Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-01
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TUESDAY EUCHRE CLUB.

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TUESDAY EUCHRE CLUB. -
1t Was Late Because the Gowns of
All Of Its Swell Members Hooked
Up the Back.
Mrs. Stanley's euchre party was
scheduled to begin at $3.50 in the aft
ernoon. Ten minutes after that time
she rushed madly down the stairs to
seek aid in the kitchen. Her silk gown
opened in the back and no matter how
supple and athletic woman may be,
she cannot hook up gown that opens
at the back. The second girl stopped
spreading sandwiches when her mis-
tress backed up to her. do hurry
now, Martha" Mrs. Stanley painted.
Its past time and the people are La
BILE to arrive at any minute"
Martha hooked up the waist by main
force and then discovered that she had
not begun right at the neck. Then
she did her work over again and this
time the two edges came out even at
the belt. Then Mrs. Stanley hurried
into the drawing-room, glanced into
the mirror, pulled a curl in place and
sat down, trying to look as if she
had been serenely waiting for some
time to receive her guests. It was
three o'clock before Mrs. Murphy
burst into the room in a feverish way,
then looked around, surprised to see
that it was empty save for her hostess.
IL thought I was late," she gasped.
"But I couldn't get maid to hook
up my dress. I sent bell boy about
forty times after one, and they didn't
come, and I was afraid would keep
the whole party waiting. Isn't it aw-
full to have clothes that open in the
back?"
Before Mrs. Murphy had finished the
tale of the troubles of woman who
lives alone in a hotel and has her
waists button at the back Ella Wylie
came in. Her usual aristocratic COM
posture was sadly married by flush on
her cheek bones and an angry spark
in her eyes. II hope I'm not late," she
said, "but I'm just ready to kill my
young brother. The maid had to go
| off to the dentists to have tooth
pulled and mamma went to her club
and, of course, papa is downtown at
business, and I told George that he
must be sure to stay around the fiat
this afternoon so I could have him
button up my dress. He wanted me
to dress before lunch so he could 60
over to the park to skate, but I wasn't
going to sit around two or three hours
before time. I did my hair and got
all dressed and slipped on my bodice,
then I put my head out of the door
and called to George. He didn't an
swer. I called louder and louder, but
he didn't come. Then I hunted all
over the place.-no George. Finally
saw him ska ting down on the sidewalk
in front of the building with some
other boys. I put my head out of the
window and I commanded him to come
upstairs and button my dress. He
laughed and said he'd come if prom
ised him a quarter. I said I wouldn't
pay him anything, then he raised his
price to so cents. Of course I had to
give in and he made me throw the
money out of the window to him be-
fore he would come up. was mad
enough to eat him, but, of course, I
was at his mercy, little imp!'
Other women came drifting in now.
Most of them wore gowns that closed
in the back and most of them had
some difficulty in getting into them.
Mrs. Gardner, who was incased in
princess gown which was buttoned
from the nape of her neck to her heels,
said that her nurse maid had lust
given her notice because of this gown.
The nurse had struck after the fifty
sixth button and then the cook had
been called in. The cooks hands had
not been Immediately clean and a
large grease spot marked the begin
ming of her labors. Mrs. Delaney then
told of man who had applied for q
divorce from wife who had all her.
gowns opened in the back and who
insisted that he should stay home
from business to close them for her.
Madge Stern, whose father is Judge
on the bench, said that she believed
the man would be sustained on the
ground that this was habitual cruelty.
BY this time all the guests had come
save Mrs. Blewett. The women sat
about the tables with the cards dealt,
only waiting for her appearance to
begin the game. At $3.50 cab was
driven up to the door, Mrs. Blewett
tumbled out, rushed into the hall,
meanwhile tearing off her cloak and
hat. She bolted into the drawing
room and began pouring out her apollo
gies.
II hope you'll forgive me, but I
waited and waited for my sister-in-
law to come home and hook my waist.
She went downtown to do some shop
ping and I was alone in the house.
I tried about forty times to hook my
waist up, but I twisted my arms till
just about broke in two, but it didn't
do a mite of good. I just couldn't
reach the middle hooks. We haven't
any near neighbors, so I telephoned
for cab and started over
"Why, Mrs. Blewett, your dress isn't
hooked up now!" Madge Stern said.
She sat where she commanded a rear
view of the belated guest.
"Why, no, of course not!" Mrs.
Blewett answered. II was just going
to say that when the cab came put
| my cloak on over my dress and
thought would get hooked up here.
I couldn't think of anything else to
do -
Mrs. Blewett was made 'presentable