The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1900-08-10
IN GAY NEW YORK.
THE GOLFING CAME

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THE GOLFING GAME
y wh;ng-a whirrng thro' the air
TWO hundred yards to walk.
ANOTHER Whany-an hours search
Made warm with lOW-Dreatheu talk.
y duplication of the Whuny-
. Tie walk and talk. the same
The Sreen-a pretense at. croquct--
And that's the goting game. Life.
The social feud between Mrs. Oelrichs
and Airs! Fish is at an end 1t is re-
ported that they met and made up:
/ 1t is now reported that the date of the
AanderbiltErench wedding has been
q changed to October and the PLACE to
Trinity church, Newport. Bishop Potter
is to oticiatc.
|: Miss Maude Fanny Holins. the play
or ana singer. was married in the city
hall on Tuesday to George Hugh, .Thon-
as. The groom is the sou of, Edwin L.
THOMAS. wealthy lumber merchant Of
Honkers. He played in private theatre
Gals there with Miss Holiins in May for
the benefit of the st. Andrews church.
1t is reported that the wedding of AL
fred &. Vanderbilt to Miss Elsie French
VIII not occur at Newport this summer
but may be one Of the functions of the
New York season next winter. Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt. mother of the pros
pectlve bridegroom, will not return from
Europe with her daughter, Miss GLADYS
Vanderbilt, until late this fail.
claims one of the bellies of the smart
set to young gentleman high in her
favor. "Have you got flea ?" The ex-
preston on the face of her maternal
grandmother, had she overheard this en-
gaging. SAIL would have been worth per-
petuating in a photograph, but the vola-
tile young lady took good care that she
should not risk reproof
The newest thing in dlnner-table deco
rations is Il pineapple plant. 1t is grown
especially for this use and may be bought
in pot for S.. The long leaves, like rib
bon grass, with white and reddish strips
On pale green ground, droop gra cefully
on all sides, and in the center is a small
pineapple, UNBEATABLE, but very attractive
in appearance. Society in New York and
Newport has taken kindly to this new ia
bic ornament, and it is to be seen at any
Of the ultra-f fashionable dinners and lun-
cheCnS OWnadayS.
a mysterious stranger made his appear
ance at the Brighton Beach rdcetrack and
in two days cleared about $4,000 accord
ing to the bookmakers: He gave the in
itials of r. 2. and G. One day he backed
the entire six winners The next day he
was in great form again, backing FIVE
winners. losing only on Picco}o for a
place. The third day he backed five win
ners, not touching the race where Briga~
dicr was such Il prohibitive favorite.
Some Western horsemen who noticed
him say that he was a well-knOWn figure
on the Chicago racetracks.
\ fve-story settlement house" is to be
built in the historic district on the far
west side known as "Hell's Kitchen" 1t
will be at the corner OF Tenth avenue
mated at 100000. Such a building will
be vast improvement for what has
been rather an unsavory locality, partic-
| ularly If the house is equipped as report
says it will be. According to the plans
there are to be bowling alleys, baths, an
auditorium, reception room, a kinder
garten, a gymnasium, manual training
and cooking schools, and, of course, an
elaborate roof garden.
| More palaces are to go up in "million-
aires row. that stretch of Fifth avenue
facing Central park, where property val.
ues are high, in harmony with the for
! tunes of most of those who live there
John w. Sterling, the banker, is to build
a mansion just north of Seventy-second
street, and plans for it were finished a
day or two ago. Mrs. Howard Gould is
to- have a marble palace on the French
Empire style, at the corner, of Seventy
third street. It will have a magnificent
entrance level with the street, guarded
by acknowledgement marble pillars, and
the roof OF the building is to be of fine
copper. Half dozen other residences
Of royal splendor are projected for that
immediate neighborhood
London has set the fashion for fruit
dinners. 1t is very pretty idea. re.
! placing the purely floral dinners for the
hot months. According to an English
journal, it is a mixture which at once
delights the heart and the appetite, fol
it is noted that nothing whets the latter
like a cool, graceful and well-laid table
rations, not fruit bought by the pound
but fruit on it's branches. these branches
being entWined iii the hanging electric
lights and forming sort of basket
whence depends fresh currants, shining
cherries and golden apricots. The effect
of these fruits amid trails of foliage is
thought to be enchanting. On the table
in little fiat crystal dishes. shaped like
leaves, are arranged the fruits in season.
form. with second compartment in
which are placed powdered sugar and a
! little gold spoon of some exquisite pat.
tern. New and ingenious ideas for lay.
ing the table are being constantly intro.
! duced, and the artistic hostess, or hel