The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-08-15
N GAY NEW YORK.
Scenes and Incidents Of Everyday
Life in the Paris Of America. X

Anna Knox. the wife OF Thomas \.
Mcintyre of Mcintyre Il Marshall, bank
ers and brokers, has obtained a divorce.
in the supreme court. Mrs. Mcintyre is
to have the custody Of the two minor
children with alimony at the rate Of
$500 Il year. but the father has permiS-
sion to see the children. The McIntyres
were married in 1879.
a story is told Of a colored butler in
one Of New York's most fashionable sub
urbs who, being given 100 or more inyi-
tations to a social function for delivery,
each massage circular of his wife, who
was seeking patients. The surprise and
CONSERVATION of the invited guests ut re-
ceiying the two documents may easily be
imagined.
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, speaking of
Newport people, has about decided to
postpone her colonial ball so that the
Duchess Of Marlborough may be among
the guests The ball is now set for Au-
gust u. but as the duchess does not reach
Newport until August % and cannot be
induced to hurry for any ball. the Fish
affair will probably be put over until
the next week.
Mrs Anna ". Lowe. wife Of a farmer
OF fo"ierv!lle. livingston county. \. Y.
has just been declared the legal heir to
the estate left by Senator John r. Mac
lhtisoH. valued at about $25DDON. Mrs
Low Is Il niece of the late senator When
Informed Of this disposition of the estate
Mrs. Low. who was accompanied by her
husband. rock her acquisition of fortune
quietly.
The season has been bad fol-, the
crops she said, there's been SO much
rain. This will help oNt.'
There is much CONSERVATION in fashion
able and club circles over impending
strikes among domestic servants. The
incidents at Mrs. Berwind's at Newport
We're followed by some disagreeable ex-
perlences at Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs'. In
town there has been Il general emetute
among the servants, even ut the clubs
and there is a rumor that at one time the
entire force left at a minutes notice.
fortunately the intelligence offices are
crowded with domestics seeking SERVICE
annoying, can be solved.
Coney Island is in revolt against the
knipc cure. Coney is now closed tightly
after l Q clock each morning. In spite
OF the kick that went up against the
new order, issued by the new captain,
| \nlpe, from the men who own the roller
coasters, merry.-go-rounds, photogra ,h
galleries and other small booths which
thrive upon the nickels and dimes of the
crowds Coney Island this morning was
as calm and as quiet as the Hackensa.,k
meadows. The captains ukase has gone
! forth that Ill future the time for closing
shall be l o'clock. The saloons have
! made no attempt to do business after
! the prescribed hour.
The long-talked-of engagement of Miss
Cathleen Nelson, the youngest daughte:
Of Mrs. Frederick Nelson, and Reginald
=; Vanderbilt was announced Monday
The. formal announcement was made
public by Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt,
Mrs: Nelson not making any announce
wealthlest young men in the country, his
| fortune being estimated at $j,OOO,OOU
with more to inherit later. He is barely
81 years Of age. Mr.. Vanderbilt is Of
medium height, is inclined to be stout,
| and is the image of his father. Miss
Mellon is tall. has dark hair and clear,
| rosy complexion.
According to the steward of the liner
La Bretague, which arrived from Havre,
the trip was the most trying one he ever
experienced. 1t was not on account of
the weather, either. for the sky was clear
and the sea calm all the way across. The
trouble was in the first cabin. where
| thirty or more novelty seeking passen-
gers got together and formed a vege-
tartan club. Rost beef, the serving of
which is the pride of the chef, was
passed by, and even Philadelphia chicken
| was scorned. The chief was seen NUT
| tering to himself.
'I'm counting up the varieties Of beans
| and pea soup l made up for those peo-
ple,' he said.
Some people who dine at the 5O-cent
table d'hotes believe themselves real b.
hemlans, because the meals are cheap