Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-03-30
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: The Countess of STAFFORD will remain
A. New York until April ., when she will
return to England. At present the coun-
tess is ut Lakewood with her mother,
Mrs. Samuel Smith.
Mr.. Willard stated that tine report that
AIR. and Mrs. Edwin Gould had leased
Thornwood. the country seat of the late
Henry Willard was not true. There
have nor been any negotiations looking
toward lease.
The rumor Of the enga cement of Craig
WadsWOrth and Miss May Goelet.
daughter of the late Ogden Goelet. which
has for some days been current in So
ciety. is not yet confirmed by either Mrs
| Goelet or Miss Goelet.
The Duchess Of Manchester and her
sister, Lady Lister Kaye, are at pres
emf at the Savoy hotel. They viii re-
main there for some weeks, pending the
settlement Of the estate of their de-
Get sed brother, Fernando Yznaga.
| For the coming exhibition by the So
| ciety of American Artists 500 out of
floUc canvases have been accepted. among
them three paintings by John w. Alex
ander. one IS his Autumn. medal
the feature of the local art season.
Another new record price for a seat
on the New York stock exchange was
made on Wednesday, when Il seat sold
| for $4,000. This is $500 higher than
the last price. when sol, 800 was paid by
Charles Gates. son of John w. Gates.
1g01e Of hn los
| disclosed.
Harry Lehr stopped two runaway
horses attached to a victoria in which
Mrs Harold Blake of Chicago was seat
ed on Thursday afternoon. Neither Mrs.
Blake nor the horses were injured, ana
Mr.. Lehr escaped with only Slight
Michael Pagan, whose fall from the box
had caused all the trouble, damaged him
self slightly on the asphalt of Fifth ave-
nue., where the runaway took place.
Adele Richie is to become an owner
and campaigner of trotters. She has
small-sized mint to draw on, and she will
have the best. She is a comic opera CO.
Medicine, and her permanent address is
Germantown, Philadelphia. Her repre-
sentative bid $1,000 on Emma Winter at
Madison Square garden the other even
ing and is to make several more bold ef
forts to purchase fast ones Miss Richie
was at the garden and displayed remark
able familiarity with the fine points of
the trotters.
A dozen big seagoing yachts are under
going their annual spring hOuse-ceaning
in the Erie basin. The millionaire sail
ors, who spend good part of the hot
weather season afloat, are arranging to
put their craft in commission. 1t is said
that greater number of American
steam yachts will go abroad this year
than usual. Two are being fitted for
North cape cruises and the usual Medi-
terranean-Black Sea voyage. Then
there are any number of small coasting
vessels that will go out of winter quar-
terS i'll a week or two.
Plans for the Union clubs new build
ing were submitted by the architects to-
day. 1t will be situated at the corner of
Fifth avenue and Eifty-first street, with
a frontage of IS feet ON Fifth avenue
1t Will be constructed of brick, marble
and Indiana limestone, and will be three
and half stories high. The cost of the
structure, with equipment, has been esti-
mated at $450o00. It's location is dl-
rectly across from st. Patrick's cathe,
dral, on the Fifty-first street side, and
from the Sloan residence on Fifth ave-
nue..
Mrs. James Brown Potter has again
been denying that she was about to be
married. This time it was not noble
duke nor a famous general with whom
her name has been connected. but Frank
Gardner, the American who went to live
in England after he had made fortune
in Australian mining stocks. Mrs. Pot
ter says she is not going to marry Mr..
Gardner. in spite of all gossip to that eff
feet, and that her acquaintance with him
is the result Of their meeting several
years ago in Australia, when ne advised
her so judiciously in regard to her in
vestments that she is now independent.
Reyer's "Saambo,'' the most elaborate
spectacle attempted here in years. has
been produced for the first time in Amer
lea at the Metropolitan opera house. 1t
Is ponderOus, pretentiouS and Partisan
affair, yet one in which every lover OF
French opera will find much to admire.
The performance lasted until long after
midnight and number of patient spec
tators who were determined to get their
moneys worth ate supper between the
acts and grimly held on until the finish.
"Saambo" is sensations as well as spec
tacular. In the last act Albert Saleza
takes a fall out of a flight of stairs, com
pared TO which the famous achievements
of Francis Wilson look like were step
ping stones. AS rivaI to the Madison
square bicycle coaster Of a year ago 81.
Saleza creates genuine sensation.
Luigi Counga, silver cleaner at the
Waldorf-AstOria, was caught in the act
of smuggling out $500 worth of silver
plate belonging 10 the hotel. Recently
Chief Steward Van Armound noticed a
shortage in the Silverware count, At
first the losses We're confined to small
pieces like knives. forks and spoons, but
of late big silver trays, urns coffee pots
and the like began to take wings along
with the knives and forks. When the
cleaners went off duty the other morning
n detective was on watch. When Luigi
came out he appeared twice. his usual
size and queer Jumps bulgcd from his
clothipg. He was stopped and searched. |
A lar tea tray was found in the seat
OF hi trousers and another under his
shirt. the front of his trousers Were
held zen coffee pots that bulged out
from waist. Knives and forks were