New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-28
WOMEN AS GAMBLERS
TIE ALARMING INCREASE OF THE PAS
SION FOR PLAY AMONG YOUNG
ENGLISH GiRIS-A CONSPICU-
us ROYAL OFFENDER.

OF the 6 0On and r'or' suicides which have taken
Mace at Monte Carlo and IN IT'S vicinity during
the last dccada-the entire population o. the
rriro,nqlI:y Of Monaco not exceeding fo)}-on'
&c startled TO find ar extraordinarily largo per
cantaqa Of women. each successive y"ar sh wing
an increase in the number Of those feminine
victims of roUca-ot-noir. Every nationality Is
reD-esented in the lists 50 carefully complied by
tho influential society organic d for the suppress
sion % tho so-cGllod Casino especially 50 the
foir sex or Russia Great Britain ard of the
United states and if this az first sight seems
,7cra1ible Il must bo borne in mind that thn
raragcrnont Of the establishment adopts tho
most elaborate precautions 70 prevent these 50
frequent tragedies from becoming known to the
general public through the press. Vet T. r only
no+rral tba, there should b. large number -
women on1onc these Monte Carlo suicides, f'r
There is n more reckless nor passionate gambler
than the daughter Of Eve. She rarely knows
when 70 stop playing. or to distinguish IN" p'nt
beyond which II IS dangerous To tempt fortune.
Even when luck Is Professionally against hor' she
still holds out convinced that j. Is bound I"
,rrr t., ber fovor q. last: besides which she has.
oererollv spoakinc as little knowledge OF mo
value Of money as she has &C figures MI '1'S
contributes II render her an easy ana lr '.i'i"''
,ro,, ~ those who trade upOn this particular
;rc after all that When brought face 20 face
with inevitable ruin and forced 10 choose be-
+v,aan dishOnor and death. 50 many should 60
lect the latter alternative
II Is mistake to attribute the responsibility
ror the prevalence of this mania among her sex
70 the now woman. the scapegoat Of tn" present
80 Who = ol,'ira1 - shoulder tho burden of .
many sins and vulCar:tes. tn" passion i'H
rambling is as ole as the history of III" world
since no orc can deny that Eve took Sn'rn-
,o.,,o rie,- attended hv unfortunate results whom
she ate that fatefuI apple. Il there IS aAF Co.
ve,onmont IN the wee It is 70 he found N the
fact that Il IS no longer restricted to women OF
q certain ago. as in days past when the o''
Countess Of Tuckinchamshire after having been
oivo, I'm by the doctors and having made her
naaca with the church. played carlS win ny
undertaken until she expired the stakes helnS
her funeral expenses. 1t is rapidly sIreanlhS
among Young married women. an! even among
girls And what is worse, they no longer 70
strict their ventures to the card tables, but take
"rvers'' in stocks and the turf. Thus NrS
"Dicl" Russell Of Wilmington Hall. the dauSh-
,or of Iona Lady Scott and the elder sister
Of the Countess Of Russell was shown by the
legal proceedings which she Instituted against
NJ Arthur SebriCht Of the stock EX2hanGe' To
have souandered nearly $4,000 in speculation
while still a Young girl and unmarried. ana it
was dNlv the other day that in the suit brought
by n Rond-st ieweller against the Hon. MIS-
Reginald Fitzwilliam. testimony was produoei
TO show that prior to her marriage TINS popular
woman. who. as Miss Edith lane-foX' was one
of the celebrated beauties Of three seasons ago
had incurred losses the turf alon" To the ~
tent Of about $4,000. Miss Lane-FoN was lor
time engaged to be married 10 young i'oh''I
Peel the eldest son and heir Of the baronet az
that ik who was in this country snort UNI
oc, endeavoring to secure the hand e the grand
daughter OF President Sanford OF the Adams IN
rrees Cor7pany. 1t was the discovery that one
was as heavily indebted as the other that pre-
snr,abIv led t. the breaking OF Of this engage
ynent Lena. Lady Scott. while on the witness
stand Giving testimony in favor Of her deughter
the Young Countess Of Russell, was forced 10
admit under cross-eXamination that he' hdl y
ruptcy had been principally due 10 her loss '"
the Stock Exchange. though her s"n-ih-ia"'
With wnon, she is az daggcrs drawn figured
among her creditors with claim for $500 against
her in connection with a system OF electro Deus
and lights which he fitted up in her house ne
being by trade an electrician anu earning
handsome income as such
The celebrated baccarat trial that resulted in
tbo social disaster Of Sir William Gordon-Cum-
ming shed curious light on the extent to which
"a
ufe at least four Of the players seated AROUND
tba historic card table at Tranby Croft. having
heen unmarried girls and at the country seat 81
q nonular peer not a thousand miles from sand
bingham a young girl managed 70 los" over ]'J'
at the card table there during her four da}S
STAY II caused a good deal OF tax at the t'ie'
partly because she could not afford the loss ana
partly. too, because an Impression had pieNal'd
until then that cards were strictly forbidden III
the house OF that particular peer OWING 70 hl'
favorite brothers dismissal from the army anu
his expulsion from the various clubs 70 "hl'h ne
belonged in consequence Of his having been
caught cheating at play at the Cerce eye III
li.di,erronnee at Nice whence he was elected
after having undergone considerable ii-usase al
the hands Of the enraged members
Fortunately there are some great houses IN
England. notably that OF the Duke Of Richmond
and Gordon where games Of hazard are aos'-
1u,elv prohibited and it Is even on record that on
ono occasion a stormy scene took place between
the old Duke and one Of his royal guests, who
during the Goodwood race week, had taken al
vantage OF the Dukes retiring TO bed 10 start MS
favorite game Of baccarat The DUKE IS Il great
character in his way, exceedingly INDEPENDENT
and enjoys the reputation OF being the ohiy man
in the United Kingdom who ventures to speak
ont bluntly his mind 20 the Queen ana 70 oh'r
advice even when IL IS distastefui 10 MS IN
narious sovereign who receives 1t with
graciousncss that she would manifest 10 no one
else under like circumstances. The Duke makes
q point Of going to bed every night at 10 O'CLOCK
no matter who is staying at his house ana "hen-
ever he Is entertaining any royal guest ne IN
yarably begs leave to withdraw at his customary
bedtime Unfortunately Of this particular nigh'
after reaching his bedroom he found that ne had
forgotten a book or paper In his library ana on
coming downstairs again discovered, to ms nor
ror. that the whole party were engaged III
game Of baccarat in which they were 50 eagerly
engrossel that they did not at first notcc hlS