The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-12

say courteous UnIngs from DeIng lear
clever woman. and nobody can believe for
minute but that when she left this shore Lily
Langtry was very glad TO get away from
him He is Of q sullen and suspicious temper
aunent. and if voz1zhaEe ever lived IL the house
with a man Ike that you know how he can
nag It seems very probable that there has
been an absolute break, and that Mrs Lang
tr-v-fas found consolation on the other side
of the water.
The three questions of the day that seem
most TO trouble the average reporter are,
ssDo women smolzeT' do women drinkf'
"Do women gambler They do all three,
and seem to enjoy sn thFee with a keenness
that only comes from having forbidden fruit.
At a smart luncheon, the other day, after
the greater number Of the guests had de-
parted, the hostess and chosen few sat down
In closed room TO have a game Of poker.
They all smoked either Turkish or American
cigarettes, and each one of them had, beside
her pile Of chips, a glass of something TO
drink. OF the five who were playing, three
had brandy and soda, one whisky and ginger
ale, and the other had goblet filed every
now and then by locker on with cham
payne. The game was pretty big one-a
dollar was the limit. The last hand pretty
nearly cleaned everybody out, and two wo
men, expert players, were left as the only
ones They were blonde and bEunette-they
bet and raised and bet and raised until the
pile got to be very nearly seventy-fye dol
lars.
The brunette said in very excited way,
''Aly dear, l advise you to stop betting, for
you can't beat my hand" The blonde very
calmly said, II don't want your advicel"
And she raised again. The brunette then
grew nervous and called her. One Of the
outsiders said, "Now, for fun, let Mabel show
her hand first SO that we may see the hand
that can't be beat" Proudly the brunette put
on the table full hand-kings high with
queens next. Quietly the blonde reached out
to take the pile, and with equal quietness sne
showed four aces and king. The pot was
hers. And all she said was, Il would have
bet all night on that hand" The brunette
was stayed with little more whisky and
ginger ale, and the party only broke up In
time for them all TO have nap before they
met their iege lords at dinner.
Did you ever watch a woman gamble2 The
more interested she grows IN the game the
more her face loses its wOmanliness, and no
matter how lovely she may be, she looks a
picture only of greed and selishness. Even
more than on a man sthe Ill effect Of gam
bling shown, and q woman who wants to keep
a mans admiration ought never let him see
her play poker.
The young man who frequents the stage
! door of the theatres, who wears his lawn tie
twice around his throat aud a watch IN each
pocket with fob hanging, was lately beau
tifuIly squelched by a woman who had to
earn her living by the sweat Of her inkstand.
/ He met her at a reception given by one of the
/ most elegant women in New York-a recep-
ton that was really exclusive, and where
| Mrs. Dash was a welcome guest because her
| mother and the hostess had been scboolmates
and friends before the daughter knew what
! it was to have to 90 out in the world and face
the blast of adversely.
! The i'll bred Johnnie had been brought by
1 a friend, and was in reality a stranger in this
set. He noticed Mrs Dash, and felt that he
| could at least snub her, 50 walking up to her
| he put out his hand and said in a loud tone,
! "Ahl How do you do Mrs. Dashl How did
/ you happen to come hereF All the blue
/ blood in her veins grew very warm, and,
/ raising her eyes, she looked at that daring
/ young man and said, Il was invited; weren't
/ yougn The Johnnie turned and walked away
/ like a whipped cur, and the woman who
/ brought him got note from her hostess that
! evening requesting her never again to bring
any one 10 her house without first sending
his name and asking permission 1t was the
! triumph of brain over Drawn and of bright
woman over a cad. But you can always bet
| two to one on the bright woman. Hasn't that
been your experienced KATE kEARNEY.