Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-01-31
N GAY HEN YORK.
Scenes and Incidents of Everyday
Life IN the, Paris of America. ~

After pending for nearly twenty years
nearly all the 1000 suits brought against
the United States government by i'm
DOrterS of hat trimmings have been
cleared off the calendar. While there is
total of nearly S60,000,O00 involved,
the government has escaped with nav.
ments aggregating only $3,000,000. Only
about hundred of these cases are left
it is said. and the aggregate of these
claims is about $150,000. EXPERTS say il
the plaintiffs recover more than S50O00
they are lucky.
katherine Bloodgood has always been
popular woman with men hut in n
few weeks she is likely to be the baua
Of country. The actress is now mar
rled, her husband being Capt Kipp of
the regular army They were welded 4
few weeks ago, while the soldier was on
leave of absence. But now lie has been
ordered to the Philippines. His post will
be one at Guam. where there are more
than 1000 soldiers and not single wom-
an from the states. Capt Kipp and his
wife have started for the PhiliDDinps
Miss BlOodgood declares that She has re-
tired from the stage for good She was
at one time vaudeville head-liner, with
an-excelient voice.
MrS' NUNS w. Blake, the widow Of
me mllllohalre piano manufacturer of
I1"rbY, Conn, Is soon to be married to
Paul Schubert. wealthy exporter and
q member of prominent family III Ham
burg. Germany. 1t is the ending OF n
romance that began when the bride TO
be was studying III Han burg ten years
ago. Although only girl of 1f, the
daughter OF Richard Mock, restau-
rateur IN West Forty-Second street, she
received the ardent attention of the
German sutton But i'll girlish fashion
she returned to New York to make new
friends. Her marriage to Mr.. Blake,
Il millionaire, caused a sensation for he
was more than 60 years old, while she
was little more than 20. In the fall
of 1901 he was shot through the head
by a revolver in his own hands. The
shooting was declared to be accidental.
Last summer Mrs. Blake went to Ell
rope and again met Herr Schubert. His
attentions were renewed and he soon
followed her to America. Mrs Blake's
fortune is estimated at almost 3,000,-
600, for her husband left her his entire
estate.
George S. Beall, wealthy dry goods
dealer OF Columbus, O., died at the
Hotel Albert. this city. supposedly of
heart disease. He had been in poor
health for a year or so.
Manager F. C. Whitney has signed
contracts with Arthur Forrest. by the
terms of which he agrees to star that
actor in a dramatization of Marie Corel-
lis latest and most popular novel. TEN
pOral Power Mr. Whitney has en-
gagged Stanislaus STANCE to prepare the
novel for the stage, and will make a
most elaborate production next October
Mr.. Forrest was the original Petronus
in Whitney's production of Quo Nadis'
a few years ago, and this season has been
the leading support for Richard Mans
field in his Julius Caesar"
The betrothal of Mrs Padelford, a
pretty American widow, to Ernest Hall
burton Cunard, a wealthy member of
the famous shipping family, has aroused
much interest in American and English
smart society. Mrs. Padelford was
Florence McFeeters OF Baltimore. She
married one of the Padelfords of Sa-
vannah, and has tall, good-looking
daughter. Her husbands brother, Ar
thur Padelford, married Miss Beach
Grant, who also is a widow. The be-
trothal was formally announced at din
ner party given by Mrs. Arthur Padel-
ford to the engaged couple The wedding
will be very quiet and they will go for
the honeymoon to the Riviera.
The prevailing interest il athletic
training in New York city is shown by
the earnings of one professor" which
every month amount to $4,000. This
sum comes from his wealthy patrons
who pay 5000 a month for the benefit
Of his services during Il period of time
that rarely exceeds ten minutes and in
some cases drops to as short session
as six. The number Of months needed
to acquire all the benefits of his system
varies, but his clients are usually lCath
to end thei. term. Culy 4 few years
ago this particular trainer came hire
from Western city and began his work
very modestly. His charges were only
a fraction of what they are today. but
his method was quite new. Now it is
hard for any applicant to lind a vacant
hour Iii the tH elve he dvotes To work.
This uncommon success is due mainly
to the little time his system requires.
There have to be results or the scheme
would be 4 failure. So it is the relation
between the time spent and the effects
that enables him TO earn now about $500
day.
Sir Gilbert Parker. the novelist. ar
rived on the steamer Minnetonka from
London.
The Carnation League OF America
movement Is ABOUT 10 De started 10 COLI
memorate the death of President Mckin-
ley by introducing the custom Of wearing
carnations on the 1Ith of September.
How it came about that FIVE of the
members of the younger set have worn
this season duplicates OF one of the pref
test of Miss Alice Roosevelt's frocks was
explained by Mrs. William Jay, VINO
said: There has been no unpleasantncss
about it at all, although no girl likes to
have one of her prettiest frocks duph-
Gated, you know.
Some time in the late fall Miss Roose-
welt came to this city and ordered from
a modiste a gown made up of white cloth
and trimmed with Russian lace. 1t was
supposed to be an exclusive model Be
fore she had appeared in it the gowns for
the bridesmaids of Miss Helen l..
kountze were made. Miss Kountze went