The Washington times., 1906-02-23
PRIZES THAT SUCCESSFUL
PLAYERS FIND ACCEPTABLE
Card Parties Are Popular at This Season and the
Question of Prizes Is Often a Puzzling One

Card parties just atFthis season are
the aI-popular manner Of entertaining
ones friends. and the crying need of
the successful hostess is q selection Of
suitable prizes. That they shall be in
expensive is essential for costly gifts
are quite out Of date. and the woman
whose prizes are most sought after is
she who gives small. useful articles
that still are attractive and somewhat
unusual. Then. too, a hostess has TO
keep In mind in considering the tastes
of both men and women that she is ca
teTing to their likes rather than to her
own fancies.
For this reason the most acceptable
prizes are in leather or in crystal and
nickel both of which shape SO many
of the new desk and dressing table ap-
pliances. as well as numberless con
veHient trappiHgs that make up
smokers equipment. Leather articles
are particularly neat and appeal quite
as strongly To feminine tastes, while
the crystal novelties are the very new
est Offering Of the winter
Practical prizes among the leather
goods are boxes and cases that incloSe
playing cards and complete outfits for
The various games OF euchre. bridge
whist peuuChle, etc. A single case
holds only one game. but every thing
that could possibly he used In playing
ii. including rules tally cards, pencils
aud reckoning pads, is tnclosed IN the
leather receptacles- Boxes in ali SORTS
of odd shapes marked Bridge are coy
cred with paper in splendid Imitation
Of the fancy feathers. and are real
ornament. aside from their being Won
dcrrulv handy for persons with whom
vhis, is "a regular pastime-
Another desirable prize IN lealnef Is
a pack 1f playing cards with aftisticai-
~ decorated backs. wrapped IN a supple
case of dclicately tinted suede. Inc la =
I,r is merely Il strip Of leather IN OLD
D. >c. porcelain blue. or lavender, with d
rlcAeIcG clasp on either end Narrow
e.4seS aolt the cards securely IN the
center of the case PretlIN printed
playing ClTds. with gilt edges are also
.5,-,d iU "a flexible pastTDO2rd case
covered With denim and set of by a
-.-.I I.finJtd scene OF an embroidered
.lump displayer, whist acces-
.. Ha.cl has long been needed, has
.ast a.aIe its appealance, and is TO
I r. both ia leather and nickel IN
,l is very much like a ring or
basket with button AZ the top,
W. C- .a-r.G5cs the small celiuloid discs
-..td in rcd ard black, with diamonds,
n.t-E clubs and SPADES Z hese indica-
rEe sold in several different sizes
r--A 81 10 s. apiece.
g.. --StgI smoking sets, with nickel
tTfrs. display al sorts of ingenious
-t-cS. not the least unusual of which
long. narrow tray of thick clear
-s deed with nickel and having at
.Ith : on one side "a miniature steam
'-- in nickel which serves as lamp
IETt cigars and cigarettes Match
ash trays. cigar cutters. etc. can
-s- hc found in this bright crystal ware
afford a really charming prize for
r-.u
H5ite impersonaI. also. but always an
rC0ptabIe present, are the numerous
ri f~gS for ii desk in brass OF which
.r~5 re more fascinating than the pa
a-- CLIPS showing animal heads Sleeny
eH5s. fierce bulldogs. and even ele-
rHaots heads are hammered in brass