Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-31
TITLE EORHIGN BODdHI.
What the Russian Passion tor
Gambling Has Sometimes
Resulted In.
Snuandering Fortune and Losing
q Beautiful wife OF .
Single sitting.
EDfe'A Labor Experiments In Trans
planting tbs Human Eye--items
~ Interest
ynnoUon rus QrEEN OF sPADna.


ynnouGH TIN QUEEN or spADBs.
Tho orderof Prince william iorbiding
tie officers under his command from a.
tending the Union club, where gambling
Is extensively carried on, and following
upon the order Of Chancellor bismarck
ia 1870 closing all public gambling places
"a Germany has led 70 many q discussion
as 10 the extent TO which gaming y car.
ried on In other parts Of the world The
Chinese gamble for everything, and the
Italians and Spanards are not far behind
adem. short time ago some gpntlemnn
ware enjoying glass Of hot punch,
when tue conversation tuInad upon
gambling IN Russia, An Did diplomatic,
VINO had resided number Of years
~ st Petersburg, being one OF the com
gany, ayeirod that The mania which pose
81 ssnl ~ iaHiupl cic'cs, as well as the
N9lo liuasHn H1stpcincy, during bis
90 iA tbN Ouu n.y. WaH something terri
lN AZ g0lpef, be spiA, VINO lid not
tmhiv rceiYcl no credit Tor u, and the
Nu)hc mal Who d.d not now aud then
f1n ihc RISK Of being ruined vas cduRid-
rrd % be u stHgy follow, who was
Tightly esteemed by bis acquAintancos
Behitgeading tales arc tod ia Russia of
1hu ssGflhc0s men have made 10 avoid the
socicty stigma OF parsimoniousness 80
Chat no surprise was expressed when II
was reported that such and such an Of
ilccr had gone 70 the Caucasus
no MEET CERTAIN DEATH,
on had blown out his brains, or that such
a prince had stolen the family diamonds,
on such civil officer had embe22led pub.
Bic funds
al know Of an instance Of less vulgar
cndlng,n continued The speaker, "but
trgthiully showing the straits to which
liberal player In Russia was once re-
dnced
"Ata grand ball on one occasion, to
which had been invited, lady was
pointed out to me as the Princess Angus
tlhoff Ga name shall use here, rs her real
pame IS too wcll known ia Russia to In
troduce Into n newspaper arlicle). She
was charming woman In spite OF her
ugG, stlll pleasing through her well-stored
mind and faultless manners. Look
40 her straight and elegant fg-
ure,' exclaimed my companion; 'she
walks like queen, Her complexion Is
as fresh and her eyes as lustrous as a
young GRIPS, while her white hair sur
rounds her face like silver diadem She
Is going to dance, and none will surpass
her In grace OF movement or enjoyment
Of the occasion, Now let me tell you her
history Her maiden name was Mary
she was married for her beauty, although
tbiswas not her only attraction, her fam
lis being wealthy and Important. She
had ocn selected as maid OF honor to
tlie chirina, who was greatly attached to
hor. Her marriage at eighteen was
therefore, the natural consequence of
possessing much beauty and wealth ana
lding nigh position, peterhoff Caiso
\ hts rcul nnme) her husband, was a
70 officer, having
MCuTn THE GRADE or MAIoR. GRNFRAL
an age when most officers are serving
captains ana lleutenanis The car
lehly esteemed the tail, studious, and
er0us officer, whom he know TO possess
nust sterling qualities. But be did not
ppy! lie WAS often rallied about it, end
tio car himself had one day expressed
Wluder thgrcat, saying 'Wgll, general,
ID seems you never 0muec Yourself with
tirdsV l'eicrhun, shaking his head, re-
gAied he had no taste for gaming. Not
ipr preieleuceY inquired the ear.
ft'0me, general, let ~ have q
uiNlEhUon NY 70 ~ leluseu, Dut 30
Ngeat ~ aversion nau tle olncsr 20 Sam'
niiug mat nc ulu NOV wen KNOW tle ruies
q tne. same wv A9oW Tue rules iot
lfoieronVv' cNvialhleu tne car, cough
wv io1 must lStvli men, my dear gen
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amy az nerfcetion In preferencn N,
,enst INSTRUCT ynif.,
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t,bte Alun, tlnnff was mo Most tlave,
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