davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-01-26

HHdIeS tle apul;luSC with Ammo Russell
in Miss Hobbs
How hard New York society women
work has just been set forth statistic
ally by an expert. He takes Mrs. Stuy-
vesant Fish as an example She is an
acknowledged leader of the haut ton of
the metropolis, and her daily life is a
hard cne, IT we are to take the ap-
as correct. She rises at 8 o'clock or a
little later: After tep:d bath. massage
and calisthenics occupy her attention for
fifteen minutes. Then her maid dresses
her hair, and Mrs. Fish. in il morning
gown. sits down to breakfast in her own
apartments ut 10 O'clock She sees her
hOusckeeper. and. perhaps. has il short
in reference to some forthcoming enter
tainment. At II O'Clock. with her secre-
tary, she attacks her mail. writing some
letters herself, and at nocn she dresses
for driving. At 1 o'clock sharp she visits
her dressmaker and spends a full hour
trying Cn and talking over costumes.
From till $3.50 or she goes through
the laborious duty of shopping, with /,
short drive in the park afterward. At
cup of tea and chat, reaching home by
; O'Clock, if she is lucky. For the next
hour she gets the one little rest that she
allows herself all day, taking nap un-
til &. AT this hour. exactly, her relentless
maid calls her, and for the third time in
the day. Mrs. Fish gees through the
work Of dressing. This tine it is her
toilet for the evening that is to be
made, and it is long, wearlsome, elab-
crate ordeal. At 7:3O she sits down to
dinner. usually in some other house than
her cwn, and does no. rise fer two hours.
Frcm dinner she drives straight to the
opera or to theater, and contrives to
be smiling and fresh, and brilliant as
Il society lead:r must, no matter how
tired she is. After the opera most people
think about bed. Not so the society
leader There is cotillion somewhere,
and away she goes to lead the dance.
and to stay in the ballroom until 2:3O
in the morning. Then she says good
night to her hostess. with a smile, and,
sinking into a corner of her carriage, is
driven home, where her maid takes her
and puts her to bed, usually so worn out
that she feels as if she must sleep for a
week But she doesn't. She is up at 8,
as usual, and goes through it all over
again. This is the kind ow thing New
York society woman has all season, and
yet she always looks radiant and as il
She enjoyed it. Nest certainly tbs is
true Of Mrs. Fish. = ~. = < ~
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-01-26
Found the Pink Pond Lilies.

William c. Chipma1l, the originator of
thc pink pond lily, died at his home yes
terday at the age of IS years. Mr.. Chip
man had been growing lilies of various
Kinds for quarter of century, with no
more than local reputation, when one
day he discovered pink lily plant in a
pond near Centerville. After a careful
study of the plant he was able to propa-
gate several hundred during a season. and
soon devoted his entire attention to their
cultivation. The output Of his ponds dur
ing one season was about 10000 lilies
Sandwich (Mass.) corr. Evening Sun.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-01-26

towards the stellar armament has been
rapid. 1t is only three years since she
graduated from Il New Jersey convent.
Miss George is the wife of William \.
Brady.
An automobile belonging to the Electric
| Vehicle company went on Il rampage at
| Fourth avenue and Union square Be-
| fore 1t could be got under control it
! threw the driver off, injuring him badly,
knocked over one of the fence posts at
! the Washington monument, and tore
down dozen feet of iron fence.
Following close Oh the cocktail scan
dal' of the Eclectic club comes the an
nouncement by the Minerva clubs secrc-
tary, Mrs. Frank G. Dessert, that ''all
future meetings of this club shall be
strictly private"
This makes the fourth of the women's
clubs i'll New York now holding their
meetings behind locked doors.
The London society papers are compi
mcnting the appearance this season of the
Duchess of Marlborough According to
them ''Shc has grown extremely smart
| and pretty and at recent function is
described as "extremely pretty wrapped
in Il sapphire velvet cloak with sables
and Il turquoise ribbon twisted in her
hair
Count and Countess Bon de Castcl-
lane, after long absence abroad, are on
their way to this country, having sailed
from Havre last Saturday. They will be
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George Gould
during their short visit and in all proba-
bility the greater part of their stay will
be at Georgian court. the beautiful coun-
try place Of Mr.. Gould, at Lakewood.
One of the most important events of tn.
visit will be the dinner and musicale that
Mr.. and Mrs. Gould are arranging for
Saturday, February 10, at their house,
| OH Fifth avenue.
Some reference in the newspapers to
the Partisan cabaret has taken root in
New York city, and ''cabaret' No. 1 is
opened in Iwenty-e' ghth street. Pres,
emily cafe" SO much OverWorked will
be lost and :'cabaret' will signify a place
in which to do our liquoring and lunch
ing. This leads ''Tip'' of the New York
Press to observe: 'Why have we adopt
cd the word 'auberge' when eating is to
be done with the drinking? In France
cabaret is only a liquor drinking place,
'estaminet,' where we can sit and smoke?
Why not a 'posada' or good old English
tavern? Why not maintain the proprie
ties?'
The other day Bantamweight Ed
Kelly of North Albany, noted for being
the best 115-pound boxer in that section,
has begun teaching Gov. Rooseyelts two
boys, Teddy, Jr., and Kenneth, how to
spar. Gloves We're fastened upon the
boys hands, and Kelly started i'll to ex-
plain the various swings, counters, upper
cuts, half-arm blows and side-steppings.
When he had finished he bade the young
sters ''smoke up They did so i'll
manner that surprised Kelly. The ban
tamweight had forgotten that the boys
had been taught a deal in the manly art
by their father, and also by Prof. Dwyer,
the governors tutor. Before Kelly real
lied it the boys. ashe expressed it, We're
putting it all over" him. =
Town Topics reports an amusing story
Of how Stuyvesant Fish took the reins
in his own hands the other day and
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-01-26
Missed a Good Many Things.

A Canadian editor, being asked if he
had ever seen baldheaded woman, re-
piled: NO, we never did. Nor have we
ever seen a woman waltzing around town
in her shirtslceves, with a cigar between
her teeth: We have never seen a woln-
an go a-hshing with bottle in her hip
pocket, sit On the damp ground all day
and then go home drunk at night. Nor
have we ever seen woman yank off
her coat and swear she could lick any
man in town. God bless her! She amt
built that way"
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-01-26
THE POPULAR WOMAN

One of the hardest lessons for us to
learn i'll this world is that others do nct
care 50 much about us and our affairs
as we do ourselves TO IL woman who
likes to talk. and most women do, it is
not easy to realize that others have NOT
their own supreme admiration for the
sound OF her own voice. the account Of
her happenings and tastes. She must
nave the art Of story telling and must
then tell only the best stories, who is drsl
tined to hold forth" in Il tete-a-tete or =
larger aSsemblagr. To her who would bt.
popular the motto should he ALWAYS;
nlSten, listen, listen!' 1t shouldn't be
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-01-26
An Historic Cradle.

All the Hohenzollern princes born since
1922 have slept in a curious old cradle
of carved oak. On the four sides is
carved the text: HE hath given His
angels charge over thee, to keep thee
in all His ways" The Emperor regards
this old heirloom somewhat in the light
Of mascot of the Hohenzollern race,
and all his children have one after the
other been Graded in it.-Philadelphia
Record.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-01-26

cleared cool million dollars by the sale
Of his gas stock, and he felt that he
could indulge himself with little tinery.
80 when he saw that there was a bar
gain sale in Cortlandt street haber-
dasher s in he went and looked carefully
over the neckties. He spent ten minutes
over it. and as he cnce told man his
time was worth $40 minute, he must
have used up 500 worth of time in the
choice of his new choker. But it was an
important matter. and perhaps Uncle
Russell was justified in his expenditure
Of these valuable minutes. When he
came out of the store he had his new
purchase on: 1t was Il black satin four
in-hand. cmblazoned with red spots. and
was altogether very spicy article of
decorative wear. When Il man makes a
million between breakfast and luncheon
he can afford to come out strong in the
matter of lress.'
"Women grooms'' are the newest. most
excruciatingly- thing in equestrian
ism. The innovation comes from Lon.
don. where women attendants are pro-
vided for fair patrons hy the riding
schools These attendants do not ride at
a respectful distance behind. as do men
grooms. but keep at the side of their
employer, ready to enter into conversa-
llOll. III ueSlfCu he groom must be
intelligent and fairly we'll educated, and
look stylish in her riding habit. She
must. CT course, be splendid rider, and
be able to give lessons in the art of euues
trianiSm when necessary. There are
one or two Of these women grooms''
in New York already. and. of course,
more will follow. 40 one can recognize
them fer servants. however, and they
have not attracted any particular atten
ton. 1t is only i'll the depths of the most
exclusive circles that anyone knows
what they are. But it is conceded thai
anything more delightfully."- smart coul6
hardly be invented. and women Srooms'
are sure to become popular in shOr1
time.
Almost like an echo out of the grave
there came to the members of the Fort
nightly Shakespeare club Il message from
Jennie o \till Potter. who, Suffcrin.
from an incurahlc cancer. is awaiting
| the end Of her life in St. Lukp's hosp
tai. Mrs. Annie Diehl Randall Diehi
Potter.
ALAS: it is past with me-" Miss Pot
ter wrote. Il never shall recite again
unless it be in the land of rest have
| always thought that we would continue
our best desires there, with none hut the
ma maSter I to praise; and none but the mas
Mrs: Diehl spoke of the early days OF
| Miss POtterS struggle for success III thi.
city. The club voted a resolution of sym
pathy, a copy Of which is to be sent t.
| Miss Potter. with basket of flowers
Meantime, Miss Potter is the recipien,
of all sorts of beautiful and daint,
things. Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. il
is said. has dramatized the scene where
Miss Potter received the news from he1
physicians that her life could last onl,
| three months longer. and Miss Potter's
great ambition now, her friends say j.
to go on the stage once more and enact
that scene.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-01-26
Fish Killed hv Li1htninp.

The Pennsylvania Fish commission had
heald tales that the brown trout with
which some of the streams of the state.
were stocked were particularly suscepti-
BILE to destruction from lightning, SO they
began an investigation and they now an
nounce that the stories are true. It is
the habit of the brown trout to swim
close to the bottom of the stream it fire.
quents. and though he is not literally
struck by lightning, the electricity is CON
Quoted to the bottom of the streams
which have rocks containing a consider
able amount of iron in them, and so
reaches and kills the trout. while it does
not affect the fish that swim higher in
the Water.-Indianapolis News.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-01-26
IN GAY NEW YORK.
WILLIE'S FRENCH

WILLlE'S FRENCH.
Willie thought himself most wise
WOndrouS foolish. Willie.
His French would truly agonize-
Mangled Willy-nilly.
Willie now one seldom secs
TO maiden, fair but chilly
He chanced to call pince-nez pink knees
Ostracized is Willie.
The G;lul in Town Topics
David Harum," as dramatizcd by IL.
and 4. Hitchcock, has been read to w.
faction with it and the part. The first
production of it will be Oh April 8.
Plaids will be fashionable this spring,
Judging from the display Of recent impor-
taticnS. Gray. white and mauvc arc
prominent in the colOrs shown. and the
whole range Of pastel tints is utilized
High pompadours arc disappearing and
once more the shape of womans own
head may be seen. Simplicity of coiffure
is coming into style again, and individual
taste may be consulted in the arrange
ment of my lady's tresses.
A lovely fan carried by one of the
January debutantes is of the palest green
feathers, soft as down. and shading to
white at the very tips. When the fan is
i'll motion the soft unduation of the
feathers and their dainty coloring give
the effect of StafOam.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-01-26
Charity in London.

London is charity mad. Always city
has been taken as an excuse to work the
public to an extent almost unprecedent-
ed. First came the lord mayors or man
sion house fund for the benefit of The
orphans and widows of soldiers killed in
the Transvaal. 1t was popular from the
start and now aomunts to 100000 or
nearly 81, 500 600. All this money came
private OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Tribune. '
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-01-26
AN lNFALLlBLE REMEDY.

and are always to be had. When that
unmistakable respiration calls the moth
er to act promptly let her quickly cut
them in pieces. stew, fry 'hoil or bake.
with, If possible, IL small bit of pork or
lard. and place Il bag of them ut once up-
ON the little ones chest. Now let her
have a large onion cut in thick slices s,.
gar placed between each slice. and as
S'un as the juice begins to flow she has
ready one nf the best Group Syrups. 1t is
quite as effective as ipccac in ordinary
cases. and i'll large doses will even prove
emrtic. 1t loosens at once Care should
he taken to project the child from drafts.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-01-26
Calif0rnia's Gold Production

The gold production of southern Cali
fornia has increased rapidly during the
past two years, and now forms a large
percentage Of the states gold product
The gold production of southern Califor-
mia for the past year, including the Rand
district, is estimated at $4,000, ,0OO-Los
Angeles Times, &, e:s s$:-, S5$ J:
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-01-26
GIRLS HANDLING OF MONEY.

\ girl can scarcely be too young to
have some idea Of the value of money
and :. weekly alowanc, will teach her
the pleasure of providing little gifts and
knlck- knackS out of her own pocket
-At the age of Is or Ii every girl should
nave an allowance. out of which she
Should buy her own gloves. stationery
and ribbons. This will teach her the use
t" which her pocket money can be put.
As she grows older her allowance
should include money for her entire
wardrobe. Such an allowance should be
probationary. and should depend upon the
grrl'S Judgment and care in the choosing
of her clothes during the period when the
first allowance is spent
every penny she spends. This will teach
her many things in the handling Of
money. and she will profit by her mis-
takeS.-Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-01-26
SU NJ NJ ER FABRICS,

Bargain sales have a double purpose
however. since in close proximity to the
bal gains novelties in summer fabrics
are temptingly displayed. TO be sure.
these gauzy things will not be required
before next May. but the most charming
patterns in organdies, dimities and even
foulard silks are brought out and
promptly sold in January. says the New
York Sun. 1t seems early to decide ON
summer gowns when the temperature is
down near zero, but the Woman who
h, states in the ur"an,iic department
thinking she will find something prctticr
later is sure t" be disappointed. The
choice des gns are soon picked up. New
ones are added from time to time, of
course, nut the first months of the new
year are the harvest time for pretty
novelties III cotton fabrics for dainty
summer gowns. as well as the golden
period for reaplng bargains.
is one Of th2 novelties at the organtc
counter. 1t is called mouSSeline, and is
a dainty soft mixture of silk and cotton
something between an organdie and Il
hatiste in texture. 1t comes in the pref
tlest delicate colors, quite plain with il
halrllne stripe like a tiny cord: or in
cIal novelty. however, is called Princess
Eugenic, and is fine white lace net.
hand painted in the softest colors i'm
:lmSlnablc, with different flower designs
IN separate sprays. 1t is expensive, but
1T comes in double width so that less is
required for Eonr gown. and it is so ex-
HulSlte in cOloring. so soft and clin.ing
in effect. that the price is hardly worth
consideration compared with the result
which can be produced with this charm
ing material.
The new tlimities with satin stripe
are prettier than anything of the kind
ever shown before, and as they are of
yard width and reasonable in price they
are we'll within the reach of every one.
Cheaper nluslins in foulard Patterns
are really very attractive. too, but the
finer class Of cotton dress goods will be
a temptation. indeed. this season. if the
early display is forerunner of what the
next few weeks will reveal to u.s.
Ratistcs of all kinds and conditions
VIII ne worn. and organdirS. always
charming. are here in more varied de-
signs than ever. One special style is Il
striking stripe of fine lines shading from
hight to the darker tintS Of one color. and
eliminating every two inches in Il wider
satin stripe. There is a variety of colors
III these stripes. and the effect is very
unusual. Other things already displayed
1or the summer campaign of dress are
the robe dress of dotted Swiss and bt-
tlste, trimmed with lace and embroidered
insertion, and edging.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-01-26
:ONIONS BRING BEAUTY.

If the virtues of the onion. both as q
medicine and as a heautifier, were gen
orally known. this deSpised vegetable
would not only be seen more frequently
on the family table, but would supplant
many il phial and pill box in the medi-
cine chest and also many a cosmetic on
the toilet table, says the Ladies' World.
lhe ancientS greatly appreciated it as
a food and understood its useful proper
ties. In both India and Egypt it has
been cultivated from remote antiquity,
ana 1t mas long been grown in Britain,
although 1t is sometimes said to have
ilrSt been introduced into that country
from Egypt in 1905: but this is Il mis-
take, fer it is now known to IL certainty
mat III some parts of Britain it was
cultivated long before that.
Today in Spain and Portugal-thosc
countries where not only the women but
the men are famed for their beautiful
compleNions-the onicn is very popular,
and is eaten as we eat an apple. and
often. with a piece of bread constitutes
the simple but very nutritious dinner of
the wcrkingman, for the onion is one of
the most nutritious of vegetables. 1t con,
tains large quantity of nitrogenou.
matter and uncrystallizable sugar. with a
pungent sulphurous oil, much resemb]ine
the oil Of garlic.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-01-26
FROCkS FOR LITTLE MAIDS.

!, For little girls, beginning with the
3-year,old tot, models vary from a waist
and skirt to the ever-graceful skirt at
tached to high yoke. the ideal dress
for babe
One i'll pale lavender-blue yelling was q
picture, being tried ON Il golden-haired
child. The little yoke was hidden un-
der deep collar rounding in front and
composed of much paler taffcta. Mar
row white dotted silk gimp in three
straight rows close together was the trim
ming. with plisse of the yelling edged
with very narrow white lace for the
bottom finish
For trifiing expense. if made at home.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-01-26
A LECTURE THAT FAILED.

a Boston woman who had the pleasure
Of Louisa AlcOtt's friendship relates an
amusing anecdotc of Miss Alcott's love
of the truth, which in one particular in
stance proved to be unfortunate.
1t was the first call she had paid Miss
Alcott since her own marriage. The
auth0ress viewed her fine gown, which fit-
ted like ii glove, scornfully. scanned her
h1gh-hcelcd boots, and then burst forth
a torrent Of reproach.
You ought to be ashamed to dress,
like that. Your gown fits too tight to he
comfortable. Your belt is too small for
You, and those foolish boots are enough
to cripple you. You are just like =,
a girl [ used to know Her sister was
sensible, and wore fiat heels, and no belt.
but she was just as silly as you are"
"And | suppose she died at 25, while
her sensible sister lived to play with her
grandchildren
"Well-no; as a matter of fact" re-
piled Miss Alcott, "she had FIVE fine.
healthy sons, and danced in her 1S-inch
belt. and her sister had only one baby
which was a sic<ly little thing.''
Il don't quite see the moral,' the WIS.,
itor said, somewhat amused.
''Nc," Miss Alcott admitted, ssI feared
after l started that the moral might not
be all that | could wish, but I said to
myself. Tell the truth, Louisa, though
the heavens should fall!'"
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-01-26


to avoid the hours nf meals.
Dn not apologize too much for not hay
inS called before. Your neglect to do so
has probably not been observed.
Never impose yourself upon yOur
friends unless You are fetlin" well and
are reasonably sure IF making Yourself
agreeable.
DO not offer your hostess the slight of il
hurried call.
Rise to take leave while you are the
sHcaks r-nnt when the conversation has
iangui>hcd. lest ynu appear to go because
yen are hortd-Mr>. Burton Kinysland
i'll Ladies' Home Journal
There are certain occasions when soci-
city txacts the payment Of formal visits
as, for example, in exchange for call
Of courtesy; after an invitation of any
kind whether accepted or tleclined: after
weddings. births and funerals; on any
occasion deemed worthy of congratula-
ton; on tho return from, q lang ah>onco
and always on the arrival of Il guest at
the house Of 4 friend.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-01-26
GARMENTS ToFlr OCCASION

The great lesson our women have vet
to learn is to dress according to their
carriages, why buy carriage clothes? If
they have not great fortunes summing
up into millions, why follow suit with
the woman: who has? All shops would
soon change their methods il they were
made to feel that their patrons were no
longer willing to dress without fitness.
: Fashions are created for all purposes
and for all purses, year in, year out.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-01-26
NlGATROBES.

The latest and most :<erviccahle model
for :; niyhtrohr is fitted with shoulder
;nl untlrrarm seams, the fullnrSS back
and front being gathered near the center
nf the yoke.
Hedy-mahc tucking with insertion is
used for the yoke. which is shaped in
double pointed effect and finished with
an c1-iny of insertion and rufflc of Val
encienneS lace. The bottom is finished
with Il deep hem. 1t closes inviSibly
down the center front with tiny pearl
buttons cn IL fly. For general use Ham
burg insertion and embroidery are more
durable than the fine lacc trimmings.
One of the original designs in night
robes shows fine linen done into IL model
i'll which elbow angel sleeves arc distin-
gushing features. The neck is rather
low and square. the corSagc outlined with
fine lace and ribbon. Ribbon also is run
through little openings made in the body
nf the fabric. This is one of tn, eX-
trava:anceS in nec''lcwork of the newer
lingerie.
And. by the WAY. ribbons are broader
than usual, as employed in the later un-
derwear linens. pUlbltfaced satin, two
inches wide, rather than baby width, is
the popular style for knots and ends.
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-01-26

S Town Topics reports an amusing story
of how Stuyvesant Fish took the reins
in his own hands the. other day and
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-01-26

: The, New York correspondent of the
Pittsburg Dispatch strikes a bargain for
Russell Sage: Russell Sage bought a
17-cent necktie YESTERDAY. He had just
The Virginia enterprise., 1900-01-26

pulled up one of his wife'S newest hob
bles with sharp jerk. 1t seems that
Mrs. Langtry and recitation of The
Absent-AIinded Bcggar" as the piece de
resistance of her vaudeville show When
this reached the ears OF Mr.. Fish he
spoke in terms that could not be mstak-
en-: NO. madam" he is reported to have
said, calmly but firmly, that is where l
draw the line. | will not have YOU bring
ing huSsies into my house"