The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-27
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
How New Workers Spent the Christ
mas Holiday.
A BIG DINNER TO THE POOR.
Thousands Fed by the Salvation Army.
The Convicts nc Sing Sing Have
Minstrel Show - Miss
Gould's Charity.

| NEW YORK. Dec. 26-Special.-New
York had a gay Christmas in spite Of the
recent trouble in financial circles. The
weather was celebrating. and the streets
were filed with men and women who had
the Christmas twinkle in their eye. There
were many entertainments Of various
sorts. but the most notable was he din
ner given by the Salvation Army 10
thousands Of poor people at Madison
Square Garden. a cooked dinner was
served there to four thousand. and un-
cooked dinners were served In baskets
TO sixteen thousand families.
More than eighteen thousand pounds Of
turkey, fifteen thousand pounds of beef
and mutton five thousand plum puddinss,
four thousand two hundred pies, two
thousand pounds Of candy. fifty barrels
Of apples and a liberal supply of other
good things were used, Ia preparing these
dinners.
The money necessary TO this charity
was contributed to representatives Of the
Salvation Army by the public. The Sal
walton Army lasses had been receiving
contributions for several weeks past and
the money was given 70 them because
every contributor knew that it would
be through them well spent.
Molineux's wife visited her husband IN
the Tombs on Christmas day, but the
visit Of his wife was the only Christ
mas present which he received.
Governor Roosevelt will have many
gifts TO bestow during the coming year.
IT is said that ne now has fifty vacancies
to nh and most of the offices are much
sought after.
M1NSTRELSY AT SING SING.
The inmates Of Sing Sing prison en-
ioyed a Christmas minstrel show yester-
day. The performance was given by
convicts, and many of the jokes had to
do with prison life After the singing
of a pathetic song called zone Little
Word" one of the end men said: That's
what brought me here"
WHAT"
zone little word"
what was it?"
Guilty"
The convicts greatly enjoyed the show.
Miss Helen Gould made glad the hearts
OF the crippled children al Woody Crest
She sent all sorts Of appropriate toys 10
the boys and girls. and AZ noon a fine
dinner was served. Miss Gould was
present at the dinner and also at the
Christmas tree later in the evening. Miss
Gould also made presents TO many poor
families in the neighborhoOd.
A negro man had been elected teacher
Of white school in Brooklyn, and the
teachers Of the school are by no means
pleased. An effort will be- made 20 have
the appointment revoked. The white
teachers are all indignant at the appoint
ment. and threaten 10 resign unless IL be
recalled.
on Sunday last, On Harlem. a young
man took an ice cold bath. and the shock
was so great that he died from heart
disease.
The Herald says that there viii be lit
tie. If any. appreciable change in the mod
els Of construction Of next years bicy-
Giles. but there will probably De a reduc-
ton I'm the weight OF the wheel by gem
eral Tightening OF the frame and the
spokes. This information is received By
interviews with the manufacturers OF
bicycles.
The infant daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Cornelius Vanderbilt was christened yes
terday afternoon at the house Of her par
ents. No COS Fifth avenue
The ceremony Of baptism was performed
by the Rev. Or. j. Wesley Brown, rector
OF 81. Thomas church. The child was
formerly Miss Grace Wilson.
THE BUFFALO EXPOSITION
The Pan-American Exposition 10 be held
in Buffalo In 1901 IS be ng planned on lib
eral lines, says g New York corres9on-
dent Ii is TO be almost a worlds expo
sition I'm size. and the buildings are TO be
very large and beautiful. The site Of the
exposition covers 80 acres, OF which l25
acres are improved park lands. Already
the service building has been completed
the grounds fenced IN and thousands OF
shade trees planted The machinery build
ing, which will be 80 by $50. IS described
by a Buffalo dispatch to the Tribune as
being in the style OF the Spanish renais-
sance, and in general composition Ike
the m sslon buildings found In Mexico
and California. These mission buildings
were usually I'm the form Of "a hollow
square, with a gallery along the front
They We're one story high. and the courts
were adorned with fountains and planted
with trees, and these characteristics have
been followed IN the plans for the machin-
cry and transportation building. III order to
carry out the similarity the roofs will beOf
red tile, the walls Of cement and the surface
OrnamentatiOn i'm glowing colors. Eayes
Will overhang the arcaded facades. and
the corners Of the building will form low
pavilions. All the openings will be guard
ed with metal grill screens like those
used in Spain I'm the sixteenth century.