Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-08

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From the 81. Lcuis Critic.
.f. has always been supposed that the
zane OF draw poker, so-called, was en-
,.-aiv bevond woman's comprehension,
s,,, a female telegraph operator TO re-
tor the other day. "Still, and many
.a, girls have mastered the game, and
,-,d very heavy tuition bills. A lady
~, rator who is employed in the olhce
,r,,h me- asked me If | would visit friend
,f hers with her. l consented, and after
Gunner she took me to an elegantly FUR
ri.bed house on Washington avenue,
whore was introduced to half a dozen
voniyg women who were present.
oWe sat and talked for while, and
tbor one of the ladies proposed social
gome of cards. First it was euchre, ana
fhen after a time one OF the women mlldly
;nouired il | played casino. L sad l
nI8yed a little, and then we started IN ana
rIvad two or three games. Then my
iody friend who had brought me to the
b0use retired with another young lady 10
On adioiring room, leaving me playing
casino with a girl of about 20 or q. Be
coming tired, my opponent suggested she
would like 10 play little game OF poker.
Issld didn't know how, but she was alert
10 give instructions.
1--WE will begin at cents ante,' she
said
.t-hn then explained the nature of an
ianle.' the relative value OF two pairs,
three of a kind. 'straights,' full hand
eausb' and so on. | became interested
and INQUIRED how much | ought TO bet.
"'It didn't NATTER she said, amy
AMOUNT
We played quite awhile and I lost
ST 30. all the money | had in my pocket
boob. Then we sat chatting, and she SAID
if I'd call some evening she'd teach me
the game thoroughly. promised to call
agaiu, and when my friend
came into the room where we
we're she asked me if l could
loan her a dollar. | told her l didn't
have it, and then we started for home
Just as we were about to get on a car
my friend turned around suddenly and
said:
".susie, Pm busted; you'll pay the
fare
81 explained that | hadn't a cent, and
so we had to walk up town. On the way
home | told her how | lost my money at
the cards, and she said she had dropped
twice that amount. She told me that the
house we were in ran few little games
on the quiet. She said she had won as
much as $50 there in one night. L got so
worked up about tue thing that L agreed
to 20 again with her. / went, and have
gone at least once a week since then.
sometimes l came away broke. On
several occasions | have won pretty good
sums of money. Every Saturday night
the place IS fairly packed with women.
Tnev come in COACHES, too, for some OF
those who 20 there are said to be wealthy.
Week nights there are not so many visi-
tors as Saturdays and sundays. Sull,
the place is pretty well filled every
night"
The reporter was invited to accompany
the young lady and see for himself, and
an appointment was made and kept for
Thursday night. A long table occupied
the centre of the parlor, with supper of
ordinary excellence.
IN the front part of the room three men
and half a dozen women were clustered
about table playing a private game OF
cards with checks for ST., 81 80 and So.
Near the folding doors was roulette ta-
bic, unpatTOnized, and in the back room
was The faro bank, around which seven or
eight richly-dressed women were engaged
in losing money with greater or less speed
regularity, according to the extent OF
their i'll luck.
Everything about the house appeared
to he conducted with the utmost quietude,
no sound being heard but an occasional
argument between the women.
The reporter was shown up stairs.
Three rooms on this floor were moderate
ly furnished, and men and women sat
about many tables playing and smoking
cigarettes. Smoking seemed fayOrite
pasilme with majority of the females on
this floor,
See that woman over there with the
cloth suit on?' said the telegraph girl.
Her husbands q clerk in one OF the
courts. She's regular female sport, and
Is all the time betting. She'd wager from
81 TO 500 on anything from dog fight to
an election. She's great one for attend
ing races, too, and can pick out good
morse every time. Her husband knows OF
Ier sporting procilUties, but he dOn'tcare
where she goes.
That little black-haired woman with
lueruhy lips is here every night. Her
husband Is said TO be very wealthy. and
ne must be, too, for she drops about $25 per
week here. Girls who work hard all the
week come here Saturday night and
ieaye their wages. One girl who has
iedulhE position at IA great dry goods
mousse used to come up here Saturday
o'Ght alter she'd got through toiling.
NOW she comes SUNDAYS. Well she has
another and young sister to care for.
ana whenever she'd go broke here all the
4 Wohen'd make up a purse for her. cause
,ue USED 10 cry and say she'd squeal ON
tue establishment,
"Ilere was blonde who used to come
Here WIN her who had an awful passion
NT gambling. | saw here lose $40 here in
one night. The next day she pa wned her
N"tcl and diamonds, and thought Of tax
sub ner husbands money and abscOBding
Sne would invest her last dime in gamb-
mug 1t ls three weeks now since she's
Oseh here. / don't know what has be-
SoAe 81 her. Probably she has alb
Vow, IL you'll come upon the next
noo' iIi show you what sends woman
oOue WIN ire in her eyes and Satan
al addle her tongue"
DE rooms above were fitted nm Ink
I,OasIy, and evidently by a female M
no'sleFer with good eye Tor color and ef.
eC' IN the dracery and pictures. The
HpSs1yiHen's, IN fact, were most handsome
,. Az a corner OF the room stood a marble
N.Y. taele, with many bottles aud glasses
agou IT, Here The women treated them
C.'. gs 10 sherry, the reporter was in.
r e.Hen' The front hall bedroom was a
S,uug place for ladies who lost money
MA III stairs. No one could enter this
# ~ ~ save ny a key obtained down stairs.
W tina .'D.e WAS nothing vulgar about any of
w In, h~oIheh found up stairs, good breed
E "s'hE visible on all sides. The Ian
vbso USED was the most refined, and
e "a I.HHH