The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-02-01
N GAY NEW YORK.
Scenes and Incidents Of Everyday
Life in the Paris of America. y

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J. Coleman Drayton, accompanied by
his daughter, Miss Drayton, will arrive
in New York shortly from England to
pass the balance of the winter in this
city, Philadelphia and Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Gould left last
their country place near Brunswick, Ga,
which is one Of the most beautiful es-
tatcs in the South. The Edwin Goulds
are 10 have large parties down there all
through February and March.
maids filled them with delight. They
were very lovely white leather card cases
with the monograms in gold. The scarf
pins given the usherS were also beautiful
solitaire pearls, and mice fat ones,' as
one Of the wedding guests described
them.
One Of the largest balls of the season
was given Friday evening in Philadelphia
was for his daughter, who made her de-
but in New York last winter at dance
given by Mr.. and Mrs. John X. Drcxel.
She is niece of the late Mrs. William
Waldorf Astor
w. G. Whitney will not take trip up
the Nile and is not to take a vacation.
trip was engaged for his son. He is
known to be great admirer of the note;:
race horse Hamburg, who is to be sold
next week, and it is reported he will bid
close to 100000 for him.
Preparations are being made for the
Arion ball, to be-, held February II. at
rIn In
this event is regarded as more outre than
the French ball. This years festival
will represent the Piazza Of San Marco at
carnival time. with the carnival Of Ven
ice realistically reproduced.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Vanderbilt are
at present in Dresden. They will not re-
turn to this country for some time. Eu-
gene Higgins and party have been at
Nice and along the Riviera. Mr.. HiS-
gins has just been enrolled as a member
Of the new golf club at Nice, which is
quite rendezvous for the Americans
and the English residents.
Lady Cunard will remain in New York
all this winter. Sir Bache Cunard has
joined her. They are to have London
house this spring where they will enter
tain. She has been made much of this
is just having a lovely time. The Mar
Quise de Talleyrand Perigord and the
Baroness dc Selliere are also being much
feted.
The engagement ring of the new Mrs.
Vanderbilt was as unprctentious as cv-
erythng in connection with the engage
ment and with the wedding. 1t was a
simple ring with two stones, a sapphire
and diamond. neither very large, with
the familiar diagonal setting, much
more simple ring than that Of many
young hancces without a pretense to
wealth.
The Count Castellane still exhibits; his
faultless taste in dress, in spite Of al his
troubles, and has recently ordered for his
wife Il superb carriage cloak of white
hroadcloth, lined throughout with ermine
and trimmed down the front with black
sable. There is a huge collar OF the Sa-
BILE and beautiful braid frogs decorate
tho front. 1t is one Of the most magnit:-
cent garments in Paris.
Overheard ut the bargain counter:
MARY Cannon told me ut the soiree
on Saturday that her mistress gave her
a hunlred-dollar bill for her Christmas. y
Did you tell her you heard the little
ducks; quacking? And did you say to
her that Ann Flaherty's mistress hand
ed down to her Il pair of Alaska sealskin
earrings? Mary lsannons hundred-dol-
lar BILL inleed!"-New York Times.
Among the announcements for future
entertainments one Of the most interest
ing is that Of the definite date decided
Henry Smith. 1t is to be St. Valen-
tines ball. given in the small ballroom
ut Sherrys, on February ii. 1t is said
that Mrs. John Jacob Astor has consent
cd to receive the guests. There will be
a cotillon. which will not be led by the
host, and the favors will all be appro-
pirate tor the day.
In !iackcnsack the announcement has
been made that Miss Josephine de Motto
Nissan. whose grand aunt was the late
Mrs. William H. Vanderbilt, will soon b..
married to Henry William Olmstead.
Both are residents of Hackensack. Miss
Nissan has lived there with her aunt for
some years. but few PERSONS knew she
was a Vanderbilt heiress. Though young
w. X. Vanderbilt has passed through
Hackensack several times of late in his
.'white ghost" auto: he has not favored
his relative by call.
There will be much effort at novelty at
the Belmont dance on Thursday evening,
February I. Harry Lehr is throwing
himself with ardor into the details Of
preparation for the affair, and will lead
the cotillon from one end at least Mrs.
Oliver H. p. Belmont is taking a leaf
from the book of Mrs. Bradley Martin,
who in years agone would gather about
her some of the regulation beaux. includ-
ing Lispenard Stewart. Harry LIE Grand
Cannon. Oakley Rhinelander. Thomas
Howard. Carter Hitchcock and others in
consultation.
Plans are or foot for the erection of a
new Hotel Brunswick on the old site. at
Madison Square and Fifth avenue. The
men who were interested in the old
Brunswick intend purchasing adjacent
land in Fifth avenue. Twenty-sixth and
Twenty-seventh streets and to construct
thereon an up-to-date. eighteer-story
building. 1t will be fireproof, have 900