The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-16
GOSSIP OF GAY


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New York. February ia SS'|
sage factory was ralded yssterSs, FL
masqueradins as coonerape. bst y
sleuths found dozen wt4n 4 4; 3';:
Ia the stable they became snSs5+.1 49,
es rtsult ffapkfrftcrs NH n :'3,F
Park row and the Bowegy ,rnfS., y
Of the real thing is lowered.
A new womans club has been
for the purpose of pushing alone =; n
ton in Chinatown through tho r,.S
needle and thread. AS one pon, ...s' /
serves another. the "chinks, viii ~
teach their teachers how to ccok ~
smoke II. ,2'''l
John Jacob Astor visited the ~ =
ment today and had his assess,,...
personal property reduced from 4 y
to s250.0o0. He made an aftidav,, n.
entire personal property on Janus,s Y
worth only s1,020,000. and that Il e
the time S7S5,000 on the Astoria M.
It Is stated in Wall street thai =.
Rockcfellor's personal holding o. = D
Oil certificates amounts to 250.ooS N
which, at the present market ~. \
worth the enormous sum Of tiiSS
And this Is only a portion of thu ,s.,s
this man, who is probably the rlclsss
son in the world. ~
The two main financial succeun,1 !,
theatrical season appear to be " =,
ments OF Maude Adams and VIM.
Crane. The former is in the M 2,
of 1.-THE Little Minister" and thtfs pa
yet no signs Of diminished popuisNt,
! Crane, In IA Virginia Courtship.,, - \
here for only two weeks but aIrsa6, \;
is every evidence OF a long and prsso.
| run.
The entries for the bench SHOW ! J
| Westminster Kennel club, which -
held in Madison Square Garden dun,;
four days beginning February ii, ~,
1900, as against 1905 for 1897. Ths ~
| number of entries is In the class M 4
Danes, there being an enormous list .
record for dog shows. AS the don
almost as well as the horses here. d,
nual canine function is set down n
the red letter events of the gay se1sr
| Central Park Is less than a hall Ill
old, but is already showing signs I :
age. The new landscape eardenss,
Rose, in a report today pointed out 1 z
Der of improvements which old u
neglect have made necessary. He
that the natural woods, which NJ
c.owning beauty of the northern PAT III
park, have been sadly neglected
strawberries throughout the park All
evergreen tree on the west side an u
out. The green houses are In a dihpia
condition that has made them the oAjdl
ridicule by visitors from other cltieS
Rose suggests remedies for all thlR
fects.
Miss Frances e. Willard, who u n
dent of the Women's Christian Temps
Union, is conducting a crusade to ~
liquor in Yale college, is in the clg y
saws that unless the authorit@ y y,
act to remove the evil compliance q
members of the union will do all IA y
mower 10 have their sons and broths5 \
Gated in institutions where the az
ments are less dangerous. Ex-Juo9s
land. president of the New Englam
ciety and a prominent alumnus y !
speaking of this crusade, said todsl
1t is merely an hysterical ernolionn
sationaI. self advertising scheme q
tain prohibition paper. The univenI )
thorities know how to manage W.! "
affairs" he added. and they MI
to the full any attempt to adsHe ~ !
struct them"
A society woman asked a Wei'''
actress what her terms would g 81
couple of songs at an lat home
footligbt favorite told her that na
was 500 a song. As the hostess ~
then informed her that she wa W
the star at almost bargain rates 'us y
+ ty woman then engaged her TO appsA.
{ night came and with it great cis'A
the hostess had taken precious sxs
that all of her friends should N.Y.
was TO sing. At midnight the als"
: peared and sang one OF inc mus
heartily encored and she went y ~
> will n earn another hundred. "
: nlause was so tremendous thai " +.
the hostess forced her to Warp'v q. +
gilt edged ditty. No sooner s W. n
Song finished than n dozen sa.'s Nj !
NJ, to the hostess, WHO SAW ~ ID
count melting away, ana u's Tsor Il III
the actress TO sing again. - saa 4
. other way out of the dlielh .a;,,t tbt
No. was rendered with a SPIN ~,
= The male guests wild. They W. y h v
mandeil an encore and the nosNs q
:. to her drawing card. WHO resp ~ I'M
cheerfulness that earned " ,tsxep
v plause than ever. Ana - ,,hsd ibl
e seven songs had been scofeu, 1890 - NJ
e smile on the face CT the no' - IN =
tne guests that it was time y J,sas q
!. rest. Next day the singer recs. w IL
s for 500. The society woman NJ, ~" III
y now declares that the next WI, s.,lrI|
, num ncon,e to hear her golas. ma
!. favorite she'll hire the ,n'a, MAJ are n
S appears. as $700 ''at ioins o5 hIrp W.
trifle too rich for her aiieseu
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