The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-03-31
IN GAY NEW YORK.
THAT BLOOM IN BROAD
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FLOWERS THAT BLOOM IN BROAD
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The flowers that bloom In Broadway, Tra.la,
Don't hide behind glass in case;
But blossom Mt large every day, Ira la.
In very respondent array, Tra-la,
OF color and fashion and grace.
And they're what l mean when ] sing or
Long life to the flowers that bloom In
Broadway,
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Lower Broadway is to be graced with
another sky-scraper. The old landmark
of squatty buildings at the Chambers
street corner will be supplanted with an
eighteen-story structure to cost $7OO,OOO.
owns the property, will erect the build
ing
Calvary Methodist Episcopal church is
struggling with the problem ''Shall wom-
en- take off their hats at divine service"'
Last Sunday morning a notice was post
ell saying: 'All persons worshiping in
this church are requested to remove their
head covering" There were 1000 or
1900 women and girls in the church. Out
Of that number exactly nine took off
their hats.
Marie Wainwright has yielded to the
Establishments of the vaudeville agent
and will make her debut in the continu-
GUS field next month.
A New York theater manager gave
away the following bit of information
to theater-gOers all over the country:
"A man who buys reserved seat for
theater,' he said, may not use it On the
evening for which he bought it. Good
for this date only may be stamped on
the pasteboard That would seem to
mean that the ticket could be used at no
other time. Probably most of the public
accept that, as proving tue impossibility
of making use of the ticket, aud that
of their money when they were prevented
by any cause from Using the tickets on
the date marked on it. But it could be
presented at any time, and would be good
for an admission. Amy theater manager
would have to recognize the holders right
to enter the theater, although that would,
of course, carry with it no right to the
the printed date. For all other pur-
poses the ticket is quite as good as if you
used it on the date it bears
One of the very latest conceits in
watches is dainty little jeweled af-
fair, shaped like collar button,
and is intended to pass through the
button hole of a lady's jacket. They
come in all the cheaper metals, and are
very reasonable in price.
Mrs. Ruth Howard, at one time a buy
erf or Marshall Field & Co. of Chicago. is
locked up at police headquarters charged
with swindling New York merchants out
of 1000 worth of goods. On the death
Of her first husband several years ago
she became buyer for Marshall Field
and enjoyed unusual consideration for
one of her sex in the field of trade.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Douglas Sloane
will take possession of their new Fifth
avenue dwelling Saturday. While the
residence was being completed the
Sloanes have been living in the George
Vanderbilt house. Until ten days ago it
was not thought possible that the Sloane
residence could be completed within
three months. This would have been too
late for the new home to be the scene of
the wedding reception of Miss Emily
mond on April 5. The marriage will
take place at noon at St. Bartholomew $
church, Madison avenue and Forty
fourth street. Miss Lila Vanderbilt
Sloane, sister of the bride, will be maid
of honor. Ogden Fl. Hammond will be
hest man. After the ceremony there will
be a wedding breakfast and general re-
ception in the new Sloane establishment.
The wedding will signify generally raj
~ Of the members of the Vanderbilt
family.
William Vanderbilt and Miss Virginia
Fair are to be married in a conservatory.
This is the latest edict. Father Murphy
will perform the ceremony. The conser-
vatory was added by Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Oelrichs to their dwelling during the
summer of 1897. The large salon is on
the Fifty-seventh street side and the con-
servatory, all glass, unusually large,
opens from the second story. The room
will be arranged as much as possible like
Gothic chapel, with central aisle. The
conservatory at the end will he the chan
eel. In this will be placed the altar
with its tall. lighted wax candles, in the
midst of tiny forest of Easter blooms.
The wedding will be at noon. The bride
will be attended only by maid of hon
or, Miss Mary Baldwin Tolfrec. Mr..
Carroll. Harvard university classmate
of the bridegroom, will be the best man.
The annual spring parade of the
Coaching club will occur this season on
the first Saturday in May. Later on the
club will make its usual pilgrimage to
the country seat of one of its members,
Ogden Mills fine place at Staatsburg.
y. Y, being the mecca this year.
Bachelor apartments are becoming
more popular. Another handsome hotel
for the class who Shun marriage is to 60
up in West Forty-fourth street. near
Broadway, and will be called the Level
lyn Chambers. French renaissance will
be the style of the thirteen-story struct-
one of the most elaborate buildings in
New York. Two stories will be devoted
to clubrooms and one for studios, while
the remainder will be used exclusively
for bachelors apartments.
The new spring cravats are making
their appearance on Broadway and Fifth
avenue promenades. They are very be-
coming, and are cross between Il hunt
ing scarf and sailors knot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt. Wit,
attained notoriety year ago by festOon-
ing the noses Of their guests, who were
members Of the select -four hundred.
with potatoes, radishes and other gar.
den truck, are going to spring another
sensation next month. as an after-Lenten
diversion. This time they will dress their
guests in the garb of the nursery.
Adorned in swaddling clothes and baby
jackets, the -four hundred will play
school, and recite kindergarten lessons,
with their books, states and soap
sponges. The ladies will be dressed in
short skirts and the gentlemen in short
breeches. The style of couture will be
that of the pigtail for the girls while
some of the ''boys" have promised to
shave off their whiskers and wear varie-
gated patches on their trousers. Bibs
and fuckers and other paraphernalia of
childhood will be worn, and dolls and
states will be in abundance. Lessons
will be recited. while a stern teacher will
keep her eye upon the Ounce. The Hew-
tits have already devised the costumes.
and the classes are rehearsing three
times Il week.
Gotham's clcrgymen want competition
in the sale Of beer in price and not in
quantity. They are back of Il bill EN-
forcing the sale of beer by government