Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-02-04
PROGRESSIVE eucHRE PARTIES.

larly popular, and is viewed much as is
ginger ale by connoisseur in the costli-
est of wines. It's very mild and in
sipid test of skill, and the game OF. late
years has been but little played. But
the fact that almost anybody can play
it, and that q rubber Is generally speedi-
~ disposed of, is doubtless the reason
for the selection as vehicle of amuse.
ment that is now being largely made
of it. BY an ingenious supplementing
of the original game of cards, con-
siderable interest is given to what
would otherwise be considered mild
torn of sport. The game is suscepti-
BILE of being played by any number of
people, who make up complete sets of
four players each. The number should
not be too large nor too small. About
twenty-four players, it is found, give the
best satisfaction. These should be
equally divided between the sexes. If
the number be twenty-four, six tables
are provided. These are numbered from
one to six, and there are cards provided
|-four cards to each table. These cards
bear numbers to correspond with tho
number of the tables, and are drawn. 70
the cards are attached ribbons of differ
CoV Co4oAes auO Cno o1d"Auk AOE p4nCe6
begins. The gentleman who draws o
mediately hunts up the lady who may
ribbon, and she is for the time beng
his partner. Another gentleman may
have drawn a card also number /,
but with blue ribbon. He seeks
out the lady who has drawn the
corresponding card, and the hand is
made up, the four taking possession of
table No. l. or the head table, as it is
known. The remaining tables are SINH.
lafly provided with players. The neces
sity OF making the company up of q
thoroughly congenial and we'll acquaint-
ed party Of ladies and gentlemen will
at once be apparent. The numbered
cards are attached to the buttonhole
and are there after used as may appear.
The four who occupy the first table
play game of straight eucher of the
usual five points. The partners win.
ming this bout continue to occupy the
head table and have attached to their
card read wafer. The partners defeat
ed go to the last, or foot table, where
the couple having the lowest number of
points have attached to their numbered
cards q smaller green wafer. All
the players, except those at table No.
!, play regardless Of the usual five.
point limit, and they are compelled to
stop playing when bell is rung to indi.
cate that the players on table No. have
finished game of five points. The
players on table No. 2, who have thu
highest number of points. move up te
table No. !; the players on table No.
with the highest number of points t.
table No. 2, and 80 on, down to the foo
or last table. Here another change takes
place. The couple defeated at table No
! at the first bout, upon taking seats a
the foot table change partners, so that il
IS probable that throughout the evening
no two persons play continually together
The winners Of the first game of course
seek to retain their positions at the heat
table and secure as many red waters 81
possible, and the losers of the game al
the last or foot table, to escape from
that position towards the heat
table. This is the case up to certain
stage, when player who NAV have beel
decorated with large number of greer
waters will seek to lose other games 8,
, as to secure the prize for the last tabl
when it Is evident that it will be impos
sible to secure any of the first tabl
. prizes. Then the player may be de
pended upon to play "give away
game and resort to such artitice as OF
dering the trump up and playing i
alone, without card in his hand to in
, sure the taking of a single trick. Th
play is continued for certain stipulat
ed time, usually about two hours; ani
with company at six tables. with ordi
nary rapid playing, the head table vii
be reached in that time, by every playe
about twice. When the limit of tim
!, fixed for play is exhausted, : al
play stops, and the lady an,
gentleman who are able to display o.
, their cards the largest number of re-
> waters, or the largest number of gree
waters, are presented with prize-th
better prize of course, going to wearer
of the red waters. In the event, a
frequently is the case, that the player
at the tables below table No. have q
equal number of points when the bell
rung, the ladies on the tables so situate
cut, the high card giving the point {
progression to the lady and her partne
{ The prizes may be made IS costly or a
, inexpensive as may be desired, bu
articles that are unique are genel
ally selccted-such articles q
: are appropriate for favors at German
? Some of these prizes or favors are yer
, pretty, as we'll as useful, and the goo
euchre players who 60 much in societ
have already begun to accumulate
. stock of these little mementoes. Th
!, possibilities are such that q player ma
win both first and last prizes, but this
not commonly the case. A good deal
interest is maintai9ed BY the ingenlor
arrangement already described, and Il
parties are being made both elegant On
| popular.
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