The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-12-13
N GAY new YORK.
Scenes and Incidents Of Everyday
Life in the Paris Of America. -

Maurice Barrymore is not dying, as re-
ported to be the fact recently. The
long Island home authorities state that
his condition is much the same as it was
last March. when he was admitted after
his insane attack Oh his daughter, Miss
Ethel Barrymore.
Hamilton Fish has leased the house Of
Charles Gouverneur Weir. in Fiftielh
street. for the winter, to bring out his
daughter, Miss Janet Fish, in society.
Dr.. and Mrs. Weir will remain un::l
Christmas ut their country place on the
Hudson, after which they expect to make
trip to California.
The work Of spinning the four great
cables Of the new East river bridge has
been begun. The spinning process is 4
most picturesque operation. Passengers
on ferryboats today had and will have
lesson in the building of such a gigantic
piece Of engineering as this bridge.
Frank ]. Gould has gwen away five
valuable st. Bernard pups. One Of
them he gave to his sister, Miss Helen
Wheeler's daughter. Mr.. Goulds kennel
is advertised for sale. 1t cost him neatly
100000 and he will have to sell ut such
Il sacrifice that he will NOT get his money
back.
Tho diligence Of Uncle Sans customs
revenue officials, always marked, has
been rather monumental Of late. The
latest victims Of Il mistaken ability to de
ceiye are five stewards of North Ger
man Lloyd liner, who attempted to SNUG
gle $500 worth Of Sumatra leaf into New
York. 1t is said that the arrests re-
vealed systematic scheme which has
been in successful operation for some
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. II. p. Belmont went
to Washington some days ago to secure
a house adequate to their needs For a
their efforts that they failed to find what
they desired and have taken large
suite Of rooms 1T the New Willard for
the season. So great has been the. de-
nand for large houses, furnished and un-
furnished. for the season in Washington
that there is now scarcely an available
house to be had.
The annual exodus Of New York's
wealthy pleasure seekers to Southern re-
sorts has begun. The number of town
camps owned by New Workers. in the
South is rapidly increasing and shooting
parties are now regular winter pas
time. The shootings are as extensive as
those OF Scotland. and among the OWL
srs Of parks. of this kind in North and
George Gould and E. II. Hartman. In
fact, the hunting regions Of the South
are almost as much pre-empted as the
Adirondacks.
The two great Manhattan subwayS are
ctfecting transformation in the char
acter Of buildings in certain districts on
the island. a surprising feature takes
the form of hotel building. Not lcssf
than thirty-five skyscrapcr hotels havSs
been projected in the central district dur
ton being $1S,555, 900. And this Won
derful hotel construction stands againsr
the record Of the preceding year. which
had surpassed all previous hotel building
with IT'S seven hotels, ut an estimated
construction cost Of 81, 10000.
The digging Of the rapid transit tun-
total ccst of the tunnel, with its equip
mtnt IS estimated in round numbers at
will be only about $2,So0,o0 Work
on the tunnel began in August, 1900.
and the average monthly Expenditure
has been q little over 100000. One Of
the most interesting of the engineering
feats going on in this connection is the
Forty street. between Fourth and
Seventh avenues. The railway tracks
are supported by timbers and the blast
ing is carried on without interruption to
traffic. ~
Delmonico dinner rendered Andrew Car.
negie by 400 Scots: Mr.. Carnegie made
hit. All through his speech, which WIS
br'stllng with scintillating Wit. he was
at his best: Il want you all to remem
Der this he said, that YOU cannot all
succeed sues in dying poor: Some of you
thing behind you. Tonight we're as he
land as whisky and as lowland as haggis.
It's like the higher criticism said nm
old woman who believed in it. Now,
take the doctrine OF total depravity-it's
as guild as 'onny O them, if you only live
up to it,"
The Liner Minneapolis brought in a
most distinguished crowd Of passengers.
On this boat, among others. was the
Duke Of Newcastle, who comes over to
spend several months. He is regular
visitor now. and says that he comes for
pleasure only: Asked if ne had anything
to say of personal nature or relating to
the Church of England, he replied that
he had not. He went to the Savoy. An
other arrival was Maj Gen. G.. J. Swind-
ley, retired. of the British army. The
general owns an orange grove in Florida
and is on his way there to spend the vim
ter months. He is venerable-look
man and wears monocle, which. every
time he laughs. falls away from his eye.
According to real estate dealers New
York is rapidly becoming a rich mans
town exclusively. Rents have not only
risen rapidly in the past few years, but.
it is freely predicted, they are bound to