The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-01-11
N GAY new YORK:
Scenes and Incidents Of Everyday
Life in the Paris Of America. y

Scenes and Incidents Of Everyday !
Z Life in the Paris Of America. y J
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Sara Bernhardt closed her engagement
at the Garden theater just $15O,OOO to
the good. Many nights she has played to
slim houses, but every seat was sold.
The spectators, not the management
suffered.
The directors of the Majie eade Hotel
company offered reward of $4,000 for in
formation leading to the arrest and con-
vlction OF the person or persons who
spread the false report that there was
smallpox in the hotel.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor has decided to
give her dance, originally appointed for
January Il, on Tuesday evening, Jan4;
be led from either end by Craig Waas~
worth and Harry Lehr respectively. The
dance to be given at Sherry's by Mr..
and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt on We'd
nesday, January 2, will be much larger
than was first planned, and there will
be fully IT'S guests.
The wedding gown to be worn by Miss
Elsie French is daily expected at the
customhouse here, and the collector and
the clerks are anxious to be on hand
when it arrives in order to notify Miss
French and her mother. 1t is under
stood that it is coming direct from Paris
duty day and night until after the ar
rival of all boats and trains. Mrs
French is anxious about the precious gar
ment, and so is her daughter.
The Aetna Real Estate company has
completed plans for thirty-story build
3 ing to be erected the coming summer at
street and Broadway. The building is
to have a frontage of 1856 feet Oh
Broadway and 37.7J feet on Thirty-third
street, and will be 455 feet high, or q
feet higher than any other building in
New York. The building is to cost 49,
OOO
Five hundred skilled dancers are being
rehearsed at Madison Square Garden for
the French ball. which takes place Jan
p pary :: BY the way, the title French
insist on the official title, Masquerade
ball of the Cercle Francois de rHarmo-
ME- Nevertheless, to residents of other
cities who are interested in the doings
Of New York after night, it will always
be the 'French ball. French ball vet
the most gorgeous yet attempted by the
Cerclc Francois de Harmonic. Two
hundred peices of brass music will give
a promenade concert. The ballet will
begin at II o'clock, a number of cory
phees having been brought from Paris
especially for this event. There will be
Iuadrilles, minuets, specially dances and
then a grand march, following which
the great ballroom arena will be thrown
open to mcrrymakers. There is ap-
parently no prospect Of interference by
either crusaders or police.
Residents of Fifth avenue are being
victimized by new form OF swindlinS.
n smartly dressed woman, who posAs
as book agent, and who wears the
most expensive gowns. has been reapine
Il golden harvest through process Of
canvassing which sayors much of black
mail. She travels in Il carriage, with Il
iveried footman and driver. On be-
ing admitted to a house she gives her
name ass that of some intimate friend,
often sending in card picked up in
some neighboring residence. The WON
scrption to a beautiful edition. of
some standard work, usually giving the
name OF well-known society leader as
recommendation. The victim is induced
to sign list, and afterward finds she
has contracted to buy large number
VI DOOhS Nv III price. Lilo
only means Of escape is through "set
tlement' on stiff terms. The canvassec
along "millionaires' row." and has pro-
scented such an impressive 'front.' that
many usually cautious people have been
swindled.
William G.. Whitney is going to celc-
brate the opening of his splendid new
house at 81 Fifth avenue by giving Il
ball in honor of his niece. Miss Helen
Barney. 1t IS to be the finest ball ever
given in New York. experts say, and
they make the prediction without for
getting the sDlcndor Of the famous Van
derbilt bal masQue or Of the more recent
Bradley Martin function.
For the purpose Of this ball the entire
first floor Of the spacious new palace will
be thrown into one room.
Worthington Whitehousc and Miss
Barney will lead the cotillon.
The floral decorations for the great
ballroom will be Of great beauty and pro-
fusion. Roses and carnations will abound
everywhere.
There Will be two orchestras. one of
Sherry's during the supper and either
1t is a conservative estimate that the
ball will cost at least $3O.OOO-that is,
for music. flowers and supper alone. The
wealth layished upon the part of the
house in which the ball will be given OK
ceeds $1,OOO,OOO.
The ball will mark his formal re-en-
trance into the social life Of New York,
from which he has been absent for over
a. year. during his period Of mourning for
the second Mrs: Whitney. Everyone will
welcome Mr.. Whitney back to the mo-
dish word. His presence makes for
gaiety, and there is no millionaire in New
York who delights more to spend his
money for the entertainment Of his
friends