The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-08
GOSSIP or GOTHAM.

New York. November 5.-There was I
large gathering the other afternoon 1t
the Metropolitan Museum OF Art at the
reopening Of the galleries with their new
pe ,ln sI,. additions and The many Inter
Joseph JEFFERSON loans number of the
most notable pictures. including painting
from h.o own brush.
A sub-trcasnry official today took pleas.
Tire In showing to thoe with whom he
| came IN contact what he called silver
quot. II was q disc OF silver ana con-
lent. at tho current price fol-. SILVER bull
lion on scptesnber 49,. of q gold dollar. II
measured IA Inches In diameter and was
i-l6 inch thick.
Sghtseers who have the time might flnd
something to their liking at the New York
Cooking school. located in the United
| Charities building, Fourth avenue and
Twenty second street. 1t was open the
other day FOR the first time tbs season,
and VIII be every "Wednesday, between 4
md o'clock. through the fall and winter:
| and 1t doesn't cost anything.
A series OF mus!caies. to be given on the
cigh, Thursday afternoons OF the grand
opera season IN tho now ballroom of the
Waldorf. have been announced, At thcse
| matinces win appear Emma Enmes. Man
| tell. Belina, Ohitgka. Sophie Traubmanns
Marie Engel Edouard de Rcskc, Planconi
Ancona. Campanini, crcmonini and David
| Bispham These In addition to Mr. Bag
| bys series In the same Luxurious quarters.
| Passengers to BrooAlyn from the lower
part of New York who desire to reach tho
| former city by way OF the ferry at tho
| foot OF Roosevelt street hayc TO pass
| through the swamp In order to reach
the ferry house, The swamp y q portion
OF the Eaet Side OF the city bounded by
| / "a n. Roosevelt
and the East river. The swamp isn't
sweet smelling spot. but It sun gives tho
| tourist n far Idea of the extent or the
hide aud leatlsar busincss OF Gotham.
| The report IL current that the syndicate
of New York ana Philadelphia capitalists
which has been formed to construct an
electric trolley railway trtwcen these two
citles has given out work that will cost
siI5. 900. A powor house to cost 500, 900 ac-
cording to the report, Is to be busn near
with its anrec number OF branches, VIII.
II Is computed. he over 1000 miles. When
Tork BE r wnS sS G peae and
uu.ctudc may prefer II to Brooklyn as u
place for sleeping.
The great East Side supports three Yld-
dish theatcrs. all OF which enjoy pros
perlty. They are the 'rhalia. the Windsor
and the Liberty. all situated oh tho Bow
cry near Canal street. and all nre run by
stock companies OF actors doing business
1 Ur '" Of V these Sompancs IL he fact hat
each OF them Includes among Its n,gular
members an official author, whose duty II
| Is to keep II supplied with plays. Tho
| thcutcrs are furnished and decorated, ana
everything about them Is conducted an
| imitation OF an American playhouse, ex-
| cent Tint the relations between the menu
| bers of the companies ana their employers
liz marked by much greater spirit OF de-
nocracy.
Tho horse show days arc close at hand.
The housekeeping eauines hcreabout arc
receiving the best OF cnre Just now. and
tho young women who VIII dazzle tho
young and old chnppios, who will hover
about them in the boxes and cling TO
Them when they promenade. nre IN the
hands OF the milllners and the inantua
makers. Thanks to the fronkishness OF
| fashion, Romc gorgeous costumes ara
bound to be exhibited during the horse
show this time Were II not for this fact.
the familiar scenes OF beautiful horses,
skIniul drivers and immense crowds would
: hardly excite tho interest mat JUST now
1 attaches TO the iashionaoS fNNn na,sas
y which begins november in Nnpu'so"
q Square garden.
,, Arranged us u FOR her wedding. which
i, hod been fixed for date only a few
d DAYS later than tho day on which she
q died, thu remains If n young woman in
Il Brooklyn. whose death occurred suddenly.
reposcd on a luxurious lounge. Around
n her was all the luxury OF satins. silk, jew
1 els and flowers that the wealth Of hrr
d grandparents could buy. II seemed as x
a She were resting. but In reality her couch
was patent folding coffin. Tho couch
was finished In finest upholstery ana PCT
a Of p,nk six There was no sign TO show
o that IT was coffin, and yet. whcn tho
| ceremonies were ut an end, the pallbearero
lifted the sides from the floor. closed them
d, and IN a twlnlting the unique resting
= place OF the dead WAS turned into a hlno-
sosnc, though somber looking, black cotuh-