The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-10-26

of her fathers career, and George Gould
is assisting her. The book is designed
for private circulation.
n second volume of the ''New Workers
of the Nineteenth Century" will soon be
brought out without the assistance of
Mrs. John King Van Rensselaer,, who
compiled the first number A committee
of well-known New York society women
will pass upon the pedigrees of the per-
sons inserted.
1t is reported that Charles Gates, son
Of John W. Gates, ex-chairman Of the
board Of directors Of the American Steel
and. Wire company, would soon resume
business as stock broker. He was for
merly member of the firm of Baldwin,
Quincy 4 Co. of Chicago, which dis
solved partnership few months ago.
The bazaar for the Galveston homeless
orphans was opened last night in the
large ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria
hotel by Gen. Nelson A. Miles. There
was large attendance. Gov. Sayers Of
Texas and Gen. Wheeler made addresses
in behalf of the sufferers, and tele-
gram expressing good wishes was re-
ceived from Mrs. Mckinley and other
Weil-knUWn persons.
The girl-with-the-can is the latest nov
city that New York has produced. She
was seen in Fifth avenue welding a
dainty stick in harmony with the move
ments made by the heavier one of her es-
cort. She seemed quite familiar with the
use of this mannish article. There was
no hesitancy in the way it touched the
pavement with every step taken, giving
forth musical click. The cane was
slender and slightly longer than that usu-
ally carried by Il man and had a straight
handle.
Mrs: F. O. French and her daughter,
Miss Elsie French, have returned to New
York city. They took luncheon at Sher-
rvs en- Friday with Alfred Vanderbilt.
q smart tailor-made suit of brown cloth.
\ brown velvet picture hat accompanied
this costume. 1t was ornamented with Il
black plume caught by large gold
buckle at the left side. a cluster Of red
roses formed the corsage bouquet. Mrs.
French was gowned in black satin. Her
toque Of gray was trimmed with mauve
orchids.
"Richard Carvei' will be witnessed to-
night by the biggest theater party ever
held in New York. A certain life insur-
ance company invited all its agents, from
Maine. to California, to attend the En-
plre theater performance as it's guests
AS guarantee of good faith, the EN-
pire received a check for 1884, which
pays for all the seats in the house save
the gallery. Every hotel is entertaining
along Riverside drive are thicker than
flies. The thing about their gatherings
which savOrs Of rules is the barring of
politics. Attempts to convert the dele
gates into campaign material are prompt
~ froWned upon.
The report from Paris that the Bern
hardt-Coquelin tour Of this country is ar
ranged upon a scheme OF $500 day for
salaries alone, leads Town Topics to re-
mark: IF this be true, then the man
ayers are organizing financial failure
There is no American city, except New
York, that can afford to pay $1,000 a
performance for moro than two consecu-
tive nights, and this sum--and more
If the salaries are rated so extravaganza
ly. The only profitable method would be
to build a acknowledgements thea ter
over a gold mine and employ the artists
in digging the precious metal in the in
tervals between the performances"
Edwin Hawley. fourth vice-president
Of the Southern Pacific railroad, refused
the position made vacant by the death Of
Mr.. Huntington, with it's $4,000 salary,
because he disliked to leave New York
city. He said to a New York World re-
porter: Il have enough to content me,
and living in New York is worth a good
landed when l first started out to con-
quer everything in sight. 1t is here that
my interests are and here is the place l
call home When a man gets to be so,
home and the associations of which it
consists are dearer to him than fortune.
F0rtV thnnSHnh q IN So1, Eror
couldn't buy me sight Of the town I
love best, and I'd probably want to give
up that much once day for that same
joy.'
Mrs. Bradley Martin, Though lost to
sight to memory dear" as far as New
York is concerned, is now at her great
ness-shire, where she is, as usual, enter
tanning. one house party after another,
and this state of things keeps up until
wei latter Christmas, when the Martins
20 to the continent of Europe to enjoy
the life at Nice, Monaco or Monte Carlo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin have given up their
hold on New York, their place in West
Twentieth street having been sold. It is
very doubtful if they will ever build in
this country, as their recent purchase of
a house in London would signify their
intention Of living there permanently.
Their famous fancy-dress ball of 1857
is still pleasant memory to New York
ers, and is likely to be talked OF for an
other decade.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, the young
scion of the Vanderbilt millions, who is
now learning the intricacies of the rail-
road business with the New York Cen
trail, has leased Chastelieux. the former
home of Lorillard Spencer and his family
at Newport. Thither Mr.. Vanderbilt
will next summer take his bride, Miss
Elsie French-they will be married in the
latter part Of January next-and the
mistress of Vanderbilt millions will then
Lorillard Spencer has entertained so Law
ishly for the last few years. The terms
of the lease are not made known, though