The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-09-26
IN GAY NEW YORK.
Scenes and incidents Of Everyday
Life In tie Pasb Of America. -

Tue S-yedr-OlO daughter VI NluIdM "A1-
dorf Astor, who died Of consumption at
Cliveden, will not be buried in New York,
as was at first intended. Her body will
be buried in the graveyard Of the church
at Hedsor, close to Cliveden.
Weber & Fields show has a girl who
takes off Mary MacLane thus: "Oh, the
lonesomeness Of being stuck on oneself!'
The new piece, by the way is not burn
ing up New York. Here's sample joke,
though, that's not so bad: During a
ping-pong game Mr.. Weber remarks:
'"That makes me so, love-" '"There is
no love after 49," declares Mr.. Fields.
This is the performance Of a wag who
wears the cap and bells on an afternoon
paper:
A little peach of saffron hue
And IL cantaloupe made trouble brew
In SusSell Sages tummy-tum
And near put Wall Street on the bum.
But all the fruit that ever grew,
CantalOupe and peaches, too,
Gould not jar the gastric organ
OF Deacon Bear or ]. p. Morgan.
Literary fellers'' in search of local
color can find lots of it around the Bow
morning, but at midnight it assumes pris-
matte hues. Yet people say that the
Bowery is not what it used to be. A
big force Of policemen raided the resort
known as the Little Jumbo" at 119
Bowery, and made fifty-fve prisoners.
Among the prisoners were several per-
sons who said they were ''slummers"
seeing the sights of the Bowery.
Mrs. Andrew Symonds, the celebrated
Southern beauty, is to spend the season
in New York. where she will entertain
extensively. When President Roosevelt
visited Charleston last spring Mrs. Sy-
monds, but one of those couDs d'etat
known only to great generals and states
ment and brilliant women, captured the
President and took him to her house to
dine, thus putting to rout the exclusive
st. Cecilia Society Of that city, which had
counted on monopoly Of hospitality.
The boys of Cornell love Lulu CHASER.
The charming little actress has received
Guiding jersey, trousers, stockings, nose
guard and spiked shoes. The following
note accompanied the package: Dear
Miss Glaser-1f you can see your way
clear to being Cornell girl during your
engagement in Ithaca wear the enclosed
suit. 1t was worn last Year by our quar-
terback and the gore on the trousers was
shed by Pennsylvania. Have the suit
altered to fit you and we will give you
the sendoff Of your life when you ar
rive Miss Chaser is pleased and says
she will wear the suit.
Pinky Panky Poo, Mrs. Patrick Camp.
BELLS pet dog, is said to be in dying
nd thprQnf
English actress is reported to be pros
trated with grief, denying herself to all
callers. 1t all happened in this way
''Pinky," who receives the best OF all
possible grooming, somehow became af.
ficted with tleas, and the dog doctor was
powder guaranteed to annihilate the fleas
'Pinky" was caremuly watched, but in
the night he managed to lick off some OF
the powder. The poison slowly took eff.
feet and despite the efforts Of the dog
doctor the pet has been sinking for two
days. Mrs. Campbell yesterday was
constantly ut the dogs side and all callers
were denied admittance.
w. X. Vanderbilt, Jr., in an interview
in Automobile Topics not only declares
that he has no intention Of retiring from
automobiling, but expresses a willingness
to help as far as possible either by par
ticipation or influence the sending abroad
of an American team to compete for the
international challenge cup. Mr.. Van
derbilt is quoted as saying: eff the An
tomobile Club of America enters the com
petition for the Gordon Bennett trophy
as I think it ought certainly to do, l vii
be only too pleased to go to England OF
Ireland, or wherever the race is held, tt
do whatever l can to lift the cup
Whether we shall succeed or not is an
other question. The only way to answer
it is by trying. Eventually, I think VIZ
shall bring that trophy to America"
There was much recalling Of incidents
along Fourteenth street and the Bow
cry when news came that One-Eyed Jim
ME Connolly had died in Chicago. The
man with the single optic was known
from coast to coast among sporting mel
us the fellow who attended every prize
fight in the last twenty years and never
paid his way in. Jimmie always carried
a pocketful of glass eyes and one of hi
favorite tricks was to pull his RICH
lamp out of it's socket and offer to be-
Coy's a well-known sport told this stor,
on Connolly: Jimmie was lettering
around my place one day while 1 wa'
looking over some legal papers. A con
vivial friend dropped in and invited m,
out for drink. Jimmie I said, keel
your eye on these papers until come
back Well, was detained about al
hour and when returned l noticed tina
Jimmie had disappeared. The papers
were there all right and Connelly's RICH
. eye was resting upon them. Literally h
had done what he had promised; he KEEP
his eye on them" Jimmie was formerl!
q London newsbOy.
There is little doubt felt and expressed
among the intimate friends Of Reginal,
Vanderbilt and Miss Kathleen Neilsol
: that their wedding will take place be
= fore the close Of the winter, and possibi.
late in November or early in December
and that it will be celebrated in New
York. The young couple are very de
voted, and Mr.. Vanderbilt takes NJ
pains to conceal the fact that he is des
fiancee. Mrs. Nelson, it is known, ha
con6ded to some Of her friends that tn