Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-06-14

not paralyzed or blind, may be divided
/, into three classes-those willing to
play for high stakes, those who play
for small stakes only. those who will
not play for money, but will play foI
prizes. At first 1t was not generally
known who was who, and time was
lost in sending out invitations. Now
on the contrary, We all know pretty
Well how our friends stand, and the
woman who balks at anything higher
than a cent ante is not likely to be
asked to make one of four players
who like to take flyer every now
and then. Nor will a woman who
only plays for prizes get an invitation
/ to play in a game for money stakes.
1t is too tiresome, you know; to have
d table spoiled by someone with scru-
pies about even one-cent limit. Yes,
the great majority of women play for
money-for small stakes, though
Many tales which from time to time
have gene the rounds about fashion
able women behind closed doors play
ing for high stakes. have been prod.
ucts OF the imagination. fancy"
! Another woman took a different
view of the question of high stakes
She thought that there were many
more quiet games for high stakes than
society in general knew anything
about "The women who play these
games" she went on, can afford to
risk large sums and to pay wen for
the excitement, for there can be no
question but there is more excitement,
hence more enjoyment for women
who crave excitement, in playing for
a 500 than a onecent stake.
heard of one case in which a guest,
rather new at the game, but not at all
averse to a good-sized stake, was
asked how 25 would suit herr She
smilingly assented, thinking % cents
was meant, and 1t was not until some
one commented on the amount of her
winnings after the first hand had been
played that she found out the stake
was S25.
when number of women get to-
gether to play, the stakes are almost
invariably low, and as for losses and
gains, most of us come out even, some
times a little to the good or to the
bad, at the end of the season. Several
of my friends have come out about
$500 ahead, and it is not often aver
age players exceed that sum. There
are exceptions though. The maid OF
one lucky player, who is not known
/ to be possessed of very large means,
told my maid that her mistress made
enough at bridge last winter to pay
for all her gowns, and she has good
many.
Some day bridge may pail on soci-
ETY.. Just now we live and breathe
bridge; we even go so far as to waive
social barriers in order to get good
player. Persons with little or nothing
TO recommend them beyond an ability
TO play ripping game of bridge get
an entree into houses whose doors
otherwise would forever remain closed
to them. From the first | set my
face against this, only to give way
weakly when one day at the last mo-
ment almost | got word that an ex
expected guest had been taken III and
could not come That meant, OF
| course, that lacking substitute
| three other guests must be disap-
pointed. ! telephoned to half dozen
of my intimates in vain. To my de-
spairing ejaculation What shall | do?
the sixth called through the phone
| Try Mrs. Blank. She is impossible,
| OF course, socially, but she does play
tiptop game and she is not loaded
down with engagements Never II
screamed back and hung up the re-
| ceiver. minute later l called up
Mrs. Blank, invited her In my bland
| est tone to play bridge at 3 o'clock
listened to her delighted acceptance,
and then sat down and cried with
| rage. Yes, she played well enough to
carry off most of the stakes at her ia
BILE and / caught myself wishing had
her for partner instead of the novice
who fell to my lot But, of course,
there are limits to that sort OF thing.
i do not play for money and | find
that am cut off from playing with
the women ] know best" somewhat
dolefully remarked young matron
who says she has spent small for.
tune on bridge lessons. Il do not
think many women now play for high
stakes-they play too often for that
but find that most women want some
sort of stakes. The surest way to be
unpopular with smart society is to
balk at playing for money. The word
gambling Is never associated with
BRUCE. Tell any woman who plays
five-cent limit that she CANDLES and
she is furious. New York Sun.