Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-04-03
Progressive Euchre.
Louisville Times.l

Louisville Times.l
Progressive Euchrc' is an En-
glish importation, and was brought
over from London by James Gordon
Bennett. II did not become popular
in New York until this winter. Last
summer at Newport, Saratoga, Long
Branch, White Sulphur and other
fashionable watering places it became
quite the thing, and when the guests
returned home they introduced 1t in
to their several circles and it immed-
lately "took," and has since reigned
in all the large cities of the union.
II requires several tables or quarters
of players, four tables being, perhaps,
the most convenient number, though
a larger number frequently play.
When the guests have assembled and
the game is to be,i,, the aces, kings,
queens and jacks from one deck Of
playing cards are removed, and the
players draw for position, the table
at the head of the line to be regarded
AS the goal. The four persons draw
ing the four aces, take their place at
the highest or goal. table; those
drawing the kings at the next; the
queens, al The third, and jacks at the
fourth, or lowest table. In order that
each couple of partners may consist
OF lady and a gentleman, two ladies
take the cards before selected, each
taking an equal number of both col
ors, and pass them around the room,
one lady passing them to the ladies
and the other to the gentleman, no
person drawing being allowed to see
the color Of the card TO be drawn.
When the result of the drawing is
made known, the lady and gentle
man, for instance, who have drawn
the two black aces, are partners and
sit at the ace table; those drawing
the two rel aces are partners and also
sit at the ace table. The other tables
are filled in the same mannr. Now
the game begins at each table just as
in ordinary euchre. The game at the
ace table is the only one that count.
As soon as the game at the ace table
is completed, the defeated couple al
that table, if they have made any
points, are credited by the score
keeper, end retire to the jack table.
the victorious couple remaining at
the ace table and receiving credit of
five, which is usually the number of
points played. The winning up'e
at the jack table give their seats to
the couple from the ace table, the
victorious couples at the other tables
progressing" all changing partners
except those at the ace table. This Is
done in order to prevent good play
ers being constantly partners.
The game is continued in this man
ner until the appointed time for play
ing to cease. when the lady and gem
tleman (nOtnecessarily partners) hav-
ing the best scores are declared the
winners. In this manner each gem
tlcman in the game will probably
have for a partner each lady during
the evening, thus aifording a pleas
ant opportunity Tor chatting and
becoming acquainted. This probably
accounts in part for the social popu-
larity of progressive cuclre." The
lady giving the party customarily Of
fers prize to the winners-a bunch
Of cigars to the gentleman and flow.
ers or a book to the lady.
The game is easy, pretty and pleas
ing. To the man who has been in a
mental fever at his business all day,
and cannot drive it from his mind, or
to the lady. young or old, who wishes
to forget for awhile the worries and
the crosses of life. "progressivc eu-
chre" comes as a counter-irritant and
usually effects cure. Surely, with
such advantages in the way of recre-
alton and so .abiliy there is a great
field for the game, and it is not at all
surprising that its popularity has
developed into craze at the very
outset of its career, and no one will
doubt but that the love of originality
and novelty among our people, espec-
tally among society circles, has at last
found means for legitimate gratilica-
ton.