ABOUT BRIDGE PARTIES.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 18004, 26 April 1930, Page 15 (Supplement)

ABOUT BRIDGE PARTIES.

WHEN YOU GIVE ONE. An informal bridge party is always A very popular form of entertainment, and it is comparatively easy for the hostess to make such a party go well. She must bear in mind in making her plans that her rooms must be arranged for the comfort of the players. The tables must be set in good light, but -without undue glare. The question of stakes is important, and care must be taken to arrange to the satisfaction of each guest. If these inolude people who play frequently together, little difficulty presents itself. It is also easier to arrange the tables when the skill, or lack of it, of each guest is known. The guests should, as far as possible, be evenly matched. Very good players dislike to play with amateurs or with the careless, and a bad player feels ill at ease among experts. People who take their bridge very seriousiy are annoyed if they play with those who like to pause now and again for a little chat, so never ask the talkative and the serious bridge player together. Light refreshments can be served in an interval between the games.