New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-07

nounce that the committee has decided that
it is too late for dancing. and that the audience
is at liberty to dsperse at any time
AS rushes out of the apartment house on
the way to business the janitor's wife is likely
to execute a hOld-up.
Now, Mr.. Brown. you're a generous man.
she begins. THE Hungarian Ladies' Society OF
New-YOrk is going to give party. progressive
euchre party. and I've put you down for 4
ticket"
1t is winter The janitor and his wife control
the steam and the hot water Policy says buy
ticket, and the money is handed over.
The elevator man gets confidential as he hauls
ore to the fourteenth floor. and suggests ticket
TO the euchre of the Passenger Elevator Con-
ductors Union This touch" IS only 30 cents.
and with the ticket comes the information:
Hat checks Will be extra. but your lady gets in
| free"
The Office boy opens up the prclimiulries for
some sort OF a touch one decides that if the
Office Boys Union is going to have euchre. tn.
member in the immediate presence goes out the
window head first. Fortunately for him. he
| wants nothing more than half holiday.
| So are progressive euchre tickets forced upon
helpless mankind and for them there is no re-
| dress.
| But the reader must not fail into the error
| that all purchasers Of euchre tickets ere uE-
| willing ones Nine-tcnths OF the women Hho
take tickets do so willingly enough. The re-
I manning tenth are worked b. the 'slip-thgul-
on-you' method. Mrs. Jones is interested in L
church euchre. and takes tickets to sell she
| sends two of them with her calling card to her
| friend Mrs. Smith. who is not quite 50 high
socially and for whom Mrs Jones has done s"v-
| eral favors. The inference is that Mrs. Smith
| can return the tickets by mail if she does not
care to go But Mrs Smith knows better than
that II the tickets SO back she can ak II
| more flvors.
1 Some OF the euchres-the small ones given IL
| private houses-create demand for tickets
| which is astonishing Women resort to all sorts
of schemes to get hold Of them The small
euchies take the nature Of a social fuae-
ton and are really in class by themselvei-
| II one has never seen 4 full-Grown NeW-h'fk
euchre. 4 most interesting evening can be s.-ls
looking on at one on i busy or dangerous C@y
| the Stock Exchange shows more pent uP tN-
element perhaps. but 10 rush or DulLS 10
cover is more strenuous than the struggle 1T
some euchre parties over the awarding o. pIlze@'
| the crowuing event Of a euchre evening
| The big euchres are given in public hall.
generally. and the floor OF the hall is packed
with tables and chairs. The tables are in long
rows and at each are four chairs. The players
appear ali at once and are assigned by lot ~
| their row and table. Eight out 81 ten OF tHA
rI,va~s are women the younger ones in lisht
POlgTeU
white. and the older ones in more seddte colors
many even in mourning. Half Cf them wear
efvIsh hats. and the bJreheadcd half have
airrcttcs which nod and fash as they move
about An unintcusible roar OF chatter in fem
mime key rises to the gallery along with the
osors Of crushed flowers. Of sachet and other
perfume.
Suddenly a bell sounds or gong cl1nSs. The
effect IS magical. Instantly there is quiet. then
= scrapng Of chairs as players edge up TO tho
,,tia Every one is seated except one or two
women at the end OF each ine-the inspectors
and scorers Of proErtesions-an for the in
epectors the need is surprising at some euchres-
Then sounds another he'll. and At every table the
game begins
Not a difficult game il euchre- A person &c
ordinary intelligence learn it in hour.
II requires little skill from the players. and
depends a great deal on luck in holding cards.
Nevertheless, there are many costly errors which
the inattentive make and bring, disaster to