The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-19
N GAY NEW YORK.
Scenes and Incidents Of Everyday
Life in the Paris of America, u

Scenes and Incidents OF Everyday
Life in the Paris of America. -
Mrs. 0. H. r. Belmont has decided not
to remain at Newport this summer. She
will sail for Europe to join her husband
at Carlsbad.
Mrs. Frank Mackey has been i'll and
time. She is going away for some time
to recoup and has had to cancel all en-
gagelnents.
Mr.: and Mrs. Foxhall Keene are
spending the season in London. 1t is an
interesting coincidence that twenty years
ago the elder Kecnc won the Grand Prix
with horse called Foxhal.
The North German Lloyd Steamship
company has contracted for six new
freight and passenger steamships. These
new vessels will be propelled by twin
screws. and will be of 1000 to 5000 tons
register.
Ellis island, where the immigrants first
set foot on American soil. is to be en-
larseh. Orders to that effect have been
received. The enlargement is for the
purpose Of establishing il marine hospi-
tai there.
GcorSe Washngton's monument in
Mon square is in danger for workmcn
have eXcavated all around the pedestal
OF the statue. These men who are dig
Slng the tunnel have no respect for beau
ty or age.
Dog thieves are the terror of society
people just now at Newport, and Mrs
Burke Roche is mourning the loss Of her
bulldog, and has had all the policemen
in Newport looking for her pet in the
hope Of winning the large reward which
she has offered for it's recovery
All the fools are not dead yet. In one
Of the Sunday papers appeared per
sonal which requested 1.-THE brunette
from whose neck a gentleman removed a
IN case wedding results from the inter-
view the bug will give Cupid hard
chase for his reputation.
Mrs. Ogden Mills and her twin daugh-
tcr> have arrived in London and are
staying with Mr.. and Mrs. Cavcnlsh
Bentinrk. at Richmond terrace. Lon
don society is much interested in the two
sets of twins. the Misses Mills and their
cousins. the Misses Cavendish Bentinck.
The cousins are about the same age.
No matter whether or not Commissions
or ClauSen allows a monopoly to control
the privilege Of sitting down in Central
park Commissioner Brewer of Prospect
park. Brooklyn. will not follow III his
footsteps. Not so long as | have any
thing to do with the parks will there be
distinction made between tho rich anil
the poor" is the way he puts it, which
is Il pretty hard rap at Clausen
-Four carloads of fans are on their way
from Chicago to New York. They are
not baseball fans to root for Ned Han
Ions bunch Of players. INT electric fans
to stir up the hot air an! put a little life
int" it. The extremely hot weather has
completely exhausted the supply OF fans
in this city. and those coming from Chi
cago are being sent through on express
time to furnish relief to suffering human-
ity.
Ella horate preparations are being made
at Bayard Cuttings country home. East
lslip: l.. l.. for the reception to Bayard
Cutting, Jr.. and his bride. They were
married in London or April 30 and sailed
on the St. Louis from Southampton on
July 6. Mrs: Cutting was Lady Cuffe
daughter Of the Earl Of Desart Young
Mr.. Cutting and his bride will go from
special train. accompanied by a number
OF guests. The Cutting home and the
grounds will be decorated. and in the
evening there will be an electrical illumi-
nation and Il display of fireworks.
The attendants get little money out Of
the Central park chairs. Most of them
are occupied by children. who find pleas
ure in annoying the collectors. The other
day an Italian family got row of six
chairs which had an excellent position
on the mall. None could be persuaded
to move the Italians and they stayed in
the chairs. Madison Square park. which
has been the scene of the worst fights
over the pay chairs, started early to keep
up its reputation. Police Commissioner
Murphy says the troubles will not lead
him to change his order directing the po-
lice to refrain from aiding in the collec-
tion Of the chair tax. They are to pre-
serve order and nothing else
Speaking of BUGS and such things. the
mouse fad has hit New York. All the
stylish young women in town are leaving
their French noodle dogs to look after
themselves while they get all kinds Of
amusement out of pet rodent Just
what the latter thinks of the innovation
cannot be related On Fifth avenue the
other afternoon two young women Were
noticed carrying common. everyday mice
around with them. One had ii gold chain
about its neck. while the other had a
piece of baby ribbon. The latest thing
is to train the mice to waltz Some OF
them can do turn that would make a
Bowery girl look like an amateur. OF
course, those able to waltz are in great
demand.