Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-06-01
N GAY NEW YORK.
Scenes and Incidents of Everyday
Lie In the Paris Of America. ~

| change seat for S6U,UOU, and Will 80
abroad on protractcd trip. He was
for years one of the most daring of the
many room traders, and is credited with
having made large winnings.
The old ice palace on the northwest
| corner of Lexington avenue and One
| Hundred and Seventh street will be re-
constructed into modern theater, from
plans by Samuel Cohen, who has placed
the estimate of the work at $1J0,000.
! Plans are on foot for a transformation
| Of Greeley square into an open plaza.
The elevated stations at Thirty-third
street are 70 be moved farther up Sixth
avenue and the present park abolished.
| This is destined to become the greatest
! business center uptown.
The estate of Edwin Booth situated
in Midtown. near Newport, II. L.. and
known as "BOOthden," has been rented
to J. De Wolfe Cutting Of New York for
the coming season. This is one of the
most historic spots near Newport, and is
situated on the rock cliff overlooking the
Atlantic ocean,
For the nrst time in several years the
members Of the stock exchange are
plunging heavily in wheat. The Waldorf
Astoria crowd around the United States
| i
bushels of wheat futures. the stock eX-
change members plunge more heavily
than the local Spectators ON the produce
exchange.
G. Oliver Isalin won in the action
brought against him by William Stricken,
II broker, to recover n commission OF
| $1,000 on the sale of the yacht Defender
to NJ. Samuels & Sons. Mr.. Iselin de-
MED that he had employed Stricken. and
Il jury before Justice Clarke in the Sn-
preme court brought in verdict in 4 few
minutes for Mr.. ISclin.
Strawberries are to he found in the
bonbon shops. Boxes of them. the regu-
lar little wooden boxes with top row
Of berries, are to be seen as fine aS any
| enc could wish. But they differ from
ether boxes of berries. for the top layer
is the poorest, nothing but papier mache,
| while beneath are the very best bonbons
that the market affords.
William G. Whitney, who was ia have
started for Europe ON the White Star liner
Oceanic, cancelled his room and FORMER
Senator Edward q. Wolc&tt took it. The
ship was crowded to the last inch. taking
away 400 first cabin. 240 second cabin
and 1000 Storage OF the latter 600
were ScandinavianS from the West and
Northwest who are going home for the
May festivals
Eugene Zimmerman, father-in-law of
the Duke of Manchester, arrived from
Liverpool aboard the Teutonic He said
the reports he had gone abroad to scftIe
, with the creditors Of the duke were IN
, true. My daughter has plenty of mon
ey. he said. and | do not Interfere
with her affairs or those of her husband.
| am glad to get home. America is good
enough for me-
/ Hoteikeepcr> in New York city. are al
ready overwhelmed with applications
. from persons abroad who desire to wit
ness the international yacht races Thcy
- report that the demand IS unprecedented
; | ana VIII tax the accommodations Of all
the hotels and apartment houses En-.
U | ployeS of hotels have been given notice
that they must take any vacation they
expect this year before August II.
Aristocratic wine sellers are TO have q
notable addition to their ranks in the per.
son of the Earl Of Yarmouth. late actor
Il and later plaintiff in a famous libel suit
he having decided to boom among his
friends the particular brand of cham
payne formerly sold by Harry Lehr. The
q profession OF wine selling received a
= great impetus when Harry Lehr became
Il one of its members. Now that he has
deserted it, it became the aim of all the
wine houses to fill the void in as brilliant
a manner as possible.
= The initial letter u" saws the Pbila.
: delphia Record. figured prominently in
the recent great financial game in Wall
street In former times of storm and
stress j. Gould and j. Fisk were con.
; stantly before the speculative public
Now we have J. Plerponr Morgan. j. Il
keenc, !. ]. Hill, J. Stillman, ]. Schiff,
j. III. Moore. j. w. Gates, j. Loen and
Eeorge j. Gould-1to, say nothing of the
=, numerous jays who bought and sold on
o small margins in a feverish market and
lost their money in The twinkling Of an
eye"
When the passengers from the steam
ship Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse landed
from her last trip the customs officials
: became suspicious that Leo Goodman. a
cabin passenger. had not declared all the
q goods he brought with him. After ques-
uoning the man they took him on board
and searched him. They found wound
! about his waist a long thin gold chain.
and in pocket small chain of gold.
The chains were contscated and sent To
the appraisers stores, The officials de-
T. scribe the chain as very thin and almost
: Il mile long.
: An N-ray machine nigh; be good
q thing for the uptown hotels remarked
- one of the Waldorf Astoria detectives
r thoughtfully. The fact that a lady at
a tending the N-Ray ~ocietv'S dcmouStra-
5 zion, the other day was detected with n
T. silver spoon in her corSage by the ma
q chine opens mp new neid for lonC-suffer-
- INK hotel proprietor>. Every biz hotel
. like the Waidorf-ASjoria suffers from the
. souvenir spoon mania. Many fair
guest. with no thought Of petty larceny
VIII appropriate a bit of silver AS the
memen;o of a very pleaSan; evening An
A.ray served with the finger bowls might
| urlng about . change -
An engagement II interest has been
cahcd froIa tn ..her side Il is that OF
Lady Mary Sackvillc, the daughter If
the seventh Lord Delaware. and Hamil-
ton Dent. Lady Mary Sackville has been
III this country on two occasions as the
guest Of Mr., and Mrs. George Gould at
Georgian court. She is tall, handsome
girl. with auburn hair She has made
great success in amateur theatricals.
and was one of the young women who
posed in the famous tableaux arranged
4 nv Mrs ~ t1r naua4 ;v,