Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-06
GOSSIP OF OLD GOTHAM.
It'd Bits OF Scandal and Happenings
About Town.

About Town.
SEw YsEK. Feb. %, sss.-Society IS
axog. - we'll Is sad, and 4ppreneusive.
over two ill-smeiiing bits Of scandal
thIs week. The sentence has been
passed that 10 ''bad FORM to be too
curious. or--canght reIauve to the Dea-
con AFFAIR IN Cannes and people feel
nervous wondering .swhose turn next"
The details OF this sad scandal were
published extensively IN all the papers,
and II 10 unnecessary to reeur TO them.
The other Was neat bit OF horse
whipping between two ciubmen, or
rather one man held the whip. and the
otner took the whipping somewhat to
tile surprise Of the cavaliers, ana anna
IONS who were foiioweu by grooms irre-
proaenablc with Britannia Stiffness. as
they wended their way leisurely up tae
"aven1e' toward the park for morn
ing canter. IL seems that tie younger
man, the one who recriyed the whip
ping, 10 q relative of Bishop Potter's.
Tie poor bishop 10 not fortunate IN MS
relatives. He made the acquaint-
auce OF well known
society man at luncheon, and upon
leaving entersd ths iatter's carriage TO
he driven TO another engagement. In
front OF the knickerbocker club young
Potter sprang cut, rushed into the club
and made some awful accusation to the
men there. What the accusation is 20
one appears to kuow-at least the
papers do not tell us. The accused
wrote repeatedly to the young man.
asking tor satisfaction. Young P.tter
At a
turbing episode on Fifth avenue the
other morning.
The dog show, of course, was an i'm
nlense success. Many women of the
150-you know, Ward has decreed that
there remains but l50 OF the 4O0-came
daily TO visit and console their pets.
Most of the dogs found life an utter
burden and scratched at their chains
with tears rolling from their great.
more than human eyes, from very en-
nui. Many amusing episodes occurred.
One very untdy old woman sat
IN the straw. with huge mastlh
and stuffed him with what
appeared to be boiled meat, ana ginger
snaps. | observed that her dog seemed
to lie very hungry. whereupon ehe an
swered with an ,nimltabIe accent: "An
shure ne isn't me dag at all, only n
friend of mine. Me own dag is over
there" The show was altogether ad-
mirably arranged, but why did so many
dog merchants receIvs the blue ribbon,
when far superior dogs. belonging to
private people, received no prizes at all?
For instance. Mrs. lie Grand Cannon's
Prince" King Charles spaniel, Is the
most exquisite bit of "canineity" IN
existence. aud he received neither the
blue nor the red ribbon. Is It perhaps
for the announcement of the working
classes?
hear from Philadelphia that some
millionaire has died. leaving u quarter
of that amount ITO the state et
Pcnusylyania or the city of Philadel-
phia, to establish public gall
lery similar to that of Dresden!
Dear man, may your eoul have peace.
He forgot that neither his quarter of a
million, nor half million, nor ten
millions, could suffice. There are little
things called "years" which slip by u se-
less to many. They cannot be
bought, but they are required along
with unceasing search, experience and
tho remarkable artistic taste shown by
King Albert, to perfect and restore the
wonderful art treasures of Dresden.
As q dainty morsel II the emf, en-
close delightful ad. from q daily
paper: " Salesman - Young man
familiar with ladies' undergarments
acquainted with medium city trade
In my mex. will tell you about the
first Importatlons IN frocks and hats
expected To- arrive at Louise's and
Redfern's this week; something about
the new pr,ces at the theaters, frocks
worn IN them, and more about men
women, and things IN general.
CRfNoLISA PHILLIFPiSA JAMBoy.