The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-10-20
IN GAY NEW YORK.
THE BEScO MAN.

ne btStc MAN.
The bunc0 man has funny ways:
He lies In wait for foolish JIG:
lie takes their KS and their VS.
With gentle grace and greatest E's
indianapolis Journal.
The report that Andree has discovered
the North Pole is responsible for the re-
vivnl Of an old variety gag, which was
sprung at more than one of the "continu
Gus houses recently: What is the use
Of the North Pole If we do find it! We.
nave more polls now than we get returns,
from" The applause that greeted this
venerable wittici ism proved that play
goers are well informed OH matters Of
current interest, as Il rule.
Miss Alice Ducr, one of the beautiful
years ago by the book Of dainty yerse
they composed jointly. became Il bride
Thursday. Her husband is Henry Wist-
Miller, son Of Capt. J. W. Miller, head
Of the naval reserve Of New York state
Among the presents to the bride was a
volume Of her own poems. tastefuiiy
bound in gilt and illustrated with aquar-
elles on the margins.
good story. apropos of a dinner re-
Gently given to Peter Fenelon Collier at
j
at the expense of the thOughtlegs young.
woman who gave evidence Of her brill
liant wit in the following sally: Mr.
Collier, why are you like a baked pota-
to! Naturally Mr. Collier gave it I'D.
and, it must be confessed, was slightly
startled by the questioner's answer to
the Interrogation: Because you are hot
stuff and easily mashed
If you want to buy few fine orchids.
now is the time to come to New York
The most valuable collection of plants
in the | nited States is Oh sale at a saleS-,
room III Madison square. They were
gathered by the late Prof Othniel G.
Marsh Of Yale university. and contains
142o specimens, among which are 27S
varieties of orchids. The proceeds Of
the sale will go toward the endowment
of the botanical garden and museun Of
Marsh's will.
An elderly. weIl-,ireSseu man who has
been annoying Miss Helen Gould with
letters, addressing her as his wife. was
arrested on her doorstep Wednesday,. He
said he is James H. Anderson of New
ton and Il member of Lincoln post g. A.
X, in Topeka. He wore q. A. r.
| badge. Detective Marion thinks he was
arrested about a year ago for annoying
Miss Gould. The writer Of the IetteEs
Signed himself Your affectonate HTS
| band: He wrote much about scheme
of wireless teiegraphy which he said b.
| had invented.
! Behind heavy plate glass. i'll long rows
of cages. a multitude OF snakes is with
| ing and rafting in Lyric hall, where. the
second annual snake. show is now in
progress. The exhibition contains what
is probably the largest collection of rep
| tiles ever brought together in the United
StateS. The swampS Of Florida and the
plains Of Kansas have been secured by
| expert herpetologists for rare rattlesnakeS
| and ether specimens. There is probably
enough venom in the poison sacS of the
snakes i'll Lyric hall to kill several tl1al-
sand people.
Word has gone out among the Lenox
cottagers that Mrs. Richard Starr Dana
WI ll nave her annual s egenog party with
III a few days This is always most
| pleasant event of the Lenox season. and
when the guests gather at Mrs. DanaS
| country place the hostess brewS with her
own fair hands Il good old Southern egg
nos. IN the style that has made her IA
NOUS over two continents. With the.
cggnoS will also 60 Il coon supper, the
SooHs 70 De Supphed by hllf-dOZen
| huntSmen who have been very success
| full in hunting them this autumn.
The announcement from New Haven
| that Wilson Waddingham. who. when
| he died. Was supposed to be millionaire
many times over. had been declared t
bankrupt, caused much amazement
| among those who had known the West
ern spcculator in New York city and
Philadelphia: When Mr.. Waddingham
died suddenly in May last he was re
modern Monte Cristo.' In Kansas
CITY he was called the largest landowner
in the United States Some years ago,
he built at West Haven. Conn. a house
which cost over $90O,O0O.
Straight tips on etiquette in words of
easy Syllabl"s have just been issued by
the Long Island Railroad company.
With the welfare of their employees al
to instruct the passenger trainmen and
station attendants in parlor-car culture
Here is the notice: All employees in adj
dressing woman must use the term.
madam avoiding the term lady which
is Objectionable. Employees must not
is necessary to avoid accident or to care
for small children or an elderly person in
need of assistance"
1t is reported that the waltz has lost
its hold on fashions votaries, and than
the Sprlghtly twO-Step is its successor.
The graceful savottc is steadily growing
i'll favor, and bids fair to have resumed
it's olden popularity by the time the SEA
several variations of the gavotte that are
t" he introduced during the coming Win
ter. The stately old mlnuet. too. is to m
| revived. There is Il marked tendency i'll
the fashion Of today toward the dress of
the colonial period. when the grave and
gallant gentlemen" and stately ladies
with fair faces danced the minuet.
Imitation silver models of yacht
which You can call ''Shamrock" or Co
lumbia," just as you please. are having Il
great sale in the streets. These models
may be worn fastened to the coat. or
women may secure their belts with them.
| Whatever use they are to fill. certain it
| is that they are purchased by the thou
sand. 1t is the craze of the day. Compel
ing. with that of the Dewey celebration.
ard the sharp fakirS quick to take
advantage of it. You never have to look
| far III New York for anything that bears
upon the current topic Of interest. par.
ticularly II there is money in it for some
| lody.
The wife of RoluSSy Kiralfy. the we'll
known promoter of stage SpectacleS, who
was interested in The Black Crook" for
many years, obtained 4 decree of dl
vorce from that distinguished parsonage
| in the Supreme court. Besides getting
the custody of their three children, Mrs
| hlralty was awarded Judgment against
her husband for $500 arrears of alimony
| and $500 counsel fee. So if Bolossy ven
lures into New York he will have to re-
side in Ludlow street Jail unless he pays
| up. kirafv was Il particularly nimble
ballet dancer in his young days and some
Of the older Pittsburgers will remember
| him as enc of the lisht-footed Kiralfy
family who performed Hungarian dances
wl.n neatnesS and agility.
An accident similar to that which be-
| fell Mrs. W.. c. Whitney marred the
meeting of the Meadowbrook hunt at
u.o,nc+oo1 Tho hprSo r;d1on hv NrS