The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-11-03

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IN GAY NEW YORK. !
SONNET AND BONNET.
Take golden haze :.
OF autumn days
And write some rhyme UPON II
Add fading year :
And twilight clear
You've an October SONNET.
Take piece Of felt
Give il welt
And stick IL feather sp it.
\ twenty dol
Lar plicrnark's alt.
il an October bonnet
Baltimore American
AN OFFICIAL iLLI'S1Os.
There WAS Il girl ~ our towu. ;
And she was none tao xise.
But she wore IL dotted veil whieb bI:ide
MyOpic both her eyes.
And BOW. when through her sp-ctacles
This person arcLiy beams.
II beats the dickens. yes, ut least !,
How very wise she
Detroit Journal,
Distinguished visitors who are expected
in New York to spend the holidays are
the Count and Countess Henrde Frank
cnstcin Of Rome. who will be the guests
of the parents of the latter. Mr.. and
Mrs.. William Cullen Brewster.
\ London calfrgra1I says the Duke
and Duchess of marlborough are not 81,
prominent socially just DOW AZ Is their
custom. but they do not ~'tfn to i' de-
TERED from social functions by the death
Of Cornelius Vanderbilt. They have been
ii shooting party ut Blen
helm palace and will come to town for
few days next week.
They are having gay times at Virginia
I1cr Springs. where. th. ua jrrity Jf the
smart SGT Of New York are at present
VIII tilrr it il q fad to go there or wheth
cr the jad'd constitutions Of our fash
i,nalles really need the baths is an open
que Stinn. but the fact remains that there
is 10 end of fun going on at the Virginia
resort. Mrs. Stuyvrsant Fish, who is al
ways the life Of the place. where she
stops. is up to as many larks az usual.
She is looking particularly well.
The elevated roads carried LOO rts
passrugera Oh two days Of the Dewey
celebration without an accident. The
employees Of the road were all paid Ene.
and nnc-half days wages for each day.
with the thanks Of the company. This
was Something unprecedented III the his
tory of the road, both as to the number
Of passengers carried and the extra pay.
The fast thar there were no accidents
S,l. wall fer ha NON
are ccnyratulating themselves as well a.
the officials Oh the remarkable record.
John Drew. New Ynrk'S matinee idol
was entertained by tn" Twelfth Night
lu, the other ertning. and this is thu,
way the New York Herald relates T.
lie made his entrance with the lights
turned low. which WAS not scenic effect
but an ecrcntririty Of the Illuminating
Mr.. Drtw'S extremely long frock coat
was beautifully fitted. and he wore :,
caStGT-colOrtd waiStcOat and plaid
npcktir. Mr.. Drew did not make Il
speech. hut talked to individual members.
Mrs. Drew wore a gown of violet cloth.
with Erlcro Of white lace.
Miss Caroline Drayto:,. daughter of J.
Coleman Drayton. is one Of the attrac-
tive gran,i-daughters Of Mrs. Aston now
Of an age to make her social debut. Miss
Drayton has just returned from Europe
with her father She will be one Of the
bridesmaids at the wedding of her cousin.
Miss Annie Caroline Derby. with Prof.
Samuel Auchmuty Tucker of Columbia
G. l!tSr. on Tuesday. November %. Miss
Dvri.E'S mother. Mrs. Richard H. Der
by. was Il Miss Sarah Coleman Alden.
Miss Draytun. if she is presented this
winter. will bt one Of the rich debI-
tantcs 1t will be recalled that her
grandfather. the lat" William B. Aston.
left the share that he had int ended for
his daughter. then Mrs. Draytnn. to 1T:
divided between her children.
Ii is said there will be several sur
l,riStS when the will of Cornelius Van
''el bilt is filed for probate. The general
belief now is that young Cornelius Eau-
derhilt has had certain conditions I'M
posed upon his acceptance of some parts
of the estate left to him. and he finds IT.
hard to comply with the conditions im
pu>c1. There was !; conference Tuesday
between the two SonS Alfred and Cor
relius. William il. Vanderbilt and Mr..
Hn>Sitcr. Cornelius Vanderbilt was not
present 1T the start. hut after half an
hour he was sent for He remained
All hour. and left the room with an ex-
pr, >S;on On his face which TO those whu
SAW him seemed to indicate that what
ever WAS the purpose of the talk it was
rnt favorable to him. He WAS accom-
panied hy Il friend. who was heard t.
remark: II wouldn't worry. 1t will
come out all right
Formal announcement has been mad.
"f the engagement of Miss Susan VIII
ing. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
s. Willing. of Philadelphia. and si>te!
If Mrs. john Jacob Aston. to Francis {.
Lawrence. Ir.. ut Il recent dinner party
given hy Mrs. Willing at her home II
Newport. The engagement Of the coupIe
has k,'rn rumnrrd since last Sumnlrr
'rl,' wedding will ht celebrated at tn,
Willing villa. in Webster street, New
part. on Thursday. November =. Miss
NiIlin" is equally We'll known in social
circles iii Philadelphia. Newport an.
N,,W York. She !; III accomplished
whip, is al enthusiastic player of golf
and possesses talent for painting. Mr.
Lawrence. whose first wife. !, daughter
Of Charles Lanier. died about six years
ago. is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Franci>
{. Lawrence. who have lived abroad fo1
several years His mother is >i>te,
Of the late William Garner. who. Will
his wife and several of his friends. was
drowned i'll the bay off Staplrt"n. Slater
island. Ivy the cal'Sizing of his schooner
yach, Mohawk in July, 1876. For Srr
tral years Mr.. Lawrence made his hom'
in France. He is Il member Of most OF