Photograph by C. W. Wright 



GIOCARE ALLA MORRA 



The game of "morra" holds for the man of Italian blood the same allurements that poker 

 holds for some Americans, and that "craps" has for the southern darky. So excited do the 

 morra players become over the hazards of this, their national betting pastime, that tragedies 

 not infrequently result; hence the police frown upon the practice, but always with a certain 

 fond indulgence. It is played entirely with the fingers and consists of trying to guess how 

 many fingers your opponent will hold out at the instant he acts. It is more difficult than 

 it sounds. 



color meeting in the back, and with tiny- 

 bonnets of the two bright colors. In 

 some the most distinctive characteristic 

 is the covering of the head — a bright- 

 colored handkerchief or a white veil 

 folded back or held in place by a silver 



chain under the chin ; in other towns the 

 apron is characteristic in its color and 

 shape. 



The most elaborate dresses are, of 

 course, kept for festas, and these have 

 hand embroidery and are often of very 



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