The individual suits are said to have their own meanings, as do the face cards, although these also appear to vary by source.
As with tarot, a simple three card spread can be used, although The Complete Book of Fortune contains a complicated layout called the Temple of Fortune that uses all 32 cards. (I've also just spotted it contains a tarot spread called Etteilla's Great Figure of Destiny which uses 66 of the 78 card deck.) The book contains numerous methods f divination by games of patience, with games called The Carpet, The Wizard, and The Windmill. I wasn't able to find the spreads for any of these online, although I did find a history of divination by cards over at marygreer.wordpress.com, and a useful section on different historical methods of fotune telling by cards over at World of Playing Cards.
Finally, if you want to have a go yourself, there are (one of many) instructions here.