The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-03-01
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Miss Isabel Goodrich Stillman will be
the first Of, the bridesmaids who attend
ed Miss Elsie French at her recent we'd
ding with Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt to
be married. The wedding of Miss Still
Tuesday, April %, will be notably big
o ONE church, Madison az avenue Ual and and
Forty fourth street, where the ceremony
will be performed, is one Of the iarges.
in town. The engagement Of the young
couple was announced late in August in
Newport.
The elder sister of the bride-clect,
Miss Elsie Stillman, and the elder
brother of the bridegroom, William G.
Rockefeller, were married about three
years ago.
Miss Stillman is very attractive per-
sonally and general social favorite. She
is fond of outdoor sports and is the pos
SCISSOR Of some blue ribbons, which she
prizes, as they were acquired at the New
port horseshow. She is an expert whip.
u number of the members Of the
Rockefeller family will attend the wed
ding on Tuesday in Chicago OF Miss
Mary Isham Prentice and Henry Porter,
Miss Alta Rockefeller at her recent we'd
| ding with her brother Parmelee. The
nuptials will be celebrated at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sartelle Prentice.
James Henry Smith. richest bachelor
IN America, possessor Of $50, 1000, 900, and
| known as 1.-The silent broker will quit
business for time at least. So great
success was his Valentines dinner dance
on Thursday last that he has accepted
| the advice of his friends and will go into
entertaining on large scale the world
over. He has planned to spend 500, 900
before next winter rolls around, chiefly
on the new acquaintances he has formed
in society. Mr.. Smith will sail for Eu-
rope shortly taking passage in the hand
| soonest suite on one: of the Atlantic grey
hounds. After a few days in London,
Paris and Vienna he will go to the Riy-
iera. where he has taken villa. There
| all New Workers Of social prominence
for series of house parties. The win
ter season over, he goes to London to
occupy the house he has rented there
He will entertain Americans during the
festivities attending King Edwards coro-
nation. The coronation over, Mr.. Smith
will return to the United States in a
yacht which he has chartered for the
summer at a cost of $4,000.
The Bowery is in mourning. To think
that one of the house of Sullivan should
fall victim to a common Western pan
handler and on the Bowery at that
where the family of DRY Dollar" has
held unquestioned sway for twenty-five
years. The victim was big Florrie Sulli-
van, superintendent Of bureau of incum-
brances, 6 feet 2 inches in height and
weighing 300 pounds. The trick was
simple enough, hard luck story, a re-
fusal-a blow and 300 pounds of Sullivan
lay on the sidewalk. Sixty dollars in
his pockets vanished and with them a
horseshoe of diamonds from the states
mans tie. ~
The great majority of folks that come
to play the Wheel" said Mr.. Deaie. ia
a New York Evening Sun man. s:con,.
with fixed idea as to what numbers
they. are going to play They may be
regular numbers that they have been
playing for years or they NAV be num-
bers that have fixed themselves in their
minds through some accidental circum-
stances. such as the number Of the car
they have ridden in, or the number Of
building they have passed.. or even the
day of the month: Of course they don't
stick to them. II they did, they might win
sometimes. Now. you know these two
vice-eommittees that's closed ali ]. The
glambling places? They call 'em the FIT
teen and the Five. Well, it's an absolute