The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-12-26

Sage, and Tint Ven 81 finaantier ana
sphilan thropist was one st the earliest yiss
itors at the little flower shop. Speaking
eDfshis venture, Mr. HaYemeyer saiI: :
''IShave always held that men had :qdis
as good a right to work as women. saT here
are nearly forty st women OF the class
known as society ladies' now iIrft trade in
New York, and there seems no.Freasoll,
why a couple of boys: should notsemulate
their example WITHOUT. exciting any spe-
cial comment. The Rosemary1 RoseIies
is o serious, legitimate business ssntes<
prise, which will not be abandoned when
noslonger a novelty."' y ~:
The man crowned with "a silk hat is
not as much in evidence as housed to
be. Careful observation shows that the
halo Of responsibility; or the insignia Of
,sportiveness, seems to be slightly out or
favor; at least, 1T is so in Denmark
that is to say. in New York. That the
silk hat is to be relegated. with the COON,
skin cap Of our squirrel-hunting grand.
fathers, to the glass cases, according to
true that John w. Gates and other men
of more or less prominence are seen
around the big hotels in the evening,
wearing silk hats. but the rule Is that
the man in a dress suit wears an opera
hat. The silk hat worn by the man in a
Tuxedo" according to the apparent die
tates of fashion at present, is about as
the same garments. With the long tails
of the dress suit the silk hat. accord
ing to the present fashion, is about as
much out of order as if the wearer should
appear in his pajamas at the opera. The
high hat, however, has not lost its favor
with the politicians, and has gained an
amazing popularity on the east side and
the occasion of a wedding, funeral, or to
60 to church with, is a seeming mark OF
extreme poverty.
CONSTRUCTION Of the Brooklyn extension
of the rapid transit subway has already
begun, in Park Row, opposite the post
office, and for a considerable season rem
der traffic on Broadway even more diff
cult than it has been, say, in Forty-sec-
The contractors have erected their en-
cavation plant on the, southerly side Of
the street, the engine house and power
plant at the corner Of Beekman street,
the cable trolley extending to point op-
posite the southern angle of the post
Office, and trench has been started be-
tween the southerly curb and the street
ldlIN df tl0Ch, anu Il SOOu OCslI VI tAo eva
has already been taken out. Trinity
Church is the only edifce that, according
to present information, will have to. be
shored or underpinned. Its foundations
are said to extend only seven feet below
the surface Of the earth and the massive
and Acknowledgement stone spire is at
the nearest point of proximity to the
intended subway. 1t will devolve upon
the contractors for the subway construc-
ton to make this spire entirely safe be-
fore proceeding with the excavation.
This may be done by UNDERMINING the
spire and extending its foundations be-
low the level Of the bed Of the subway,
as was done at the Grand Circle with the
Columbus monument, or it can be done
by building an effective retaining wall
out near the curb. AS to all the build
ings Of late construction, their. founda-
tons extend far below the lowest SUBJ
way level, and none of the older BULL
ings start so near the surface bis Trinit;
Church, nor is there anything like the
weight in them to make serious lateral
pressure upon the soil. -.