The Virginia enterprise., 1901-02-08

nue., between Twenty ninth and Thirtieth
streets. The hotel will be run by women
and will receive only women guests.
There will be women clerks. women
cooks and women beliboys. The only
man on the premises will be a general
manager. and even he won't be absolute
boss. NO restrictions are to be placed on
they, please Nevertheless, experienced
hotel men look on the scheme with disfa-
vor They recall the history of the Park
Avenue hotel, built by \. r. Stewart on
somewhat similar lines. Mr.. Stewards
guests had to be in by certain hour
every night and were allowed but few
privileges. Consequently the life of the
hostelry Cd this basis was very shor;.
The womans hotel is expected to yield
a surplus of $S4, 800 over expenses.
Some OF the TyDothetae came away
from their dinner at the Sevoy the other
night with the idea that they had discov-
cred new after-dinner speaker in
Rev. DR.. Howard Wilbur Ennis Of
first laugh when he said he wished he
could say like Daniel on his entrance to
the lions den.
''rhere'll be one good thing to come ont
OF this barbecue; there won't be any
speaking after dinner"
young 1rishman, Pat who went to the
cathedral for the first time with his I'm
Gle Mike. who had been there before.
f'at was very much amazed at the beau
tfMl things he saw and his uncle with
difficulty restrained some Of the young
man eJaculatlonS Pat at last broke
out with:
Say, Moike, but it do beat hcll-'
The uncle with reverent gesture
turned to his protcge and answered,
That's the intention Of the place"
pr Ennis later reminded his hearers Of
Edwin Markham's poem, "The Man
with the Hoe and said that glance at
office always made him think that the
man behind the Hoe tpress) was the man
of this land and century.
Inc diners got up and chcercd DR.. En-
MS when he sat down.-New York Sun.
Euphrosyne is having hard time of il
nnatv n 1ns carrfnt of ,hn hn eoc stage plays Th:
which is r:,:sically and pctorially charm
ing, is best illustrated in one of the show
lest remarks Of the funny man, to-wit.
II may look wealthy, but am not. Al!
IS not Gould that glitters."
/. ms funny man is the keeper of 4
nhmerry-go-roqnd.' I'm He is mistaken 70:
the owner of large racing stable. "Do not
your horses give YOU great deal Of truu-
ble?> someone asks him.
ION, no. he replies; Il only have to
rub them off with damp cloth every
morning and give them a coat of paint
Later in the play he is asked which
one of his horses is likely to come in frs.
in the races. THE yellow one with tie
green spots, he replies. 1T has to, for
remarks that he wears medals becaus:.
he fought, bled and nearly died for hi:
country, not on the battlefield, but in a
fonr-years' course as a cadet
But. after ALL comic operetta is still
more humorous than musical comedy"
like The Night Of the Fourth" The
verbal jokes in that piece are ali ancient,
and its very funniest ones are pantc-
mimic. as when the principal comedian.
about to pass through one door and di-
rected to take the other door, literally
takes the other door. lifting it from
its hinges and carrying it away. This
same humorist fills cellar with FIRE.
works. Then he goes into the cellar. A
bad boy throws in property bomb. Ex-
plosion. red fire. and temperance of the
comedian with red nose. black eve.
and his clothes torn in ribbons Such is
the popular stage humor at the dawn of
the Twentieth century.--Eew York
Times.