The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-04-27

The soda fountains, full of biz,
Their squirty welcomes sing.
And greet with sparkling flags Of fzz
The first sweet smile Of spring.
Exchange.
MODERN CALENDARS.
What though the grass be growing green,
Who knows that spring is nigh,
Except for hats In windows seen
New Yor,: Herald.
Roster & Biars Music hall within a
year has changed management half
dozen times, and now it is said to have
fallen into the hands of the Hashim
brothers, vaudeville managers, of Phila-
delphia. It is said the transfer would be
made on May 1.
The confectioner is up to date when
ne molds icecream in the popular form
Of an automobile, and pins a tiny driver
to the front seat. This delicious auto
runs down the throat without the slight
est effort, while the driver is carried
home, as a dinner favor.
There's another way to wear the long
string of beads or that gold jewel-dot-
ted chain, girls, than plain round the
neck: A certain leader, who never does
anything like anybody else, sings her
chain Of amethysts over her left shoulder,
so it crosses under the right arm and
conveniently holds her fan. You needn't
do it if you don't want to; but, if the
jewels are real, the glittering epaulette
effect is quite stunning from behind.
f f hS%Rs Of sc ss1eHs acdd% Xs1
MED with all of it's old-time supersti-
Come 'leven' are heard in the land Of
the high and mighty. In swell resi-
dence the other night young woman.
who learned the game in st. Louis, had
a bats liver, which she laid Oh the table
every time it came her turn to pick up
the worries. AS a result she won all the
money her companions had.
Fortunate are the horses in the stable
of Frank Gould. Their owner is prepar.
ing for them, at a cost of more than 500,
600, private exercising ring, where
weather. It will be the largest private
exercising ring in New York, fronting
fifty feet on West Fifty-seventh street
and running back 100 feet toward Fifty
eighth street, connecting with Mr.
Gould's stable, which fronts on Fifty
eighth street, by sheltered driveway.
Mrs. Langtry is not wasting her time
while she is ''resting" this week Las;
night, in spirit of fun, she applied 70,
and secured job as extra lady" at tn.
Garden theater. She was assigned t,
several others, occupied one of the
"make-believe' boxes in the music hal
scene in Hearts are Trumps' Consid
ering that she went OH without any re
hearsals, the actress played her role ex
tremely we'll and applauded vigorousl!
at the proper time.
Several persons in the audience recog
nized her and gave her quite a round o
| applause.
There's new game in New York city
and it's played for drinks. 1t is calle<
Smiling Tommy. Business was over il
Wall street the other day and there wa
a crowd around one of the desks. Let
play Smiling Tommy" said one Of tn
| brokers.
"How?' demanded the others.
Every man hold up his hand with a
many fingers extended as he cares to-"
Hands went up, Seventeen finger
extena ;tS +h The srl Rr9p9ser beTn
right. He counted around until h
reached seventeen and then he said
you're it,
| The seventeenth man set 'em up. II
| beats Dice said the prOposer. land yO
can't do any fixing beforehand, an
cheating is impossible
:! Last summer the fannel suit hecam
| for the first time in New York an al
ticle for general city wear. 1t had prev
ously been confined to country use. bu
English tailors, sending over these gal
mcnts in dark colors, made them popr
more of them will be seen this summer
They have the advantage of being SOME
| v'ha1 cheaper than serge or the cloth
cu*t,marily used and they possess tn
merit for liShtness. Most of those see
last year in New York were made O
imported goods, while this summers SUI
ply will in all probability be home made
Arc rican manufacturers have turne
out this winter large supply of thi
flannel, and, after their custom, have in
proved on the original in designs an
colt.rs. They have made these cloth
more attractive and the flannel suit wi
probably he rervading feature of til
>u.ing summer.
There is a story that the ladies of I'll
Civitas chapter of the Audubon societ
Of Brooklyn, who had an ante Eastt
luncheon the other day, were horritie
because they found squad on the mem
1t was found that no one at the tab
knew exactly what a squad was whe
it was alive. although all of them WEI
familiar with the dainty dish whe
served up at table. The presidel
thought she knew, however, and. a.
dressing her fellow members, she SAT-
Take them away. Who could ha,
consented to having the tuneful squa
one of the sweetest songsters of the TO
est, placed ON our bill of fare. VIII:
was the committee thinking OFF, s
the squads were sent away, for ii
delectation of the walters, and the lunc
con proceeded with entire success b.
when some of the members of the Aud
bon society looked up authorities {
. their own account. they discovered TIL
SQUAD is young pigeon, whose "tun
fitness" is not admitted by everybody.
Countess Spottiswood Alackin, wi
sailed for her home in Paris Saturda
accompanied by her niece, Miss Kat
of Yonkers, possibly wears more hon
badges than any other American boz
woman. Among them is one given
!. the Pope for her charity to the poor
Paris. King Humbert bestowed upt
her a badge for her charitable work
Italy. Countess Mackin came to Amer