The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-24
IN GAY NEW YORK.
Scenes and Incidents Of Everyday
Life In the Paris of America. y

James X. Hackett has completely re-
covered from his illness and has returned
to town to make preparations for his
starring tour in Victor Mapes' play,
don Caesars Return at Wallack in
September.
Rudolph Aronson, the well-known man
aser, is said to be returning from Eu-
rope i'll and in financial straits. Lillian
Russell, DeWolf Hopper and a number
OF other artists who have played under
his management at the Casino have vol
unteered for a benefit to be given in his
behalf.
\ young broker entering the stock cx.
cnanse one morning recently, and was
ih;t by friend, another broker, i'll
Hello, old chap; how are you? Dit;
you pull through all right:''
YES, was the reply, II did, but I
Cancelled ]ewelry order last night and
you can bet your sweet and exciting life
that my yacht does not go into commits
sion this year.
At the arch bishops residence Bourkt4
Cochran was invested with the Laetere
medal, which is given by the Notre
ZANE university in Indiana, to Roman
guishsd services: The last recipient was
DR.. Thomas Adds Emmett. There was
Il gathering OF about twenty people, all
Intimate friends and ucuuaintallces OF
Mr. Cochran: The archbishop bestowed
the medal and made appropriate remarks
The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel company
has filed with the secretary of state a
certlhcate Of an increase of it's canitaI
stock from $1,000 to $4,000, 600. THE
company has paid in capital of only $500
ana has no debts or liabilities. The
shares, George C. Boldt, Jr., one share:
Willard A. Mitchell, one share, The
other five shares have not been issued,
The company paid a tax on its increased
capital OF $2,499.5O.
Street signs have been adopted for New
York thoroughfares. \ popular protest
against the absence Of '.markers" hos
resulted in an ordinance providing for
one on every corner in the city, to be of
blue enamel, with white lettering two
inches high. A novel test will determine
their efficiency. \ committee will board
Broadway car travelling at good rate
OF speed and attempt to read every sign
displayed along the route. 1t will cost
$4,000 to relabel Greater New York in
this manner.
Count Alfonso DeBernasconti Corfu
who has made bid for fame by invent
,ls the IL Aiglon" coat. has sailed for
taris, where the garment is all the rage
The count wore the coat in New York
all winter, but SO far he has been the
only one. It is fashioned on the garment
worn by l. Aiglon during the play and it
Is expected to become very popular here
next fall. The count does not pose as
an arbiter of fashion. but claims he
adopted the coat as Il more artistic gar
ment than the patterns now accepted by
men.
Little, superstition> rule Wall street.
Men who laugh at the fetch worship
race track as faithfully observe certain
queer notions themselves. For instance.
1t has become popular fancy with some
brokers that good luck comes from ex-
changing good mornings with the tail
policeman who stands near the Rector
street stree: ~ station. Often broker will
llnger for moment in order to pass this
human four-leafed clover ut Il moment
when nobody else is at his elbow. to get
the greeting which brings good luck
Not a few champagne ccnnolsseurs will
return to plain beer: and walters at the
NaluOrf-AStOra will descend again to
their beggarly 500 a week average OF
tips. or course. such men as John W.
Gates and James X. Keene can still af-
ford Il few luxurics. but tine rank and file.
their great army OF followers. must como
back to frugal living and punctual ap-
pearances ut the office. 1t is hard blow
amt no one feels it more keenly than thu,
jewelers., florists, automobile makers and
yacht designers, who are euchered out of
many hard-earned dollar by the tan
trum of the tickle goddess Of fortune.
The entire block ON the east side Of
Fifth avenue, extending from Forty-1i
to ISrty-second street, has been acquired
by Standard Oil interests. The same
buyers have also secured nearly the en-
tire block extending to the Madison ave-
nue. frontage in Forty-frst street. The
$5.oOO0O The Fifth avenue biock
front faces the Bryant park site of the
new free public library. 1t is in many
respects the most valuable block front on
Manhattan island outside the financial
interests, will practically dominate the
city real estate market within few
years.
]. r. Drexel's bargentine-rigged steam
yacht Sultana hauled up alongside of Te-
bos long wharf on Monday after an alb
sence of one year lacking seven days.
>grdle of the globe and had bit of ad-
venture. although there was not a hitch
ON the cruise. engines and boilers work
ing perfectly.
With Mr.. Drexel from New York last
year sailed his Philadelphia surgeon and
in Southampton water were taken aboard
Mrs. Drexel, Mrs. Stroth and Miss
Stroth. Gordon Fellows and H. ". Nell
son. The Sultana hauled away to the |
North cape, steering her course by the |
light of the midnight sun.
I've got an old friend out in Indiana"
related NANNY Loeft1er, who thinks
I'm coming money out Of the street.
When the action was speediest he wrote
nue. asking my advice. replied that if |