The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-01-20
NJ GAY NEW YORK.
mis- sOnDID FANCY

HIS sORDID FANCY. 5s53s.s2
MyrteIia now. With cheeks aglow, s5ss
B Aud by her side slt ]; but. oh @
! III fancy only, Tor, you know.
q fancy tkings becalse they "a,
Aud bring the dough- aSd bring he Dough
ss Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., and
/ Miss Emily Vanderbilt Sloane are two
handsome young women connected BY
front socially ut this TING They are dis
stinctly Of the same sets have Known each
acquainted il il van khon Il ti,at G ar
nelius anderhilt objected to the mar.
! riage OF his son, Cornelius, III, with the
a shaTmins ;,a and eTospeet lively rich Niss
quaintance with the young couple has:
E been dropped by the entire Vanderbilt
cJhhectiOn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt viii
retire from society for "a time ON ac-
count of the death OF Mrs. w. Fearing
Gill. Mrs Gill was q sister Of Mrs. Corr
|snelins Nanderbilt and & Mrs. Edgar
The first great Vanderbilt wedding in.
years in town will be that OF Miss Emily
I Vanderbilt Sloane and John H. Ham
Emond on April 5. Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Douglas Sloane, the brides par
|5ents, will issue enough cards to fill ev-
[ery pew in st. Bartholomews church,
Rev. Dr.sD David 81. Greer. Tier ector of
the church. will perform the ceremony.
bridesmaids, and included in the list will
be her sister, Miss Lila Vanderbilt
Sloane; her cousins, Miss Gladys Wander.
bilt, Miss Florence Twombly and Miss
Evelyn Sloane, and also Miss Virginia
Fair. s..$s
The persons who entertain the opera
singers are sometimes compelled to put
up with their immediate friends and rel
atives in place of the artists themselves.
AT the last moment the famous tenor is
likely to send his wife, his brother, Cor
even his manager, to the social function
and the soprano is just as likely at the
eleventh hour to send her husband, COM
paniOn or some female relative. So the
hOstesses are frequently compelled to
satisfy themselves with such vicarious
enjoyment of the celebrities society.
Only few days ago the wife of a tenor;
land the husband of soprano met at an
afternoon tea. You here and alone?'
asked the woman, with knowing smile.
you here,4too? p answered the man with
another question, "and also alone p Both
knew perfectly well that nobody wanted
them for their own society, and the
pleasure they gave the hostess was mere
" that which came from their closeness
to the celebrities who had been invited.
Once at "a dinner party given especially
IN his honor, one of the singers at the:
& metropolitan sent his business manager
and at another time. a prima donna sent
her sister to represent her at luncheon.
But these are the penalties of inviting
famous people. 1t is sometimes disap-
pointing not to have them turn up. But
to have them once after many struggles
! is sufficient compensation for numerous
Edisapp q: .5zz$f.s5 e rs
The Consolidated Ice company of this
city is seeking 50 change the motor power.
for its ice-deliy,ry wagons, and hopes
to be able to dispense with the use Of q
large number of it's 5000 horses before
the rush of the summer trade begins
The company requires 1000 horseIess
wagons and his Invited proposals for
plans Of construction. The weight OF
and they are capable of carrying from
six to eight tons Of ice each. The work
in hot weather Isl said to be particularly
trying to the horses, and they are conse-
quently sh0rtliyed, and the cost of re
placing them is heavy. The motor pow
er to be used must of necessity, be pow
Eerful, and the experiment is expected to-
less wagons are practicable. for heavy
work. -
Oliver: Sumner Teal drew from his
pocket a blacksnake horsewhip in the
course of his crOss-examination in a hear
ing in the suit brought against him for
divorce and threatened ito thrash Law
yer A. ". Seaman, Mrs. TeaIl 81 counsel,
he finred TO nientipn 60 him the name,
after he had finished reading a statement
in which he used abusive language to. the
The law says you can crosssexamine
me and ask of me any question you
choose, but there is another law, law
that the blackguards and shysters don't;
understandable law of gehtlemen-which
holds 2 wOman's name sacred and pros
tects it at all hazards. warn you that
if you mention to me the name of a
single woman or ask question that. will
reflect upon any woman will answer
you in such a, way that you Will not be
able to ask another question, or I will be
incapacitated from replying. y SSs e.. :
Bowery English is language Of its
own. It is distinctly foreign to the An,
nary walks OF life. It is used almost.
exclusively in the restaurants Of, the
thoroughfare, and is apt to startle
strangers. For instance, d customer not
accustomed to the life Of The Bdwery,
who wandered into one Of its restaurants
by mistake, might call for ham and
eggs and the waiter would yell to the
n
/ mir. from de feather actory.. Or, per-
haps, the customer would desire two
eggs fried plain. The Writers order to.
the kitchen would be, in the choicest
BoWery dialect, about as follows. row
on a pair Of de white wings an: have
de SUNNY side MP. A glass Of milk
would bring forth an order for cow juice
severn beef stew, mixed Irish;" pork
and beans, & Boston labor and Chicago
capital; - corlled beef sandwich, stare
the cow in the face mush and milk,
s.disturbed henfruit;;'' Spanish omelette,
Santiago eakewalk;; - chocolate eclair,
French roll with black dirt on it; rice
and cream, Chlneses white wedding, i,
of fare has its own name: go Why do we
talk dat way to de cooks ~ asked one of
E the walters in reply to a query. {. . Why,
dem blokies wouldn't know what youse,
wuz talkin about II youse said it any
udder way So
bSs ON THE FENCE. Il - -,
It's funny how this weather fiops s s.s
So And don't get down to biz.
Il wish some night 'twould freeze up tight,
And then-stay-friz! - 3 {. ISL SIS 81 !
81 New York Herald
Flowers are superseding the aigrette'
for evening couture, according to one
who is IN s'the know. : and this is news:
to bring joy to the udubon society, as
Well<as rs artificial blossom.mak ers. The
new fad is mainly ii evidence an the long;
stalks Of roses which stand up in aigrette
fashion rom the top knot orr IRE sMarA
back Of the ear q ter the Spanish donnas'
fashion.
Miss Helen Gould has Joined the ranks
OF society IS entertainers and will give
two large eptions. The first is an.
nolnced for Janua 81 i, and says It will
be i sort of coming -out tea for her brother
Frank, who sTecentiy al tained his majari-s