Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-04-21

W nile gazing al the booted rect
OF spring-style cycle girls.
The grasses peep from wintry rest
The blood boil lifts its head;
The hen refurnishes her nest
And goats begin to shed;
The soda fountains, full of big.
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
And women crying Buy"
Roster & Balls Music hall within a
year has changed management half
dozen times, and now ii is said to have
fallen into the hands of the HaShim
brothers, vaudeville managers, Of Phila-
delphia. 1t is said the transfer would he
made on May /.
The confectoner is up to date when
he 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 jewedot
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 epaulettc
effect is quite stunning from behind.
The humble game of craps is played
nightly in fashionable society. accompa-
MED with all of its Old-time suPersti-
tons. Fade me-" "Come seven"
Come 'leven" are heard in tine land Of
the high and mighty. In a swell resi-
dence the other night a young woman,
who learned the game in st. Louis, had
bats liver which she laid on 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 cost of more than 500,
600. a private exercising ring, where
they may prance daily in any kind Of
weather. 1t 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:
nj ght, in a spirit of fun, she applied for
and secured a job as extra lady" at the
Garden theGter. She was assigned to
duty by Joseph Humphreys, and, with
several others, occupied one of the
make believe boxes in the music hail
scene in Hearts are Trumps." Consid-
ering that she went on without any re-
hearsals, the actress played her role ex-
tremely well and applauded vigorously
at the proper time.
Several persons in the audience recog-
nizcd her and gave her quite a round Of
applause.
There's n new game in New York city
and it's played for drinks. 1t is called
Smiling Tommy. Business was over in
Wall street the other day and there was
a crowd around one Of the desks. Lets
play Smiling Tommy said one of the
brokers
How" demanded the others.
Every man hold up his hand with as
many fingers extended as he cares to-"
Hands went up Seventeen fingers
were extended. The proposer began
counting with the first person to his
right. He counted around until he
reached seventeen and then he said.
You're il.
The seventeenth man set EN- up. 1T
beats dice" said the proposer. and you
can't DO any fixing beforehand. and
cheating is impossible.
Last summer the flannel suit became
for the first time in New York an ar
ticle for general city wear. II had preyi-
ously been confined to country u.s., but
English tailors. sending over these gar
mcnts in dark cojors. made them pOpu-
lar in town. In all probability many
1nare Of them will y" seen this SUMMER.
They have the advantage of being some
v.hqt cheaper than serge or the cloths
curt 'marily used and they possess the
merit for lightness. Most Of those seen
last year in New York were made of
imported goods. while this summers sup
riY will in all probability be home made.
American manufacturers have turned
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