Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-06-01

before last for the benefit of the South
African war fund. Nothing is known Of
Hamilton Dent in New York.
The walking-S;ick craze has made its
appearance here among the women. Over
in London the fad has taken complete
possession of the fair sex, and a collec-
ton of jeweled sticks. one as different
every up-to-date maiden. Two pretty
girls appeared on Fifth avenue recent
~ carrying walking sticks Of the Lon
don style. with fanciful heads. Several
dealers have imported q stock of light
sticks and another month will probably
tnd Broadway as well as Fifth avenue
full of them. The proper caper is 10 have
walking stick 10 match every walking
costume and this makes the fad Il pretty
expensive one.
The New York Times man is authority
for the statement that the woman of to-
day wears a heart in her corset That is
not a surprise to anatomically- inclined
individuals, for they have always guessed
as much. But they must guess again
this time. The heart TO which the WON
an gives thought is a nice little satin one.
scented with her fayorite sachet. and il
used as a buffer for the corset steel,
most ribs in way which announces it.
self unpleasanfly. Hence the little satin
heart, tackled 10 the top of the corSef.
where II discOurses in fragrant tones Of
lilacs yiolets. or mignonette and matches
the corset. if that is of fancy material.
or the ribbons in the wOman's lingerie.
Gray, according to one authority. has
become so positively the color for mems
summer dress that otner colors are rarely
made up now. The 0niv other shade that
compares in popularity with gray is blue.
which is moreover used only in the solid
color or with merely stripe. Gray is.
on the other hand. found in all kinds Of
checks and stripes and the purchaser not
to he suited by the supply must indeed
he eXacting. Every pattern is present in
the shades of gray and there is scarcely
any other shade TO be found. This ex-
clusveness in color is the reaction
against a long popularity of brown as
summer shade. A salesman in one of the
largest stores devoted 10 the sale of
readymade garments. said that the pre-
p0nderance of gray would in all proba-
blitY continue for some two or three sea-
sons to come.
Sigmund Morse found himself 100000
richer as the result Of being on the right
side in the recent bull market and MOVE
his father has gone to Germany to claim
heir. Morse, whose flyer in Wall street
at the right moment won him a fortune.
secured his original capital by frugal
savings. He came to America from Ger
many fourteen years ago when he was
IL years old with his family and became
their main support. The second day Of
the upward movement in Wall street
Morse took his little bank account and
invested in Northern Pacific and L. s.
Steel. Two days later he found himself
the pOsscsSor Of 100000 and close fOl-
lowing came the news Of the death Of Il
rich relative in PoScn. Germany. leaving
his enormous fortune to Sigmund Morse
and his family
James j. Hill, railroad magnate and
reputed partner of j. L. Morgan in the
great Northern Pacific and burlington
deal, has decided to make New York his
home i'll the future. On May ! he rented
a magnificent apartment in the Bolken-
hayn. adjoining the Hotel Savoy at Fir-
ty-cghth street and Fifth avenue. The
apartment faces the Plaza ON Fifth ave-
nue. and is en- the third floor 1t consists
of fourteen rooms. and the annual rental
is $4,000. Since the signing Of the lease
Boston decorators have had artists at
work fitting the apartment up in an elab-
crate manner for Mr.. Hills occupancy
\ foreman comes from Boston every
Monday and returns on Friday nigg Il
Mr.. Hill has stated that his wife and
daughters will be here about June /, az
which time the apartment will be ready
for them. Mr.. Hills determination to
become one of the colony of New York
millionaireS comes as surprise to his
friends in Wall street.
An endless stream of the lame. halt and
blind is passing through the Church of
0our Lady of Lourdes in Brooklyn these
days Since the reported miracle of when
Il little crippled boy drank Il bottle of holy
| water from the real spring at LOurdes.
! France, and then walked to the church
| without crutcheS. scores of persons have
| jonrneyed TO the little church Many of
| them Travelled miles to seek cure They
| are mostly old men and silent. fearful
| women dressed i'll black The tiny
| cruiches of the original cripple ad0rn the
! ehurch walls near the shrine of the Lady
| OF LourdeS and not Il worshiper enters
| the door but firmly believes that mir
! aclc wrought this wonderful cure The
SHRINE IS patterned after that in the orig
| maj church at Lourdes with a rcproduc-
! ton 81 the famous grotto. The youngSter
/ who Is responsible tor these pilgrimagps
declares he never felt better in his life.
| and that Improvements dated trom the
moment he drank the holy wafer given
him by a priest.
| To shoes and cotton cloth and cough
syrup may be added a dozen bottles Of
| peroxide of hydrogen in the monthly ex-
penSes of the New York Founding home.
The use of the last item will be for the
! protection of red-haired children. NO
charitable family intent upon adoption
| Will have a red-haired child" Agent
| SWayne says, for tine sake of the Proper
ton of ed-haired children yearly passed
IN al the institution. peroxide looks like
! the only fair way out" 1T is quite true
said Sister Agnes. that nobody seems to
! want red-haired children. Ii is because
/ the general idea prevails that these chill
! dren have bad tempers, though | really
| don't know that that reason is such an
| important one as that red-haired children
! are sometimes treckled. As II matter Of
! fact we haven't a freckled child in the
| Whole 200" In the records of the home
| there is one letter filed asking for child
| IF possible with auburn hair" The let
| ter. however, is without precedent and
! has never heCC duplicated.
Blasting has become one Of the fine
| arts above Madison square Section four
Of the new rapid transit tunnel. which
,s,-1.-. h. /.