Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-11-01

Anton Hegner, the violoncelist, was
passenger on the steamer Oscar H.,
which arrived from Copenhagen.
Joseph A. Deane. president of the
Mortified Oil Refining Company and
director in many corporations, is dead
ut his home in New York city.
These are busy days for the immigra-
ton officials, Tine population of Little
ktaly" has been swelled to the extent of
more than OO0O persons just landed.
The soil Of Central park is being ex-
amined by a commission of experts APP
pointed by Park Commissioner Wilcox.
The object of the examination is to de-
termne if the soil is deteriorating and
abe best method for replenishing it.
John d. Rockefeller has presented to
the city a marble fountain 50 feet in
height, which has just reached here from
Como. 1t will be placed in the New
York Geological Park Garden, where for
some time a base has been in course Of
construction.
Frank Mckee is planning to send Miss
Mary Mannering to London next season
to present The Stubbornness of Geral-
dine Mr.. Mckee has arranged for
copyright performance Of the play in
London and will reserve the English
rights for his star.
Carroll Beckwith, the artist and Mrs
Beckwith arrived on the steamship Zee
ldnd. They have been abroad since July
j.. Mr.. Beckwith said that the only
serious work he had done while on the
other side was 4 copy of a Van Dyke
st. Martin Dividing His Cloak with a
Besgar."
Mrs. G. II. Gilbert, who is playing the
mother Of the Judge in Annie Russell's
current success, 1.-THE Girl and the
Judge" celebrated her eighty-second
birthday on Monday, October 20. Miss
Russell is in Harlem this week, at the
Harlem Opera House. kilograms have
already begun to pour in on Mrs. Gilbert,
and every member OF the Annie Russell
Company has given her a birthday re-
membrance.
The flame-colored stocking is vanity's
latest device for the autumn girl. 1t APP
pears 10 have come in to meet the new
conception of the stockings as an article
of adjournment as well as apparel 1t
should be worn with dark skirt, thus
rendering an effective contrast when n
sudden swish of the dress reveals il for
an instant. 1t appears that brilliant col
ors are to be the vogue. Dazzling green
and scarlet and abruptly cOntrasted COM
binaton coiors are seen everywhere
Italian restaurants are becoming popu-
lar in New York. Those of the better
class are not patronized by Italians. but
ny Americans who have become weary
OF rFench cooking or the monOtony OF
the Yankee cuisine. Spaghetti with
grated cheese and 4 flask of chjanti are
the staples. \ variation OF stuffed green
peppers or Il fish is the usual thing for Il
relish. People who patronize these
restaurants say there is nothing like an
Italian dinner to restore the faded
palate to its normal condition.
In one OF the cages now on exhibition
in New York city there is more than n
Guldlment of Isaiah's prophecy: "'rhe
wolf also shall dwell with the lamb ana
the leopard shall lie down with the Kid"
A splendid honess dwells and lies down
with 4 lamb in box six by eight feet.
The great beast, in httenish mood, lies
on her back, pleading with the lamb 10
come play with her. Apparently the
warmest friendship holds. When the
lamb refuses to play the honeSs looks
disappointed. One of these bright DAVIS
Mistress Leo will have chops FOR break
fast.
Most of the $20O0.0OO left by Count.
ess Antoinette Seilcrn. stCpdaughtCr of
tic late Oswald OttendorfCr, will so 10
her husband According to a referees
report, submitted 10 the supreme court
by Lawrence Godkin. the three children
OF the countess do not figure in the diyi
sion of the estate, and the will, made
on her wedding day, leaving the greater
part of her fortune to her husband, is
valid The countess was daughter OF
Mrs. Anna WoeriShoffer. The three
children live with their father in Farm
ham. Surrey, england. Their names ar,
Carl Hugo, .,nt0inette and Oswald.
Fifth avenue has seen the last Of tn,
famous twin houses of the Vanderbilt
family, occupying the block on the ave
nue between Fifty-hrSt and Fifty-secont
streets These houses have always beer
one of the sights" OF New Norh 4
year ago Mrs. Elliott L. Shepard remod
eled the house ut the Fifty-Second stree
corner, and yesterday saw the work %
destruction of the unique Architectural
design OF the mansion on the Fify-frS
street corner. The entire Fifth aycnu,
side Of the house was removed. and il
place Of the old design Of claharatcN
carved walls and cupings there will b,
erected Il front severely plain. Fredcricl
". Vanderbilt is the owner OF the house
and his plans of rCmodcling. when com
pieteu, will have cost him 81 ,000. 900
The interior has been stripped and titte,
with hreprooiing, the roof has been raise.
ten feet to make an additional story O
the former attic and in the baSemen
there will be installed an electric lgh
and heating plant.
Russell Sage is getting ready TO "wra,
the draperies OF his couch about him an,
lie down e pleasant dreams" Hereto
fore Mr.. Sage has made use of the ordi
nary form OF nOte given for money Dor
rowed upon collateral security He j
now employing new form. This new
form of stock note is in all respects lik
the old form in use for many years, eX
cept that paragraph is added providing