The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-09-12
IN GAY NEW YORK.
Scenes and Incidents of Everyday
Life in the Paris of America. II
Richard Mansfield returned from Eu-
rope Oh the Lucania.

Richard Mansfield returned from Eu-
rope Oh the Lucania.
Peter S. Hoe, who was the last sur
viviny member OF the original firm of Il.
Hoe Il Co.. manufacturers of printing
presses, died Il short time ago OF pneu-
monia.
George Lea. who for forty years ccii-
Quoted theaters and other places OF
amusement III various parts of this coun-
try, is dead ut his home in Port Jeryis,
n. Y, aged 81. He was Il native Of
France.
Cyrus Townsend Brady, an Episcopal
clergyman living in Philadelphia, but
best known as writer of fiction, is
building a house in Brooklyn and will
make his residence there. He will de-
vote his time to writing.
1t is said that the owners of the dia-
mond and pearl necklace, worth $4,000,
seized on the arrival of the Kron Prinz
Wilhelm recently, are Miss Ellen D.
Hunt and her niece, Miss Ellen Hunt
Nandeveer OF New York.
Signora Eleanora Duse will probably
soon be introduced to the public Of the
Pacific coast and later go to Australia.
She has never appeared west Of the Mis-
slsslppi. Her agents in this city have
just received a letter from the actress
authorizing them to arrange such a tour.
Agents who are representing William
Rockefeller, 1t is said, have purchased
for cash 1000 acres in the Adirondacks,
including Meacham Lake and the prop
erty Of the Meacham Lake Hotel Com
pany. Including this purchase, Mr..
Rockefeller will have a park of 10000
acres.
Senator Thomas c.. Platt has returned
to this city after two weeks outing in
the Adirondacks. He had no comment
to make on current matters, saying that
ne had not kept in touch with recent de-
velopments. He will remain in New
York city until September 20, when he
will leave for Saratoga to attend the
state convention.
Nanky Panky Poo has at last found a
rival in the affections of Mrs. Patrick
Campbell. A baby elk has just been born
at the Central park ZOO. and the attend
ants say they will name it Patrick Camp
bell, in honor Of the English actress.
When Pinky's mistress was notified Of
the honor in store for her she declared
the baby elk to be "a perfect little DEAR
right i'll the hearing of her pet, Panky.
The resources of the mlliner seem TO
be ineXhaustible. The game rooster hat
on the street. 1t is safe guess for no
man would dare to inquire into these
thlngS) that the rooster hat comes from
Paris. The head of the bird, looking
exceeding saucy and very much alive,
protrudes from a sort of turban dingus.
the whole creating the impression of Il
live rooster damned into a fancy wedding
cake.
A suit was begun in the supreme court
today in which Adrian Iselin sues John
D. Adams and John H. Ballantyne to
foreclose mortgage for 100000 on the
premises at Madison avenue occupied by
the Knickerbocker Athletic Club. It
is claimed that besides the interest due
on the mortgage taxes have not been
paid for three years, amounting to be-
tween $4,000 and $24, 1000. Ballantyne
failed recently, with liabilities Of ST.
Mascagni's managers have received ca
bles announcing that the composer will
not change his place Of residence from
Italy to America, in spite of his feeling
over being deprived Of the dictatorship of
the Rossini lyceum in Pesaro because the
authorities objected to his trip to the
United States at the head of an opera
company. He will sail for New York
late in September and appear first at the
Metropolitan Opera house with "Caval-
leria Rusticana" on October 8.
William Smith of Plainfield, n. J., a
brother of Mrs. Charles Fair has an
nounced that he' intends to accompany
| the body of his sister to California upon
its arrival in New York. Preparatory to
this trip Mr.. Smith sold out his bakery
for $500. In speaking Of the estate Mr..
Smith said: eve do not want Mr. Fairs
money. and won't fight for it. At least
| won't. We're contented here. and the
idea of riches doesn't make us grasping.
We,il have sisters estate, anyway, and
that's all we ASK
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt is to have
a Midway plaisance" as feature of
her entertainment of Monday evening
next at Newport, for which the wild
Rose Company will go from New York.
The Midway will extend from the drive.
way to the villas, and along it will be
fortune tellers. singers and other funny
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