The Virginia enterprise., 1900-01-05

York postoffice is the great distributing
center for this holiday mail, and the work
Of the last week has been enormous. On
Iuesday alone the total volume of money
orders hand!ed died By by supt. Eliott's depart
The moving spirits among the Strollers
are just now on the brink of nervous
cago" they shouldered a load that
threatens tc crush them. The expense of
staging and dressing the piece made y
tremendous hole in the clubs modest
sinking fund. The rent if the ballroom
Of the Waldorf-Astoria and contingent
expenses will make short work of $1,000
more. The managers of the show made
the most Of the advertising they got
out of the Duke Of Manchester: but the
retirement of the ducal yellow kid from :.
the cast has had depressing effect on :
the receipts. After the Strollers have :
taken their share of profits from the
three best performances Of the week.
The Strollers recently elected nearly 100
new members. Cot. John Jacob 1AStor
among them, so the club is not exactly Il
pOOrhOuse.
rev people VINO are amused ut large
audiences by the ''ManeuverS Of Jane
who plays the part of Miss Bowater was
Il society favorite of San Francisco the
daughter of William Lewis. the wealthy
manufacturer of that city. Her present
engagement is her first on the profcssion-
al stage. Miss Gertrude Lewis longed
for the stage, and her parents opposed
her wish until they were convinced of her
Il 1x~.. l.
ago the girls father accompanied her to
New York and discussed ways and means
for her appearance on the New York
stage. Daniel Frohman was attracted
by the young woman'S manner and ap-
pearance. and engaged her to play the
part of Miss Bowater. The requirements
are not great, but the friends of Miss
Lewis were happy over her success in
starting under favorable conditions
The Empire State Society of the Unte.l
States Daughters of 1872 gave a parry
at Delmonico's in celebration of Mrs.
Jennie June Croly's birthday About 2(N,
members and guests We're present.
Luncheon was the first order of the G;,.-.
| and when all had been seated ii Chau-
tauqua salute from everyone present was
waved to Mrs; Croly. who was seated at
the right of the president, Mrs. William
Gerry Slade. Among others who sat 1T
the presidents table were Mrs Charles
II. Denison, Mrs. William Tod Hel1nutb.
Mrs. A. NJ. Palmer. Aunt Louisa Eli.
ridge: Miss Anna NJ. Jones, Mrs. Edward
Lee Young, Mrs. Angus Cameron of Wis
consin. Mrs. Raymond Perrin and Miss
Ellen Burt Ford. The lamps upon the.
| tables We're shaded with the national cot,
| orS. After luncheon IL graceful poem,
appropriate to the OCCASION was read bv
it's author. Mrs; Philip CARPENTER \ copy
of the poem, illustrated with line draw
ings, was presented to Mrs. Croly.
\ new carnation grown for the Dur
pose of rivaling the famous "$3O,WNp
Lawson Pink" has been on exhibition,
in New York city. 1t is called the chai.
lenge carnation and was grown by DeIlc-
duse Bros. Of Flatbush for J. FleiSch-
man, florist. who now has it on cxhbi-
ton. The experimentation, which has
taken up year, was intended to produce
pink bloom, but the unexpected result
rise, combination more highly regarde,
by florists than the solid pink. The chal
lenge is very stiff-stemmed, has a pecu
iarly curly foliage, and has that fluff
ness Of blossom so much sought for. ant
produced, in the ordinary carnation. b.
artificial lOOsening, and wiring. 1t i!
said that this carnation will last for from
eight to ten days, and that it opens ou
as it grows older, instead Of closing Il!
do other flowers of the species The
present exhibit of sixty odd flowers is tn.
first considerable output of the new
plant.
, BY the unqualified success of their
house party theatricals at Lakewood. y.
j.. by !; hospitality which was nlagniti
cent, Mr.. and Mrs. George ]. Gould
achieved their greatest social victrry
Mrs. Gould. for the first time since hel
marriage, appeared before the fcotlights
thusiasnl. 1t was announced by some
ciliation of the George Gould and How
and Gould families, but the assumption
was not justified. Mrs. Howard Gould
gave party in New York :, 3her tive
nieces. The festivities began with a ban
Quet at Laurel-in-thcP Pines. Small ova
tables were used. each accommoiat ting
from six to dozen persons. At Mrs
Belmont's table, on the right. sat Lis
penard Stewart, and on her left Lor'
Monte Britton. Others at her table wtr,
Harry Lchr, Pierre DeschampS Mrs
Duncan Elliot, w. Cutting and o. II. 7
Belmont. At Mr.. GouldS table were
Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew. Herr!
Cews Mrs. |. Townsend Burden. Mrs
Adolph Ladenburs. John E. Cowden
Miss Cameron and Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Dana Gibson. The theatrical,
consisted of "A Pair of Lunatics.' 1.-The
Marble Arch and 1.-The Twilight of the
Gods In the last piece Mrs. Goult
took the leading part.