The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-02-22

pure white smoke, cncased by the four
walls az ,hc SnoNng room. Through |
the nokc C1miOns ON Brownsville
ana Tillnal and Japanese and Harry
Thaw .ouud tht.' way. each affair be-
'ng taken up and properly settled In |
It's TEN.
ne men who didn't smoke went
.aure lelsurely to the hOusetop, even
stopping to chat with fcmininity that
stood In the way or sat on the stairs.
This nOn.smoker never arrived at the
smoking room until he had run the
blockade of skeptical dsbelievers who
sworc they had seen him smoking at
some time or other, somewhere or 9th
cr but he Invariably dropped into the
smoke room at last to be the target
again for queries as to why he had no
Havana between his lips and then to
be alternately told, with all serious
ness, both that he was doing just the
right thing and just the wrong. With.
In few brief moments he learned
that he ought never to touch the vile
weed and, on the other hand, that he
describable comforts Of life And by
the time he got his eyes as well as his
clothes well soaked in the second hand
smoke, and just at the point where he
was on the verge of asking the cook
what he really ought to do, the host.
ury and force unwilling indulgers to
throw away fragrant stubs just at the
best pont--because the ladies were
waiting. Poor ladies! Once remind
ed, this crowd of smokers and non
smokers alike wonder how the ladies'
have managed 1t all alone down stairs
for that entire half hour But the
downstairs femininity Is still alive and
breathing when the smokers, shaking
the asnes from their black coats, re-
turn for the battle with bowers.
,And speaking of black coats. There
|&as never been n season in Norfolk
when full dress for men was so pop
ular as during the present winter.
Many who had renounced the low cut
waistcoats and spiketailed coats, capt.
ulated later in the social season, and
II may be said with assurance that
their popularity is still on the rise.
But back to the game--and the priz-
es. While II may be said that nobody
starts out with the selfish aspiration
of getting prize at any cost, yet
every person has enough spirit and
love of success, whatever the struggle,
to strive in wholesome way for vic
tory. Else 1t would be no game at all.
And so the contest wakes merrily on,
with now and then a healthy rivalry
for points. Systems are brought into
use, with more or less success. Part
ners whose style is similar and sue
cessful often, by coincident, find
| themselves playing with one another
table after table in long series of
bouts-and that helps some. Thirty.
two points count for a game and the
first table drawing that score gives the
alarm. It's a rule that the instant the
knock comes, all games end. There S
added zest, therefore, If you chance to
have half played out perfect shout
ing hand when the rapping comes and
robs you of the score. And so things
sometimes get up to the white heat
point for fear another table will knock
before a game is Won
| But euchre has not been the only
absorbing diversion of the season
There's been dancing. More NorfolR
people have enjoyed the glide of the
waltz and twostep during the present
season than for some years. 1t was
a result of new recruits added by g
dancing class of last winter, when 8
large number of prominent society foll
took steps to the time of one-two-three
And so the dancing parties have beer
well attended and have all been enjoy
able affairs. A series of six parties
given by the Trinity Social guild has
been a feature as we'll as several pri
vate dancing parties among which thai
given by Mr.. and Mrs. George ID. But
crate by far. The Elks, who usually
entertain at number of dancing par
ties during the winter have had les!
than the accustomed number this year
the annual ball having been abandoned
upon the occasion of the death 0
Past Exalted Ruler w. NJ. Robertson
There has been so much else goin,
on" said one of the social committee
of this club, that we've found littl
time for scheduling dances"
> And speaking of dancing, there's
new chance at the polished floor, a
= variation. Years ago local devotee
u of the dance used to journey, now an
then, out to the hospital for the insan
on Thursday nights for the week.
; dance, The patients enjoy squar
dances and few round ones ar
{ thrown in for the benefit of visitors
+ Friday is the night that has been Sc
by DR.. Young and therein lies an OF