Show english designs on playing card faces while ahil L we ore are indebted to the fowe french for the modern suits and colors of our playing cards the designs 0 of f the face cards are english the french changed the portraits in their decks from time to time to honor first one then another royal family and always printed the name of the honored one beside his portrait the english also made changes but eventually settled on king henry VIII find end elizabeth ot of york his muther mother and the wife of 0 henry VII says the detroit news it Is interesting to note that the lie queen whose marriage terminated the war of the roses noses still holds the rose 0 ot f york in tier her land hand the knave or fool now called the jack was the court jester whose chief duty it was to amuse the king ile he still wears the jesters costume though the modern cu custom of cutting the bodies of the cou court rt figures in halt half has elaml eliminated bated the most distinguishing characteristics of his dress dresa the word ord ace probably Is latin I 1 meaning origin course beginning first deuce and trey are doubtless derI derived veil from the spanish dog doa and tres meaning second and third |