The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-04-02

the liberal responee made by the citi-
zens at their meeting. not to give the
entertainment at present but to have in
preparation a program to be given in
the near future. The same urgent need
for assistance will probably continue for
some months and the club hope to pre-
pare program that will furnish pleas
ant evenings entertainment and bring
in some money to expend for the neces-
stiles that they hope to provide. The
remainder Of the evening was spend in
discussing topics Of inter ct and the de-
partment OF household economics will
hold their adjourned meeting next Fri
day evening.
The growing fondne se for whist among
women all over the country is OF cocrse
largely attributable to the formation Of
the Woman's National League. whose
head is Mrs. Emma D. Andrews, Of
Philadelphia. That staid city may be
Said to be veritable hot bed Of scien.
tific Wrist, sixteen fiourishing club, ex.
letting there. The annual meeting in
that city Of the league in April is to be
brilliant affair, and will differ from the
ordinary convention Of women's societies
in that the election OF officers is simple
episode OF the three days session, and
will occasion little excitement. The real
interest Of the convention centres in the
play, and arrangements are being per-
fected to make OF this really imposing
showing The beautiful horticultural
hall will be the card room OF the session.
and in the evening players and lockers
on will be in evening dress. The old
slur upon women's whist playing has
lost it's salt, for there are hundreds now
whose knowledge Of the game is impress
sive. 1t is whispered in Philadelphia
that whist devotion is carried to excess.
and that two or three cases OF nervous
prostration are traceable to too steady
pursuit OF the game. 1t is played there,
as demanded by all votaries OF the
modern game, in absolute silence and
with crest elaboration. A quarte.te OF
women engaged in playing out set OF
duplicate boards presents picture OF
serious study and thoughtful effort that
quite remove it from a scene Of pleasure.
The pleasure and interest, however, are
keen, snd, it is asserted by the partici-
pants, not to be found in many other
forms of enter tainment.
A lady who is whist expert and de.
voice has had card room fitted in an
upper floor Of her beautiful new home
in q neighboring city. The room 10
finished in hard wood, and is used for
no other purpose than that for which it
lie provided. The chairs were made to
order to suit the tables, which are all
alike, ano of convenient height. They
are of polished wood covered with felt,
and to obviate the slight unpleasant
feeling experienced by many who draw
their hands over felt, each table has a
plain cover Of fine linen, beautifully
laundered, and tied on firmly by ribbons
that pass under the table. These are
renewed after every meeting Of the card
club OF which the chatelaine is the
capable president. One Of the circles in
the aristocratic and exclusive ladies'
club in Washington known as the Wash
ington Club is the Crawford Whist club.
1t was a happy thought to take the
name of the home Of those redoubtable
players, and the Washington ladies have
further typified it in their large score