Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-05-26
LIVING WHIST.
Wateriile People Delighted Over
That Beautiful Entertainment.
crcsdias City Nall Last Evening to Mitsess
IA Perfect Success.

| WArERvnLE. May 25.-( Special A,
| a i,ting climax TO one of the gsyest society
seasons Wateryille has ever known. The
first presentation Of Living Whist" wa.
given at City hall last evening,
When the living cards made their entry
through the portiere al the left of the stage
and led BY the players, began the stately
grand march around the wa1ed and shining
floor, WaIeryille residents seemed 10 say
AT last We are the people. We are to be
hold Living Whist
! With glance at the beautiful costumes
of the cards" oue,s ima gination carried one
back 10 bays of uld' when knights and
ladies fair met in ancient halls aud danced
| the stately ninuet TO the strains of the gray
bearded harper's music.
| But the attention of the large audience
was riveted on the movements of the play
ers, for there was the shuttle, and PLAYER
I Cohen cuts the pack, Schempp deals and
4 Pierce leads, the game had begun,
. The first trick executed lively quadrille
figure, led by Mrs. Redington. A pretty
dance in gayotte style was done by second
trick. The third trick interested the spec.
tators with minuet waltz. The Aurora
was neatly done by the fourth trick.
Bonney brings down the house with The
Lone Fisherman" while the remainder OF
the fifth triek executed the Providence.
| The sixth trick went through the steps OF
the baby polka in very cunning way. The
seventh executed pretty dance in the
| Bolero style. Jack" \. W Flood, went
through a pretty dance in the sand jig style
while the others of the eighth danced in
/ polka style. The ninth executed the OK
ford mnuet.
4 stately court dance TO slow music was
the feature of the 10th. The / lth contained
the Sailors llornpipe, danced in grand
style by Henry Warren. The 18th gave
the Highland fling The Jack in the l3ti,
has high-o' time but the king ordered him
OFF
Tonight living Whist will be repeated.
First trick-Followin the shuttle, Cohen
cut, DR. Schempp dealt and Pierce lead the
of hearts, Mrs. Frank RedingtOn; Drum
mond played king of hearts, Bartlett; Cohen
played ace of hearts, Miss Townsend
Schempp played of hearts Turner; and
Cohen takes the trick
Second trick-Cohen leads the queen of
diamonds, Mrs. Fred Arnold Schempp
played of diamonds, Gallert; Pierce
played 3 of diamonds, Miss Duren; Drum
mond played of diamonds, knowlton; and
Cohen takes the trick.
Third trick-Cohen leads 10 of hearts
Marston; Schempp plays g of hearts, Wing
Pierce plays 3 of hearts Miss McNelley ;
Drummond plays queen of hearts, Miss
Dorr, and takes the trick.
Fourth trick-Drummond leads of
H. n 81 n
Branch; Schempp plays . of clubs, Miss
Rogers Pierce plays . of clubs, Salisbury
and takes the trick.
Fifth trick-Plerce leads of hearts
Miss Stevens; Drummond plays s of hearts
Miss Lang; Cohen plays jack of hearts
Bonney; Schempp plays of hearts, Clark
and Cohen takes the trick.
Sixth trick-Cohen leads of diamonds.
Miss CLARK; Schempp plays 6 of diamonds,
Howe Pierce plays 10 of diamonds, Miss
smith Drummond plays . of hearts, Nash
and takes the trick.
Seventh trick-Drummend leads ace of
clubs, Mrs. Wheeler; Cohen plays 6 of
clubs, Wheeler; Schempp plays 3 of clubs,
Cickey; Pierce plays queen of clubs, Mrs.
Flood and Drummond takes the trick
Eighth trick-Drummond leads 10 of
clubs, Miss Gailert; Cohen plays jack Of
clubs Flood; Sehempp plays king of clubs,
Philbrook; Pierce plays of spades, Miss
McFadden, and Schempp takes the trick
Ninth trick-Schempp leads of clubs
kelleher; Pierce plays 10 of spades, Miss
Wheeler; Drummond plays of clubs.
Nichols; Cohen plays . of spades, Miss
Dunbar and Schempp takes the trick.
Tenth trick-Schempp leads queen of
spades, Miss Philbrook; Pierce plays king
of spades, Small; Drummond plays ace of
spades. Mrs. Clukey; Cohen plays ; of
spades. Mrs. Jordan; and Drummond takes
the trick.
Eleventh trick-Drummond leads eight
of spades, Miss Plaisted; Cohen PLAYS
seven of spades, kalloch; Schempp plays
nine of spades, Miss knauff; Pierce plays
jack of spades, Bonney and takes trick.
Twelfth trick-Pierce leads ace or dia-
monds, Miss Brown: Drummond plays five
of spades, Conuor; Cohen plays three of
diamonds, Miss Savage; Schempp plays
nine of diamonds, Redington. Pierce takes
trick.
Thirteenth ,rick-Piercc leads jack of
diamonds, Holland; Drummond plays jack
of spades, Miss Gould: Cohen PLAYS fourth
of diamonds, Miss Clark; Schempp plays
king of diamonds, Davies and takes trick