The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-25

| condolences but a great majority of them
| are not to be trusted with secrets.
I. for my part. would rather make
confident of a true. honest, sympathetic
man.
Gambling is not vice of the male sex
alone. From time to time throughout the
world gambling among women has flour
shed and declined. Just at this time -four
| ished. A religious body of New York
has ascertained this for a certainty by
| spreading broadcast the question, DO
betting and gambling prevail among W.
men?" The body has been shocked by
the nature of the answers received and has
decided that th' 3e evils do exist and are
increasing. The decision reached is that
mothers of families bet away husbands
wages and pawn clothes and furniture 10
obtain funds for milling purposes. Hun
dreds of young women engaged in factories
bet regularly, Some see the bookmakers
I personally, others send their money
through middlemen. Betting among Wo-
men of fashion is on the increase and
drawing-room sweepstakes are becoming
popular"
But il the mania is growing strong in
women of to-day it is simply the revival
OF an old passion.
Nine. De Montespan won so muchg at
basset, her favorite game, that Louis XIV
was delighted and borrowed some or her
winnings But she lost a great deal at
times and her play grew so furious that
I'm 1852 Louis abolished the game 1t Is
recorded of Nine. De Montespan that she
one night while the King looked on at the
play risked a sum equal to $2O0OW on
single card and that the King grumb ell
when no one could be found to cover the
bet But madam also lost one New
Years night 100000 crowns at hoca and on
another night almost 81, 900 900 a t the same
game.
Nine Du Barry was the most famous
woman gambler of the time OF Louis Nv
but with her 1t was only a pastime. But
that other favorte, Nine. DE Pompadour.
went in with the sole object of winning II
she could. 1t is recorded that her win
nings were enormous and that IN slhgle
might she ased the pockets Of the King Oh
| % 900 louis d or &l25,0O0).
Queen Marie Antoinette. according to
| history was gambler who liked to De
| surrounded by gamblers. Faro was the
| nonular game. but the stakes got to be
| so great that many a nobleman had ms en-
tire estate wiped away in a single night
POSSIBLY the most famous woman gam
| hler of English history was Nell GWyhhe'
| the actress who was so great faVorlte
| with Charles II. In that reign the man
rers were much the same as they were az
| sbe French court. Nell Gwynne lost 10 wv
| 40 her rival. the Duchess of Cleveland, ana
| IN ono wear lost upward of 10000, whl-h
| the King paid. There had never peen
known SO much gambling among women
| as vas carried on in that reign. After the
| Duchess Of Mazerin, niece OF the Cardlil H.
| had lost Ct 100000 she died IN absolute
| want. - ,r,o,,oo,
| ,,,aroen gamblers was Lonna Paquita, who
| vas horn in Texas forty-hve years ago
| hut early went into Mexico to rule over
| outlaws.
washington society, says the New York
world. is divided into rival factions each
| headed bv a charming and ambitious wo-
man of high social position and each me
| wife of a member OF the caDlnet. Ile
| onnosing queens are Mrs. John Hay, wlle
| of the Secretary of State, and Mrs. Ethan
! kuon hitchcock, wife of the Secretary %
The social world is divided into two
camps. and in no political campaign has
| the party feeling run higher or warmer
| onlv cease with the victory of one and
| he defeat of the rival clique, whichever
it shall be.
| r-snallv The wife of the President, our
| First Lady. has been privileged to lay
| down the law on matters of etiquette
which all were but too happy to obey.
| The history OF the present feud is well
| known
\ after the permanent retirement or the
/ Hohorts During her residence at the
| canital the gracious Lady of the White
/ House had come to regard Mrs. Hobart
| "a a heaven-sent parsonage almost. In
| cav or stately functions Mrs. Hobarts
| sDlendid qualities as a hostess and man.
| aper never failed her, and during two long
| sea sons ii was she alone who Kept up the
| social reputation of the Mckinley admin
I IT was anticipated after Mrs. Hobart's
| retirement chat Mrs. Hay would step
| into tho coveted place and become the al
| Ter ego of the Presidents wife.
| When one considers the great similarity
| Of the majority of New York houses. says
| the New York Tribune, and how easily
| numbers may be miscalculated. it is sur
| prising that so Jew embarrassing mistakes
| are made. 1t is fellow feeling that APP
| peals 10 us in the situation depicted so
| admirably by Du Maurier in which the
| hilarious man who has been invited TO a
| chidren's party given by an intimate
1 friend has in spOrtive mood entered the
| drawing room on all fotas, but, alas he
\ has mistaken the number and invaded the
| house next door. where there Is also an
| entertainment going on, but where tho
| people are complete strangers. who gaze
| at the frolcsome intruder in open eyed
| astonishment We feel keenly the posi-
I hililY OF the situa tiou which lac shall have