Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-08-25
N GAY NEW YORK.
Scenes and Incidents os Every5ay
Life in the Pari; Of Amsrica. ;:

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Juliette Nesville, whose death in Par.s
was reported the other day, came to this
country with the attractive group of
women that included Cissie Fitzgerald.
Maud Hobson Decma Moore and
Blanche Massey She was about the
most attractive of the group that APP
pcared in a Gaiety Girl" She was
French, although she pronounced her
name in the English fashion, dressed in
the English style and did everything in
her power to give the impression that she
was an English woman. But her speech
always betrayed her; as she never
learned TO speak English with facility.
The greater part of her stage career was
passed in England and only once after
she had appeared first in London did she
return to her native country to apDear
professionally. She was not beauty,
but her personality was extremely mag
neuc and her assumption of Indifference
to all ordinary theatrical effort made her
acting highly plqualt and attractive. if
not artistic to the same degree. She was
equal of the best of her countrywomen
IN singing the characteristic couplets of
the Paris music hall stage. None of the
succeeding Gaiety companies ever
brought such an attractive group of
women as that of "A Gaiety Girl" Not
all of them We're we'll known in London
and some, such as Cissie Fitzgerald, had
never been seen outside of the British
provincial towns: But they were as a
whole sufficiently superior to any that
came after them to leave "a Gaiety
Girl the brightest memory Of all the
English musical farces.
\ TO
tain quarters in Wall street yesterday
TINS country IS to lose another prominent
resident. James X. Keene, the veteran
bear who has won renown in innumel-
able speculative conflicts is said to have
bought house III England for the pur-
pose of taking up his abode there
The. rnmor could not be substantiated
at Mr.. keene's financial headquarters
here. Talbot j. Taylor, head of the firm
Of Talbot j. Taylor Il Co. is his son-n-
law and has heard nothing of the report
ed purchase of an English residence
In quarters where the report was cred
tied it was said that Mr.. Keene would
probably visit this country regularly 1t
certain seasons of the year if he should
really take up his residence in England.
but that his racing interests like those
of Richard Croker, would be chiefly on
the other side. where his permanent
home would be located.
When Mr.. keene left this country a
few months ago for Europe on a health
trip, accompanied by his physician. DIR.
Austin Flint, he gave not the slightest
hint that he intended to settle in Eng
land
Associated press dispatches from Lon
don stated that Mr.. Koene had leased
shooting box in Scotland, and this may
have given rise 10 the story.
Surrogate Thomas decided an appeal
from the decision of the appraisers pass
ing upon the value of different parts of
the estate of the late Theodore \. Have
meyer III order TO impose the transfer
tax. The papers submitted show that
Mr.. Havemeyer LOST heavily in a trans
action in the stock of the American
Sugar Refining company, with the man
agement Of which company the Have
meyer family has been prominently iden-
titled.
Mr.. Havemeyer had bought 1900
shares of the common stock of this COM
pany at S125 on margin, the purchase
price being 100000. The stock was
sold after his death by the estate at Il
loss of $72.209. 46. which the estate had
to make good to the brokers. Certain
other stock had been placed with the
brokers to secure them in the transac-
ton. The appraisers came to the con
clusion that Mr.. Havemeyer owned this
other stock, and they taxed it at the
price for which it was sold. Mr.. Have
meyer died in the spring of 1891 with.
out making will. Surrogate Thomas
decides that the title to this stock was
held by the brokers subject to the right
TO redeem ON the part of Mr. HavemcYer
ON paying the cost of the stock This
and other stocks held as collateral to
secure the deal in Sugar the Surrogate
also holds are not taxable.
fat man was swimming at Manhat-
tan beach the other day when his bath
ing suit parted in the middle He waved
signals of distress and friends went to
his rescue. At his request they swan to
shore, procured a new bathing suit and
took II out to him. Then he swan still
farther cut, wriggled out of his Old bath
ing suit and into his new one. while
people ON the beach yelled laughing en-
c0uragement To him. ANY one who has
ever tried To undreSs and dress III thirty
feet of rough water knows what
patience and natatOrial skill the feat de-
mandS. and those who have never tried
can imagine When the fat man came
ashore IN his new suit he said he had
swallowed several gallons of salt water.
hut he was not drowned. and he had
managed To make himself pre- sentable in
whole garment.
\ peculiar consequence of the death Of
Coils L. Huntington has been noticed in
the crowds OF curious persons who have
gone out of their way to look at the
outside of the paiatial residence of the
dead muttl-mllliouaire in Flfty-Seventh
street, near Fifth avenue. Ii is one of
the handSomcSt private houses in the
city. within a few doors of the magniti-
cent home of William G. Whitney. and
just around the corner from the palace
wNher Cornelius Vanderbilt used to live.
These houses have always been objects
interest h1vr