The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-21
GOSSIP OF GAY GOTHAM.


New York. December lS.--Grant's tomb
is being supplied with gas heaters. partly,
1t is said, because heat is needed for the
proper preservation OF the marble OF which
1t is built, and partly for the comfort OF
the guards and caretakcrs who are on duty
in the tomb. This will be good news for
d-blooded sightseers
Like the roar OF as many ,anncn
score OF manholes in Twenty third street
exploded skyward yesterday. Pedestrians
imagined an earthquake mad strucS the
town and they flew in all directions. hut
when they learned that improperly insu
lated electric wires ignited the gas IN the
subway they resumed their Christmas shop
ping. metropolitan manhole is good
thing to walk around. Underground New
York is huge gas tank.
While hundreds are fleeing froh short
rations In Dawson City. Joseph ladue,
Esq. with his young bride. Is ieveling
in the Injuries ever on tap at The Wal
dorf- Astoria. In sumptuous suite r. is
enjoying the first day of his honeymoon,
surrounded by the tailors. mlllih2rs >liets,
messengers. maids. promoters aud genioel
press button aud miniature word viii
20 into commissions to do him homer
Money still talks better than homo
graph.
The sudden death OF w w. pasNo. Sec
rotary OF the New York Typothetae, is an
occasion OF grief to large circle OF friends
among printers and newspaper men. Mr..
Pasko was an authority on all matters ie-
laiing TO the printers art aud he wrote
most OF the American Dictionary OF Fruit
ing and Bookbnding, Several years ago
he published the magazine known as odd
New York" Mr.. Pasko resided at cald
well, n j.. OF whlh town he had served
for some time as mayor.
A number of prominent persons arrived
on the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm IL Among
them We're ex-Vice President stevenson,
who declined to talk concerning his ms
sion in Europe as member o: the .rier-
national bimetallic commission, Iroicss or
Charles A Briggs. Very Rev. y. O'CJn
Nor Lieutenant Alfredo Caplslih Il the
Italian navy. the Most Rev John ! kain.
archbishop of st. Louis; Rov. Ja"es j,
McCabe. Professor Charles NJ 3Wstan,
Rev. Paulos Smohkuwsh and Count and
Countess II. de lrankenstein
Mrs. Astor has decided to compel snciety
TO recognize her divorced aud rcrturiod
daughter. Mrs George o. Haig, who vas
Mrs Charlotte Astor Dmyton. the wife
of Coleman Drayton, and her HI sbdnd
MIR. Iaig. are due here on the 22d. her
mother, Mrs. Aston will give an elaborate
dinner In their honor. Soci ny Is very
much interested for IT is known Mrs
Aston will support her laughter socially
and endcavor to regain for her tho rosl-
tion which she lost, after the nioiirnnte
Coleman -Draytou episode and society viii
probably bow to the behests of thc matron
ly millionairess.
Senator German says that h, does rot
intend TO move to New York anil Join
Tammany Hall Many eX-sta Hsmcn, how
ever are doing chat thing and it would
not be strange to see even senator CONAN
attracted to the metropolis. Lri2y eX-
Secretary Carlisle hired a house in Nash
ington Square and began me practice of
law here EN- Minister Eusds ~ also
recent addition TO the city EN-Congress-
man Bynum Of Indiana was today adm cted
to the bar of the state. Send' or Thurs
ton of Nebraska when in the cry recently,
minated a desire TO practice his lroics-
sion in New York after mis- service IT, the
senate shall have ended.
The "Matrarchs, as the young n'atrons
Of the -Four Hundred call ;homsolves,
placed the cloak of society leadership upon
their own bare shoulders Thursdly right
Instead Of the dowagcr standing 20 reeve
the guests at the Matriarchs' bail, ,wo OF
the youngest matrons in society bade tlem
loo bn 4 l.