The Virginia enterprise., 1900-01-26

pulled up one Of his wfe'S newest hob
bles with a sharp jerk. 1t seems that
the fair matron had settled upon having
Mrs: 'sont i9ln2;Etry l2;;t; and recitation of The
resistance of her vaudeville show. When
TINS reached the ears of Mr.. Fish he
spoke in terms that could not be miStak-
en-: NO. madam he is reported to have
said, calmly but firmly, that is where
draw the line! will not have you bring
ing huSsies into my house"
Butterfly bracelets adorn the arm of
beauty at the opera, and in the ballroom.
this winter. The bracelet is plain
Dand OF flexible gold, claSping the arm
tightly above the elbow. On the band
IS set tilagret gold butterfly. with
-\t every movement of the arm. the
wings qulvcr, open and shut, and it
seems as if the gorgeous insect were
Just ready to fly away every moment
These bracelets are the newest thing in
thelr hne' and the only question is what
cciorS to select for the, butterflies. They
can be procured in all combinations of
'ridcscent hues and all beautiful The
price, "well. that entirely depends
Miroir velvet has taken fast hold
upon fashionable fancy. and some beau
tlful gowns and trimmings of it are be-
ing worn. Mrs. John T. Drexel. who un-
dcrStands so well the art of perfect dress
ing. has a superb gown of dark gray
mlrcir velvet. not panne. There is such
a difference; panne is inclined to be
showy, while the close, fine miroir velvet
is the essence Of elegance. This beauti,
full velvet gown of Mrs. Drexcl's is made
up richly with traccries of jet and gold
and trimmings of black sable, the fashion
being that Of (; long coat and trailing
skirt with il fluffy mass of fine yellow
lace ut the neck and falling down in front
III cascades and bows. With this Mrs
DreNel wears Il small. close touue of let
and gold, with violet velvet rosettes made
to represent flowers 1t is reception
and calling costume.
TO be- up to the latest moment in style
you must have an ''autoinobile wedding" "
provided YOU arc to take part in !: ed
ding at all. There was one in New York
the other day. Horesiess carriages took
he bridal party and guests to and from
the church, and there We're no prancing
horses champing their bits, no dignifed
coachmen holding whip and reins in their
hands as stolidly as if they We're wooden
men, and no danger Of runaway horses
to mar the staid swelliShness of the en-
WIZ WIZ kae Mkc b6o 6S ahs as thsy
smoothly along over the asphalt of Fifth
avenue they looked like Sedan chairs in
an old-fashioned picture of a wedding of
seemed to he Il little bit conscious that
they were dring !, painfully up-to-date
thing, but there was Il subtle air OF sat
isfaction in their demeanor, too. Before
lcng ''automobile weddings" will be SO
common that they will not excite Gwen
passing wonder.
| Unless il settlement is meanwhile eff
| fccted Mrs. Katherine Bloodsood, famous
as beauty and singer, will face an
angry dressmakcr in the municipal court
on Thursday Mrs Bloodyood was the
| wife of William d. Bloodgood, who sued
| her for divorce in this city. and failed.
and then went to North Dakota where
he secured a divorce last July. 1t was
in last September that she received her
gown from Mime. X. BcnoitMathie,
sign reads. There was a white lace
dress That was billed at $142 and II black
crcpon dress that was billed at $1O5.
making a total Of X247. on which account
Mrs. Bloodgood is credited with having
paid $12. Mrs. Blood good. who is tall
and slender. ,ponted charningly at the
thought of publicity for the affair. why.
the dressmakcr's bill is really absurd.
She did not fit me with either of the
| gowns, and then she charged me alto
gether too much. The bill will, of course,
be paid, but with some deductions.'
Baxter street is doing a rushing bust
ness in dress suits. Everything sartorial
| with tails has been brought out busted
off, ironed out. and got ready for service.
The customers are cOlOred men who in
| ALL L. I
at the Grand Central palace tonight Ev-
cry gentleman entered for the walk feels
that he must have swallowtail coat,
and it is Baxter street that must produce
the garment. 1t has been Il busy time
for the statesmen. because they have had
to use all the persuasive abilities to get
tall man into Il short coat, and vice
versa. Baxter street "mllerS-in' are
noted for the way in which they can
make customers take whatever is in
stock, and they have All unusual oppor-
tunity this week to exhibit their skill in
this direction. One small colored individ-
ual bought IL coat whose tails touched
the ground. The salesman said it was a
good fit, and gave the customer mirror
to see for himself. The mirror was small,
and showed only the customers face. He
took the coat.
ne illCSl n llVlOS III
Paris at present is said to be Mrs. Ralph
Curtis, who was Miss Elsie Colt, a New
York belle and the admiration of the
Prince of Wales at Homburg. Mrs Cur
tis lives in palatial apartments in the
Avenue du Bois de Boulogne with her
husband. She is so elegant and beautiful
that the Faubourg st. Gernain has
admired by the French aristocrats She
dresses so beautifully that the Paris pa
pers 60 into rapturcs ever her toilets,
and cne of her gowns was sufficiently
beautiful for the Figaro to give it half Il
column 1t was of white silk gauze with
the corsage run through with the tjniest
of featherbone cords, and the skirt Il
floating mass CT flounces, a pale-blue
sash with fringed ends girting the waist.
with pearls, and she presented girlish
and beautiful picture, which quite sat
isfed the critical Parisians.
The tendency in New York at present
seems to be to do away with the chaperon
more and mere, and as this is in line with
the progressive American spirit, it is not
to be criticised, although there are places
where it would seem that a chapcron
would add little dignity to the occa-
sion. 1t is impossible to visit several of
the Bohemian resorts now, on certain
evenings, without finding there dinner
parties of from a half dozen to a dozen
society people, who are seeing a little of
life, which is quite contrast to Sherry's
or Dclmonicos. They appear to enjoy
the change very much. At a well-known
dining place on East Houston street, the
other evening, was a little dinner party
which was composed of three debutantes
Of the present season, and three young
men, but the chaperon was minus. 1t
may be that the members of the party
all knew one another very WELL but it
would appear that the proprietics called
for i matron or two.
The, New York correspondent of the
Pittsburg Dispatch strikes bargain for
Russell Sage: Russell Sage bought a
17-cent necktie YESTERDAY. He had just