Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-12-29
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Some idea of the extent to which
the amotcurS go into thratrlcalS may
be gathered from the expenditures OF
The StrOllerS for their recent per-
formanCes at the Waldorf Astoria,
which amounted to more than S8OeO
in all And public support of their en-
terprise was sufficient TO carry this
costly venture through without loss.
Most of the performances given here
were for some rhurl rble purpose, but
there will be- several subsequent Ell
supementS out OF town to accumulate
something for the builuing fund.
which is just now the project That
most interests Robert Sands, the pres
ident Of the club; Edward T.. Coward
and some of its other important meni-
berS. 1t Is thought that the club viii
soon he able TO have Il house entirely
dedicated to It's uses. and future per-
1OrmanceS will he more especially ul-
rected to that end. Since il became
the fashion for the amateurs to appear
in musical farce rather than i'll the
comedies and o.Ler plays formerly i'll
use. the expenses and the difficulty OF
preparing these affairs have Increased
greatly. Special scenery has to be
made, entirely new costumes. ana
many OF them must b" provided ana
nearly as much is spent as ii the play
We're to run for a long time instead OF
disappearing from view after few
nights Not all of this is lost as there
are sometimes opportunities to dis
pose of the properties, although they
can never he sold for anything like
the amount paid for them.
The reign Of bridge whist at New
port last summer was so absolute that
Ii nearly drove ont many other sports
which had previously held their own,
whatever the particular fad of the
moment happened TO be- There are
signs that bridge whist is nearly as
popular nowadays in New York as it
was in Newport, aud one result of this
is said to be the complete disappear
unce of one form of feminine enter
tainment. The wOmanS luncheon is
said TO be RAPIDLY giving way to the
afternoon bridge party. which begins
at about O'clock and continues
through the afternoon. y hostess in
viteS seven of her women friends, it
she desires To keep the party small. or
more II she is to he elaborate, and the
entire afternoon Is spent in the game,
which rounds mp with Il kind OF after
noon tea. This is said to have proved
so admirable substitute for the wOm-
ans luncheon that 1t promises to be
the principal diversion for women dur
ing the winter months. 1t has SO far
found approva. on every hand chiefly
because 1t is more economical, health
ful and enjoyable than the long
drawn out luncheons which have SO
frequently been the cause OF much
complaint. and have maintained their
popularity as an entertainment fOr
women c..ehy because no other has
ever seemed to suit the case so well.
Bridge whist mas come as final re
lief to the social tyranny Of the wom-
ems luncheon.
A directory of the women college
graduates in this city has never been
issued but it is probable that they
number between one and two thous-
and. The women who are advocating
the buying of clubhouse for their
use found 100 names OF women college
graduates to whom invitations to join
the new club We're sent. This was ad-
mittcdly an incomplete list. The
Women's University club has not been
success. but the College Womeu's
club, which has admitted many men,
bers who are not college graduates,
has n large membership. The new or
ganization proposes to admit to full
membership only college graduates.
and to admit aS associate members
women VINO have been in college. but
were not graduated. Ii enough women
VIII pledge themselves to support such
an organization q clubhouse will be
rented and equipped not only for club
purposes but also with apartments for
few women who may want to live
there. Sucn house would be a
unique addition to New York's collec-
tion of clubs.
The owner OF an old building on
Greenwich street which was damaged
by the Tarrant drug store explosion
has not only been unable to collect any
insurance, the loss not being due to
fire, but he has also had trouble with
the building inspectors and to cap the
climax an extraordinary bill for water.
This building was badly shaken up
and before he had completed his re-
pairs his water bill arrived. 1t called
for $500. This Jared him more than
the explosion. His water bills mp to
that time had been only few dol
lars and it did not seem possible that
his tenants could have increased their
use OF water to that extent. He
protested. An inspector came around
and read the meter again.
According to the meter his bill was
right. The house owner discovered
that the force of the explosion had
Jared the meter and upset it's cal
culations to such an extent that he
was credited with using $500 worth
OF water. His bill was finally adj
justed by making it the same amount
us his bill for the same time last year.
Every gambling house in the city
received orders Friday night from
iammany soui ces through the police,
to close and remain closed until fur
ther notice. This unexpected action
against the gambling houses and pool
rooms was instigated by the Tammany
vice committee. An emphatic demand
has been made for the enforcement OF
the laws. and notice has been served
upon the police tnat diatory tactics
will be tolerated no longer. Enforce
ment OF the law takes place In rs
hours from the time OF notice.