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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1918)
-THE STJM)AT OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JULY !1, 1918. ONE OF NEW COLLAR AND CUFF SETS OF NET OVER FLOWERED MULL PRETTY IDEA ; S ; ; : : ' Layer of Net Is Said to Soften Dainty Flower Pattern and to Give Just' a Hint of Pastel Color "Which Is Regarded by Persons Who Wear It as Charming. a r . --.a - w- , rfi- i n V :lv;; ja, If V, -.00 ' XI : APRETTT color !s griverv to a ta!-1 lored costume by on of the new collar and cuff sets of fine net veiling- flowered mull. The layer of net softens the dainty flower pattern and gives just a hint of pastel color which is charming-. The set of neck wear pictured Is made of fine white net over mull sprinkled with tiny nosegays of violets and rosebuds, and collar and cuffs are scalloped at the edge and finished with overlapping net friiis. The collar Is In the fashionable shape, close vto the neck at the back, and extending- belaw the bust in front. Eome of the new fichu collars have ash-ends that go around the waist and tie in the back like crisp strings of a lawn apron, others like the fichu pictured have short sash-ends that tie at the waistline in front. The dainty fichu Illustrated is of pale green or gandy frilled with white net; the inner collar and sash-ends are of white or Eandy, the collar hemstitched, the sash ends picot finished. A crisp, modern bit of neckwear like this gives Infinite ptyle to a simple tailleur of dark, ma terial. Only an expert laundress can handle a frilly collar, but one of these scal loped organdy affairs offers no prob lems and demands no special fluting or pleating machine for its doing up." The collar Is made of white organdy and Is In three overlapping sections, each section scalloped and piped. Its tailored effect harmonizes smartly fwith the feather-trimmed turban and new cuff-gloves that are buttoned over ho -wrists of long sleeves. Explaining the Gender. She "J never" could . see why they Call a boat 'she.' " He "Evidently you never tried to frteer- one. The widow. aJ . & - J .. - to be played at no trumps. It Ss hardly likely the tinesse of the jacks can be made, as In order to make It, the play er who holds the jacks must be able to get In the lead. At ro trumps' the hand Is without re-entry unless pos sibly the king of hearts tan be made to serve as such. If played at hearts, re entries can be made by ruffing the diamonds, so at a trump the Jack suits would be of greater value than at no trumps. Lastly, a weak hand is often ren dered less weak If It be not exposed. In such cases the adversaries are often to a greater or less extent kept guess ing and at times credit it with greater strength than It In reality posesses. When exposed It Is entirely at the ad versaries' mercy, and, not only this, but they can often Infer correctly as to what the declarer holds, by knowing what the exposed hand does not hold. If the hand be played at hearts, the strong rather than the weak hand will be the one exposed, and since It justified a no trump bid In the first place It must have a certain element of strength which the adversaries will be unwlllinsr t lead up to. The extra trick which the "2-heart" overcall In volve should be more than provided for by the ruff possibilities of the hand and its consequent increased nnmhir of re-entries, admitting, explained, of the finesse of the Jack. Takine all things Into consideration. therefore, it surely can but be appar ent that the overcall or i nearis, with such hand as given, ts entirely rlirht. and that In the greater number of euch cases the combined Interests will be better subserved If tne nana be played at the trump. Particularly Is this apt to be so In cases where the trumper Is a tentative one, made in the conviction that the partner will over call It if It does not suit his hand, and ha has anvthinsr to offer as a substl tute. In cases where the no trump bid is a genuinely strong one, it will prove nf orpflt value as a trumo declaration. as all of the side suits will become of the same rank after the adversaries are ehorn of trumps as had the hand been played at the no trump deciara tlon. "When all Is said and done, however, the mere act of third bidder's over- calling his partner's no trump does not by any means prevent the no trump Did der's going back to no trumps it in nis Judgment It seem best. Whether or not he should do so snouia aepena upon his own holding considered In con junction with what his partner has shown regarding his. In this case the overcall is In a major suit which re quires but one more trick to go game than the no trump would require. In such cases it will generally be found advisable to let the trump bid stand, provided the no trump bidder holds at least two of the Buit named, and thus Insuring the majority of trumps being on their side. As the player making the overcall niay have five of the suit only less than this number he cannot have or the overcall would not be war ranted so It Is Important that the original no trump bidder hold at least two, or the side may fall short. Briefly summed up, then, when the overcall Is in a major suit, there are three conditions only which as a rule Justify the return to no trumps. First. when the no trump Didder noias a hundred aces: secondly, when he holds but one card of the overcall suit; thirdly,, when he has none of the suit. . When the overcall is In a minor suit. which suit calls for two more tricks to sro game than no trumps, the con dltions are different, and the original bidder should be Influenced to a great er or less extent by the state of the score, as well as by nis own noiaing and his partner's announcement of lack of strength for the no-trumper. Under these conditions, especially If his hand be a bona-fide no-trumper and if be love score, he will often be Justified in taking the chances and going back to no trumps. TILING INCREASES IN POPULARITY AMONG RECENT BUILDERS OF MODERN DWELLINGS New Combination That Is Surprisingly Decorative in Effect -and Less Costly Than All Tile Is Flooring Covered With Cement Furniture Designs Declared Important. e7i?d walls and floor ta Summex- Room REFERRING again to the hand I , gave last week where the partner the original bidder, deliberately raised the bid, though second player passed, in other words, made a pre emptive bid, I would say that the act aroused considerable comment, the more so, perhaps, as the particular player was on record as opposed to pre-emptive bids. The statement waa .made among others that the same results would have been obtained had the pre-emptive bid been made by the original bidder and he had started with two spades rather than one. This is true regarding this particular case. Suppose, however, the distribution had been different sup- fiose, for instance, it had been as fol ows: V 10 E 4 9 6 5 Q 10 3 J 10 8 6 AQ92 T KJ88 K Q 7 2 A B J 10 3 J952 " Z t AK7I 4 A 7 3 emptive raise, but that the cases are rare where the original bidder is justi fied in the pre-emptive bid. This is but a single example; situations are constantly arising which substantiate the soundness of the principle, and il lustrate the importance of the original bidder being extreviely cautious in this regard. A rash . bidder at the start finds not infrequently that he has gone beyond his depth, and that in his de sire to prevent any communication be tween the adversaries, he has -made a bid which he would fain recall, but un fortunately cannot. That the reader may the more readily compare the two hands, I. trive again the hand as originally given: K10 J AKQJ7- 8 7 4 3 it develop, on the other hand, that he held more than two hearts, the pre ponderance of trump strength would be greatly on the side of the maker, and with the holding the original bid der must have had to warrant the no trump bid, a good score should un doubtedly be assured. With hearts as trumps but one round of diamonds must necessarily be lost, so far as the making hand is concerned; at no trumps every round would be lost so far as his hand Is concerned. Jack suits cannot be regarded as asscets either at a trump or no trumps, though such- suits are of value at times in a weak hend as admitting of finesses towards- the possible ace. king, or ace, queen, held by the strong hand. In this particular instance if the hand There is really nothing In auction of greater Intrinsic value than the overcall in a case like the one given and the surprise Is that its worth is not more generally recognized. There are certain .players who, while admlt lng Its value and welcoming its being made by their partners when they can not support the no trump, nevertheless do not employ it themselves upon their partner's no-trump call. Why this is so, whether It is because of a lingering no-trump obsession, reminiscent of the days when no trumps was the only declaration worth playing or whether it is owing to the fear of shutting out a really good no trumper made by the partner, it Is dif ficult to say. Neither reason, however. Is worth considering, and In precisely the same ratio in which a player appreciates the overcall being made over this no trump, when it does not suit the part ner, should he consider It .would be ap preciated by this partner when the partner has made the call. Besides, as has been explained, the partner has the privilege of going back to no trumps if he thinks it best. The overcall does not necessarily shut out the no-trumper. As a matter of fact the prestige of the no-trump is considerably dimmed in these days when 12 a trick has been reduced to 10 a trick, and the major suits have so increased In value that game can be won at a major suit trump almost as easily as at no trumps when- the no trump is a weak one, the overcall often proves a fortress of strength, and a sure refuge from annihilation, while when.lt ts a strong one. the overcall trump frequently results In as good a score as though the band had been played at no trumps. HAT tiling is sanitary is demon-1 strated pretty thoroughly by its general acceptance for ordinary bath rooms, , but that it is desirable from other points as well seems to be just dawning upon the home builder's consciousness. Tiled walls and floors have more than one sterling qualification. In rec ognition of this we have begun to car ry brick, tile, and cement stone (the latter includes marble and mosaic) In to our Interior as well as exterior decoration. From vestibule to hall ways have the new quarries come, and from hallways to living rooms, where they are greeted with wild acclaims of approval by the best architects in the country. Floors of this character are by no means cold and cheerless. They may be covered with as many or as few rugs as desired, and are In every way superior to the ubiquitous "hard wood." They wear better, are cleaner. and require less care. Think of it. no more waxing and brushing and polish ing and careful avoidance of soap and water! On the contrary a full and free application of good strong suds Is permissible with frequency. Scrub bing brush and mop do their sweet, clean work without fear of spoiling the finish. A brief description of some of the new tiled rooms will convince that the charm is both human and substantial. In the home of a cel.brated" actor the living room floor is of dull red square tiles. This room is also used as a music room, so it is not spoiled by an abundance of rugs, but decorated with rugs only at the focal points, the fire place and doorway. The walls are cov ered with gold paper and the wood work is In two tones of light green. . . The furniture is a delightful infor mal mixture of old Enll-h and Italian types. Between the doors and flanked by a pair of six-foot carved candle sticks Is a wonderful old credence, with a-breadth -of antique brocade draped back of it. Another piece of old bro cade lends interest to the great library table with its burden of books, candles, etc On a smaller table Is a runner of Italian filet lace. Across the space of the room, two gothic angels on wall brackets gaze at each other with their sirhtless eyes embodiments of an ideal. Curious how these Gothic figures hide their almost painful beauty from the common kon. The ascetic only, capabl of full ap praisement, knows that their virtue lies in their complete freedom from sensuality. The ordinary woman with out past or future Is quick to condemn. She intuitively finds in the Gothic forms a mysterious, incomprehensible adversary one that she promptly ex cludes with "Goodness, how hideous! I wouldn't have a thine like that around my house!"' A new combination that is surpris ingly decorative in effect and less costly than an all tile 'loor a floor ing covered with cement, with decora tive motifs in colored tile inserted Into the cement while wet. A -nan's library in which such a floor is Installed has the woodwork of antique oak. Open built-in bookcases almost line the walls. There Is a gallery on one Bide, from which hang some choice tapes tries. The furniture Is rather severe old English. In a more feminine living room that is paved in small, biscuit colored quar ries, the furniture is of brown mahog any, upholstered in damask and vel vet. Oriental rugs are generously used. A group of three windows at one end of the room has the glass in small panes, and is curtained with sash curtains of ivory colored silk gauxe less than a yard deep. No overdraper tes of any kind. A window seat end ing in a pair of low bookcases is built in beneath, the window, over a long, low radiator that is screened under an iron grilling.- The latter is painted old Ivory like the woodwork In the room. Above the mantel Is a great 9 8 KQ975 10 3 2 a J 10 V A Q J 5 4 2 10 6 3 2 4 9 4 a 6 73 A84 8 6 AK : 9 5 2 Z, it will be noted, is given the same liand he held originally; his partner's tiowever, its radically different, and neither helpful to the spade make, nor so constructed that he can make warning . bid. (This could as easily have been the distribution as any other). Had Z. therefore, started with the pre-empttoe bid of "two spades," the other players, his partner included. would have passed and the hand would have been played at the two-spafle bid. Beven tricks only could have been scared, so, as the result of his pre emptive bid, he would have gone down one trick. Y's hand is not good for a aingle trick and all . the tricks taken are taken by Z. Here again the argu ment may arise that such distribution Is unusual, and -that In making a bid a player has a right to look for a cer tain number of tricks from his partner. This, too, is true, but It must be borne In mind that the greater the number the bidding player holds, the fewer he may expect from his partner. Besides, all probabilities will fail at times and cases develop where as in this case, the partner's hand is absolutely nil. Looking at the question from every possible standpoint, therefore, it can not but become apparent that cases often arise where the partner of the original bidder should make a pre- 73 A 8 4 8 6 AKQ 9 5 I A correspondent whose hand was as follows writes to ask whether her partner having called "no trumps," and second playen having passed, she did right in making an overcall of "2 hearts." K97(t J S 5 8 a J742 Before going into the arguments of the case. I will say absolutely that she did the right thing and in so doig proved herself a sound-and intelligent bidder. Five hearts to the king, a side singleton, and two jack suits, the one positively unguarded, the ether likely so, do not in any sense constitute help for a no-trumper. Such hand, how ever, with hearts as.trumps, may prove of value. In such case the smallest card of the trump suit, the deuce, would have greater value than any side ace held by the adversary. Should it turn out that the partner, the no trump bidder, held himself at least two hearts, the larger half of the trumps would lie with the make. Should he hold but one, the smaller half of the trumps. would be with it, and it might develop that the adverse distribution was four to three, in which event the long trumps would be with the maker. A blank suit In hearts the original bid der could hardly hold or- he -would not have been apt to call no trumps. Should GAME OF CHECKERS IS ONE OF SOLDIERS' POPULAR DIVERSIONS In Training Camps in United States as Well as in Trenches in France and in Y. M. C. A. Tents Back of Lines, Boys Spend Hours Enjoying Game. V I 4 y. 4 ' js-'-ZX.i'-'-sx. CHECKERS FOR TRENCHES. THE good old game of checkers is coming into its own again and is proving very popular with the soldiers. In etery T. M. C. A. hut near the front khaki-Clad young men, tem porarily off duty, bend over checker boards that " may be folded up and tucked into a pocket , when the game Is over; and checkers is one of the favorite forms of diversion in the rec reation houses at the training camps. A fine old game is checkers, offering either- gentle -and unstlmulatlng diver sion. - or- opportunity for. real mental concentration, as one chooses. Indeed. there is a good deal more to the gam of checkers than one who plays it au perficially ever dreams of. Problem almost as deep as chess-board prob letns may be worked out with the disc of wood If the players are so inclined Two of the new camp checker sets ar pictured. In one set the checkers fit Into a flat box which has a compartment under neath for the folded checkerboard. I the other set the checkers are in long cylinder of leather and the check. erboard, when not in use, rolls up tightly around the cylindrical cut. indented panel of fruit and flowers, brackets. while on the mantel shelf is a short piece of antique velvet, a pair of Spode vases, and a pair of small figures. In lieu of tile or kindred mineral flooring, the wooden floors are now being painted in black and white or gray and white squares. Then, too, for use in sun rooms comes a good lino leum In quarry or in lozenge pattern. This for the purpose is better than paint, for plants can be watered over this stuff without harming it -perceptibly. Painting, of course, mars with. water spots. A sunroom with gray and white lino leum floor covering is furnished in wicker and plentifully supplied with palms, ferns, and cunning bird cages. It has vines climbing about the outer window panes. Such a room you might say "decorates" itself. Its glory is its fresh, cool leafiness. Recovering an old wooden floor with wire netting any cement is sometimes successfully done. A porch that has been treated in this manner and then inclosed is furnished in brown wicker. The inside of the window frames is painted .bright orange color not the part of the frame that fronts flatly to the eye, but that which is at right angles with the glass. This gives a fine sunny effect particularly good for north fronts. In this room India prints have been used to cover the cushions. The pattern is in large motifs of black and orange on a string colored ground. The rugs are tan fiber. Illustrated here is a sunroom that has an immaculate air. The floor is of blue and Ivory tiles, and the side walls of ivory glazed brick. The furniture is painted dull greenish robin's egg blue. The chair backs have a carved motif worked into the design, and this Is painted in well grayed polychrome. The seats are of hand-made rush. The light is in an alabaster bowl suspended by old blue chains. 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