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a longer period of serv-
ice.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-09

dianship over bridge and later over
auction, when these games were strdg-
Cling to obtain foothold in this coun-
try. should not be forgotten by the
vast number enjoying the past ana
present form of the game
As we have already noted IN n pre-
vious article, the English laws of auc-
ton were formulated by joint com
mittee of several representative CLUBS
These clubs, moreover, may not be as
representative of card interests alIied
TO auction as are the clubs OF TINS
country The American Whist League
represents card clubs from nearly
every section OF the country, and
large portion Of the members OF these
clubs are devotees Of whists latest
offspring, auction. This organization
working in conjunction with the com
mittee, proposed 10 revise the present
laws Of auction would have ready &C
cess by official action to representative
bodies in all sections OF the Cnitep
States and Canada. The result OF such
action would satisfactorily determine
the sentiment upon proposed changes
and settle upon permanent CODE lot
American players.
a
clubs or filling out ballots upon hypo-
thetical changes will fal! to cast the
accurate desire Of those best quallied
TO pass opinion upon this subject. For
instance, ballot is Sent broadcast TO
various PLAYERS with the request 70
FIJI out and return. indicating desires
upon proposed suggestions. Expert
ence shows these ballots are more than
likely filled out by players having a
superficial working knowledge Of the
game than by those who have given the
subject some serious consideration
from the point of scientific play OF
auction and the things most required
10 maintain the standard of sclentlhc
play. A weak player is generally found
TO favor all sorts of fads that he be-
lieves will fit his particular idea of the
game.
sentation would be avoided by discus
sion and determination within the club
itself, where the opinion of the recog-
nized strong players generally prevails.
In one club recently asked 10 express
opinion by straw ballot the experts
wholly failed to respond, while the
PLAYERS of lesser ability nearly all filled
out and forwarded the straw ballot.
The difficulty of the task of the COM
mittee would be solved by the adoption
Of the official club action.
II is cited that one club in New York
is unanimous for a single spade value,
while a club in st. Louis is unanimous
for the dual spade value, while the
members Of the club proposing to cod
ify the laws are heavily in favor of
the dual values. But that is the point
the sentiment of those voting does
not represent the true feeling of the
good players. Other clubs while not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-09

first to direct public attention 70 these
slender suryivals OF an art so signify
ekin TO the poetry and music or cult
IRE. Chateaubriand, in the Province
of Brittany; George Sand, in the re-
gion Of Berri; Balzac, in the different
places which he visited, and others less
celebrated, like Gerard de Nerval'
Henri Murger, etc, listened 10 the
singing OF the peasants and were,
struck By the Characteristic note ana
the racial flavor of the songs they
heard. and they quoted in their writ,
inps many verses whose grace ana
truth wero readily acknowledged by
their readers. Soon Investigators ana
collectors attempted 20 compile meth,
cdically the material which had served
70 constitute the ROmdncero popWdT',
first from the provinces and later from
all France. This research was started
in Brittany, the land which one may
call the conservator OF the customs and
traditions of the people; then the quest
was taken up in other provinces. IN
the year 1851 @ Minister OF Public In
5truction adopted the ingenious scheme
of addressing 20 teachers all owe.
France a circular in which he asked
them 10 gather together these songs OF
the people, hoping thereby 10 make I'M
mediately a complete collection. THIS
ambition, however laudable II may
have been, was excessive and prema-
ture. Nevertheless il bore fruit IN
stimulating further efforts. The carrier
OF these researches were carried on
chiefly By historians and men OF letters
in the provinces, who directed their az
tention mainly 10 the poetry OF inc
folksong and neglected the music, thus
doing but half Of the work; for what
il a song II the music is not there 20
give wings TO the verses But for the
last twenty years and more musician,
have taken up the task, and without
neglecting the literary side have made
good the omissions Of their predeces-
sors. Thus we have seen one after the
other such men as Bourgault-Dncou-
dray, J. b. Weckerlin, Vincent dIndy'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-09
AUCTION BRIDGE CLINICS

as yet having adopted the Portland
amendment, giving spades single
value, yet, by common scquiescence, no
other game than mo bid" with slams
at so and 100, respectively, mas been
played for months.
We hope the question will be acted
upon in manner rejecting the best
interests Of the game in all sections
of the country.
Wynne Ferguson, of New York, has
Just issued a large second edition OF
his work on auction. entitled "19l5
Auction Bridge" which contains the
rev laws as adopted by tho New York
Bridge Whist and Portland clubs. 1t
il of convenient pocket size, and the
low retail price of 25 cents makes II a
practical little book for ready refer
ence, both upon the laws and principles
of play.
The original shut-out bids at auction,
still show a great variance and many
players still persist in the use OF an
original two bid upon holdings that
have been many times analysed TO
mark their weakness. Players forget
the true function of two bid or pos
sibly hug the old delusion of bidding
strong upon long weak holdings, and
that there is no command requiring a
PLAYER to bid merely because it is his
turn. All good players recognize at
present the theory of bidding upon
strength and taking cards, not merely
upon length alone.
In the following hand is An xample
of an original two bid by player in
a recent set match which cost game
and rubber. 1t is fairly illustrative OF
the delusion in bidding of many play
prg
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-09
By GEORGE MLING

make the dcclarer fear an opponents
no-trump attack. II would readily be
seen from South's standpoint that un-
less there was an unusual distribution
no other make would serve the partner
ship interests so well as royals.
North, probably convinced that his
hand was unusual, or az least beyond
the normal because Of his high honor
count, declared three hearts.
As South had nothing further 10 say
after his partners decision, the bid
ding ended with North holding the
contract.
East led the king Of clubs. and noting
Vests queen fall 20 the trick, followed
IL small in the suit. West, Of course,
was guided by the rule Of common
sense when he made his play; he
wished his partner to continue the SUIT
and was not much concerned whether
the next lead was high or low.
West led third round Of clubs, when
in with the JACK and a hnal lead IN
the suit from East forced North.
North led all his remaining trumps,
but was disappointed at an uneven ad-
verse distribution, which stlli Iett
trump with East. This final count
gave East and West five tricks, just
enough 10 defeat the dec!arer by one
trick.
Had the royal bid received the con,
tract, the deciarer would have scored
game easily.
Of weighing carefully n partners mes
sage. obviously inteaded 10 convey
meaning different from the usual kind.
Its relative significance 10 the part
rersbip hands is usually held too light
~ by a partner.
Take the case Of North. An inter
probation of his partners message
would say: IL can go game with JUST
a little assistance from YOU, but my
hand in makeup is such that ! cannot
promise any needed help TO any
declaration Of yours" North had de-
cided assistance for his partner, be
sides the king Of trumps, his high
hearts were valuable 20 his partner,
furnishing actual winners IN success
sive leads. With this promise, what
reason existed for assuming higher
partnership obligation?
While his heart suit, under ordinary
conditions, would form the basis OF a
partnership declaration above the
average. in this instance the require
ments for the action were far IN ex-
cess OF the actual holding.
North's possession, strong as II was,
aid not measure up 20 the required
standard. Notwithstanding that criti-
cism was directed at South for not
making a higher royal declaration, he
was correct in leaving his partner in.
he was relatively in the same over
calling position as North on the initial
round. and comment on North's action
would apply equally well to South's
subsequent action.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-09

the ace and led the jack of hearts, West
ruffing with the jack 70 shut out his OPP
ponent. North won the next lead OF
club and led diamond, West winning.
A third club was ruffed by dummy and
over-ruffed by South. One losing CLUB
still in Vests hand gave the opponents
another trick, just setting the dec!arer
on his contract.
Il Is TO be noted that the result would
not have been different had trump
instead of club been led at the second
trick. With ell trumps down nothing
could stop the opponents from making
four clubs.
Had West permitted his partner TO
have some say in the matter, when a
successful contract would put the op.
ponents' game, East would have doubled
and a far different result would have
followed A bonus of 300 points could
have been secured without effort.
This hand aptly illustrates the effect
an adverse call of an unnecessarily
high declaration creates on the mind
of many players. Simply because an
opponent sees fit to vary the usual
course in bidding, CONSERVATION seems
to seize them for fear the game might
be lost.
If players would take time to con-
slider their opportunities for overtime
score rather than running their bids up
to topheavy heights, their average IN
the game would be greatly raised. We
cannot bear down too strongly against
the practice of bidding two upon these
long, weak suits without outside taking
cards warranting probable game hand
with average support.
Players who lack common card sense
or fail to use their power of deduction
usually run into a succession OF blum
ders upon good hands that give strong
opponents a great advantage. The FOL
lowing hand illustrates the advantage
wasted by a weak team upon a hand
that should have produced better re-
suits:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-09

last generation has been given TO the
collection of material which Will even
tually serve as a basis for investiga-
ton on scientific lines. For long
time the study went only 70 folksong
texts, and in this department Professor
Child. erstwhile of Harvard University,
set an example to the world in his The
English and Scottish Popular Ballads"
That monumental work may be consld-
cred as the elimination of the labors
inspired by Bishop Percy's "Reliques,
the first influence OF which was 10
awaken Germany 10 q realization OF the
fact that a vast treasure of folk poetry
lay unnoticed in the mouths and mem
cries of the people of that country.
The first German labors in the ne ID,
however, were literary. the musical ele-
nent, without which the poetical Is in
complete, being long neglected Thanks
TO Ludwig Erik and his collaboration,
Franz Boehme, the foundation for mu-
steal study has been laid and the super
structure is already rAing upon 1t.
Thus far il would seem a II the best
directed study OF folksong is that which
has been conducted for decade or so
by the English Folksong Society.
French folksong was considered a negli-
gible quantity by the French themselves
long after the value of the study had
been recognized in other countries. On
this subject VI. Tiersot says in the es-
say with which the new volume Is pref
aced:
at was only a few years ago that.
through the influence OF the study OF
folklore, methodical measures were un-
dertaken TO save from oblivion eX-
amples Of an art which persisted only
bv oral tradition, and these efforts,
however belated. have been conducted
with such energy that we may to-day
feel assured that France need yield 70
no other nation in respect 10 the album
dance. variety and vitality Of her folk
songs.
nSchnlarr and men OF letters were the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-09
LONG BEACH
Many City Dwellers Tempted
to the Shore.

Long Beach, Long Island, May s.
The weather at the resort has been
much more favorable for seaside rest
and recreation than conditions in New
York City would indicate. Bright skies
and a considerable number of warm
DAYS have greeted those who fed to
Long Beach from the gray skies of the
city.
The attractions OF the luxurious
Hotel Nassau have made II a centre Of
activity. The big open fireplace at
tracts those guests who prefer the in
leisurely on the boardwalk, with its
many wheel chairs.
Among those who spent the week end
at the Nassau were Mr.. and Mrs. {.
Hartman, Nat Goodwin, Robert Edeson
and family and Robert Kamber and
family.
Under the personal supervision Of
W. II. Barse there have been planned
many attractive features for the com
ing season, which undoubtedly will be
more successful than ever before.
Among recent arrivals at Hotel Mas
sau are Francis b. Robert, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. Spafford and Miss Spaford,
Miss Blye, Miss Ravencroft, DR.. c. J.
Duffy, Mrs. Walter Alexander and sons,
W. +. D. Stokes and family, DR.. Seth
Gregory, Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Smith
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph W.
Horne, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. V. Greaux,
Mrs. NJ. Bonner, Mrs. f. S. Bacon, DR..
and Mrs. E. W. Gould, Emory c. John
son, Mr.. and Mrs. I. G.. Latham and Mr..
and Mrs. Morton G.. Hutzler.
The Far Rockaway Women's Club is
arranging for luncheon to be held
June s, at which State Senator Bernard
Patten will speak.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-09

California Club will be held on Tues
dsv. Nav is. at the Hotel Shelburne,
BRIGHTON Reach. 1t will be in charge
Of Mrs. George r. Gordon, Of II East
Ninotv-ffth Street. and Mrs. Milton
Y. SNYDER. Of 81 Washington Square
North. II will be essentially Califor-
Man. favorg and decorations having
been shipped from San Francisco Tor
the occasion.
A regular Meeting Of the New York
City Mothers Club Will take place to
morrow at the Waldorf-Astoria at 2:3O.
Mr.. Arthur ". Tome Will speak on
THE Neglected Child.'
The Rising Sun Woman Suffrage
League held It's annual meeting and
election of officers May Mt the hotel
Majestic. The following were elected:
President, Mrs. Maud Miller Nipple;
first vice-president, Mrs. Nellie Is. Van
Slingerland; second vice-president.
Nine. Beatrice Goldie; recording secree-
tary, Mrs. y. S. Pike; treasurer, Or. A.
Josephine Sherman; auditor, Mrs. >
Z. Petit; historian, Nine. l.. q: de
Quesada. Delegates 10 the City Fedora
ton Of Clubs elected were Mrs. Maud
Miller Nipple, DR.. A. Josephine Sher-
man, Nine. Louise &. de Quesada. Al
ternates were Mrs. Ethel Stewart,
Countess de Castelvecchio and Nine
Frabasilis.
The Cambridge Club held the last
meeting for this season on Monday
afternoon at the home OF Mrs. Don C.
i
O. Williams was the chairman for the
day. Miss Mildred Seitz sang four
songs, Autumn" within the Garden
of Nv Heart" Mighty LAX a Rose"
and annie Laurie" Hamilton Orms-
bee gave a talk on THE Ethical Novel"
The lectures at the National House
wives League headquarters, 20 West
Forty-ffth Street, for this week will
" Monday at 1O:29 O'Clock. Weekly
Marketing Lesson by p. Q. Foy
AT 2:3O o'clock, "FUrnishing the Mod
ern House" by Mildred Richardson
Kelly. illustrated with textiles and
Tuesday at 2:3O O'Clock, Selecting
and Preparing Poultry and Game"
Demonstration by Sidney II. Huff, Of
the Certified Farms Company.
Wednesday at 2:30 o'clock, prep
aration of East India Curries," by
Kafaman Sr,ile, chef from the Hotel
Breslin.
Thursday at 2:8O o'clock. English
Dainties for Afternoon Tea" Demon
stration by Miss F. Brooks, Of London.
Friday at 2:30 o'clock, Experience
with an Uncooked Food Diet by
Dina Belais.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-09

ship declaration more promising from
his point Of view than that announced
by his partner After his partners
arbitrary action, however, it would
have been obviously improper for him
to offer a second suit so imperfect IN
high cards as that he held.
East declared three diamonds, which
South overcalled with three royals. II
is noticeable that in nearly all cases
of pre-emptive bidding the declarer in
creases his bid to overcall an adver-
sary without waiting to hear from his
partner Many such bids are justified
by the extraordinary hands held, but
in other cases, of which this is fair
example, optimism, pure and simple, Is
the guiding feature.
Without positive assurance that he
could defeat the contract, West prop
erly refused to assume double that
was not free, and passed. AS East
could not consistently go higher unsup-
ported by his partner, South's three
royals held the contract.
On the play-of North and South
made the normal value Of the hand.
getting eight tricks, one below their
contract.
At hearts, which would have been the
final declaration had South properly
started the bidding with one royal, a
game hand would have resulted.
Although the opponents, by adopting
a certain line of play, could make one
of their small trumps by rutfing, the
final result would not show a gain for
them. With inesse open in clubs,
promising an extra discard, North
would have had four odd and game al
ways in sight. -,
Another angle of pre-emptive bid
ding is presented in the following hand.
1t shows to what length some players
will 90 to wrest the declaration from
an opponent who has bid unnecessarily
high, and the dire results that usually
follow in such cases. The hand:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-09

Saturday, Candy Making Lesson for
the Junior Housewives League.
The annual reception given by the
officers Of the Washington Headquar-
tiers Association. founded by the
Daughters Of the American Revolution,
will be held at Washington Headquar-
tiers. Tooth Street and Amsterdam Ave,
nue.. MAY %. at 3 p. m Members ana
their friends are cordially invited.
musical programme will be a feature OF
the afternoon.
The Daughters Of Michigan Mrs.
Nellie b. Van Slingcrland, president
and founder will hold It's annual
meeting and election Of officers May H.
AT 3 p. m. at the residence OF Mrs.
Luther II. Trowbridge, 3OA West Nine
ty-ninth Street.
At the annual election Of the officers
Of the Congress OF States Society Mrs.
Nellie B. Van Slingerland was elected
first vice-president and Mrs. Royal ;.
Copeland a director, from the Daugh-
tiers of Michigan. Delegates elected to
the City Federation Convention are
Mrs. Luther II. Trowbridge, Mrs. Royal
s. Copeland and Miss Alice f. Ives; al
ternates. Mrs. Rose A. Pitcher and Mrs.
William La Tort.
The annual luncheon OF Clio was
held at the Hotel Savoy on Wednesday.
The guests were received by the officers
of Clio: Mrs. Charles Milton Ford,
presid mt; Mrs. Benjamin +. Dickhaut'
Mrs. James +. Kemp. Mrs. Willis 7.
Miner. ms. James d. Shipman, Mrs.
Herbert T. Lindsey, Mrs. George A.
Leggett and Mrs. Elisha Risley Rich.
Mrs. William De L. Boughon, chairman
If programme, presented Mrs. Elinor
Forster in a dramatic Interpretation OF
"Candida"; Miss Amelia Bicknell, IN a
group of songs, and the Misses Hopper
in an exhibition Of modern dancing,
with Mrs. Gertrude Bertisl at the
piano. The Landon Orchestra, under
the direction of Nine. Ada l.: Hand,
played during the reception and lunch
con.
The last social meeting of the season
of the Woman's Democratic Club Mrs;
John Sherwin Crosby, founder ana
PRESIDENT was held on Friday evening
at the home Of the president, :. west
Fiehtv-second Street. The affair was
given in honor of the newly elected
board Of directors, and he guests
of honor were Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Hartigan. After a musical programme
and an address by Mr.. Hartigan there
was dancing. On Saturday the officers
and directors were guests of Mrs. j..
Hedges Crowell at the Empire State
suffrage luncheon held at the Aston
Hotel. The next business meeting Will
be held at the Aston Hotel on Friday,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-09

Charles Bordes, as well as the writer
of these lines and the collector of the
present volume, together with many
other musicians, gathering the popular
songs in the various provinces OF
France from the Pyrenees TO Lorraine
and Alsace, from Brittany to Savoy and
Dauphin, and thus saving for posterity
the remains of truly ancient art, the
memory of which is growing fainter
day by day
VI. Tiersot's resume is like that
which was indicated in the remarks on
English and German folksong, and It
has universal application. 1t is even
true. as The Tribune readers are well
aware, of the Afro-American folk
songs. the first serious musical study
of which appeared in these columns.
Most of the French provinces have
been drawn upon by VI. Tiersot for the
present collection, and many Of the
songs are common to several provinces.
They have also wandered across the
Atlantic and found a habitat in Can
ada, as was demonstrated in the col
lection published by SchIrmer in 1910.
The Breton songs are distinctive in
melody as well as poetry, fact amply
accounted for by the racial history Of
the people OF Brittany. Subjects, lam
guages and tunes OF the songs Of Brit
tany are more nearly related to those
OF Wales and Cornwall than TO the
other French provinces. On this point
there was some discussion in the ar
ticles on Afro-American folksongs
which appeared in The Tribune two
summers ago.
VI. Tiersot groups the songs in his
collection into narrative songs (Which
ne calls embryonic epics"), dance
songs. satirical songs, love songs and
songs associated with work and Gus
toms. May songs. Christmas songs, etc.
A discussion Of the songs IN detail
would scarcely repay the cost in time
and space. II is better 70 sing them
= -. -. I'm % Rad ahnnl than
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-09
carmen" FOR CHARITY.

Carmen" will be sung once more
this season at the metropolitan Opera
House. A special performance will be
given for the benefit Of the destitute
sewing girls in ris-populariiy
known as the "Midnettes"-- next
Thursday evening, at o'clock. All
the artists will contribute their ser
vices. Miss Geraldine Farrar will
sing the title role. Nine. Frances Aida
will be the Micaela, Mr. Martinelli, the
Don Jose, and Mr.. Amato, the Tores-
dor. Mr.. Polacco has postpond sail
ing for Italy 20 conduct. Mr.. De Segu-
roIa will assume the role Of Zuniga'
heretofore taken by Mr.. Rothisr.
Others in the cast will be Mines:
Sparkes and Braslau, as Frasquita and
Mercedes, respectively, and Messrs'
Defrere. Iconhardt and Reiss. The
regular corps de ballet OF the opera
will appear, and the entire orehesra
will play.