Show OLD GAUDS CARDS SPECIMENS FROM AN ENGLISH MANS collection some rare and curious devices among them theories as to the introduction tro of cards into europe brought in by gypsies collecting rare and curious old playing cards Is quite a hobby N ith many people aiho ho have found thorn them an ex beeding ce eding interesting and instructive I 1 study the design shown herewith are reproductions of some of the playing cards in the possession of mr I 1 falcke an english gentleman hose collection has been pronounced exceedingly cee fine mr falcke falche has hag three packs oc of placing cart cards 1 is made of solid silver that are interesting not only on account of their intrinsic value and artistic merit but on account of their peculiar use the persecuted jews jens of the middle ages were not permitted to share in the trades and recreations of the ua nations among whom they lived thrown back on their on resources they became money lenders and during the entire week pursued their calling on sunday the day of rest and recreation they played cards ia th each other and as the tile tearing of paper would have signified the tile bre breaking ahing of the sabbath they placed with silver cards to avoid this accident cards have bave been made in the most 0 11 A A colored two of hearts diverse materials silver IL kather n ther paper wood and cardboard 1 ill I have been used in their manufacture the majority of the fanciful cards were wore of french manufacture and bear witness to the versatility and argen alty of french imagination and wit for the most part they embody th the 0 political li It social and religious questions of the day specimens of Hindu Hindus stineo Linee cards round and square and beautifully painted in figure subjects elephants horses and other animals are still in existence but these are extremely rare and very valuable the ancient kg igl atlan sorcerers were in the habit of using symbolical cards called tarot when divining the future primarily they were more aimed for this purpose only but later on an games or Da pastimes were founded on them there are two theories as to the tile introduction tro of pla placing ing cards into europe one theor and anis one ono is the more probable is that hying cards five of diu diamonds monds at an old english ball were brought to tile west froin from egypt by the zingara or gypsies gyp the tile second theory Is that cards were reinvented in europe drope in 1392 under tho the following circumstance circumstances charles VI of franc frane had th fo fortune to become insane and ha tend ants and courtier courtl erh bere ere a 1 wits ends as to how to listi a mind diseased 11 on onn of if thera thema ly invented eJ ei a game k th syl and numerals an 1 fist 56 sous solis to paint tin I 1 I 1 parks order choso cards a t pd J 1 hours for the I 1 ing ng I their interest awaken 1 1 ha Is sta gotaj senses the advent of ho flin 11 spat to america was accoe n doyi ing cards introduced 1 christl 14 A clerical ten of spades columbus m who ho dearly lou ION I 1 a aliffi pt chance as may readily be ima by those who know the history ol 01 great navigator ellk tor levied on the corpse while the dead body of rid RIC Br BrIx hisley isley sheridan the playwright in state in the residence of on n I 1 his old friends in london domed some ol 01 old time acquaintances called to I 1 a last loo with them sas as ad aan a person in deep mourning craved permission to see tor for the time one whom he lie said he had erectly admired no sooner as body exposed to view than the produced a writ and a bailiff ballig ST and said 1 I arrest this corp corpse sefa kings name for a debt of ning and lord aid SlA mouth who present each wrote rote u a check aorl for I 1 before the fellow would consent ta lease the corl corpse ac from hanm rain of butterflies milan has just been the scene ill i remarkable rain or downfall butterflies or moths they set tens tons of thousands on almost available inch of space on the agn and on the buildings of tho the ca ce quarters of the city the insect described as perfectly bla black ck andi ve loudly active their presena ascribed to an air alf current swept 1 in front of a hurricane clairvoyants in a trust A so 11 rag I 1 IN I 1 clairvoyants in new york 9 formed a trust owing to the aa aaa in the price of raw material aterIA IJ sJ going ca to cost more wore to goolt IN adb H future than it did when thir S cheap canadian and high place rear admiral sir charles Cliar leg who rec nily iol 1 ok the place 01 of miral sir cobl fasher vs second VP tho admiralty Is a canadian HIS 13 is a daughter of mr eadd 0 fame and an auni aune of F j bismarck old settlers reunion in a toro store at it au 71 recently might have been a seen men natives of the village maid from Keile talling talk lj of old o 0 tle combined ages tour four aggregated yeats |