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New-York tribune., 1901-12-15
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fCopyright. 1901. by b 81. Sidman-)

One would think that with all these sub
scription dances and classes there would not
be any time left for private entertainments or
other terpsichorean events Not all. the
winter viii be most prolific of these. In the last
few years many of the wealthy NewYorkers
have built splendid bathrooms in their residences
Among these are William c. Whitney, Mrs.
William Astor Cornelius Vanderbilt, Hermann
Oelrichs. Elbridge T. Gerry. William D. Sloane,
w Bayard Cutting, Senator Clark. of Mon
tana; Henry w. Poor. Abram S. Hewitt, Orme
Wilson. Heber r. Bishop, Ogden Goelet md
others
Mrs. William Astor always gives a bali each
January. This year il will be January 6.
On that occasion the twin Astor houses will be
thrown open The ballroom is in the residence
of Mrs AstOr. and is Of the most beautiful
in New-Yorlt Supper is served in the great
dining room belonging to her son, Colonel Astor-
Mrs. Astor's ball is always red letter occasion
in the social calendar. She includes in her list
all her old friends, and it is here that meets
the nucleus of New-York society There is 4
cotilon after supper and the latter is always
elaborate. The week following her son and
daughter-n-law, Colonel and Mrs. Astor. give
a small ball This is for the very fashionable
set.
At the end of January Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridse
r. Gerry give a large reception and dance
which is concluded by cotillon with two
leaders.
William c. Whitney will give some time in
January a large ball for the coming out of mis-
Stepdaughter, Miss Adelaide Randolph. The
ballroom at the Whitney house is a marvel. 1t
is a gorgeous apartment. Last winter Nh
Whitney gave a housewarming, and threw the
entire residence, with its wealth of art treas
ures, open to his many friends. 1t was one of
the most elaborate entertainments ever given in
New York, and the ball this winter will be its
counterpart. There will be a cotillon with cost
ly favors and array of guests, nearly
thousand in number.
Henry w. Poor two ago purchased the
twin mansions in Gramercy Park. One of these
belonged to the late Cyrus w. Field, and con-
tained many wonderful oak carvings and other
artistic fixtures Under the advice of Stanford
White, the architect, the two houses were
New-York tribune., 1901-12-15

<N THE MONTH OF December begins the
j social season in New-York- Gradually the
j fashionable New-YorlSer limits his time for
h sojourn in town, and many OF the mag
nificent residences closed for one-half
or more of the year Country and suburban life
planned as much as is possible after the English
mode of living has proved formidable rival
and town it is invariably called in modlsn
parlance can only be endured for relatively
short term. This term, which begins with the
Horse Show is broken by Thanksgiving, which
throws open again the country residence for n
few days. Thus the season is becoming shorter
and more tiring, since only few months are
left in which to present debutantes and to en-
tertain
The Assembly is the real opening of the winter
dancing season. 1t is the ball at which nearly
all the debutantes make their appearance. Al
though each patroness- there are some
twenty five of them-s limited TO a small num-
Der of invitations, the Assembly is always Il
crowded ball. This year ii took place on De
cember -. For several years the Waldorf-As-
toria has peen selected as the place where the
ball has been fixed.
The next large ball of the kind of this winter
will be that given by the Bachelors" on January
10 at Sherry's. The Sherry ballroom suite is one
of the largest and most beautiful in New-York
The Bachelors have regular institution,
but once every few years they get together and
give large ball
Some years ago, when New-York was much
smaller number of the matrons planned to
have series of simple dances for their debu-
tante daughters. At first these arranged
to be Small and Early, to meet at the various
houses OF the subscribers, and not to have elab-
orate suppers- But from these have grown the
numerous dancing classes the name of which
puzzles so many Europeans who rightly imag-
Inc that these are organizations arranged for
teaching the art of Terpsichore. To hold them
in private residences in 4 city of such magnif-
cent distances New York is impossible From
simple affairs, such We're those of the Family
Dancing Class of twenty-five years ago they
have evolved into large subscription balls held
ct Sherry's and Delmonco's and the Waldorf
and smaller bathrooms. This winter there are
nearly twenty Of these organizations,
New-York tribune., 1901-12-15

thrown into one. and across the entire length
has been arranged splendid apartment, which
is one of the largest bathrooms in the city. In
January Miss Edith Poor the daughter of the
house, will make her debut. There will be a
ball. and there is much curiosity concerning the
house. 1t is a veritable museum, all OF Europe
having been ransacked for artistic furnish
ings
The Vanderbts have not given any very
elaborate entertainments in years. The last
the famous reception and ball which the late
Cornelius Vanderbilt gave at his mansion at
Fifth-ave. and Fifty -seventh-st.. three years
ago There were two debT -antes in the Wander
bilt family last season. One the daughter
of DR.. and Mrs W. Seward Webb and the other
Miss Twombly. whose parents Mr.. and Mrs.
H Nick. Twomby Mrs Twombly and Mrs.
Webb are sisters. and the daughters of the late
William II. Vanderbilt. They have adjoining
houses in Fifth-ave.. and they gave series OF
small dinner dances. This winter a young
daughter of Mrs Twomby makes her debut. and
the eldest daughter of Henry Sloane will come
out in society. MI and Mrs. William ID. Sloane,
who occupy half of the splendid structure known
New-York tribune., 1901-12-15

nelshoorhood we were Reconstruction that We
were really to take alarm at the slightest sound.
One night. to our horror, We were both aroused
by creaking noise. and then light bump Just
as If some one. tiptoeing around had stumbled
against something For an instant We were
simply paralyzed with fright. Then. looking
tremblingly about the room. L made out, over in
one corner, a tall, dark figure. perfectly notion
less. 1 reached cautiously for the pistol aimed
it and fired twice. The figure did not fall and
the horribly strange thing that il did not
move make Il sound. Yet 1 felt sure l had
hit il.
Although we were frightened half to DEATH
We felt We must get up and light the gas. to in
yestigate. By that time people from the other
apartments in the building were rushing to our
door to find out wat the shots meant. Well
the light revealed matters 1 had simply ruined
Marian's $40 automobile coat, which hung
on a hook in that corner. The noise heard?
Oh, that the floor below who
had come in late and stumbled against a chair
New-York tribune., 1901-12-15
IN THE MIDWINTER SEASON.

as the twin Vanderbilt houses. will give on
January 8 a large dinner dance for these young
girls. Mr.. and Mrs George Vanderbilt have had
their half of the residence made over. and the
great picture gallery enlarged and redecorated.
This will ballroom. William X VAN
derbilt, who lives block above in the white
stone mansion, is said to be contemplating also
two dinner dances for his niece some time in the
same month. There is beautiful ballroom in
this house.
Mr. and Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish are to give in
February two large dances at their residence at
Madison-ave- and Seventy-eighth-st This is
OF the show houses OF New-York- The ball
room has n theatre. and several notable and
original entertainments have been given there.
Mr. and Mrs E J. Berwind have a gor-
geous house at No . East Sixty -fourth-st
and MIR. and Mrs. George Crocker are opposite
AT both of these residences there will be large
entertainments in the bathrooms. but this year
they will take the form of musicals
Mr. and Mrs. Heber r Bishop will give a
cotllon In January, using their exquisite Louis
XVI ballroom, q marvel of dainty furnishing
and adornment
New-York tribune., 1901-12-15
AN EXPERIENCE WITH A PISTOL.
THE GIRLS CONCLUDED 1T WAS TOO EXPENSIVE
To KEEP IT IN THEIR APARTMENT

THE GIRLS CONCLUDED 1T WAS TOO EXPENSIVE
TO KEEP IT IN THEIR APARTMENT
NO, we don't keep a pistol in our apartment
any mcre' said the SirI who draws for the
magazines. and shares a Amall fiat with young
woman who teaches in of the private
schools. Not since experience we had last
winter. Before that did, and we had per-
feet beauty of a pistol, too.' she added, in a
tone of regretful "reminiscences Silver mounted
and handle inlaid with pearl. We spent good
deal more than We could afford for it, but We
dldnt like those plain steel things. Now it's
gone, though had to give it away, and I don't
suppose Marian will ever consent to our having
another.
You see this is what happened 1 was the
one who knew more about handling a pistol, SO
L used to sleep with it under my pillow. We
were both awfully afraid of burglars and after
there had been series of robberies In our
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-07
Articles. Open. High. Low. Go

Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour quiet; winter patents So 700
8 so; straits SO 20@3 IS; clears 81 so
03 40; spring specials 81 1904 40;
patents SO 60@3 80; straits SO 2OQ
8 so; bakers 81 20@2 70.
Wheat, No. 8 spring 7O@76c; No. 2
red 77@79c.
Corn, No. 2 yellow 37Ac; No. 2 yell
low 37Ac.
Oats No. 2 22k@27c;. No. 2 white
26b @27hc; No. 8 white 26A@Gc.
Rye No. 2 521A453c.
Fair to choice mailing 5S@61c.
tlaxseed No. l 81 Sc; No. l north
western 81 1901 so.
Prime timothy seed 81 rs.
Mess pork per barrel S13 T5@1S so.
Lard per 100 pounds, 81 1907 20.
Short ribs sides, loose, Sc 1907 90.
Dry sailed shoulders, boxed, $50
61bc.
Short clear sides, boxed 81 20@7 80.
Whisky, basis of high wines 81 u.
Glover, contract grade $40 90.
Receipts-F1our. $1,000 barrels;
wheat, $4,000 bushels; corn, 231 600
bushels; oats. 263,0 0 bushels; rye,
5000 bushels; barley, 5000 bushels.
shipments-Flour, $1,000 barrels;
wheat, 10000 bushels; corn, 212,00
bushels; oats, 161, 900 bushels; rye,
5000 bushels; barley, p, 600 bushels.
Butter dull; creameries 15Q23c;
diaries 12@25c.
Cheese dull at 10A@11%c.
Eggs dull; fresh zoe.
EirIIJ ArrsET utuTA rrr,r
Wheat firm and &c higher; contract
grade January 77@T7Ac.
Corn firm and hc higher; No.
mixed January 43@43bc.
Oats firm; No. 2 white clipped 311ac.
Butter u~nchanged; fancy western
creamery 25c; do. prints &c.
Eggs firm; fresh nearby BIC; do.
western 27c; southwestern 26c; do.
southern 25c.
Cheese quiet: New York full creams
fancy small, Tx @12c; do. fair to
choice 10h q11kc.
Refined sugars firm and in fair de-
mand.
Cotton &c higher; middling uplands
10hc.
Tallow firm; good demand; city
prime. in hhds., SC; country do. in
barrels 4AQ5e; cakes SIC.
Live poultry unchanged; fowls 90
| 10c; old roosters 7c: chickens 9Q9kc;
ducks HOBO; geese 9@10c; turkeys
| 9@1Oc.
Dressed poultry firm and in good de-
mand; fowls. choice, 10c; do. fair to
| good 9@91zc; old roosters SC; nearby
chickenn 20@12c; Western do. s@lIc.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-07

turkeys. choice To fancy. 1o@12c; ducks
/ 9@11c
Receipts-FIour. 1900 barrels and
1,145,0 600 pounds in SACKS; wheat, 81
900 bushels: corn, 8 1000 bushels; oats
1000 bushels.
EhipmentrWheat, $4,000 bushels;
corn, las, O00 bushels; oats, 1900 bush
els.
BALTIMORE, January 5.-Flour
dull and unchanged; receipts 1920 bar
rels; exports 536 barrels.
Wheat firmer; spot and December
76%@77c; February Th@7TAc;
March 78k07SAc; May S1@S1Bc;
steamer No. 2 red TAX @74Ac; re-
ceipts $3.50 bushels; southern by
sample 72G77kc; do. On grade 75h0
TIC.
Corn strong; spot, January and
February 42A@42%c; March 4A@
42Rc; May 42h@42&c; steamer mix
ed 41A @41sc; receipts 3Ss,149 BUSH
| els; exports 1871. $3.50; southern white
corn 42% @43Ac; do. yellow ALAG
42Ac.
Oats firm; No. 2 white 32032hc; No.
2 mixed 2SG2SRc; receipts 124,17O
bushels.
Rye dull; No. 2 nearby SOC; No. 2
western sic; receipts LIS bushels.
Cheese, butter and eggs steady and
unchanged. Il
TOLEDO, O., January 5.-Wheat,
active and strong; cash and January
sic; May 84Ac; July S2&c.
Corn active and higher; cash and
January 37%c; May 3SAc.
Oats unchanged; cash and January
24c; May 26c.
Rye 53c.
Cloverseed, January 81 10; March
/ 81 20.
Oil, North Lima, soc; South Lima
and Indiana SAC.
CINCINNATI, O., January 5.-Fiour
firm.
/ Wheat firm; No. 2 red Sic.
Corn firm; No. 2 mixed 3SA@3SLc.
Oats firm; No. 2 mixed 252c. q.
Rye firm; No. 2 55c.
Lard firm at 81 90.
Bulkmeats firm at Sc S7hc.
Bacon stronger at So 90.
Whisky quiet at 81 q.
Sugar easy.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-07
SILVER.

Bradstreets.
Dizziness and a heavy tone prevailed
in the London silver market this week
The Eastern buying demand was slack
and this occasioned a decline in the
price for commercial bars from
90 9-16d to 20 SLID per Prices
in New York were also unsteady anC
fell from 64A cents to 63A cents pei
ounce. =
Prices-London, December 20, 90
9-16d; December 81, 20 9-16d; January
/, holiday; January 2, 20 9-16d; Janu-
airy 3, 20 7-16d; January 4, 20 5-16d
New York, December 2s, 63Bc; De.
cember 81, 64c; January l, holiday;
January 2, 64hc; January 3, 63Aci
January 4, 63Ac.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-07
Mining Stocks.

New York Money Quotations.
NEW YORK, January 5.-Money on
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DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK, January 5.-The week
closes uniformly dull, business in all
departments being light in volume.
There is no change in tone in either
cotton or wooden piece goods nor any
quotable alteration in prices. Cotton
yarns are still inactive and weak for
weaving kinds, but there has been
more doing in hosiery yarns. Wooden
and worsteds yarns dull and u
changed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-07

sDaily. fDaily except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping or Parlor Cars on all
through trains. 1; & BChhE.
Wheeling. West va.
AGENT FOR ALL STEAMSHIP LINES.
=. ID. UNDERWOOD, ID. b. MARTIN,
General Manager. Mgr. Pass. Traffic.
Baltimore.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-07

call steady at 1 per cent. Prime n1er.
cAntile paper Az al per. cent. 6ter-
ing exchange nominal with actual bus
mess in bankers bills at S4.S6A04.8 6H
for demand. and at $4.81A@4S1K for
sixty days: posted rates 1888 and $4.87;
commercial bills 4.81A@4S1A Sill
yer certificates 64h @65c. Bar silver
63c. Mexican dollars 49Zc. State
bonds, firm; railroad bonds, firm; gov
eminent bonds, higher and irregular.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-07
LIVE ST1Cn.

CHICAGO. January 5.-Cattle, re-
ceipts, 500 head; market nominally
steady; good to prime steers $500
$40; cows s2.65@4.15; neifers s2.750
4.50; bulls $2.90@4.40; calves $4,000
500.
Hogs, receipts to-day, "a, 1000 head;
Monday. $4,000 head; left over, 1900
head; market steady to strong and ac-
tive, closing firm; top s5.25; mixed and
butchers $4.95Q5.25; bulk of sales
$5.07h@5.20.
Sheep, receipts, $4,000 head; sheep
and lambs strong to 10c h-sAer; good
to choice wethers $3.75@4.70; native
lambs s4.00@5.85.
Official receipts for two weeks COM
p~arison:
This week-Cattle, 1920 head; hogs,
143,6 600 head; sheep, 81 LOO head.
Last week-Cattle, 49,100 head; hogs,
118,500 head; sheep, 41,200 head.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa, January s.
Cattle, steady; extra $5.40@5.60; COM
mon s3.OO@3.75.
Hogs, higher; prime mediums and
heavy Workers $5.50@5.55; pigs and
light Workers S5.35@5.45.
Sheep, steady; choice wethers $4,000
4.35; choice lambs $5.20@5.90.
Veal calves $7.00@7.-J.
CINCINNATI, o., January 5.-Hogs
active, strong and higher at 81 COO
5 20.
Cattle steady at So 2504 so.
Sheep active and higher at 81 25@
4 90.
Lambs active and higher at So 500
5 60.
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T.. S. refunding Is registered....-....n5A
q. s. IS registered. 1917
L. s. new As registered iS.!s
do coupons
U. 8. old As registered.
do coupons ............ ..s...-..-...H5
L. S. IS registered.
do coupons
District of Columbia 8 65s..",.......125
Atchison general As .lczA
Canada Southern ends e......-.....I s
Chesapeake and Ohio 1914
| ch bic us and Northwestern eonsoi 7s..iss
do S. r. Deb 5s.....".".........125
Chicago Terminal As ................... 99212
Colorado Southern s.:...:."........ S41S
Denver and Rio Grande .10o!s
Erie general is Sols
TT. Worth and Denver city 1sts......7s
General Electric
Louis. and Nash. unified 4s............1ooA
Mo, Kas. and Tex. 2nd......"........ r.
New ev York Central 1851
New Jersey Central general 5s........l2IN
Northern Pacific ai5s
r. 10 " G. and St. L los
Norfolk and Western consol 4s........1o9A
Oregon Navigation HOW
DO IS $50. .iod
Oregon Short Line
do consol 5s ............!...............1loA
Reading general As Observation-Disclosures. 938
Rio Grande Western sts................ S9A
st. l.. and Iron Mount. consol 5s......I14
ST. L. and San Fran. general 6s.....126&
ST. Paul consols
st. p. Chi. and Pacific 1sts............nIS
40 os lds12
southern racine As ......... .....'.....e o.
Southern Railway 5s ...................1l2b
Standard Rope and Irvine 6s.......... 12K
Texas and Pacific
uo AittS ..'...'.'s'''s'.'.. c
Union Pacific is 1853
Wabash lists .......
90 mas ...........
West Shore As .113Hla
Wisconsin Central Observation-Disclosures. 1913
Virginia Centuries 96as
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STOCKS FAIRLY BOILED


After a Morning Decidedly Encfves-
cent. the Close WINS Comparatively
Tame, at Low PriccA-'rhe Day Ono
OF Decided Excitment, with Wide
Fluctuations Common-vio1ent Ad-
vances and WIDE Relapses Suc-
ceeded Each Othcr-Thc QuJta-
tfons of q Notable Day.
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RAILROADS.

Time table IN effect November rs. 1860.
Eastern Time. *Daily. fDaily Elk. Sunday.
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.S.EHe Ohio River r. r. Arrive.
Sve am and Way Points sl0:50 am
i1Y.5Is a~nnNsnarieston and C.ncin.jf 7:SS pm
> s.ss an ~ > !. :henova Express. 70 S:4S psn
s.1S pm and Way Points - $50 pm
! ooV pm Park. n Way POINTS.
...SisterSvile Accom-. X s:o5 ann
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
Scented Stationery.

There is nothing which shows
woman's character much more clearly
than q letter, and, apart from her writ
ing, one judges of her refinement, or
lack OF it, largely by the stationery she
uses.
The paper should be pain and good.
with the address printed o: simply en-
bossed II plain characters. All forid
and fanciful lettering and elaborate
and snowy monograms. etc, should be
avoided.
Certain women have great fond
ness for perfumes, and those who have
1t have greater need almost Of discre-
ton in the matter of scenting their
paper even than they have Of scentlnS
their chiffons. One often sees people,
and especially men. hing down note
in disgust when detecting that 1t Is
scented. II perfumed stationery be
used ut all, Il must only be by women,
and then at most a faint odor Of orris
or violet should pervade it.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13

Max CarnaveauX, who gives exhibit
tions of his power IN hyynotsE, has
decided that in future he will be more
careful in the selection of his sub
jects for experiment
One of his favor.te tricks Was 20 per-
suade the man WHO submitted to him
for test that he was n mule, and great
meTiment always followed the mulish
antics of TIE victim whllr he was un-
der the hypnotic influence.
But one day, down In Lyndon. Kan
sas, Mr.. Carnaveaux, feeling unusual
ly sprightly and jovlal, presumed lit
tie too far on the good nature and
seniality OF the mule pro tenn. and
carried away by the strength Of hyp.
note suggestion, the man under the
spell suddenly kicked out with great
violence and strucl; the hypnoiist in
the hand, fracturing one OF the bones.
For a few weeks, therefore, there
have been no hypnotic experiments
Of any sort, and Mr. Carnayeaux has
made up his mind 10 give up the mule
trick and rely on animals of more
peaceable and reliable dispositions
Youths Companion.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13

Dear me-" said the old lady who
has worn black lace mlts year in and
year out every summer since she was
e girl, "but l am glad that they are
coming in fashion again this summer.
] am right In the fashion. 1t comes
around to me once In while. and
though I don't care much about 1t my
self, 1t is nice on the girls account.
They say they can't bear to sec me
making scarecrow of myself"
But there are mits and mits, and the
mits OF this year as ''swagger' lot
which require handsome ana up-to-
date gowns TO go with them. Three
quarter sleeves, ladies', II You were
going to have them on no other ac-
count for the mlss Of 1901 must have a
chance to show themselves. There
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
His Aim in Life.

People bother little boys so, All the
tourists to his island hope used to
ask this one: What are you going
to be, boy? what are you going 10
be?" and the boy had patiently replied
at every interruption of his important
undertakings: Il am going to be a
sailor and climb the masts."
Last summer he took an ocean yoy-
age and was very seasick and the
third day his father asked: What
are you going to be, boy? what are
you going TO be-"
II am not going to be q sailor and
climb the masts," he replied. II am
going to be a soldier and shoot can
nom"
A big uncle took the boy to see
famous cyciorama. where the smoke
and carnage and realistic dead bodies
In the foreground shattered another of
his ambitions. TO the teasing quas-
tion, What are you going TO be. boy?
what are you going to be?'' came the
answer in burst of confidence:
Il am not going to be sailo. and
climb the masts. | am net going to
be soldier and shoot cannon. l am
going to be bachelor and marry
mamma"-Youth's Companion.