The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-06-16
IN GAY NEW YORK.
COMMENCEMENT DAY.
Awful crowd, parents proud:
Gowns of white, world set right;
Prizes Won life begun
That's the commencement day.
New York Herald


''The Man in the Moon has passed
into new week at the New York the
alter. One of the newest songs is by
Louis Freean. and is called "The Man
Wot Drives the 'Ack." There is con-
siderable to the song-more than the
name would imply-and the music is very
catchy, being combination of rag time
New York has grown suspicious of the
queens that dwell permanently there
since even the title of Queen Lavinia
with such criticism from members of her
own family. There is one New York
woman, the wife of a physician, who
possesses an exalted title which she new
er uses more conspicuously than to add
it in parentheses on her visiting cards.
She is the daughter of one of the last
men entitled to be the ruler of country
which at the beginning of the century
became a part of Russia and is now the
center of most prosperous region in
the southern part of the empire. It had
not known independence for long time
before Russia acquired it by purchase,
but it's ruling family had preserved the
honors and many of the privileges that
formerly belonged to it.
An affectation of the moment--a femi
nine affectation, of course-is a dash Of
powder OH the hair just above one tenn
pie. The pompadour style of coiffure
offers a particularly good field for the
exploit, and there's no doubt that it has
a chic effect all it's own. Very young
women are most given to it, The middle
aged, whose locks are already whitening
at the temples have little use for it.
though as matter of diplomacy they
now and then turn it to account. The
dash of powder, SO patiently artf1a DIS
threads. But it is the young who delight
in it, just as they delight in all black
costumes and matronly millinery and
other staid and sober things that hint of
age and dignity, and which they will he
only too glad to fOrswear so soon as they
have reached staid and sober age. The
way, is decidedly imminent. There are
rumors that it will be the accepted thing
for full dress next season. Meanwhile, as
a shadow of that coming event, we have
the fashion of powdering fractional bit
of the hair.
Tea bars will soon be reality in New
York city. The man who will conduct
this new campaign against strong drink
Is OOl II. IL. 11UuACys IAC ACalu VI tuC
Church army, himself man who has
conquered the passion for an "unquench.
able thirst and who has helped many Il
poor fellow out of the gutter. One feat
ure of Col. Hadley's new scheme will be
the "growler trade He will sell tea
in quantities for family use, just as beer
is now sold, when the father of the fam
lily, or the mother, or even the child of
tender years. "chased the duck" and, in
the case of the child, goes early to school
in the great university Of sorrow repre-
scented by the saloons of today. But, in
the case where tea is wanted to cure
men or women or families cursed with
the appetite for strong drink, it will be
supplied free of charge and secretly, so
that the feelings Of those receiving it
may not be hurt. Trained teamakers
will be sent to the houses of those who
wish to make their own tea, and they
will be taught the proper way to prepare
it: There is not a drunken Chinaman in
Chinatown, and Col. Hadley believes
that this is because the hot water kettle
is always on the stove and tea is drunk
there day and night.