The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-24
IN Gay NEW YORK.
Scenes and Incidents of Everyday
Life in the Paris of America. -


and they conquered. The status of the
shirtwaist man was thereby fixed upon
sounder and more enduring basis. After
Il pleasant welcome and charming
luncheon served in the attractive palm
restaurant of the Marlborough it was
agreed that the shirtwaist as hot
weather garment should be universally
endorsed as a very comfortable and NEG
eSSary fashion.
The gathering was very informal The
guests dropped in at group of tables at
the Marlborough and discussed not only
the shirtwaist, but 4 dozen other topics
Of timely interest.
OF the women who believe that a SEN
sible summer garment should not be mo-
nopolzed by their sex there were Miss
Christie MacDonald. Miss Anna Laugh
lin Miss Toby Claude, Miss Adele Far
rim gton, Miss Florence Ashbrook and
Blanche Marsden, the playwright, and
the daughter Of the well-knoWn play
wright, Fred Marsden, and Mrs. George
\. Schiller.
All were dreams Of comfort and delight
in their light, cool and prettily fashioned
silk waists.
For once more interest attached to
their escorts. for the obvious reason that
the men were venturing upon ground
that had been trodden in triumph by the
women. Among them were w. Z. Garlic
ton. George A. Schiller. Walter Ware.
Bailey Avery, H. t. MacConnell, Johu
jennings, Whiting Allen and Andrew A.
Mccormick.
No one disturbed these people no one
suggested that they were not wanted
Not hint Of unwelcome was offered.
On the contrary, a ripple of applause
ri the newcomers. They nodded their
approval when success to the shirtwaist
was drunk by the party.
The men wore thin. soft comfort BILE
shirts. with belts and summer trousers
and tan shoes. They sazed upon their
torrid neghbors at surrounding tables
and wondered how long the pilIorieS and
To the casual observer passing the
northwest corner Of Second avenue and
Fourteenth street the plain but spacious
house which stands there appears unten
anted. The closed shutters. the calm
which seems to pervade the structure,
in strange contrast to the roar OF the
trailing its branches over the eastern por
ticos Of the house, ali appear to indicate
that the place is closed and it's occupants
gone elsewhere.
But should the passerby chance to
watch 4 certain window at the close of
the day he would see the clear-cut fea-
lures of an old man looking out on the
city's ceaseless activity from the quiet of
his room. After little while the shut
ters close and the face is gone.
The old man at the window is William
Maxwell Evarts. and the house has now
become practically his only world The
man who has been encouragement and
secretary Of state has now confined his
waning activities between the walls of
his own house.
Mr. Evarts was 80 years old on Feb
ruary 6 last 1t has come to be known
through the relatives and friends Of the
great lawyer that his advanced age has
made it impossible for him to 80 to his
has even confined him to his bed at times.
but again he has found himself strong
enough to go from room to room.
His mind is said to have retained its
clearness and acuteness. Even now he is
much interested in law, did his physical
practice, as in the days when he defend
ed the interests Of the United States be-
fore the tribunal Of arbitration at Gene
va. which met to settle the Alabama
claims Although he is no longer able to
take an active part in the business of his
his name at the head Of the old and we'll
known partnership Of Evarts, Choate Il
Beaman Of 50 Wall street.
The uniforms Of the automobile drivers
serve to attract renewed attention to the
customary shabbiness of New York cab
drivers, which never seemed SO pro-
nounced until the neat dress Of the auto
mobile men became common. The few
hanson drivers who own their own vehi-
cles and make it a point to wear appro-
pirate liveries are probably able to get
higher prices, as much for the sake of
this improvement in their appearance as
hicles. Ordinary New York livery sta
bles make no effort under usual condi~
tons to see that their drivers are in neat
livery. A blue coat that mi ght fit any of
the drivers employed is the usual extent
of the livery for the ordinary hired driv-
er. The men who own their own vehi-
cles and are not concerned about their
appearance dress with less care than any
of the others, and these various types
produce a curious mixture of liveries and
ordinary dress in the groups of drivers
that gather about the large hotels. New
York is not the only one Of the great cit
les which has this mixture of liveries,
here than anywhere else. In Paris.
where the public vehicles are owned by
two or three large companies. the men
are all dressed in the liveries of these
companies and form characteristic figures
in the life Of the city. Coachmen who
may not be in livery in the foreign cities
all have peculiar style of dress which
has never been adopted in this country.
One might see an English driver not in
livery, but it would be seen at glance
what his occupation was from the fash
ion Of his dress. The same thing is in
a measure true of Paris and Vienna.
where the peculiarities Of the drivers
dress always proclaim their occupation.
The practical value of title to bur-
lesque actress has been shown very
plainly by the demands which Lady
Frances Hope made to the managers
with whom she was in negotiation here.
1t was at first announced that Lady
Francis Hope would under no circunl-
stances reappear on the stage in her ma
tive country. But it soon became evil
dent that the display of her talents to
the admiration Of her countrymen de-
pended entirely on the amount that man
ayers were willing to pay. The minimum
was said to be $4,000 week for period
not less than ten weeks guaranteed and
half of this was to be deposited in a
London bank before her ladyship set sail
for her native land. During her theat-
rical career as May Yohe the salary paid
to this young woman never exceeded 500