Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-18
GOSSIP FROM GOTHAM; GRAVE AND
GAY DOINGS In THE METROPOLIS

exact cOunterpartS OF celebrated JeWelS
which have figured for years and years
| among the herlooms Of the oldest
British families. Famous pearl and dia-
nond necklaces and tiaras which re-
pose for the better part Of their time
in burglar-proof vaults, are being adj
tnired as never before-all i'm the fond
hope that the aristocratic owners may
be coaxed into permitting the precious
Jewels to be borrowed for the purpose
of being duplicated either in real gems
or limitations. And for this fever an
American peeress, none other than the
young and amlable duchess of MARI
are responsible.
Erlanger Doesn't Write Pieces
ABE" Erlanger, the head of the the.
atrical syndicate Of America, is neither
glad nor sad over the predicament
which Mr. Belasco finds himself in
| through the sale of a magazine article
with his name attached, but which he
didn't write, although the two are not
friends. Erlanger is not an artist and
he does not write pieces for maga-
zines or newspapers. He Is simply an
organizer of amusement enterprises.
He would probably be just as success
ful in the soap business. Plays and
actors are just so much goods" to
him and he uses them just that way
Blue Catches EN-
A customer in one of the smart mil
liners shops on Fifth avenue, New
York, was commenting, in admiration,
on the appearance of the show window,
which was arranged in q color scheme
of red, mats and feathers of that hue
being the only things exhibited. THAT
reminds me-" replied the woman in
charge of the shop, "of one curious
thing | have noticed since the fashion
of window dressing became the thing.
We have tried all the colors that come
within the scope of our particular rain
how, and the one that has attracted the
most attcntion-that is, the one which
has brought us the most transient
trade--is blue. Just why the average
woman should fail to be caught by
display of red or pink or brown hats is
not at all clear to me. But blue hits
them hard and we are working this
discovery for all it's worth these days"
Just Because of $4,000 Dog
"It is true that Oscar Lewisohn gave
my sister dog worth $4,000. but does
gift like that form a sufficient basis
for a rumor of an engagement"
Miss Jane May. sister of Edna May,
star of "The Catch of the Season" in
these words disposed of the rumor that
her sister was engaged to wed Oscar
Lewisohn, a banker Of New York.
Lady Highbal is one of the most
famous terriers in the country. Once
in her history she Travelled from Bos-
ton to New Haven in a special car in
order to receive veterinary attendance.
Letters to the Teacher
Many odd and humorous things come
to the attention of teachers in the pub
lie schools on the lower Eastside but
there is nothing odder or funnier than
some Of the letters sent to them by
the parents of the children. Scarcely
per cent of the children hear English
spoken in their homes, and what they
acquire is picked UP on the streets or
in the schools. They soon attain
working knowledge of it: but with
their parents the case is different. and
when they attempt to write letter
in English the result Is n mongrel
brand of the language that is often
mirth provoking. Most of the funny
letters are in the form of excuses for
children in the primary departments.
The department of education has Spe-
cial postal card which is sent out by
school principals TO parents whose
child stays away from school asking
the cause of the child's absence.
lew DAYS ago one Idllef WloSe SUI,
William, had been absent for 13 days,
answered the inquiry by saying that
''he is sick with information of the
lungs" Another replied in this way
to an inquiry about Conrad, who had
been absent one day: You will have
to excuse my brother for not coming
to school, because he was bit by dog
and can't sit"
Bears RockefeIIer's Name
On the crest of the bluff along the
East river at Sixty-sixth street there
is nearing completion stately building
that represents one of John d. Rookie
fellers most important gifts to the pub
lie welfare of America. Across its front
is carved in the limestone this title,
"Rockefeller Institute for Medical Re-
search" which gives the building the
distinction, in addition to the purposes
for which it has been designed, of be-
ing the only gift of the Standard Oil
magnate that bears his name. When
the institute is opened in January next,
according to present expectations, it
will represent an outlay of 100000 out
of the million dollars John ID. Rookie
feler bestowed on the institution and
it's work in May, 1902, this sum being
intended by the donor to last ten years.
Mrs. Jeff Davis Very Feeble
Mrs. jefferson Davis. wife of the
presidency of the confederacy, still
keeps her residence in New York, al
though she goes south during the win
ter months. Mrs. Davis is now 81 years
and very feeble, although not ailing
Her old Mississippi homestead, Beau
voir," is now the home of confederate
veterans, and when Mrs. Davis makes
a sojourn in the South it Is usually with
friends While in New York she lives
in quiet uptown apartment hotel and
keeps only one servant She is far
from rich. THE GOTHAMITE.