The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-09
THE soCIAB4E GAME
ROW MeN Akp Their why's PLAY a
CANE OF eUcHke. ~ M

Biggsby and his wife went around 20
the Crosbys the other night to spend
the evening. and they had been there
only short time when Crosby said:
"S'posing we have game Of euchra I"
"Oh, iet'sp' said Mrs Biggsby.
ST think euchre IL perfectly lovely"
said MIRA Crosby, and Biggsby said:
"All right. We'll have a game or
two" gs.t ba,...--
So the cards were brought out and q
table cleared for the game. Like most
men. Crosby and Biggsby like to play
cards as il it were matter OF life and
death, but it was different with the
women.
81 like euchre because it Is such a
sociable game" said Mrs. Biggsby as
she munched at one Of dish Of bon
bons Mrs. Crosby had set in the middle
of the table and Crosby had somewhat
impatiently set aside.
"Now, in whist one has to give such
close attention to the game that be-
gan Mrs Biggsby, when Biggsby inter-
rupted with:
"Come, cut for deal"
"Hope I'll get it," said Mrs. Crosby,
with q chuckle.
you'll be real mean II You do"
said Mrs. Biggsby. 81 always like to
Oh, Mr.. Crosby has the deal, and he's
my partner. Goody, goodyr'
"You' re horrid. Oh, by the way,
met May Griggson and her baby ON the
street this afternoon. She'd been down
getting the baby photographed. I'd
never seen her baby before. although
it's months old and"-
"I've never seen it yet. Is it pretty"
"Well, it has Mays eyes and nose to
a T.; but, Of course, one can't tell much
how such young baby will look when
oh, are those my oardsr What's
trumps?"
Hearts. -
"Oh, mercyl I've a perfectly awful
hand! hope my PARTNER
"Come. come" says Crosby; "no
talking across the table. What will you
do?"
"Oh, 1 passi I haven't q single
trump, and'-
"I'm not much better of" says Mrs.
Crosby. "But about May Griggson.
They say that Tom, her husband, thinks
that the sun rises and sets in that baby,
and that May won't leave it alone for
an hour, not even with her own mother,
and-oh, did you know that Jennie
Traits engagement to Fred Hilton had
been announced?"
"Nol"
"It's so, and-oh, is it my playf
What's trumps?"
Hearts"
"Who led?"
Grossly"
"Then Lob, deari I don't know
what to play. Let me see, I've got to
follow suit, haven't l? guess this nine
spot will do. AS was saying, Jennie
and Fred are engaged at last, and they
say that the wedding is to be right
away, for-isn't that a new waist you
have on?"
"Yes. You like it,"
81 think it's lovely. Here they said
two years ago that the fancy waist was
going out, and I do believe that they
are worn more than ever"
"Of course they are for-whatp It's
my play? What's trumpsp Hearts?
Why, thought diamonds were trumps
Well, it doesn't make any difference,
for haven't any. What's led? Spades?
Who played that ten spot? haven't
any spades, and so l guess I'd better
trump it, for-oh, my partner has al
ready trumped it with the right bower,
and there l threw away that good left
bowerl That's too badl But, as was
saying, my dressmaker says that she has
made more fancy waists this season than
ever before.
81 don't doubt it. I'm having me one
made of black chiffon over orange silk,
with beautiful jet passementeries and
What? It's my play? Let me see
what's trumps? Hearts2 Well, you
needn't be SO cross about it, Mr.. Biggs-
by. What led?"
Diamonds.
Diamonds And you say that hearts
oiO VI unP5t A1OoAt op AOoA Voc h0VOh y
any hearts nor any trumps. so I'll play
this club for-yes, it's Of fine black
chiffon, and you can't think how lovely
the orange taffeta silk looks under it.
The chiffon tones the orange down to
the loveliest tint Of pinkish yellow, and
I'm having rows and rows Of fine tuck
ing in front and
81 should think IL would be lovely.
But aren't you sorry those cunning and
pretty little boleros have gone ont now
that Oh, Is it my play2 What's
trumps?''
Hearts," growls Crosby.
"Mercyi Don't take my head of If
hearts are trumps. Jack Crosby. That's
the way with men. They play cards al
If their lives were at stake. and l.
Oh, say, maybe, s'posing we let jack
and George finish the game and you &c
up stairs with me and see new bon.
net I've just had sent home. It's the
most fetching thing I've had for yesrs,