BRIDGE MANIA

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 11326, 2 October 1930, Page 5

BRIDGE MANIA

WOMEN MUST BE WANTING IN INTELLIGENCE.

PLAY FOR MONEY IS SIGN OF VULGARITY-

AIISS MELA* FLUE LAUNCHES ’ ‘ ' : OUT. • '

(Special To Hie Times). AUCKLAND: Oct. I

“While I haveno •'objection - to bridge as a rcoroatiou. J." consider, that a woman-wlio makes it her chief recreation must be ;■ waaiting-in in--tel)igonc6,” said Miss’ E; Melvlllo' , to 'irtcfiibers of the Homo Servico AssoC-, iatiem* -yesterday. “As a recreation, an- occupation- then i'b -heeomes oh-: it is’ all- right: but when it becomes jectionable.?” -Jt-was time: she said, that people got an antidote to the bridge mania;'and found' some niore worthy thing to occup.y their minds, when there was any amount off work to be clone. There' wore people who ; allowed their minds to become obsessed 'wjth - the game, iioy "Would' ’tliojplay unless money was at stakeWJien a game could not be pla.yod unless money was involved, it -wits ai-sign of national vulgarity; she; said;- -'-C'- |! '-V' V ;: „ -,>;’•(« ■/ 'A•' jj As an instance of the bridge •inaiiia, 'Mis-s Melville- told.a story of, a vvomari who. jiad had too'.-maiiyi bridgo parties for the good of her pursp; so she started to econopusc. Unfortunately s-he. economised upon food for her household, with tho result that' her lad.v-help became seriously'' ill. ‘ “To "iny mind, 1 that woman' was absolutely a- primitive bar.b’ariau,”. said ! ?-ti'ss Melville. ~