The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-11-01
IN GAY NEW YORK.
Scenes and Incidents Of Evefyday
Life In the Paris Of America. -

Augusta Deforest, the well-known ac-
tress who played leading roles with AL
exander Salvini, John Mccullough and
Edwin Booth, died at her home in New
York city.
Mrs. Harry Lehr is not in Baltimore,
port, and gave dinner party last night
leased for the autumn.
Vernona Jarbeau and her company of
players are stranded in Jersey City, and
their effects, including the equine play
ing the star part of the Wild Horse of
;r nSrd in pM a are in the sher
penses are the explanation offered.
AT the Criterion theater on Tuesday
William Faversham presented for the
raiser, prince Charlie" by Robert
Marshall. The piece, which was hand
Somely mounted, was we'll received, and
Mr.. Faversham was given an ovation.
Mrs. Levi P. Morton did not accom-
pany her husband and two daughters.
who arrived from England on board the
Philadelphia. She may come over later
Mr.. Morton and his daughters will 90
at once to Ellerslie, his place on thu
Hudson, where they will spend the fall
Since it has become the fashion to call
place Of business ''parlor' we have
parlors of all descriptions. We thought
the "bootblack parlor" the limit. but it
has remained for the blacksmith to 60
one better. On a large sign in Fifty
third street is this inscription: Horse
shooting Parlors.'
Weber & Fields have put in active re-
hearsal their appreciation of "a Message
From Mars" travesty which is said to
depart somewhat from the manner of bur-
hal! Of these actor-managers. The sketch
will be introduced into ''Hoity Toity,"
and will take up only little more than
quarter Of an hours time.
A plan was formally placed before the
h hoa RI OF mhnnagers of the ., NeW YORK
Gates. These certi6ca Gates viii, it is pro
posed. be similar to the pig iron warrants
or certificates now dealt in. AT the pres
ent time dealings in copper OH the ex-
change are entirely in lake copper.
"All you can eat for 10 cents" was the
announced plan under which a restaurant
started business near Wall street. 1t did
not run on this schedule after ? D. M,
the "alyou-can-eaters" has exhausted
the supply Of provender in the lockers.
The same establishment was open again
the next day on a basis of pay for what
you-order.' 1t seemed likely to keep
open. There was i noticeable difference
in t1Nn hnr - bN1 hn
table.
\ stranger in New York might mag
inc that no, woman Of fashion ever
lunched ut home, judging by the num-
Der Of Well-known maids and matrons
seen daily at various restaurants. The
Waldorf. Delmonico's and Sherry's are
Of the patrons are >:c',en. 1t has be-
come quite fad to give the palm-room
luncheon parties. Town Topics remarks:
While it is no doubt gratifying to such
well-known, women as Mrs. Fish and
Mrs: Oelrichs to he admired by the gap
ing to the hotel men. whose matinees
thus vie in attractivcness with those of
the theaters.'
Frank Jay Could son Of the late fnan-
cler, 1T is announced has become en-
gagged to Miss Helen Kelly, daughter of
the late Edward Kelly, the son of Eu-
at his summer home near New Rochelle,
n. l.. Mrs. Edward Kelly, who has re-
turned to her town residence, does not
deny the report. By friend of tho
Gould family it was said that the an
nouncement was probably correct, and
that those who knew of the attention the
young man had been paying to the young
woman had expected it for some time
1t was intended to keep the engagement
secret.
Andrew Carnegie is to visit Hobokcn
IN December and on that occasion will
eat railroad spikes and IT, rails. will
OF similar nature. If appearances count
Mr.. Carnegie gave $65.OOO to Stevens
institute to build the new laboratory IF
engineering. and his return from Europe
will be celebrated by dinper after the
dedication Of the new building. Presl-
dent Moron will have a singular feast
served. Mods are now being made for
the bread which will be used. It will BE-
made in the shape Of railroad spikes.
The ice-cream will be in tie shape Of
IT, rails, fried oysters will be taken
from miniature locomotive, and when
the blast furnace is tapped there will IS.
sue sue from rom it punch instead of molten iron
that night.
Since it has become the fad for womel
to wander through the corridors of the
Waldorf Astoria it is no unusual thing
TO see the fair sex in the Hobbies of other
large hotels. A stranger in New York
expressed surprise the other day when
two women walked into a Broadway ho-
tel. went straight to the desk and asked
for their mail and key. The strangers
remark of surprise that the women failed
to use the private entrance ELECTED the
statement from the clerk that times have
changed in New York. II believe the
Waldorf astoria" said the clerk, ''has
revolntionized matters in this respect.
and by their innovations in hotel man,
agement secured for the women priv
leges which few would have considered
1t quite proper to avail themselves Of
prior to few years ago. But I can re-