The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-02-28

burst into laughter and pointed . finger
at the horses. Then others noticed what
had attracted his attention and smiled
The. big bays had as perfect "shine"
as any bootblack could put on. Their
high action made them most conspicuous
as they1went up the, avenue: with their
eight hoofs flashing as if they were pat
ent feathers. This polish had come by
easy stages from olnng the hoofs first
to keep them from cracking, then making
the oil black for the sake Of neatness
and finally genuine "shine,!' the inspi-
ration of some coachman who probably
got his salary raised for the original
idea.
One of the regular scenes in the new
Grand Central station after 6 o'clock
nearly every evening is the lightning
change act of commuters who have So
cial engagements in town from business
to evening clothes. 1t is rather puzzling
to the unsophisticated person to see four
or five men rush madly to the package
window, get suit cases and tear into the
smoking room as if their lives depended
ON haste. In about ten minutes these
same men reappear in evening clothes
cases. The private Mushrooms with
which the station is equipped are about
the size of :;taterooms on steamship.
There are a mirror and a washbasin and
supply of fresh towels in each, and
men who formerly hired room at one
of the nearby hotels in which to dress
find these private Mushrooms just as con-
venient.
If the Hohenzollern's jackies are not
having a good time in New York city it
is their own fault. Wherever they ap-
pear wearing on their caps the name of
the German Emperor's yacht they are
greeted by some enthusiastic German
with an invitation to have something to
drink with him. The proprietor of one
Bowery barroom secured the presence Of
three Of these sailors by the aid Of his
scouts and told them that whatever his
saloon contained for drinking was theirs.
AS soon as their glasses were emptied
they were filed again. The proprietor's
generosity, however, was more apparent
than real. The entire neighborhood was
notified Of the presence Of these sailors,
and his saloon was quickly filed with a
thirsty crowd that was ready to pay for
all drinks served. The German sailors
proved a drawing card, and the proprie-
tor had profitable afternoon.
Frank E. Camp, one of Brooklyn's
matinee idols is playing the suffering
proportioned Isabelle Eyesson portrays
the title part. Camp is a bantamweight,
scarcely 125 pounds, while Miss Evesson
tips the scales at thirty pounds less than
200. The other night Miss Evesson,
the manager and the audience became
excited when the play reached the point
of the spiral staircase climax. when Jean
carries Sapho up in his arms. When
the critical moment came Camp gritted
his teeth Kissed few phrases of burn
ing affection into SapLos ear, gripped
her about the waist and limbs and gave
a sudden jerk that brought her to
nesting position within his arms. Her
weight carried him forward and he stag
gered toward the stairway, while the
audience held it's breath. There were
ten steps to climb. "How intense he
is" whispered the matinee girls as he
painted and tugged his burden upward.
At the top platform he bunked his bur-
den against a stage wall and held her
there until the curtain fell. There was
wild ipplause