The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-06-07

pionship honors. Jimmie Michael, JO
All are now hard at work fitting them
met Nelson and Stinson. Many big r
season.
have moved into their cottages, and the
spring is very backward indeed among
the Berkshires, although the mountains
are just beginning to be clad in their
May and June glory.
Never were there so many chorus girls
looking for summer snaps as at present.
The dear things are clustered in lunches
along upper Broadway, while in front Of
the Holland building, where George w.
Lederer is engaging talent for his new
musical comedy, THE Strollers,'' the
sidewalk is fairly impossible. Such is
their number, in fact. that chorus girls
are drug on the market and whereas
last year, the supply being inadequate to
the demand, salaries were steep. at pres
ent some extraordinary reductions are re-
ported. Il received $35 a week last sea-
SON." sighed one fair damsel who signed
a Lederer contract this afternoon. but
now l am going to work for $13. and
fix
The Marshall o. Roberts residence at
Eighteenth street and Fifth avenue has
been sold to SPECTATOR. who will re-
place it with mercantile building.
Henry Corn. who has been prominently
identified with the commercial recon-
have paid about $5OO.OOO for the prop
erty. which he proposes to improve with
il ten-story loft building.
Marshall o. Roberts, i rich merchant,
died in the house in 1880. In 1892 his
widow married Col. Ralph Vivian of
7 lor l.,I>~
residence after her marriage was put
upon the market and has much Of the
time been unoccupied. Cornelius Van
derbilt leased it while his own home was
being renodeled. i y. /
In 40 previous year have Americans
been so extensively represented among
the subscribers and boxholders of the
opera at Covent Garden. in London.
Among the number are Mrs. Bradley.
Martin. Mrs. Adair, Mrs. Arthur Paget
Mrs. Ralph Vivian. William Waldorf
Astor. Mrs. l.. V. Harcourt. J. Pierpont
Morgan. Nine. De Dominguez, who was
q Miss Murphy Of San Francisco, and
Cora. Countess Of STAFFORD, whose en-
the court. Of St. James. NJ. Cambon. is
persistently reported. NJ. Cambon, who
is brother Of the French ambassado,
at Washington. is a widower. his frs,
wife. likewise an American woman. hav,
ing died when he was an ambassador
representing his country at Constantine
pie.
Mrs. Richard Croker has been at Miss
all that lady's musical teas. Mrs. Gro
ker has been a liberal patroness Of Mis-:
I.eary's numerous entertainments fol
charity. The wife of New York's ruler
has large income. and lets her intimate
friends enjoy it with her. At Mis-!
| Leary'S last tea she announced that sht
was going abroad early in June with he
through Norway Sweden. Russia. Ger
many ami Switzerland. and bring up a
Carlsbad for a good rest. She will alst
! visit England. but she did not mention
Vantage. Indeed, she rarely mentions
llrr hust anu name, and those about he
seem studiousi:: 20 avoid speaking Of Mr.
Croker. Mrs. Croker uses the. Croke
residence in East Seyenty-fonrth street
Decoration day would be Lonesome
holiday for thousands Of people in thi
! portnEftles offered OF attending lot sales
Owners and auctioneers know this. an,
many Of them are quick to respond t,
| the public demand Indeed. those VIII
do not go to the trouble and expense O.
| arranging an auction. make extra plans
for exhibiting their properties. SO that
take it altogether. real estate is decided!
IN evidence on Decoration day:
When the Decoration day sales FRS
came into vogue. something Tke fifteer
years ago. they were apt to be frequent
ed by miscellaneous crowds. WHOSE main
idea was the passing of q merry hOfidsfy
But with time the Decoration day ate
ton has come to be regarded seriously.
With the owners and auctiCneers the
sale is made such an evident matter OF
bl sInesS. Notwithstanding the general at.
mosphere of attractiveness that they
manage to throw around it, that the pub
lie has come to respond in like spirit.
Few; collections can boast the rapid
CROWN OF one now being made by Miss
Frank E. Buttulph for the tAstor library.
menus and had more than 5000 at the
end of the year. Since the beginning Of
this year 1000 have been added: and thev
continue to arrive every day,
Inc collection is not designed for con-
Suitation. but is to be preserved by the
t H9rary 20 snow the next century how
this and the preceding centuries were fed.
Every grade Of society is represented.
from the Baxter street basement restau-
rant to the latest banquet given to Presi-
dent Mckinley: The entire globe IS cir
cled. too. in the collection, which cor
tains a menu of a dejeuner at the inne-
rlal palace at St.. Petersburg and one Of
t the Besra bnisfeier." or burial feast. Of
the ~ ats nr. Sehenk,' former President
4 new four-in-hand club has been or
ganized under the name Of the American
Coaching club, which will have its head
quarters at the Waldorf-Astoria. and
which. according to, its prospectus. has
Tor lfs object the s.enconragement OF road
teams :, f tS o. enc eSkhibition Of coach