, 1877-01-28

themselves In the long run ut the bottom O
Ine wheel OF fortune, and their fair clients me
An attempt was at one time made to cst1blisl
1em1lc gambltng-housc in New York Brill
antl}-llghted parloEs were provided; the furni
turG was Ut the most gorgeous design; the re
!rcshmGnts were served in the highest style O.
the culinary art, and all needed facilities wert
Afforded Tor the dclcctation OF those who sought
| relief from ennui in the excitement produced
oy Inc turn OF card or die. This institution
ran us Di1ct career. 1t was established for the
slddy fashfonablss who glitter for while In 30
! rs 1rcqucntcrs were many who were not Us
| Cesar wished his wife to have been. The
1as1'1onablcs picked up their Diapa-like skirts
al a.ld a.. departed, leaving the establishment
Of = tho hose most He0se e1aetin a5:
character. The house soon met the fate OF all
establishments which are frc1ucnted only by
professional gamblers. Its expenses deyoured
the profits, and In the course Of n few months
rlacard "To let u informed the reading public
that good ten,nt could have possession ut
moderate rental.
/ Gambling among the fair dwellers of Chicago
is IN its infancy. There nrc few Of the strong
minded who occasionally take n hand at little
crs are present. This little amusement is, how
ever strictly "ndncd to the home circle,
and Is never met outside. Tho Board
ct Trade affords opportunities for indulsing in
an excitement which Is perhaps more attrac-
tive aud more reputable than that produced by
wagering on c:rds. Within the past year these
opportunities inyc been seized quite extensive
". There are IN the city sorne twenty or TWEEN
ty-tVc women who speculate on the Board more
or less every week. Some are married; Others
single Some arc the wires OF spectators, and
When the husbands have an unusually bad runo
luck, take to tie arena of the bulls and bears,
with the hope Of turning the tide Of ILL
fortune. They operate through brokers, and
watch the market with as much interest
Us the most accomplished scalpcr. They
are early on Change, aud take possession OF the
ladies' gallery, from which they look down with
great interest upon the busy and noisy scene be-
low. One lady socculacor was for months as
regular Us clock-worl1 in her attendance She
brought her knitting, aud thus combined bust
ness with pleasure The faces Of these tnir
speculators are we'll known to the members OF
the Board; and considerable curiosity has been
at times manifested as to their SUCCESS. Their |
patronage is divided among five or six Of the
most prominent commission firms On Change:
They speculate in lots Of 5000 or 10000 |
about bout Ae cents. pN' One house ~ has has for or
several months handled about 100, 900 bushels |
per month for one lady customer; and 1t is !
How the trades pauncd ont could not be asccr-
tained, but 1t Is inferred that the god Of chance
treated both sexes impartiafly. Sometimes
hey won; sometimes they lost, and IT is sus-
oectcd that the losses occurred with greater
frequency than the winnings.
Once in while q paper Is circulated on
Change tn search OF purchasers OF chances in
allie The goods to be rallied are almost al
rays articles OF jcwelry specially adapted to tho
'dornment Of the female sex. The ill.,
old that it is the property OF q lady whose hus-
'and has just died, or ran away, or something
Il that character and to similar purpose.
soard OF Trade men are as q rule very char