Show Enemy Skins Used For Cards by Apaches Apach s A report from a current newspaper tells of an exhibit at N w Haven Con- Con which shows the evolution of playing cards from rom the fifteenth century century century cen cen- tury down to the r p sent According to the information the collection Includes In Includes includes In- In cards used by the Apache In Indians Indians Indians In- In and m made de from tram the skin of their enemies Cards engraved at burg Germany between the years eus of 1420 and 1488 and delicately painted gold covered cards from Japan are included Italy or Spain and Portugal introduced Introduced Intro Intro- dured card playing as a form of amusement into Europe from the East First mention of cards In hi England was in 1463 when Edward IV Issued an edict prohibiting their importation Later under Henry VIII no English working man was permitted to play playcards playcards playcards cards except at Christmas and nd then only in his masters master's house The standard suits of today today hearts hearts spades diamonds and clubs are dubs are comparatively comparatively com WIn modern Old Italian and Spanish cards carried as symbols chalices chalices chal chal- ices tees yellow money discs swords and cudgels Historical events also were commemorated as well as likenesses of members of ruling families |