The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-05-24

tories: The dance hall auxiliary is ex-
pected to prove a great money-maker.
for IN the winter all east side dance halls
are booked for weeks ahead. 4 ''tem-
perance policy is the only threatened
stumbling block, according to prospective
patrons. ~
The diminutive pilot boats with their
dark-colored mainsails and huge. num-
bers, that hover around Sandy Hook
waiting for incoming vessels. will sooi,
be thing of the past. More or less SEN
timent has attached to these craft. and
not a transatlantic passenger westbound
but has strained his eyes, on the day of
arrival. to discern the number Of the
pilot boat picked up. Pools of substan-
tlal proportions are often won by guess
ers of the lucky number. and this form
OF deep-sea gambling is almost as popu-
lar as. estimating the number of knots in
a days run. The sailing fleet is doomed,
however. A big steamship is being con
Structed which will replace it and afford
better service for incoming vessels. The
pilots are rather glad that steam will at
last supersede canvas as the motive pow
er on their daily cruises. It is no pleas
ant thing to be bobbed up and down in a
choDDy sea, outside the hook. in a light
schooner with chances about even of
founderlng in heavy squat. There is
less sentiment but more safety about a
screw propeller.
Admirers of smart turnouts can End
an interesting exhibition of new rigs on
E!tth avenue these sunny afternoons.
fashions as carefully as they do the mil
llnery designs, and some Of the recent
creations are yeritable works of art
Black is the most stylish color for spring
turnouts. There are few vehicles finished
IN blue or green to be seen on the avenue
this spring. Less attention is being paid
70 the MINOR accessories of a smart car
rIase-carrlage watches and the like.
Inc smart woman looks we'll to the main
points OF an eqMipage and lets the minor
frlpperles go. Toilet articles are strictly
barred. One dealer predicts that every
woman who is a good whip will drive a
basket phaeton this summer. The
makers are working night and day to fll
oa ahrs;+ Two other popu! ar STYLES are the
caor1olet and the small victoria. One
woman who is known for her elaborate
ana costly turnouts, could be seen on
fl!th avenue this afternoon in victoria
finished i'll solid black; with cane panels.
lne horses were black. and the driver in
biack livery. Quiet combinations prevail.
The street of contrasts as the Fast
river terminal of Twenty-sixth street is
known. will lose one of its characteris-
tlcs when the New York Yacht club va.
cafes the pier. Nowhere else in the city
nave SO many contrasts been seen as on
the short block from First avenue to the
East river. The New York Yacht club.
which for years maintained its landing
on the city pier. has been told to move
and this will cause one of the strange
features of the street to disappear. J.
Plerpont Morgan, who during the sum-
mer months has boarded his yacht at this
pier almost every night for a short
cruise. saw as he passed down the street
the most miserable poor. When he re-
turned to attend to business for the day
the charities steamer Thomas s. Brer-
nan. which runs to Wards, Blackwell's
and Randalrs islands. was getting IN
stream preparatory to its trip to remove
the human refuse of the great city. It
earned paupers, unknown dead. prison
ers, insane. the incurable, the lame and
the blind. going to seek refuge with The
city Mingled with this motley aggrega-
ton. its handsome carriages following the
Black Marias. the ambulances and the
patrol wagons. were the rich men and
women bent on pleasure Launches and
tenders from the yachts were drawn mn
at the pier. Grover Cleveland and Mrs
Cleveland frequently went to this pier to
board the handsome Yacht Of b. c. Bene-
diet. the Oneida The Vanderbiits. the
GOu1ds. o. III. p. Belmont. Henry NJ.
Flag,er. the Astors. Elbridge T. Gerry
and other multimiili onaires were often
there. 81 $s. ..S,. - 4 -
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