The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-06-22

EIGHTY IN THE SHADE.
She tapped the giddy census man,
giriisn rapping with her fan,
And, Stimulating pouting rage,
she , then refused to tell her age
Which age was Weigh1y.
I'm just as old as l may lock-;
The man he read her like a book;
lust write it down whateer you think
re EN- man lt,, he dipped his pen in ink
The Brute in Town Topics.
~ lion corner is the latest fad. \
poet, author, artist, actor Or COMPOSER
whom one may lionize is selected, and n
late portrait of the glorified one is hung
conspicuously and appropriately framed,
surrounded perhaps by pictures taken at
various periods Of his or her existence.
An autograph letter, reproductions of the
best pictures, if an artist, or the favorite
books, if an author, enhance the value of
such corner.
At recent dinner given in Paris by
Fred Martin for American society lead
crs. Mrs. Edward Luckemeyer tainted
and burst the string Of pearls around her
neck. The pearls scattered over the floor
and and fly FIVE were lost, They We're worth
the pearls from NJ IS Charlotte Moulton
1t is strang coincidence that just at the
time Mrs. Luckemeyer tainted Miss
Moulton died at Dinard. The pearls were
herlooms of the Nfoulton family, and
many supeistitious omehs are credited to
them. The necklace was valued at 5000,
OOO
An 9O-foot iron fence or screen is to be
erected by the owners Of big apart
thorcughfare that looks upon Central
park, the purpose of which fence is tc
shut out the view from the windows OF
an adjoining house now in process of cree
ton. The owners of the new house cal
it spite fence. Perhaps it is, for il
i is to ~, be painted black on the : tide fae
is to have white paint. and to be hung
with rejecting mirrors. Thus does thu
| refinement of spite fences grow iii this
enlightened community.
Olga Ncthersole sailed for Europe or
the Majestic. Her brother and Miss
Madgr Field accompanied her While
the actress stood saying goodbys, news
boy. who served her with daily paper.
at her home, came running up and pre-
scented her with pretty bunch of roses
Tears came into her eyes as she thanked
him.
| Miss Nethersole said: sin many re
sp'cts this season has been a most try
ing che, but it has taught me what Il hos
of friends l have. go back to England
today richer by thousands in friends thar
| was ever before. 1t is only when w,
are in trouble that VIC learn the tru'
| value Of SUCH
Henry Lchr was treated to a cham
| I,o,,
Baltimore, which he and John Love ar
ranged for Louis o. Bresee, who is t.
be married to Miss Vogeler. The Dime
was al fresco, and the story is that as tn
wine began to work on the young men
number of incidents happened that ha,
not been prearranged. Howard Parr
who is to be Bresee's best man, was in
terrupted in his speech by George X
Jones with rude remarks. BreSee ex
| Then there was skirt dance on the ia
D e ny Arthur Fler,e and another by MI
Keck. Then, after number Of speeche
had been made, Harry Lehr tried to &c
the floor. He had some trouble. bein
told that the brand of champagne he req
poses. and that it was hair oil. The
several stalwart members of the part
rubbed bottle Of it on his head.
Miss Marie Allen Wilmerdng, bette
known as Mrs. Jack Wi!merding. is &C
ing on the stage. She is to follow tn
example Of her intimate friend, Mrs
Jack Bloodgood. Mrs Wilmerding
best remembered on account of her sta
at Bloomington asylum, and the effort
to get her released, which were so bit
terly opposed and were finally success
full. Her divorce proceedings agains
her husband also attracted considerabl
attention, and altogether it is expecte
est when, she appears before the foo
lights. Mrs. Wilmerding is a grant
daughter of Commodore Vanderbilt
She and her husband quarrelcd. and Mr.
Wilmerding. it is alleged, drank so niue
that finally her nervous system gave OF
and she was sent to Bloomingdale.
A new continental note has been il
PRODUCED into America by Sherry, th
New York rcstaurantcur, in tic oat-o
door cafe which he has Just opened ;
his famous hostelry in Fifth avenue.
is on terrace in the avenue side of tn
building, and lest the innovation strike tn
American sense of propriety too keenl!
it is discreetly screened from the diret
gaze Of the pedestrians by a row of DO
trees. Everybody knows that the paw,
ment cafes along the boulevards of Par
are among the sights Of the place, all
are the wonder of most American tou
lists. To sit and sip cooling beverage
and watch the ever-changing and bril-
liant crowds is fascinating pastime, an
it has often been asked why such cafe
have never been tried on this side of til
Atlantic. One reason advanced is thu
so many American men chew Tobacco
and so many others are so utterly r.
CARELESS of the feelings of their fellow
that the sidewalk cafe would soon d.
sccnd to the level of a corner cigar sho
a consummation hardly to be wishes
Sherry's venture will solve the question