The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1901-03-21


women card sharps in the upper circles
OF society. 1t Is reported tina; III" src-
cics Of gambling known MS bridge Wits;
and cuchrc for prizes comes under the
proh!h!tivc Intention OF the an'!-San-
bling laws.
Now that tho an,i-Eamh!ing crusade
is well under way and tie Ratchet work
has Begun. II Is whispered that the Com
mi';cc OF Fifteen is going :" reach
higher up. and go out with their axes
and smash the hand-carv..i Renaissance
vest!ou.es and stained glass windows
OF the homes whcr. society women are
accustomed to gather around the tables
and play fast and loose for small for
tunes In silver corkscrcws. cigarett"
! cases and ciEar-cut'c!s.
Complaint has reached the committee
that these female can;ielIs and The"
Aliens are the real things In the card
sharp line. and that many a poor
salaricd clerk Is nccccd OF his little
81 week by buckinE up aGa!ns; the
bridge whist FOR n penny corner.
LurinE the Victims.
The poor .aglan.clAd victim l. lurcd
into these gaming dcns under IN. pre-
tense OF "A friendly call. and he leaves
MS money behind when h. Is ushcrcd
out into the nigh, after one OF these
sitiin.;s Mt a quiet home society card
game. Detectives in dress suits are out
now looking for evidence to raid these
homes both In New York and BROOKLYN
In Brooklyn the evil hourishes and
IA Ant IL. H.
rubber PLANK In that borough Bridge
whist especially finds It's stamping
ground IN the rubber-plant jungle over
the river. from which II perhaps DE-
rivcs it's name.
The -lcuths are on sun hunt for
Invitations 10 cuchre AMI whist parties.
and the society women arc on their
guard against these invas.ons ot ihci-
fircsides.
y" Chance for John Doc, Jr.
II John Doe should happen to be out
In search o! his waywari son nc mad
better give IN trying 10 ,ind him In any
OF these card-playing society Parole
clubs. lie Won; ge, the en;rcc.
The women are on their guard nov
and have surrounded Themselves with
u
faro joint. They are cutting holes In
their mahogany door panels. with ash
sitter screens placed over them. for a
lookout.
Keys with bluc-rtb3on bowkno;s are
to he handed out to the cub members
with pass word given them for aseur-
ancc tina, they arc all right.
In wel!-known BAY Ridge cuchre
club the word rubber plant" rcI-atc,.
three times. is the magic open sesame n;
the Wednesday evening meeting Al,
least so II Is reported by one Of the COM
mitiec's s!cu,hs who succeeded In pass
ms the lighthouse a, the corner.
Detective unmask~d.
This detective succeeded In reaching
the lookout. but he betrayed hlmscl: BY
his enunciai!on OF the pass word. There
Is peculiar Brooklyn way OF saving
rubber plant" that revealed MS iheE-
t!ty.
The sleuth was a New Yorker and he
hadn't mastered tho Brooklyn dialect.
The grating was slammed in his face
by woman who informed him that
there was ''noth!n' dom"
Some OF the members OF these clubs
have complained 10 the Committee Of
Fifteen tina, brace games" are being
worked on them by the women. The
tables are said to conceal trump cards
and some OF the decks have been
stacked.
Accompanying one OF these complaints
comes II pitiful tale o! woman who
had set her heart on a beautiful ruchrc
prize. II was u piece Of bric-a-orac she
wanted. and she played hard to take
It hone with her. only TO md that |.
went to another woman who cheated
she said. by throwing down her hand
before the bell rang.
card punch concealed UP the sleeve