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Show ENQL1SH WOMEN'S GAMBLINQ. Watting Tlielr LIo unci I.oilng Tlielr Helt-Ufiipact. Ot' course, for years, It has been n recognized fact that n certain section of London well-to-do society folk 'spend day nfter day at each other's houses, "having a little flutter," beginning be-ginning with carefully drawn down blinds at about 4 In tho afternoon and going on until midnight, says London Society. When one pauses to think on what theso women ought to bo and might be ono Is absolutely astounded at their complcto loss, first, of sclf-ro-spect; second, ot tho opinion ot tholr bettor frlonds; third, of their salt-government. Tho fever often begins In casual ltttlo rounds at a halt penny a dozen to develop Into tho ruin, the destruction of tha victim. It U a universally uni-versally known thing that, after winning win-ning a little, It Is vory dlfllcutt to draw tho lino. Thoy do not scom to romem-ber romem-ber that In winning thoy aro, especially especial-ly on tho raco course, taking money from thoso who cannot nfford to loso or who aro playing with monoy that is not virtually their own. Who has not seen tbo horrlblo flushed face of the young girls and women with tho convulsive con-vulsive twltchlnga ot tho facial ncrvo3, when tho horsea nro flvlne aver llm courso nt Kempton? And when ono thinks thnt they aro women those who havo tho bringing up ot Innocent little sons nnd daughters, one trembles trem-bles for their contribution to tbo mon and women of the next generation. Thoy nre throwing away, ns worthless, their great Influenco for good or ovll on tho men In tholr set. In their Bphere; they nro influencing tholr husbands, hus-bands, brothers, cousins, to think that gambling is tho proper thing to do. Talking of races reminds me that what is dono by tho women of tho aristocratic aristo-cratic classes at Kempton park Is dono sub rosa by their servants at home. |