THE POOR, INNOCENT VICTIM
What type of bridge player is the most spirit-blighting? Some favor the talking player; some the cheat—but we must vote, on every ballot, for the three girlies mirrored on this page. First, there is the creature shown above, who, after losing five rubbers, suddenly registers horror with the orbs, and exclaims in dismay: “Heavens! are we playing for money? I never dreamed of such a thing! I never play for anything!” Note the indifference of the other participants—intensified by financial anguish.
Blighters at Bridge
A Terrifying Triumvirate of Familiar Lady Auction Pests
THE BLIGHTER, PAR EXCELLENCE
The supreme Blighter is undoubtedly that moon-faced Medusa who, after each and every hand, lays it out, and delivers herself of a lengthy post-mortem, the object of which is to prove that there must be something mentally wrong with her partner and that he ought to be put under observation, at once, by a first class alienist. She usually passes for a lady, so that violent reprisals, however desirable, are not always possible.