Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-16
IN FANCY TRINKETS
THE NEWEST THINGS IN TALLY
CARDS.
Euchre and Hearts Still Lead
in Card
Games.
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
Summe- hath no terrors for the true card
player, and there are many hostesses who.
even in the dog days, find card party
the simplest form of entertainment.
For chilly or rainy evenings at the noun
tain or beach resort exciting tourney
around the card tables is really comforting.
The function is less formal than in winter,
and souvenirs and prizes less elaborate.
If the games are to be played on the
porch-and in most homes the porch is
larger than the living room-many Japa-
nese lanterns may be lighted and loco
motive headlight or some other powerful
light with a strong reflector fastened at
one end of the veranda will furnish ample
Illumination FOR ten a dozen tables.
The new tally cards are suggestive of
summer games. One of the prettiest shows
a girl driving swarm of gay-hued butter
flies before her. On each butterfly the
wings are marked with hearts, spades, dia-
monds and clubs, and here the punching Is
doEe.
A four-leaf clover has spades for flares,
while large embossed field daisies are swung
from slender green cords and the heart of
each daisy is punched for the score. Jap
anese fans and Geisha girls appear on
tally cards, and design that Is selling
rapidly shows a pretty girl holding a tele-
phone receiver and calling Hello, Central.
what's trump"
Another catchy design shows replica of
colored nanny, clad in gorgeous raj
ment with the inscription, II didn't expect
to see you heah, honey!
Odd and Merry.
HOLSTERS in vivid crimson. automobiles
with remarkable study in detail, drums and
clown faces are all sacrificed to the merry
card punch. A severely plain card is sprin-
killed. with dice, odd numbers up, and carries
this hint, There's luck in odd numbers"
Still more business-like and intended par
ticularly for progressive games where large
numbers play are plain score cards with
four rows of figures. and spaces for the
name, couple and table.
A clock face, with the numerals, offers a
good field for punching the score, and two
horses, running close, bear the legend
Neck and neck" and are much liked by
the summer hostess. An echo of the ping
pong craze shows a table set for the game.
and the balls scattered about are to be
punched out for the score.
Favors. not unlike those used at germans,
are popular for the summer card party.
and are replacing the more extravagant
prizes. Papier mache clans, filled with
bonbons and swinging from -colored
ribbons; miniature deck chairs. golf bags
which unscrew and show sticks. all in pa
pier mache, make appropriate prizes.
A realistic piece of strawberry shortcake
forms an odd box for stamps or pens. When
the PAPER mache crust of whipped cream.
dotted with strawberries, Is lifted off. 1t
shows hollow cake which forms the box.
More expensive prizes are those in Japa-
nese work-paper weights and desk fittings
in metal and lacquer; Japanese stems
whoever heard Of a follower of the mikado
drinking beer?-skulls in gold with Japa-
nese enamel and tiny jardinieres holding
dwarf trees
Loving cups of various sizes and in differ
ent materials. such hammered brass.
silver and gold, also popular for prizes.
For a mountain retreat pretty souvenirs
are napkin rings. match safes. frames and
calendars made from birch bark or braided
sweet grasses.