The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-01-24

from the polls. He usually did. After
his retirement from Office he practiced
law for awhile and soon dropped entirely
from public view.
New York's fashionables made another
bachelors ball at Sherry's-one Of the
most unique and lavish events of the
season. The patronesses Wore the fin
est flowers in the rich gardens Of tho
Fifth avenue "4OO.'' and were headed
by Mrs. Ogden Mills, Mrs. John Jacob
Astor, Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr..
and Mrs. Clarence Iackey. The plan
a rose gar,ten-novel and effective in de-
sign. The ballroom was brilliant in
American Beauty roses, in flower beds,
on trellseS and climbing over the walls.
The halls were abloom in gardenias and
lilies. and tropical garden was planted
in poinsettas and flame flowers with or
chids. Large palms formed the back
ground with light traceries Of Southern
smilax. the whole in natural effects.
Delightful surprises and scenes of
splendor will greet the visitor to Madison
Square garden Friday evening, February
I. when the annual ball of the Arion So
ciety will occur. The spectacle planned
by the society will portray the story of
Arabian Nights" and the committee
proposes to even Guido the wonderful
There will be clowns and harlequins,
Turkish sheiks. dervishes. bayaderes, col
ored slaves, followed by their Sultan.
Arabian dancing girls and a hundred
other attractive features to make the
picture as fantastic and pleasurable as
the eye can care to feast on. In the CEN
ter OF the vast ballroom will be a foun-
tam of immense proportions illuminated
from base to apex with vari-colored
lights. The Bayadere Indian dance will
be the principal feature of the grand
ballet
Ex-Gov and Mrs Levi P. Morton an
daughter, Miss Alice Morton. to Win
throp Rutherford Of this city. Miss Alice
Morton has only recently returned with
her family from Europe, where this au-
tumn Miss Helen Morton was married
to the Count Bozon Talleyrand Perigord
Miss Alice made her debut two winters
ago. She is tall and blonde. and great
belle in society. Ex-Goy. and Mrs. Nor
ton have taken cottage at Tuxedo,
where they are at present Winthrop
rutherford Is perhaps one Of the best
known men in New York society. He
comes from the old Rutherford family.
He is a brother of Rutherford Stuy-
for reasons of inheritance. He is related
to the Stuyvesants who descended from
Peter Stuyvesant, to the Bayards and
to nearly all the old Enickerbocker fam
lilies, in New York. Mr.. Rutherford is
wealthy.
A gigantic structure in which a the
alter and an Office building will be COM
bined. and which is to be erected in
Manhattan, has:?been planned by the
Hyde and Behman Amusement company
of Rrooklyn:, Sketches of the building,
which already have been prepared, show
that it will cover an entire block front.
The site of the building, it is understood.
will be purchased by a syndicate and
leased by it to the Hyde and Behman
corporation for long term of years.
One OF the architects said today that the
erection of the building would cost in
The neighborhood of $75O.OOO. The the
alter will be designed especially for vaude-
vile and the Four Cohans, whose the
atrlcal tours are now under the direction
Of Louis C. Behman. Richard Hyde of
the Hyde and Behman Amusement COM
pany declined this evening to discuss the
exact location of the new playhouse. He
said the reason for not giving the loca-
ton at this time was the property was
in litigation.
Mrs. Isabella d'Ajuria, who il suinp
Russell SAGE for $4,000 damaoea L.