The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-31
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SOME GOSSIP OF GAY CoiBI1|
New York, May 2s.-sena,o.
DRY Dollar) Sullivan has ssca,., "no'h
year lease OF the Hotel York !, 4 ns
and Fortieth street. and Il Ioot.
Tammany braves will soon fox'-
Fourteenth street wigwam for NJ y
resort in the Tenderloin sen,,s
van is going to spend siO,ooo rs,ns. s''a
the place in an effort to mako /,
retreat for politicians AMI sn,r.. S'aI
Hotel York was formerly ,he uo,.,
ney at one time great resor. ~
theatrical profession; but So man. ,.''~
forgot to settle their bills that ~ 'a
sunered great financial agony and s,.s
died. Later it became the Ho.el ~. -
and after clutchlng the last straw !, 'ah
ence took it down with 1t. Then ~ ~
York blossomed forth, only to with.
fade away like the rest DRY n.,,'.
not disheartened by the unfort,r,,.'.a
tory OF the house. He is going 10 ch...
It's race entirely, and then. when 1. Il
gotten through Furnishing things I.
is going to invite the whole lerlsl.,o,
every politician of any eminenca /, (,
state and abroad to grand opening a..
that he expects they won't be abls !
sist the place.
New York society is still sxn.s.
that is, so far as its interest in ,n,..s
cent residences go. A list OF sales ~ .,..
for new palaces in the upper end a, 4.
millionaire colony was reported tos,,
WhNehouse G. Porter, the brokers 4,
negotiated them. They rival IN va.
tude the sensational purchases naas (.
Andrew Carnegie early in the wjntar =,
Will practically extend the northaylv ~
Of the colony another half miles tsr,s.
on. In nearly every instance the p,,rcb.s,.
have been made with definite lnisn,I.
to build private houses OF the bish.,.
class. either for themselves or for nnis,
members of their families Rumors !,
some few of the sales have been publI,s,s
in some of the papers. but they were pso.
orally inaccurate, and most OF the ~,
are reported for the first time today. IA.
transactions imply contemplated m,rs'
| tion of the society world OF intere,iir,
proportions.
One of the great New York famIl,
having Its haoitation in upper Fifth Az.
nue., is possessed of a footman who coal,
win fame as an acrobat. The manns, !,
which this liveried athlete descends troa
the box of his mistress carriage K
marvel. The vehicle dashes to Its stov,
ping place with a flourish. While 4
still moving at high speed the lachs
rises to his feet beside the coachman, ari
turning his back TO the horses, makes
flying plunge to the street. He aghi
solidly. like a stone or piece Of lsai
and remains where his feet strike IN
pavement until the carriage passes hin
and comes to a halt. He has flown to III,
sidewalk and opened the door before lii
lady has had time to move. The psrtutr.
ance is spectacular and startling It M.
without saying, Of course, that the aero
battle tootman Is a European product.
Wonder is astir on the Rialto, 0sr
Hammerstein has decided to take ysei.
ton. In the memory of his associate
that exceedingly vlrile and versatile mai
who has been so conspicuous In New Yort
theatrical affairs, has never been knol
to take a rest. He has written an opss
in twenty-four hours, built theaters BY thl
block, published a newspaper, been ~
inventor manufacturer, real estate deslg,
manager, composer and poet, but never
person of leisure. Now he intends 10 en-
JOY vacation, and the town Is astoniihN
1t was matter of popular belief thai b
could not force himself to be idle Was
, the season at the Victoria ends the mii'
ager intends to go abroad.
Another war scandal, even worse than
> "embalmed" beef and Algerism, is on ia
This time it is at the Cuban end Of IL
, line. T. Estrada Palma, the delegate
) this country of the Cuban America
league, more familiarly known as ~
, junta, has been asked TO give an aeeoual
ing of his stewardship. 1t is asserted 'ai
no less than $1,000, 900 contributed oy "
g triotic Cubans and their sympatnllsn
, passed through Palmas hands, ana Wy
he has never disclosed where It wen. Y
t The Puerto Rico junta has made luh Y
r port, accounting for every dollar waiel
: handled.
I The return of Admiral Dewey on u'p
Der will be far better for the purposes
= great public demonstration tnan
earlier date of August l. THOUSANDS
people who would be glad to take par
;, the celebration would be absent IRON en- Z
= city the LIST Of August, but u ouys s
!. everybody would be home, and, mois..
y there Is a reasonable assurance p ~
,. weather then. Never is New fork w. ".
g comfortable. all things eonsloerea' =
!. in October.
+ Nearly every woman this summer :
e adorn her white threat, when sae Y
e for a dip, with one, two or even !
strings OF pretty glass beads lne E. I,
+ may be green or blue, cloudy ana OI'S.
i cent as moonstones, or rosy as cI ,,s
clear as water itself Their SolS.
|. matter of individual taste, anu W.
e worn simply because they are go ,.r
IL coming and form gracetui nnisA
= flat-necked bathing dress.
! Most people are aware tns' tSO 4
u heur's most celebrated paintins' !,
= Horse Fair" hangs in the MeFop.'
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