Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-03-09
FLY FEMALES.
A Novel but Aristseratie GamhIinu
House.
Resorts Where Some Of GotAam's Danes
Fight the Gentle Tiga-Amusements
Of Modern Female Ameri-
can Life.


old mansion Of the stately and monu-
mental New York type, and within
two blocks of the BrevoOrt House. TO
all outward appearances the place is
only one of the many residences Of ar
istOcratic elegance which line the
street. All the windows are heavily
curtained, and face is seldom sIen
there. Even at night it is rarely lighted
in the front. So quietly and unobtrus-
lively has the business Of the establish
ment been carried on that, although it
has been in existence for months, its
real character has never been suspected.
The proprietress Of the house was or
igiually the friend Of the proprietor of
one of the most famous bling houses
in this city. Finding herself cast on
her own resources and owner OF val
liable collection of jewels, she deter
mined to profit by her experience. She
hired furnished house, the same in
which she now carries on her trade, and
alter instrucling two or three OF her IN
innate acquaintance IN the mystery OF
dealing and manipulating cards, began
work with their assistance. the place
vas eXtCDaively
Advertised a. u "Ladteh' Ciub- IL OuSe''
aid soon became quite popular, the
uUre so rs no men were admitted.
Roulette and faro, rs well as occasional
gaInes OF rouge et-nOir were AT first dealt
Ont the gaming soon resolved itself into
faro alone. Heavy playing has taken
place i'll this house. One lady is known
TO have carried.ofi oyer 5000 as re
suit of a days lucky play. Another
female won upon three days in success
sion S4,SUO. The bank was so low at
one time that tie prOprietress contem-
plated closing, and woL'd have done so
but for the appearance OF q creole
gamestress, fresh from New Orleans,
who lost over $500 in money and
Jewels at sitting, aud SO replenished
tie nearly empty Golfers. For the past
few months the bank" is said TO have
enjoyed an almost unexpected run OF
uck, scarcely ever losing.
For obvious reason the games are all
confined to daylight. In order To OBJ.
am admission ii Is necessary To have
u
an introduction from ireqUrnter
Regular habitues have latch keys
Which admit them into the passage be
tween the outer and inner doors, both
1T which are always kept ceScd. The
inner door il guarded by pretty young
yIl, whose orders are To admit no
stranger unprOvided with the proper
credentials. The pOstOtlice box OF the
proprietress is daily with applications.
No gentleman, it is said, has been adj
nitted except into the basement, where
groceries, wines, etc are delivered. The
servants, of whom there are several, are
all females, as are also all the dealers,
case.keepers and attaches. The house
originally belonged to
A WelI.KnOWn Millionaire,
g. former agent for one of the great
transatlantic steamship lines, from
whom its present owner rented 1t. Since
then she has purchased the building out
right. 1t is furnished in the most lux
urious style throughout, nothing that
taste could suggest or money procure
being absent. The gambling. Is carried
on in back drawing room on the Sec
ond floor. In the first drawing room
an elegant lunch is always laid, with
the most delicate and costly wines. The
upper floors are devoted to the use Ofthe
attaches of the establishment, wAo all
reside on the premises.
The prOprietress is woman verging
on middle age, of a commanding figure
and very handsome. She dresses IN
black, is famous among all her acquaint-
ances for her love Of pearls, which are
the only Jewels she il known to wear,
and of which she is reported to have
the most magnificent collection in the
country. One complete set in particu.
lar belonged to the Empress Eugene,
and the gems which once queenet it in
the drawing room OF all empress now
preside over the fortunes of a game OF
faro. One of the dealers Is also fam
Gus characte.. She il comparatively a
Young woman, who some years ago
enjoyed the favor OF no less n person
than "Jim" Fisk, Jr., in whose Grand
Opera House she began life as ballet
girl, In her circles she is known as
Diamond Jennie,n on account OF her
weakness for those precious minerals.
The rest Of the executive corps are all
aiure or less equivocally famous and at
trsctive, and are said to be as skilful
ana cool in all the trails and tricks OF
their trades as q veteran gambler.
The housekeeping is on the most ex'
ravapaut scale, and is chiefly served by
two prominent Fulton market dealers
and q VINE merchant who supplies the
urin2inal clubs. All Of these dealers
affirm that the consumption of the finei
quality of their wares far exceeds that OF
many of the clubs where male New
York finds such luxurious comfort.
other Resorts of the Kind.
There are several other institutions
for like purpose scattered about this
city and Brooklyn, but they are on
far inferior scale, and their use is re
st ricted positively to elected members
In these places only round games o.
cards are played; even at that limited
rate, however, much money is lost and
won. As to the incalculable wrong
wrought, the place of which We especi
ally treat is individually the worst
Women are proverbially infatuated
gamblers, and once embarked on the
sea of chance, with their fates totally al
the mercy ofthe tickle goddess Fortune
or worse, with the chance Of the game
dependent on the honesty or dishonesty
of an INSCRIPTIONS dealer, the result
may be easily imagined.
In conversation with the sporting
man upon whom the proprietress Of thi;
novel temple Of chance once depended
for a living, the following particular;
were learned:
~ heard nearly year ago." said he,
that Belle was running game some
where in the city, but where it was ex'
actly / never could find out. i often
met women who had been there, but
they would never give the place away
It was toe good thing, you see, fol
them to risk its being shut up. When
Belle and / were on good terms she
used to take great interest in faro and
all sorts of games. She would come
down to my Broadway place and watch
the games for hours, She made me
buy her faro layout and teach her bow
to deal. Then Little Barney, one OF my
dealers, who Is dead-and a smart little
chap he was-had to show her all the
points, He taught her how to stock
cards and how to finger the turn. I've
seen them at 1t many time, and
laughed at what / thought was silly
freak"
The general opinion Is that "Belle''
:. A.aloJ l., har x,antupa nv ladies nj