Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-26
CLARa LOuIsE on PARIS
what Miss Kellogg, the Prima
Donna, Knows of Draw
Poker.


New York World.
Miss Clara Louise kellogg returned
to this city from ! six weeks tour IN
the West on Saturday. Yesterday q
reporter found the pfima donna at the
Clarendon Hotel, suffering from q
slight cold contracted At Youngstown,
N. Y, where she was compelled TO
sing while wrapped 10 her furs. She
was as lively as a cricket, and spoke
pleasantly Of her trip, which was at
tended with marked success. She is q
trihe stouter than when she left New
York, seven weeks ago. At Auburn,
N. Y, she sang to nine hundred con-
yicts in the chapel of the States
Prison. She began BY singing sacred
songs, but by the consent OF the Chap
lain, who substituted music for the
regular Sunday service. she sang
Coming Through the Rye" kiss
song, aud concluded with Home,
Sweet Home.
"By the way, Miss Kellogg, story
has been published in a Western
paper to the eject that you played
poker interjected her visitor.
A look Of surprise and e glance at
her mother was all the response.
Hiding her eyes behind her hands, a
broad smile stole over her face, but
still no reply.
"And il is stated, continued the
visitor, that reporter for the Kan
sas City Times calling on you one
evening unWittingly broke up little
three handed ja,k pot, which con-
tanned IS cents, and which you bad
lust opened with three jacks.
This opeaed Miss Kelloggs mouth,
for, waving her hand toward her
mother, she said: "0h, we play cards
to pass away the time % the cars
And what company does notP A
person can not always read or talk"
Then it is fact that you had
Jack pot OF 20 centsgn
mo, sir; that's not true. | would
not call that much Of q pot TO get ex-
cited over, and, furthermore, | do not
know what jack pot is Besides, |
have never been interviewed by aTimes
reporter. If | should ever return to
Kansas City / might call upon that
individual to instruct me as to what
constitutes jack pot"
docs Miss PeAse also play poker?"
"No; she does not know how, but
she says she would not hesitate It she
did"
Mime. Careno, then, is included in
your poker party?'
"Yes she is very fond Of the game
Mr, Schwab, she and | generally play
on the cars, and | do not see any
thing in the game to make big fuss
about"
you play for money.of course?"
What game Of cards would be in
teresting unless you play for stakes?
1t is true we never play high-general-
ly for FIVE cents ante.
do you limit your bets2'
"0h, yes, we never bet higher than
twenty. five cents
Then | suppose that considerable
interest centers in your game some
timesg'
well | should say" shaking her
head empb atically. Why, one night
Nine. Careno lost $50. and she played
terribly reckless, thinking TO recover
her losses-blutfei all the time
What $50 at twenty FIVE cent
limit"
"Well, you see, We played long
time, and when one has had bad luck
the losses pile up rapidly"
DO many ladies Of the profession
take to playing poker?"
dare sag they do, for | have yet
to hear Of theatrical company that
does not while away the time in this
innocent amusement. Why, the
game is played in almost every house
where there are ladies, and why should
professional people decline to play ii?
Besides. it does not follow that be-
cause a lady plays poker she must
play for money or bet, although a
game, whatever it is, would be aWfully
stupid ifthere was no object to be
played for. Then, again, ii there is
anything bad or immcsal in poker, the
same may be said Of any other game
Of cards, such as euchre, cAsi9
mother goose, etc, 10 all Of which you
can bet money. On the continent
and in England it is common thing
to see ladies playing cards and gam
bling, while at many places ladies sit
down TO gaming tables and wager large
sums Of money"
Then you think gambling among
ladies is on the increased"
II can not say il is 50 with Ameri-
can ladies', but | know that it is abroad,
and .hat the American game Of poker
is finding great favor in England on
the Continent"
"HOw long have you known how 10
play poker2"
"0h, some years. There is your
Signor Brignoli, who was plssionately
fond Of the game, but he did not know
anything about it, poor fellow. Two
years ago, when be and | we're inclu>
ded 10 company starting from Bos-
ton, there were several members who
went in for playinga at high stakes, and
they did not play honest. Of course,
remained out OF the circle; but Brig
noli was bound TO plsy, and always
lost, and at the end OF six months he
came back without a cent. The poor
old man lost all his money, while seve.
raj Of The company paid all their ex-
penses out Of their winnings"