Show GOTHAM GOSSIP wily ways for women wanting wealth to u win it by irly our correspondents EDITOR IlK ono of the most curious signs of the tile limes times is tile m mania for speculation now prevalent among women there is no phase of it in which they do not dabble those with plenty of money take to real estate and building ono lady is now engaged in putting up a row of f b buildings in apartment houses house sw which 11 ch when hei completed will have cost her about i she superintends super intends the work herself to a great extent and as she site la I a woman of agent great energy and industry sho she is bound und to mako money she is a widow of fine appearance pe arance ranc efa in the vicinity of forty years old and though she is possessed of every requisite to mako make her shino shine in society the excitement of moneymaking pabs esses a greater charin for her than tho the projects of social conquests which interests tho the minds of so many of her fair sisters oilier other women take kindly to railway and mining stocks A mining broker with whom I am acquainted acquaint ea and with whom I myself once did a little business in the days when I thought that there was a macada mazed road to wealth tells me that lie has lias got nearly as many female as male customers on his books and says lie the skill with which these sas ladies a les operate tho pushing indefatigability with which they search for points and the closeness avith which they watch the tides and fluctuations tuat ions of tho the market are really wonderful A few weeks a ago o there was a sudden activity in lit certain california blocks which took almost the entire body of operators unawares not ot so a couple of ladies lallos whoso business I transact they got in ill at next to bottom figures the stock selling at 23 when they took hold of it fo two days afterwards the closing quotation was 65 then they eold sold out and made mado a very comfortable profit A number of other customers of mine bought the stock when it was ili higher aber and held on to it in the tho hope of its going up to the ve very next mornin morning gafter after these ladies biad I ad sold the thing went down and now goes a begging at 30 and to crown the misery is of the unfortunates an assessment lias has been levied I tell you what old fellow these ladies were not foolish virgins they had hall plenty of oil in their lamps one must not think that none but rich women indulge in this road mad hunt after tho the dollar females of all classes classer from the servant girl the schoolteacher school teacher tho the saleswoman the professional woman and even the quiet housewife up to tho the uno fine lady who rolls in her hor carriage through tho the live avenues tin all have tho the itch of speculating tin with their sayings bo be they from or their pin money As asa a result of this mania a number of exchanges for ladies have been opened in tho the heart of the shopping shop pin district in sixth avenue and broadway ta tho I timo time is not far distant NY when no fashio fashionably dry goods store or millinery will be complete without its ticker anymore than a swell barroom can exist without providing its guests with tho opportunity of studding studying etu stu dring dying the financial lin ancial hieroglyphics on t tho I io tape for those with but little money to s speculate accurate with the raco race track offers facilities tell atles of investing any amount from five dollars up and it is surprising to what extent betting is carried on by ladies As a rule they do not fancy betting with the book makers tho tile idea of accepting even money to 15 to 10 to or 20 to does not satisfy them they liko like to take their chances in tho the french fools pools where if ahonso a borso is backed but little it ittle a gilve dollar ticket will often realize an enormous amount during my visits to various race tracks this season I noticed ono one woman particularly who attended nearly every ine meeting eting sho WM a widow a charming woman with a wonderfully clear head and a striking face and figure she alad hail two pretty litto girls ono of seven the other live five years old of whom she made much when the horses did not occupy her attention at one meeting I happened to stop at the same hotel with her and thus had a chance to observe her closely she seldom bet less than 50 on a race and on one or two occasions she sho went as high as M alle had lad the pedigrees pedigreed grees and form of horses at her fingers finzer sends ends and employed a tout to keep her posted as to their condition an and work dwork if she won elio alto bought tho the children soine candies or toya toys it alio loat lost they got nothing it was a queer sight to see the little ones rush from their nurse when their mamma camo homo home from the races and breathlessly intire inquire did you u win mamma if she ale lost their lit t tic faces were quickly tinged with sorrow and tl alicy key took every means of showing lier her how deeply they sym sympathized with her one day she maz made nearly she took the children out that afternoon and literally loaded loaded them with presents another instance I have a friend who has been married two years to oneff the most charming little women I have ever met she is proud of her bus husband band and proud of her homo home and docs does everything every thing in her power to make the ono one comfortable and the other beautiful but she had the betting fever bad and nearly all of her pin in money goes to support the turf as sh na she smilingly in ly says her husband does not care much for racing himself and never bets but as she site is so fond oboth boti lie takes her to the racecourse race course very often one day shortly before taking tile train to sheepshead bay ho lie asked me ine to step around to and escort his wife down something having unexpectedly turned up to prevent prevent his going it was the day of t tho io great raco race between barrett girofle Gi rofle and bootjack 11 and she had act her heart upon it of coarse I took her on the way down she confided to me ine that she silo wanted to surprise jack her husband I think silo tal fraid id that wo we ought to have a new carlei carpet in our dining room now I mean to buy it myself and have it laid some day before lie comes home I have flare seen just what I want and it will cost W GO dont you think lie horses ought to help me to buy it she studied her card and finally picked out little 1111 phil ill to win the race hand handing ing me 10 ehe observed here is half bal fa of my wealth invest it the best w way a y you c can in I managed to get G to I from f roma a bookmaker and to her intense delight little phil won I cashed lier ber ticket and as I handed her lier 70 I observed gervea now you are GO 60 look at the rest of the tile races and dont bet any more adt then thoughts of oilier other things sho she would liko to buy anil and sh she would only I play ay ono moro ra race cc and then stop to for or tile no next race pinafore Pina foro was a hot lot favor favorite to odds odd of to being laid on oil her invested 20 for her to win ivin 12 and Pinn foro lost 01 well to make a long factory short there were wore five moro more races on tho the card prid and nt at the end of tho the d day iny lily fair friend had contrived not ane cne to blow in her 00 winnings and her original 20 but was in debt 10 she felt very sorry at first but soon got over tins this feeling fc eline saying sho she would win it back next day jack would tako her down nedo NEW city oct 1882 |