Show BIG fur JS ARE 11 TV gambling in fashionable wet west end london heavy many women are arc victims one loses trousseau money sent by her fa ther in india fine fre arco i meals for losers london an investigation by the standard has produced abundant evidence that a certain area of fashionable londen londa Is infested with gaming establishments some open from early afternoon to early morning in and around piccadilly st james jamea street sackville street icyda park corner and sloane str estreet e ot the gamb gambling lini hells nourish flourish largo large sums euina frequently are expended for suitable accommodation lit in one instant a young officer living near st james palace was wag able to let his flat for 20 a night for six weeks he himself going to live tit nt one of the hotels in northumberland avenue while there Is no suggestion of cheating at these places gradually the capital of both winners and oasis losera la Is absorbed by the kittles kitties or percentage of the house several girls who recently made their debut in society ond and many young married women are to be found in three of the gambling houses near dond bond street some of these young women are very lucky but the unaccountable possession of at large sums of money often results in trouble with the mother or husband one case in point Is that of at a man occupying an important post in india wt last christmas ho be sent hla his daugh daughter tOr 1250 1450 to enable her to ta buy the he trousseau for her approaching marriage accompanied by her sister the girl came to london on a shopping expedition on the way they ther called on an a cousin who took the two sisters to a restaurant f for or lunch the conversation on verea tion turned on eard card playing and tho bride elect expressed a desire to tea see one of the places where gambling was avas carried on nothing Is easier said the cousin occasionally 1 l have a flutter myself in ill halt an hour tho the cousin was deep in a chemin chet do ter the two ats tora tars soon followed tier her example and within an hour the trousseau money had disappeared and a note for or sa ts signed by the widowed sister was la in tho hands of the house the london cousin was unable to help so there was waa nothing tor for lk but to aril write home tho the mother sent an angry tetter letter tind a chock for 2300 Cl cleoo COO all she could raise ather at her bank A day or ir two later the sisters bisters returned home and tearfully contested confessed that the likewise had gono in an attempt to recover the tha first amount the wedding has fins been postponed tho the v alto to of a member of at parliament la Is known mohave squandered in c card ard playing three or four our times the C 41 her husband receives in return tor for his services to his country silo she haw ha centred to losing 1450 since the end of last year another woman who frequents fre quanta a garo gam ins ing house close to tho brampton oratory f 1 practically destitute wrid and I 1 has the bro kerai in her horne home at tits the present time t these card houses bouses are ara not the worst places li in london for gam birs bald a well known broker in some same private bouses the tha stakes are ox ex j oce high whereas in many regi ular lots lota ot at buters seldom win or cr loso lose inoria bof than za 26 out ot at that alio punter pays paya live per cot cent and his has a good supper free rind and all hta his drinks drnas there la Is always a bablo covered with cold moats and ana raised malsed ples plea ya op aters are tok also cups cupa qt of and 01 collect wines every heitl at 0 drink and tave ta be water waler ta Is tc be hid the humor of 40 10 SO 50 berand and drinks without top the atre present it and xhemil ho bo going within it all montha |