The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-29
1" BAG" IN NEW YORK.
Nede-a Age for April.

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 Raccarat has at last fouad shrine in New York. lss soiaiies are not yet as numerous as they are in London and
 Pafis, but the garae IS an insidious one, and ~c may vet sec in this country rep etition ot the gambling mama which re- gently reached til,nax in London. ln ta,et street. not tat nom Broadway, Is house which Is distinguished from it's nc Sheors oaly by the gas )e, which dim N lnumlnates it's ves,ibule until an early hour tn the morning. The house Is con daCied as prcPssctary club and the visitor. before admission. IS obliged to so through the pFfliminaries of iniroduc- tion and bcing earolled as resident or nen-rcsideat memher The dues arc not Aeasy. and she psaetpal requisite Tor ad- misston ls wiasagness tc tempt the sekle goddess and the means ,e make sacrifices to her. t'nee admitted the sis- ,iet wili tnd n the .sst host nothing ,o indicate the character of the sa.eallei club. and he wal he sadly disappointed Ii he c\ seets ,c tnl any oi Inc gorgeous. ness in furniture and decoration which Chatac ac;crlses the traditional gaming house on reaching the second foot, however. the unniisjakahie tIi,k ot ivory hips ,N heard Ahou, table shaped like atgntc slshi. are seated A <. orc ot matc oi p!ase,s, ana d atNed te, they ate \ CgaA.n of two, three of ioot fene hmea and itai,ans. some eenaine tnelishmen and some pseudo nElish. men. | patT oi audcS. and a sptnkling oi Amefst ana ei the hsseI >att compose | crowd winch ls deuattonAlixed and unlued ,a Inc common deste to Aptafc the dealers nagry Inc intense stillness. whlsh is thought te he nese.satY where heavy gambling is goinK on. i< absent hete. and. although lhe stakcs ate qui,c heavy. ghefc Is continual current oi banter and lest tngllsh nalcd,eilnn and tvneh eSa.t.tIen er v,se vct,a. II the luck may iuin tuamph on one >tde oi he n e and Cufstng on the other. all Tbat ,uaied wlih the dealer mnBaianous No more. and the oce asionAl BA, from dealer ,o player \, intervals the bank IS either broke or the banker sees hi tn Ietrr from ms onetous posiiinn. The s1Ah attendan, puts the pslsilege ur a, an,t tton, and his !" tise hundred. once
 hs. hundred. twice hsc hundred ,htee ,tmrs, and sold ta Mf Hank deter mines that Nh Hank s to place i've handIed doisaIs Ill money on the table to be played against hy tho ppntetz until Il IS exhausted et untd he has dealt through three pas k ot saidS In lac latter event the bank h agaln auetlsaed ell ,o ,he hughes, htddei Nothing hu, cash or .oanicfs teieemabls h, tho club IS permitted ,o be played tnt, aud ,h,s has the aaintaIy effect oi limiting players te the amount they have with 'hrm mak- ing it-lmpoesihle fnr rash playets h in- ynRe themselves aI then bank accounts ii tain through the momeniary ssa,e- meut of lhe game fhls lA the only te- deeming feature .. baet atat tThetwiae Il is A pefnisiuus H ita effect as keno ot any other disrepu,able mode ot gan- bling Novel wtiteta have thro@n a h alo of distinction abou, r ~hi h Il n nn MISC deserves, Certain iea,ates oi the game make |, impossible for | to be played under ordinary saFIoandtags. and it has therefore come to hc regarded a. almost exclusively club game. but the recent esposntes in Farm show that even under the most favorable oiIC umstanC~s, II can be made the means ni fashionable swim ding. while experienced ard players say that with the mos; u,hing cnllusann, II furnishes splendid held iot sharp ptac- uee |, wiil be bad day fof New York when bsccafai beco4nrs to be moir gen efally played