The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-14
WOMEN AND CARDS.
4 Charge That the Gentle Sex VIII
Cheat when Playing.
Iron 10 Ansonia sentineI.l

(From the AnsOnia Sentinel)
\ week ago prominent clergyman in
New York, who ministers 10 f&Shiona-
BILE congregation, preached on cara play
ing by society people, and uttered a strong
philippe against the sin of society gam
bling. IL stirred up his hearers, NEST OF
whom took part ia whist assemblies where
prizes were offered. and although the
cloak of charity was used to make the
card playing more easily cDndonCd, the
clergyman failed 10 recognize that that
altered the case. We lind On the evidence
of a society leader of New York, Mrs
William James Goulding. that even the
fashionable women are not above cheat
ing. She has found the evil SO prevalent
that she has been forced 10 set her in
Fentive faculties at work and has pro-
6uced a score card which practically pre-
vents illegitimate scoring. But read what
she says
AS a rule. it is the wealthiest women at
the whist parties who do the crea-ing. If
they are discovered they say il IS a mis-
TAXI but | believe their feelings should
not be spared by applying such delicate
term 60 an objectionable offence against
honor and justice.
Women who cheat should be exposed.
II viii discourage others from trying to
emulate them. / do not mean 10 say
that the number Of dishonest women is
large compared with the number who
play, but there are tot nlaTr.
AT one euchre. wheEe- sinlple tally
cards were used. ] saw a woman take
turquoise hair pin from her hair and
puilcn 'ioiSs ehouSh III i'ei Nsih ~ biNr
her as high a score as the best player
present On another occasion, at the
Waldorf Astoria, / observed a wealthy
woman present at the end OF the playing
with score card with thirteen punches,
when there had been only twelve games.
I'm many cases the women cheat DELHI
erately. not impulsvely, for they have
been known to bring punches with them
to punch their own tally cards. Some
times, when the paster stars were used,
they have brought them and stuck as
many on their cards as they needed at
the close of the game,
AT whist games, where chips have been
used they have been discovered with
chips of their own AT a recent progress
sive euchre at the WaIdorf-Astoria, over
which had charge. a mtllionatre's daugh-
ter, who has herself an income many
times greater than she spends, tried to
cheat with one of the score cards which
! designated especially to stop cheating
at these games.
She realized 1t and earnestly begged
me not TO expose her ] have conducted
d number OF large euchres since then,
and each time before starting the game
have explained 10 the women present
how easily they could be detected If they
attempted to cheat, and cautioned them
that they would be exposed if they did
The remarks always met with the plau-
dts OF the women and 1 feel confident
now that society will see less of it, for
it is most demorallzine.
This is very strong arraignment of
the women. but after all, is it not de-
served? Mrs. Goulding's position in
ciety makes il unlikely that she would
prove 1t. And If 1t is so, il calls for the
strong denunciations she gives TO it. and
the even more acrimonious attack made
by the fashionable clergyman