Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-03-02
IN GAY NEW YORK.

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Among some of the contemplated sail
ingS are those of Mrs. Cornelius Wander
bilt and Miss Gladys Vanderbilt, who
go abroad in the middle of March.
Mr.. and Mrs. Potter Palmer will short
ly determine whether they will take
cottage at Newport for the coming sea
son. Their present intentions are to pass
a portion of the summer abroad, but to
come TO Newport in the latter part of the
season, when Prince and Princess Can
tacuzene are to be in Newport for short
stay.
Oscar Hammerstein signed FIVE
years contract recently with the Russell
brothers. They will open the season at
the Victoria next September in an up-to-
date musical play to be written by Harry
b. Smith, and will be surrounded by
strong company of players and a large
chorus. Their relation to the play will
be much the same as Weber and Fields
and the Rogers brothers bear to their
productions. The Victoria is not to be
a syndicate" house.
Society is on the qui viye at the advent
of Lady Sarah Wilson in this country.
Lady Sarah Wilson will sail from Cher
bourg next week. She will make quite
stay here, where number of entertain
mentS will be arranged in her honor She
is the aunt of the Duke of Marlborough.
and her experiences in South Africa,
where she wens as a special correspond
ent, have become world renowned. She
insisted upon serving in that capacity
and did some very good work and had
some extraordinary adventures. She is
one of the best horsewOmen in England
and is sister of the late Lord Randolph
Churchill. Her husband is Gorden Ches-
ney Wilson of the Royal Horse guards.
Harry Lehr has pretty taste in dress.
In the gay, light garments of summer
he is particularly pleasing. His striped
fannels, his Panama hats and his neck
ties are models of elegance He always
looks delightfully."- cool. He has been
known to wear a bangle or bracelet on
his left ankle, thereby surprising in
originality the Prince of Wales, who
only wears one on his wrist. On one oc-
casion Mr., Lehr created quite a sensa.
ton by wearing his bangle with kncker-
bockers on the golf links. In spite of
this he is by no means prominent
golfer. The shape of mis- leg is much ad-
mired. He looks particularly we'll on
bicycle.
Town Topics deprecates the attempt TO
belittle the value of the favors at the
cotillon of which j. Henry Smith was
the host at Sherry'S, recently. As mat
ter of fact, they We're as handsome and
as costly as those given by Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Mackay. which were the finest
presented at any dance since the Whitney
ball. Among the richest of the favors
were the large portfolio blotterS of deep
red velvet. bound with heavy silver or
gold galloon. and fitted in exquisite taste
The cigar lights in silver or silver gilt
We're large and handsome. The beauti-
full rose wands given to the girls had
tiny electric lights in the center of the
flowers, that, when the miniature bat
teries were turned on. illuminated the
hearts Of the flowers with a light of the
same shade. The men, too, had r0settes
to match with the tiny lamps. and as
the women, carrying the lighted wands
to meet their partners the scene |
was dazzling. The immense rose hearts
in yellow and red. IS by l. inches across,
were also effective.
As the theater crowds were pouring |
up Thirty-fourth street toward the Wal !
dorf-Astoria hotel Sixth avenue trolley |
car collided with heavy truck and |
scrambled 1000 eggs. running dainty |
evening dresses and other apparel in the |
operation. Such an 0melet was never |
seen in the borough Of Manhattan The |
eggs had spent the winter in cold storage |
and were in transit TO a downtown deal |
or who supplies strictly fresh" ones TO |
his customers. Some of them had 6 |
past and Herald square just about that |
time became a very undesirable spot In |
front of the Broadway Tabernacle stood I
three bad actors, out of engagements. |
who signed reminiscently "a they lodged |
the yellow shower More than one an |
CRY woman, whose dress was spoiled by |
this catastrophe, threatened to wrcak |
in person on the uuucky |
driver. but as that Individual was taken /
to a hospital with several broken ribs |
there is but little opportunity to get even. |
The street car company issue,l a dis
and it looks as though the only |
persons prohting thereby will be a few |
tailors and dressmahers.