LIVING BRIDGE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18630, 11 February 1924, Page 12

LIVING BRIDGE.

Gay and ever-changing colour, the vivacity of youth, and lively music were combined in the spectacle which, described as a game of living bridge, members of prominent families in Yorkshire presented and attended at the Festival Concert Booms at York recently, states a writer in an exchange. The object was to augment the funds of the Lord Roberts Memorial Workshops, where war-disabled men are trained and employed. The company being assembled, the marshal, in hose and black and gold doublet, with flashing wand and sweeping cloak of Wedgwood blue, called for the Same to begin. The ace of each suit led in her followers up to the ten, and when these were all in line formation the sheriff's trumpeters sounded a fanfare upon their silver trumpets to herald the entry of the court cards. The spades -were headed by the Hon. Mrs. Egerton as Queen, and Sir William logilby as King, the diamonds by Viscountess Mountgarrefc and Captain Egerton, the hearts by Lady Grimthorpe and Colonel Bannerman, and the clubs by Lady ingilby and Mr. Campbell-Fraser. Each queen was attended by two little girl pages, who carried her train, and amid all. the changing formations no page •ver left her queen. These little girls wore smocks of bright dark blue, edged with black, and hats of tam-o'-shanter pattern in gold and black. The Queens were stately in their royal robes, but the aces—the Hon. Ivy Stapleton, the Hon. Charlotte Stourton, Mrs. John Shaw, of Welburn Hall, and Miss Marcia Lane-Fox— even more commanding figures. The whole pack first presented colour formations in exact design, and to the accompaniment of military music. But the changing beauty of these movements was surpassed by the gay and rapid motion of the shuffle and deal.

After this wheeling and circling and Jnerry dancing the playing of the cards Vas a restful interchange, directed by |»ur men, before whom the "dealt hands" Srere formed up. The hands were played to music. .