The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-04-04

Maud Odell. the well-known Southern
actress, is soon to we'd Arthur G. .Dore
mus, son Of Ogden Doremus, the noted
New York physician, and is at her home
in Bufort, S. c., making preparations for
the wedding, though her mother opposes
so immediate 4 marriage Miss Odell is
widely known as stage beauty. She
was with the Castle Square Stock COM
pany in Boston u long while. then with
James O'Neill and latterly with Weber Il
Fields Hurry Burly'' company at Bos-
ton Music hall. She has been much en-
tertained in Boston society,"
\ sure sign of the prevailing prosperity
department stores no longer appeals to
the woman shopper. With plenty of
spending money the bargain has little
interest for her. And il she doesn't care
to waste her strength fighting for the
extra cent neither does she care to waste
time waiting for it as change. Over
and over again nowadays will Il woman
walk away from a counter when her
change amounts to but few cents with
out waiting for it-a proof Of the pre-
v;liling prosperity only second to the d.
unfinished crowd OF bargain hunters.
Lulu CHASER hasn't the ping-pong craze.
''There is no use talking, ping-pong isn't
exciting enough for me. says the star OF
about as much interest for me as Gro
cheting has. Perhaps it isn't very fash
ionable to say this. but l would rather
be honest than fashionable. l wouldn':
exchange canter through Central park
on my old saddle horse, or a dash along
riverside drive in my automobile, for all
the ping pong in New York | have
w II 20 ~ +n1.
of out-of-door exercise, and it is to this
in Il great measure that l attribute my
excellent health
There was an unusually great crush ~
the trolley loops at the Manhattan eri
Of the Brooklyn bridge during the rush
hour the other night. The driveway was
SO congested with trucks that it was
with great difficulty that the cars could
man appeared. and began to hand out IT.
tie buttons bearing the inscription I'VE
will walk for ours" Many OF the peopl"
who were standing about took the hint.
and started to walk across the promo
made Of the bridge. In less than ten
minutes the promenade was crowded.
hundreds going to their home part way
afUut.
Few persons are aware of the fact
that New York city carries Il shepherd
has been tending the sheep in Central
park for nearly Il quarter OF Il century
In conversation with the writer the 9th
or day, the shepherd said that the sheep
industry in New York state now is moth
ing like what it used to be. One great
drawback to the industry, he explained.
was that thousands Of sheep were killed
ri J.,
dogs. The result is that farms are run
ming down. Nothing more beneficial to
Il farm. said the old shepherd, than Il
flock Of sheep.
There was a general clearing up Of
people engaged for The Wild Rose"
Company the other day OF the society
buds called for. only thirty out of Il
possible sixty were retained. The others
were told to try, try again, and as Il re-
suit OF that advice there was more Or
be stage debutante, who rode daily to
the Knickerbocker theater in an automo-
bile, had expended $40 in photographs
and was prepared to food the country
with pictorial counterfeits OF herself
When told that her services were not re-
uuired she raved. stormed and expostu-
lated and ended with demand that
She got nothing but cold, checrless
laugh for her pains.
Work upon the Hotel Astor which will
occupy an entire block and which will
represent an outlay of $5.OOO.OOU. has
begun. When completed the hotel will
rank as one of the most imposing struc-
lures OF the city. The building will be
ten stories above the sidewalk and two
below. Brand new deyscs will figure in
almost every department of the great no
dish remover. Walters at the Hotel AS
tor will waste no time in carrying dishes
from the tables. They will simply trans
fer the dishes from the tables t. the ire
mover and, presto! the soiled china will
be whisked automatically to the washing
room. The hotel will be absolutely fire
proof. but in every room there will be
an automatic fire alarm.
There seems no doubt now that one OF
the side issues of the coming Newport
season will be 4 battle royal between
young Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and
young Mrs. John Jacob Astor for the
imperial position of social leader among
the younger set. The rental of New
port villa by Col. John Jacob Astor has
been the cause of a great nutter from
New York to Palm Beach, inasmuch as
he never did such thing before, and,
too. inasmuch as both the homes of his
mother, Mrs. William Astor, and Of his
mother-inlaw. Mrs. Edward s. Willing,
were still open to him and Mrs. Astor.
The only deduction. therefore, is thai
young Mrs. Astor is very much con
cerned at young Mrs. Nanderbilt's sue
cess as an entertainer and purposes in
future to force her to least divide honors,
William J. 4: Mckim, who was an
pointed referee to hear testimony in the
suit of Marian NJ. Faverslam for an ab-
solute divorce from her husband, Will
liam Faversham. an actor, has decided
that Mrs. Faversham is entitled to de-
cree Of divorce, on the allegations set
forth in her complaint. and Justice Tru-
Ak signed the decree. The decree direct
ed Fayersham to pay to the plaintiff
alimony at the rate of $4,000 year dur
ing the remainder of their lives The de-
cree directed Faversham not to marry
any other woman during the life of the
plaintiff. 1t. however, authorizes Mrs.
Faversham to marry again if she de.
sires to do so. The alimony is to be
paid in monthly installments. On the
first of each month. except the months
of December and January, Faversham
,'rst nay $3.50. December and january