The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-08
IN GAY NEW YORK.

popular actress, and who is now known
as Mrs. Helen G. Winterhalter, filed a
petition in bankruptcy in, the United
States district court. She has liabilities
of $7SO6, and no available assets.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor, while taking
part in Il Women's polo game at Aiken,
was thrown from her pony with such
violence that she was obliged to quit the
game. Her injuries, however, did not
extend beyond a severe shaking up.
Louise Drew, an 1S-year-old daughter
of John Drew, is the latest member OF
that famous theatrical family to make
her stage debut. She. is said to have.
the Drew expression" as we'll as the
Drew talent and will appear shortly in Il
metropolitan production.
Ethel Henry, London beauty and a
the Waldorf-Astoria tomorrow before
members of the Four Hundred. She
made quite hit on the other side, and
Cornelius Vanderbilt have guaranteed
her success here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Burton Harrison
Miss Mary Crocker) and Mrs. Burton
Harrison started yesterday in a
private car for. a trip to and through
number Of friends with them, and are
to be absent several weeks. F. G. Grand
d'l1auteville will be one of the party.
Miss Olga Nethersole sailed Wednes-
day on the steamer Majestic for London.
Miss Nethcrsole's departure was hurrc.l.
Of her physicians. She has been i'll for
some time, and the doctors say that Il
surgical operation is necessary. The
operation will be performed in London.
Maurice Bcrnhardt, son of Nine.
Wednesday on the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse and left the same night for New
Orleans, where his mother is acting at
present. He will stay in this country
only Il few days, and then return to-
Paris. He comes alone. having left his
wife and children at home.
The Duke and the. Duchess of Man
chester sailed Wednesday on the Oceanic
The duchess father Eugene Zimmerman.
saw them off, and they waved him Il fare
well ut the rail. Il am going back to my
country home" said the duke "and shall
remain quietly there for some time. Lat
err we will 90 to London. In few
months Mr.. Zimmerman will come over
and be our guest
Fakirs in and about Wall street are
very busy just now supplying Stock In
change messengers. newsboys and Office
boys with new toy. 1t is made of tin
IN the shape Of frog or cricket. and by
slight pressure on one end. very good
imitation Of the croak Of the former or
the chirp of the latter is produced. The
noise is such that one is almost led to
believe that one is in the country.
1t has been ascertained that Miss Ger
trude Hill, the third daughter Of James
J. Hill, president of the Great Northern
Railroad company, was, until a few days
ago, in grave danger Of death as the
result of an operation for appendicitis.
It is said that she is now out Of danger.
Miss Hill has been student at a fash
ionabe school here and the operation
was performed on February II in thu
hospital Of the school.
Some idea of the quantity of stuff that
New York will absorb in the way of
food in one day may be CLEANED from
the fact that Oh one express freight the
other day there were five cars Of let
hours after the cars reached here. The
salad leaves come from Florida in re-
frigrrator cars Of the Jumbo type used
chiefly in the California fruit trade. 1t
took 10000 pounds Of ice to refriyerate
these cars for the trip.
With stolen jewels worth $4,000 in
their pockets. burgla sat down to i;
wine supper at the residence of Francis
*. Hoffman. a produce exchange broker
living on East Seventy-ninth street. ate
their fill OF the best the buffers pantry
could supply and then made their escape
Everything about the burglary Indicate,
fhaf fhN W ~ Il
ators who had either been advised by ;
servant or temporarily sought employ
ment in the house under the guise OF
workmen.
Raglan overcoat owners are having the
Sits in the side of the garment either
sewed up or supplied with pockets. Pick
pockets in evening dress, who are ply
ing their trade on the cross-town cars
have been peculiarly successful in pluck
ing their victims by means of these Sits
Speaking of pickpockets, their increase
during the last week has caused boon
in all manner of jewery guards. Me1
about town are wearing log chains OF
their scarfpinS and various other devices
for preserving their personal bric-a-brac
Bulldogs and terriers have doubled i,
price since the Madison square show
ended. Like any other society fad tn
fashion in dogs varies. and as societ:
has decrced this year that bull pups an,
terriers are. the style, therefore thos
breeds arc the only ones to be considere,
by any member of the 400 or those VIII
would like to be. Two of the best-bre,
terriers in the show went for $4,000
pair. and this set the pace for other do
lovers. II a society man purchases
certain breed hundreds Of people follow
suit and the fashion is fixed.
Charles Dana Gibson is much in de
mand at poster parties these days
The other night Mr.. Gibson obligingl
posed his beautiful wife as the oriyina
Gibson Girl in Il series of seven tab
eaux at Fifth avenue residence, an,
half a dozen society women were imme
diately begging him for a similar up
pearance at their residences Theobal,
Chartran. the French artist, has ais
been interested in these poster parties,
as we'll as John w. Alexander. Mr.. Al
eXander posed models who Representa-,
two If his well-known paintings at til,
Saturday night function.
New York society people are equipp;n
themselves with Roman togas in order t
attend in character mid-Leut enter
tainment to be given on the evenin. 6.
March IA. at the studio Of Howard Con
stable. At this affair all the GUEST
will appear dressed as consuls. glad;
oko $50