..» 15.*, 4-frat* f" e1;ooo.-.112 _i1_o_zrz1_;m@‘5_:. asm.-»'s20a0a f~ » _ _ _q_yu'1"_tp-_ 'of a'n_,710i4r'."' Suchiwere the -1 of `Ma_ll_2_|'ine Chaia-Qin, a Frenchjvpgngn, recen_tly,ai M qnte»Carl_o.l V __`_ _ f Aboiilte the long gable.: soere_»'_t_l|_a_n f;y__ eop j .n_i_an_an _womem___o erent '°;:“..5`ff@*z.f'i:;..;":¢.,f:.ff».._r_;a;:..:f w ‘A \ B '- 4 ‘ ' 1 - ¢ _ merilJ,f.f"e_1`a_tj;_i_}_§e‘__'h¢ad _of thpftable, h1_s bfaclt ey? f,¢-1551:? all th_e`rou_l_e;_t_e_\_'y.xvhe:_l as is _.Yana »_no_ e _mt eane_ __1; ea wear: y 0 lnbqhanuilazfii is :ai.neaf_thel{lcroupier at I/ia middle the table,-_ a R_ussiahwf noble blood ¢;_a;p_e_1,§._‘_’;z_a_fid;r_fe'venJlily: asishe waited fo:-_ i ' l ra ra _ » 6 will oéfress, whdee talent is admined in all ;9y_;;p‘i`e;,-_Jai at the table willii lense face, her lbhéififice 4: f4'~°“f'#`"z '<11' ,1._"f'».__'h¢' 'wld l:zf`;v`a L' 'ionized fot>ylif2f_Si};;_vf_carby 'stood 'r __ _uro :an rmmp ii!ies,anum- _o;un_£v,__a _(germ-an biaron whose ` ’ "`» ' 'n ' I cess. I *xgdjz oviglhe crowd was a wo- ,-r¢;;¥` 0;.-“§'sn¢le face, in soft evening attire. She p_ dyed quietly--_-put e down only four Itékdlflhen :he walked away\"fr0m Ihr MH# she' carried _ir her handbag o‘forru'ne-more than $20,000. Madame hauwn became the talk of __Monta_ Carlo. ddfliei; tqimimg I/I¢ ' I to- ans. _ m°Mil30:;`:?J:h)e who win di M DMM Carlo rcfniln,-,_and_rnost of those wl¢o_la`_e,-._ remaiii. _ hey _canimue to_ play un_til all #hey [mpg I; _l0;|,- n0l_'¢_ czéniinue to live by/_their Wi( ppp.-_ gmrrtiituici e._ _ _ _ __ __ _ ¥;_q}§ir`»'0|i£;‘the most pailietic .nghts 0;f_ihl_s 'lov|il;t 'gem 'ling place, travelers are unani. mou Zin declaring, are-Nw 'w0"*¢"~£_4_"'_b7”~'- `irr1~1l`N 01'; isst tow years the increase of ¢;mb||pg among women has been appalling. _ 1_»_ Q stag successos_of o few have been < _.», "=¢g'|_;1§gego'nii parts ot the world: the trsif °4l\__U_'0f'5\liO‘ thousands who lose ho.vo_ not been _tc;_l_t _ggrggh 0; gh. .inmhiino fever among women _ sldrliied thrmansgement-Monte Curie. _hates lslmlllll and suicides. But what can he done? Each YG" l°°l smter numbers or me mr sex- woolnsbtho _H°\==° lo_ ' gh_ r there arc an increased num or o su - adds to the number- or sdventuresses- _ Hen. al A Ilnersl thinl. takc defeat bravely “ld delllb ""'W-'0Ui§l\}"'l¢Yl B ssmbier who has been to "°Yli~'\ Carla, “learn to stop-never. They Wm Uni' | they# have to steal the moneg. been to MGM. enum M, " ~§‘-,",'!l§;,§',‘,§‘,.."\‘}{°,“.1'_”l lime. bent old French W0 `,sf»wido1Y_._fho has Dlliyllii f°\‘ 3'9""-d t m " mmg" ytgqq played roulette each B! \`° Z¢I”§"l70fRlHj".HW12¢’f.ieéz;e;___t‘/.ie me ing until night. Her heady eyes. twitcninr serv Gull! nothing but the ivory bail as it fell into the A., th .‘wg*heQ hy; qtsggeringjrom the tables _life at night, people pitied her. _whole soul her `1ifs. seemed absorbed in the desire -ofvwtlnllilsli; 'lite-old woman et times heavily-for hier; _the.u, she _regained her losses. time sh`e wds enabled to live and continue pursuit of the -game. the i old woman lost nearly eil -ber she pushed from _the table, despair in her bei' attention was attracted by another wheel. stooped and bent over the table. Again and again _ the Wheel spun around and stopped. 'rue old woms.n's eyes spsrkled. A iiush suffused her peilid cheeks. As she leit the room she clapped her hands. and her- 'laugh-a shrill, mocking! chuckle--started the . , A gn_n1_‘estters as ominous, uncanny. ll. _ _ T_ - me; _ "ne ter wat n ur la ` 2” i cn omaisi _ ' looiiouts told it decteztivzongr rsillgwtld "lldamma" iff Ll/E/126'./2. ]!2 f/I6' 1 » ~ _ Visud to her hotei_ He' listened outside of her door. There was`no alarming sound. In a short while she extinguished het' lights, and evidently had retired. The following evening sho reappeared in the gsm ingv-hall." Hercyes still sparkied, hor checks were Slie` won. The gamblers, who had loaned hor money, watched. She played o. second time-and won N i Y) '1i'f.=5< »' _ _ _ , `, ,_ __ _ _ ' .. 7":-'," 0° ` ` still tiushod. With her' were several notorious game- 5 537 FQ: ,I "A | ' W stars. -'They svliroached a table". "Mamma" Viaud i ___ _ \ ' §,i.“*7`- \, /__ ',*, - _ hen” t° DMV' ‘ »' ' °".°:°7'T I G; l Q 1 1 Ui 1 I _._~ _ 1 T J . ii' ' Q \| I \ ` li/l 1 teotives reported to tho management that "Mamma" \ \\\ ' _ ._ _ . vinua was playing s-certain combination or numbers that-invariably won. __ One ‘ut the`;so'ctors besought the old woman to desist p1ayihg'.[the` bank would h's“broke. he declared Sho _smiled and continued] to play. '_ ~ K 3 ` ~ .’ '.9 " . _ _ . .7 _ ' ' '_ The director offered her_ U50.000 to cease playing He doubled tho iigure if she would tell him the secret of her success. Ho lmportuned hor to take |200,00o ' " T- - " -_ >\' t. 1! f LI' _ . _ _ $‘2:_i_ii,_000__oniy___ceas;>_v;aglng her. successful battle tor_~ _, .. . ._ _ 1, Qurcx EYE won A r_oR'ruNE .a _ 2; /.._.r__i ,/‘ _ _ I . _ _ _ - Finally' he offered tier $300,000. Accepting this, "Mamma" Viaud, gathering together her fortune, told him very quietly that in passing the table the night _ _ _ __ _.r _ _ “, ' before her quick cyo had detected that the bali or this - __ ______ _ _ _ _ _,_ . particular _wheel stopped at s. certain place at regular intervals. ’.i‘he_managors examined the wheel, found that it ,vids out of order, and congratulated them- selves upon having compromised with the old woman. Among the habituos of Monte Carlo are many old .women-women whose ons interest in life is to pur- sue the elusive god of chance. There are widows, grandmothers, _women who 'have never married, act- resses of tho fast, _whose only pleasure in old age is to pursue still theuncertein race for gold. For years nn' old woman piayéd roulette at the Casino-‘s little, shriveled old woman known as "the vromaniln black." She played steadily, calmly, never betting more than $10.51-‘inaiiy she had no $10 to bet; for the ilrst time in years she was loft utterly pcnniicss_ ' '. _ The officials at fM0nto_ Curio are discreet. They take all precautions to avoid 'sco.ndsi. There ls a fund known as " intioum." When 8 person is “down and out" he can oyppiy to the idlrectors. and is usuully given transportation fr0m tho nlaco. _ The old woman, utterly rrlsndlcss. applied for hor "traveling money.' She was asked the usual glues-_ tions-how much she had lost, how lsong' she had-' een laying; where she wanted to go. ho said she was yhe grandmother of a Hungarian magnate; sho would go_homo, she said. to her grandchild. The! gave hor. :ha ;1_i_o|1o_y;i She signed an agreement to eport. and u rc. _ _ » _t ._ 0 At ethe door of the Casino she paused. She felt the old tingling desire burning in herbiood-the uid fuver to play. Then she rushed to the roulette table. threw down her "t1°_¢volinii‘ 'm0ll°y"-u.nii won. "Madame," said the croupier. "you cannot play. That is your traveling money." Bhecnst the amount ot-money given her by the odlclsis to him. _ "‘l‘ske it backi" she cried. ‘l suppose l csnkeep my winniilzsl" ' Sho threw thsse_ '-: ~ ‘é rl _ __ Ji ° v¥`l‘ li' ‘li *l`7.<{~"&@~`f fy f 2%( V, is if _ as §§,\\\°_~“i§.\ yldkgi, ii’ itll 1* \&\\T sv \\\ _ \ 'I - -f3$__+_£”.' ;5`q/;’{f 'Sf'/.'.'.` ._/»‘_,_"' f 'Q4 . . \` fa /4 \* 1 I » and il., third_» time and won. The gamblers looked ` __ - _ _ ;= - _- : _ _ I on amused. iilld saw the old woman raking in thou- - ` -f1_ § ' _ _ ‘_ ' - _ _ _ _ __ sands of francs. 1 _ \ ._ _V _*__* .. Q . _P _.\__\ ffm "_ _ I/)1_/_»4_..,-, _ 'W N _ During. the evening the old woman sat by the _ 1 _ . gig, $` _1 'i /-= _~‘ " ' 1 : _, ` , table, playing persistently. Her winnings doubled, ’ \, __ / ' _ g - - ' _"' "_.°" Q. _ trebied, quadrupled, and plied up about her. ` _‘__ _ _ ,_ _ /\t ,N _. _ _- 4/ - `» ' Q ‘_ ,__ ' ' The msnagemeht became alarmed. A consultation _ ,l ‘U //.1 71/ H' \_ ' , "__~ ' 7': i~_'_ - was heid.` Special detectives were sent to watch hor. _/If ./ ` _ _‘ _ \ f ~ _-> _ __ -_ _ Q' 2- __ - <' =_ r Scores had gathered about the table, looking on \ \_=‘,"'i //" l _ ‘ . V ‘L-F5*-_al " ;- ` _ " ' " ff. breathlessly at her wonderful run of luck. The_de- _` \‘» _//ir _\ ` _ w" I __ _ `¢, . ~ ' , ~ <1 ` , ' ~ f ‘ali ' ,,,f f/ '__ ~_ » ~ » ,~_ f _ A _ _ - 5, i __ ________C____ ,- ____;___ ,___ Q’ . _. _,-4 <"-""' _ "_¢"“' _". __ - , , _ ¢‘ ll* J. Y~ ,-.yu f éfi _,_;_;1 1'-:$1 l > ,JI - \I';`~`:`;” - 4’ f _ " ‘_ . 5//f fer* i _ ri’ _ ~ 1.- ` " .=}f"_:`z/.S ____ -- ~, .ner V” ` *$3-i._f ' '-3 \ v " :\_ " ,,\\\___ _) 4 ‘~"_\ ' $3 :___ |i‘i,~_ _ A _ ,_ QE /‘ \.__ B I' 'l\' ‘lil _ _ i ,,_ M;-:Il :,;- _\ . ¢ _ /:_._ ,, __ 147" , \ _ hi ay K ____, 5,4 _ f -19 F - _ A fx , gr/‘“ Z -r _ky _ l' \\ y " ‘ or _4, ._ Z 'TZf7&zn2122a Quad “M`f__n:»'5§f>oooo beca :me _L‘/16 L//2'é=sZ15 ouf Order _ Monte Carlo is said to bo'tho Mecca of bcmutiiui women. One secs_womcn of_ the highest social posiilon sitting at the tables bnsldo women whose lives sro tho gossip of twohcmispiuzren: innocent girls from England or Amoriva who play timidly while they aro_wntchcd by mothers. who also gumhic. Any one who visits Menlo Carlo is_ certain to meet some very beautiful womcn- adventuresses-who live by thsir wits. "The increase of wom'cn gamblers is appalling," de- clared rtouriht recently. "Women uf all ages und of all grades _of social position play desperately. Why, even tho maids Ol' ladies have begun gambling, irc- qucntly losing the carnings of n lifetime." It has become the custom of wealthy women, unac- companied by their husbands or mule escorts, to take their maids with them to tho Casino us coinpniiions und pursfs-beavers. lt has been said that ne one can cntcr the Casino and _escape tho contugion of gambling. This has proven true ei! the maids. ' ' A number huvu become invetcrate small scale. and while their mistresscs drives they iiock to thc gaming tnblos, their 5-franc mecca. A ir_nid recently _ tables, tiio savings of hc-1' lifetime. 'lim l¢\|_~rivl\ maid of ii wealthy iilngiiuh woman is snid to lu\\'v.~ won $1000. Amumg lhe women gamblorssro muny_ wuil-known sing- ers nnd ncircsscs. A well-lniown rrcnirh music hull singer is saiu tn be fond of piuying roulctio._ \\iti\ hcl- Ono often sees King Leupold. of Belgium. home ycuru ago a noted French actress startled promo by hor ¥nmbiliig.- More recently un American singer caught the ever, und, it is snld, lust thousands of duilurs. ilk-snioul are the tricks nr tha ndvnnturossua throng- lng onto Carlo. A common uxpcriohcc is related by tt German baron: "I was standing by ri table watching tho players when ui beautiful young woman t0uci_\cd my cont siccvo. She whispered excitedly in may enr: My father is rum- lng-I noverw louis on thu rc -ho will bc vvry nngry if hs finds me gainbling-please rnitc oi! the money und hand it ru meunder the tshie.’ "3‘ f°“1'“°' “ii”a°’“`”“‘§‘.ff.‘;a‘i‘?."ih'.§'?.l’.§‘§.?& “Z3 ¥"J“§"’.] ng y rea: e over. il 11 S- 1* Rate the y0\ini.\'.'oinnn, who immediately slipped nwny. "Tho croup or minnuncud that black had v/on-as he did this l heard A man oxcialin: 'Why, where are my gamblers on a Zo on afternoon whore they risk lost $600 nt the 20 louis? Hhs thc crouplcr rnkrd ilicm in nlrr~ady'if realized that tim 'Z0 louis haul _not belonged to tho i'0\l'f\S woman, thnt l had siolcn them for Iicr. O! course, ii' rod had won. honor would have coiilpcllml mc to rcnch into my pookvt and pny him his money und winnings. As it wus, I siild nothing; l did not wish to cmbiurnss the wmrnn were she found." Many of the players stimi around the roulsttc tables -some, indeed. believe that they have bad luck ii they sit down. Thil affords n ihaiicc for another trick of the iidvrnturess; they nslr mon standing behind io pcr- mit them to place tho n1cn’.~i inoncy on the colors, and in doing 50 glen] going by mrniis of wnx on their lingers. “l \\‘:is playing one cvcuii:g;_" ix travcicr rclntcn, "und a chnrniing l*‘l‘cm:l\‘}voini\n who silt by the table before mc nsircd mo in tho poiitcat wlxiy whether ache could not pincc thc money for mc. I lziid u great deal uf trouiilc lcniiing over the table to place thc money, and the woman was so lovely that I felt honored by hor gracious uffcr. All ADVENTURESS WITH NERVE "1 was playing in stakes of six galil louis. l con- tlnm-ii to win. phi: hondud in`u my winnings; l pint-ed them into my pockets without counting them. I plnycd thus for llftuen iniuu:vs_ At i:\:\t I counted my winnings, and iuuiid thnt, iimiciul of 1:'/élvo louis, which I should have rc-rL~i‘.'<‘,o1>0 frniicii. The ltaliiln dlsnppcnrodf ‘The woman uounhi thc uslvicc of her friends. She regretted. sho had not lviiinnl "thu combination" from the young plotter. ’ - "it is fortunate that the young fellow won." she was told. "ills is u common gumo. He never Wusein- ploicil in the mni\iii‘:\cturiuu establishment and iuorcly too rhnnuvs with \our money. Tho chalice was len tu one that hc would i-we--his chhncu was no better tiiun yours wo\ii.l h:\-.~f- in-1-ii. llc wim. look his share of the mum-y and v.:i:~x gluri in gl-I. iiway. "'l|xs tuliivs in iiic g:m\hling hails are changed evcry_ ‘ day, and li is in-xi in Imporislhlo to work any games. Many pcrzuiim lircicnrl they know comblr`=mionq__¢{k can ini‘.ur-ni-P the ui-oixpli-rs. Thi-y iihd many ling‘v ctirns, i-spr:ld r.»i»\»i-ri-i;;ns,_ Money c :ingcs hu11|.ls_at the rate of [Q0 for cu-ry iicit or the clock, night and day. . . ‘ l ,`~ (E -` fi. _ ‘. -V .L_ flloil ` h:i§i`a:t set End," the 1 1 f... V:'rf_5>'k¢/_A.__ _ 'mm crmill never vnu more violent dismiss; _ his ttlll Q I 1 bow ickly ll h w , fo siifco ‘hs " flfmdmf ‘Pm .'~ _fi -_ <3-' , fm:\rh\'o "'l‘cl|9"§:\s 0; Bo`oisiy " lit if ,_, arg Zta ro .¢so» is- ntuds :nur the divorce rvourbfnolrlf waiting N bl retinal Ill Int relieve tllh I CII .»_»“~ " A Nlbderri Sovobarola efaffl "_Lot.. og fn-,meh ln`thoso times would be ashamed to ,4how_' a nursery full of children. What with club llic. dunzhabiis and club morale, smart woman have no time! tp care for s child which they never feed and seldom see. ' _ ' _ "Tha modern prodigal l1_aa_ littic chance or escape who-ri _noi upon by vrnmon of smart society. They go for hlm, they ret their snarcs for him. Bmhrt und dainte iodics though they Che, once they have pledgnil them elves in the winocupn of pleasure to the Mnmnion of inigolty. they are ilttlo better than savages. not less cr`\|e_1lri__\_i'_'_far _more cunning. They are actual dcvourcrs of on " ` ' ` ` _ Biaé_i_il¢‘]:v_g'ol"ihs__"ne\vl_;_¢ rich," 1-other Vaughan does not yninco _1vo_rds: "Lqok nt theistrussles or tho newly rich_w 'get into society and the humiliation: they sul- i’er.'j he said. "Nowadays ~this element hires guosts. me _uiey 'so-find-sh pockets’ the heavy commission ipr sres gnzirthe nance one the -(um mt. . Pgt is she who receives her' friends' rind not the host ss by whoi`\'_7tHs"b`iii`is'psid. »'.i'i\sjhosioss is treniéd mu sr s mia. inner. xr me use ming to me men and -women lick the dust to have their nsrnee associated 'nh' h"“,'x‘,._,. ._ , __.... _ _ _ _ ‘l'_-Th! r Vdughssh statildents have lmnkisdnn the srts ot msny has been evident." Quite s numiuqg, or _ls people ba~vb -..~4i*?’.'Q_ L s they have nn interest in their homes and hon c__l_1o_ld af< ,' fairs, and you will uiwnys scc thcm` Glsevihqll, masse? in groups almost in surincniiun, in the p:\r'k"or restau- rant. the thcntcr or oporn. \\'ith ii..1t mild piidsiuh fo!! S“f`illi»l’ everything mul being secn by uverybody ,_l:qpses`¢_ imturnlly, tho love of dress. ` ` I "There nrc sins pcrpctruicii on ih9 .l0Cl_A|‘l¢ll:1 Krosscr far than tho sin of Shyiock demanding hi pound of flesh." C < Such is tho nrmignmcnt by the priest o(_14mdor!~ society. _ _ _ .» } 1-`uthcr Vnugiinn is n son of Colonel ff. VH\i_lhl_Y\. 0! (Jnurtili-ld, llortfurrishire, who distinguished himself ii\;‘ thc Crimean wnr. From him the priest inherited his' millinnt spirit; in fact. his boyhood was spent in the nniiiripntlnn or cnicrlng the army. ' Ile went th the J(-suit Culiogo at Htnnyhurst, and in-' alma or entering the nrrny Joined the Jesuit Order. Hia bi-onli-r was the into Cardinal Vaughan.- l‘|-rsonnily, Fniher Vaughan is a` cheerful, genian man. lie believes his mission in lilo is to flgy,lociPiy` for its sins. He says: "There an people in the \\":ot End who have nothing real abou( them but their sIns.'_’ Since he began his attacks Father Vsughnh has rc- ceived hundreds or letters tram servants in ihe huusco or thu smart ect and rromdressmskers and miilinrrs. telling of the troubles. Perhaps one of the pricst's most vitrlnlie arrows vias aimed st women who doin upon lap dogs. "I have no patience with these people who ought to be dsndllng children." he declared. "lnstpad of nun- ing little onss ln their isps. they are scsndslisin; every. section of the oomrnunity by pouring out their love upon these creatures, that are not meant to bc trcni.-G 'is their own offspring. "When their pots dis. they go to undcrtnkr-rs and arrange a funeral, invite friends to a memorial service in the drawing room. and notify them on memorial cords iz is not to my 'ndisu.' but sn 'su rmir'-what ever than msansl i suppose it mean# lhQ all going W ““_°°l‘~" _ ` _ . ‘_ i l l.- Pirs§.>s/Q *~ns§‘.r . ff* 0 iilli ‘ iii, ';.‘i iii ii i~_ ____ _d if 3.35-_' ri ` - »= '~:i ‘Q t¢é';§=; ' 1*?-'. ` ., l. cl `;< ,___ ;.:=¢:;_~r::.r_ 4 _ . .’ J 3 `-.' M “ie . / £3 14 '». , .*_ in _ 2'.; 2;-‘ J i “_ 1 .5