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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2660, 19 May 1908, Page 7

"She wore a peculiar form of black hat, especially constructed for the trade, the broad wire brim being covered with black gauze. As she leaned forward over the labile it was difficult to see her face, but she kept a very sharp look-out through the brim of lifer hat—especially when the j tables were crowded. "It often occurred that lady plun- ! gers would stake on SQ uiany chain I ces that they were quite unable 'tdj keep track of their money. . One j moment's hesitation on their part, and out went a claw-like, hand from under the hat, and the winnings disappeared like magic. "There were constant disputes tin regard to this old woman. Many ladies complained that she raked in their money ; but as she could talk louder and faster than any of them she often succeeded in retaining what she had so unfairly collared."