| Show clied with living pieces although rabelais gives a humorous account of a game of chess played with living pieces and on the continent and in india the quaint spectacle ha been from time to time repeated often with great splendor representations of the kind have been rare until recently in england tho show given under the auspices of lord brassey at hastings having been the latest example at Hen glera cirque a tournament of this kind was given under distinguished management on behalf of the help society two pretty games were played by mr moresby chinnery and the hon everard feilding the red king and queen being the hon william ashburnham and misa L cotterell and tho rival monarchs mr R S ogilvie grant and the hon mrs skeffington smyth the bishops were all ladies miss barn miss hilda stewart lady berth wilbraham and miss tayler while rooks and knights were represented by mrs godfrey samuelson mr 0 J hawker mr D H mclean mrs H ath mrs charles mr basil levett baron von roemer and mrs moresby chin aery the contest was drawn red and whito each winning a game very charming hiis tho general effect owing to the splendor of the dresses and the dexterity with which the maneuvers were executed the dainty little pawns getting unstinted applause au excellent amateur orchestra conducted by mr yorke trotter contributed not a little to alie success of the entertainment london telegraph |
