Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-07-24
NEW YORK LETTER.

NEW fORk.-The steam yacht
Mayfower formerly owned by Mrs
Ogden Goelet and purchased from her
by the United States government at
the time of the Spanish-American
war. probably will be sold soon. Dur
Ing the time that the Japanese Rus
sian peace ENJOYS are In this country
the vessel Will be placed 1T the dis
posal of the commission After that
the government will have no further
use for her. The MayAower IL be-
ing overhauled at the Brooklyn navy
yard, and will go to Portsmouth, N.
H., on August l. carrying the peace
commission All the expensive Mt
tings. which were removed at the
time she was commissioned for war
service. will be replaced II has been
decided by the authorities 10 have six
of the 6-pounders, formerly ON board
the battleship Alabama, placed on the
peace ship" 10 that It IL supposed
there will be enough OF war about the
boat to keep fresh In the minds Of toe
ENJOYS the grimness fthe conflict
which they may bring to . close.
With tine completion Of the battle
ship Connecticut. now building here,
and otner warships, more vessels
will be added to the register OF naval
ships In the fiscal year Just opening
than in any other Hscsl year In the
country's naval history, In toe COM
Ing IL months there VIII be placed In
active service, besides the Connects.
cut. the great battlesoips Nebraska.
Vermont. Virginia. Georgia. New Jer-
sey. Rhode Island and Louisiana, the
armored cruisers California. South
Dakota. Tennessee and Washington
and the protected cruisers st. Paul.
Milwaukee and Charleston. Toe re-
suit of this large addition to the navy
will be swing Of the pendulum Of
activity to the otner extreme. Not
for a long time have there been 10
few vessels In the early period OF
their construction as now. and the
consequence will be that July 1, 1906.
will find fewer ships than In many
years in course of construction at prl-
yate or government yards.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Is not
fond OF the limelight and sne says
nothing outside the circle Of her clos
est friends about her many little
philanthrophies. yet she 10 one OF toe
most patriotic OF all the women VINO
have tenanted the White House, and
is always devising new plans for the
furtherance OF the nations Interests
especially those Of the women. She
Is sponsor for what promises to be-
come the great American silk indus
try-an enterprise contemplating the
establishment of business that may
rival Europesu and Asiatic CONNER
cial interests In that line. Mrs
Roosevelt, at the Inauguration ball
last March. wore a silk gown which
had been woven on American looms
Before she leaves Washington she
may appear in another big affair In a
frock entirely Of American produc-
ton, for sne is fostering the culture
of silk worms by American women,
and already the plan has had large
measure Of success. Silk worms
thrive wherever mulberry trees or
| Usage orange bushes grow. The rails
ing Of them requires only 65 days a
year. Little care is needed. the chief
essentials being abundance Of leaves
and large room that can be given
over exclusively to the culture for
six weeks. 1t is Mrs. Roosevelt's
idea That silk worm culture In the
United States will be conducted prin.
cipally by farmers wives and dsugh.
tiers, as 1t is In Europe.
Glass Luncheon" might be q At
ting title for an entertainment given
a few days ago by Mrs. Harry Lehr
Not that the hostess had invited q
dime museum freak to teach hei
guests how to eat glass. Simply sh,
mad carried out to . logical extreme
the fad Of using glass covers for din
Ing tables. On the table had bssl