| Show CHARMS THAT BRING LUCK Superstitions of Bridge Players Houses and Seats That Are Unlucky It is now obvious that the portion of society which takes its gambling seriously seri-ously It Is a very largo portion Indeed In-deed has become very superstitious An instance In point Is the buying of the ankh which as now sold in Bond street in gold and jewels is extremely popular says the London Dally Mall The ankh Is the sign of life and consequently of good luck striving agaInst bad a symbol of Egyptian origin composed of a headless cross attached to a stirrup circle Gambling has always gone hand In hand with belief In the efficacy of charms but the fair votaries of bridge go much further and there are endless end-less little ceremonies which are supposed sup-posed to militate for or against theli chance of winning A charming lady who might without with-out undue conceit havo styled herself one who knows quotes an Instance Whenever you cut for a fresh deal or after a rubber she said the one who cuts lowest has as you know the choice of cards and seats and they invariably In-variably turn the winning people out of their seats and choose the winning pack Sometimes they elect to sit against the hinges of the I table be cause that is me meaty BIUC As for the charms which are supposed sup-posed to bring luck their name is legion the most favored are little dwarfs lucky sixpences mold the New Zealand greenstone It must not be supposed that these superstitions are confined to the ladles Two well known card players at Whites are extremely proud of possessing pos-sessing some pieces of a hangmans rope and from the possession of these trophies they date their good lust Certain houses are considered lucky to play In though of course a house which Is lucky for one player may be unlucky for the other Particular clubs also are much In favor among card players |
