methods of amusement have recently OBJ
tanned In our society. Not least among them
| is progressive euchre. For simple, mex
pensve way of entertaining ten or twelve
couples of oues friends this game is unsur-
passed, and as it has met with so much favor
among society people everywhere, the GLOBE
is quite happy TO furnish the following ex-
PLANTATION:
a table is placed for every four guests or
players, and one Of the four is called the
''Head Table, the remainder being mum
bered down from ii, 2, 3, 4, &C., to the Foot
or last table. In order to get position at Il
table and partner, each one according to
his or her sex is Obliged to draw a card or
ribbon. These cards or ribbons are in two re-
ceptacles, one for the ladies', the other for
the gentlemen, to draw from. Upon each
card are two numbers, one designat-
ing the number of table, the
other one the number Of partner whose
card must correspond in both table and part
ner numbers. OF course the cards or rib
hons are made in duplicate, and one is placed
in the gents aud the other in the ladies re-
ceptacle, So that partners are always Of the
opposite sex. Sometimes the color Of the
ribbons is made use Of 10 designate the part
uers, the ones who drew matched ribbons
playing as SUCH When tables and partners
are ascertained by this or any other method
Of chance, the players take their res
pective places and at the tap Of a bell
commence TO play ordinary euchre, those ut
every table save the ''Head" playing for
points, while the quartette there play game.
When the game at the head table Is finished
the bell Is again struck and the losing couple
20 TO the foot, while at the other tables the
couple leaving the greatest number Of points
move up to the next table toward the Head,
leaving their opponents where they were.
The couple who have Won the game at the
Head receive a mark or seal on their cards or
ribbons, while those who have been beaten
and left at the Foot receive one also
then of different character. The game then
proceeds as before aud with these variations
after each game is continued as long as the
hosts desire, three or four hours being the
usual limit. When concluded the marks
both Head and Foot are counted and the
lady and gent having the highest number Of
Head marks receive each prize, while each
Of those with the majority Of Foot marks
also are presented. 1t is customary
for the couple sent down from
the Head TO change partners with those left
at the foot, this rule preventing lady and
gentleman from playing together all evening.
Sometimes there is a mystery prize, where
those who remain the greatest number OF
times at a table, the number Of which IS de-
cided by lot after the session "a over, are en-
titled to a prize. The host and hostess as
rule do not play but attend tic signal
bell and see that the winners
at the Head and the losers at
the Foot get their marks at the end Of each
game. the pastme IS pleasant, easy aud as
before remarked inexpensive, as the prizes
and refreshments given aud served are gem
orally light an j small. To the fair especially
Is the play attractive aud their excitement Is
very pretty to witness as the evening draws
70 q close, with the marks still close IN point
OF number.