Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-11-07
IN GAY NEW YORK.

1t is said the smart set who have
daughters to introduce are now agitat-
ing how to introduce them without going
through what one young maiden irrey-
erently calls the resurrection pie,
which is necessary if one invites ones
entire visiting list to tea. And, after
ALL it simply means that the girl, as she
grows older, has the bother of wedding
out this same list if she wishes to be at
all exclusive. There is no doubt that to
be selfish helps a girl immensely in keep
ing her list down, but that lesson the
debutantes learn with surprising celer-
ity.
Real estate keeps up its value on the
Bowery The Bowery Savings bank has
Just purchased corner lot at Grand
street and the BoWery, 50X100 feet, on
which stands the three-story edifce of
the Butchers and Drovers' bank and a
small frame building, for 100000. 1t is
the intention of the purchaser to put up
another building of its kind in the dis
trict, and which is on the next plot to
that jus bought. 1t IS said that the deal
has been made to enable the Bowery bank
people to acquire the business of the
Butchers and Drovers' bank, an old and
solid institution.
Irma Hinton Perry, wife of r. Hin
ton Perry, the artist has completed ar
rangements to go on the stage immedi-
ately after the holidays. She will join
one of the Frohman companies. For
four years she has been preparing her
self for her profession, and mas studied
under some of the best teachers here
and in Paris. She will appear under
her maiden name of Irma Hinton. She
belongs to the famous Hinton family Of
artists, and is 4 daughter of Lucy Bron-
son Hinton, the sculptor, and a sister of
Mrs. Clio Hunella Her brother is
Stewart Hinton, who has won fame as
a sculptor.
Cart-tail political speeches have been
declared old-fashoned in some parts Of
New York. It is necessary in every
campaign in New York city that there
shall he some 'sDellbinding'' from carts.
it seems. but the speakers in the Tenth
judicial district say that they find it
much more convenient to speak from the
front instead Of the back of cart. using
the seat as 4 sort of pulpit To add tes
the spectacular effect of the speechmak-
ing the shafts of the cart are swung up
perpendicularly, and 4 large lantern is
swung from each All that is requisite
then IS a fairly good speech from the ora
tor, and the trick is done.
The Maryland society is going to move.
1t has been accommodated at the Wal
dorf-AStOrla since it was organized last
December, but has outgrown its omar
ters So it has leased a four-story brown
stone house on East Twenty ninth street.
and will take formal possession tomor-
row. 1t will give q house-warming on
the anniversary of its founding in De
cember Many outside states have socie-
ties in New York. the membership being
made up of residents in this city who
were born or lived for long time in the
particular state which gives its name to
the society. The Pennsylvania society,
which was organized last April, is the
last one.
Mrs. William Loring Spencer, widow
of George II. Spencer, who was for one
term United States senator from Ala
bama. announces that she will make her
debut on the vaudeville stage within the
next three weeks. Mrs. Spencer twenty
years ago, as May Nunez, was a popular
actress in Augustin Days company But
since 1879, when she married Gen. Spen-
GER. she has not been on the stage. Mrs.
Spencer got her masculine Christian
name from her uncle, Gen. William
Wing Loring of the Khedive's army. Her
father. Albert A. Nunez, was descended
from the noble Castilian family of NJ
neZ. Mrs. Spencer is cousin of Vice
President Hobart and a great friend of
Mrs. Senator Frye. Since her husbands
death she has lived chiefly in Washing
ton.
Although one may occasionally see a
woman riding astride in Central park
and elsewhere, the custom does net OBJ
tain to any considerable extent in New
York. The recommendation of the Den
yer Humane society that women should
ride astride has revived interest here
III the matter 1t is not likely
that the new style of riding will