The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-08-01
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Scenes and Incidents of Everyday
Lie In the Paris Of America. -

Lie In the Paris Of America. -
Mrs. Jane Hayes Gaige, cousin of
PRESIDENT Mckinley, is dead at her home
IN Binghamton, where she had lived for
ty-elght years.
William j. johnson, veteran Of the
Crimean war and formerly one Of the
bodyguard Of the British royal family,
IS dead at his home in Eatontown, n. J.
He was "a years old.
Klaw & Erlanger have decided to call
the new theater for the Rogers Broth
ers. which they will build on Forty
second street next season, ten doors from
their New Amsterdam, now being built,
1.-THE Liberty Theater."
Raymond Hitchcock, leading comedian
of the King Dodo Company, who under
went an operation for appendicitis at
hospital. Mr.. Hitchcock went to Allan
tic City, where he will remain until he
is restored to health.
Every club which has yard or a gar
den or roof has it's dinners served this
weather al fresco. At the Players the
evening meal is served on a wide piazza
adjoining, which belonged to the Tilden
house. These gardens extend to Nine
teenth street and give to that thorough
fare a countrifed aspect.
John Guthrie Watson, junior member
OF the firm of Adds, Adds, Northcote 4
Watson, died suddenly at St. Luke's
Hospital. Mr.. Watson was operated on
for appendicitis two weeks ago by DR..
ar II q
apparently had recovered from the shock
of the operation and was cOnvalescent
when death came without warning.
William G.. White, comptroller Of the
Bank for Savings Of New York, and for
the last eight years treasurer Of the
Union League Cub. is dead from apo
aboard steamer en- route to his sum-
mer home at Great Neck, L. l. Mr..
White had for many years been a promi-
nent figure in the banking circles of the
city.
Miss Alice Roosevelt will leave Oyster
Bay about the time the president starts
on his eastern trip, and will go to New
port and Bar Harbor. where she will
be the guest Of some Of the many friends
she has made since her appearance in
Washington society. It is said she will
he entertained while in Newport by the
Vanderbilts and Goelets, both Of which
families have frequently met the Roose-
velts.
Will Barnes, who designs the costumes
for Weber & Fields has prepared the
plates for the new costumes of the Pitts
burg Exposition Ladies' Band, which
they will wear during their engagement
at the Woman's Exposition in Madison
Square Garden. The costumes are mod
eled after the uniform Of the British
army-pill box cap, with red and white
waist with gold braid trimmings, red
skirts reaching to the shoe tops and
white CATERS.
Russell Sage narrowly escaped injury
recently while trying to board a
Broadway car. He was thrown from the
side step of rhe car to the pavement
and just missed being run over by the
recent illness his friends regard that the
shock might have lasting effect, but
Mr.. Sage attended directors meeting
and appeared at his office later showing
no signs of his mishap.
Friends Of Reginald Vanderbilt and
Miss Kathleen Nelson expect the
formal announcement of their engage
have been in love for several months.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, ST., who was
opposed to the match, is reported to
have withdrawn her objections. Since
Miss Nelson went to Newport she has
been seen driving with Mr.. Vanderbilt
nearly every afternoon.
received by accident. He got T.
pound. cake Of ice. at a free ice dis
tributing center and as he walked away
with it he observed a wad of greenbacks
Embedded in the cake. When he got
home the ice was put over steaming
kettle. the frozen money taken apart,
and the lucky finder was SIG to the
good. This was certainly q freezeout
that would have turned many a poker
player green with envy.
George Won L. Meyer, United States
ambassador to Italy. and Alberto Santos
Dumont, the Brazilian aeronaut, were
among the passengers, on the steam
ship kron Prinz Wilhelm from Bremen.
Santos-Dumont, who is scheduled to
make series of air ship ascensions near
New York. said he was very glad to hear
there would be several competitors for
the prize offered at the St. Louis exhi-
bition. as it would stimulate interest in
the building of air ships.
Hundreds of men, women and children.
most of them blind, halt, manned or
crippled are flocking to the annual nov
ena, a 9-days' veneration of the relic of
St. Ann, mother of the Virgin Mary, in
the French Roman Catholic church Of
st. Jean Baptists. The devotions over
the relic, a portion Of the saints wrist
bone, through which several miracles are
said to have been wrought since it's in
stallation in the church eight years ago,
include four masses daily, preaching,
benediction and application of the relic
to diseased persons.
G. K. Tseng, secretary Of the Chinese
legation at Washington, arrived on the
Umbria. The secretary brought with
him his wife, who was formerly Miss
Burnett of London, England. Mrs.
Tseng said she would spend the winter
in Washington with friends. She was
dressed in ordinary garb, but her hus-
band had on his national dress. .'Liang
Chen, the new minister to the United
States. is clever man, said Mr.. Tseng.
will,