The Washington times., 1907-11-10

NEW YORK. Nov. "a $1,000 blind
nooI that failed has plunged about
thirty well connected women, married
and single who reside mostly in the
INNER West Side, into the deepest grief
md made Miss Emma 3. Shields, pro-
nrietor of the Shields Art Magazine,
Who managed the pool. tho center of
a raging storm OF tears and angry pre-
tests.
Miss Shields Is accused OF having mis-
ed her friends into an alleged good
thing" and lawyers have been consult
ed as TO the prospect Of getting back
from the petite flnancier the sum OF
money which the sorrOwiDg women
with dreams Of fur coats and lace gowns
this winter, intrusted 70 her care
So far as can be learned Miss Shields
who is pretty. slight and highly SYM
pathetic, generously offered about three
months ago 10 give one Of her friends
500 per week for the use OF SIl;50-
The friend thus favored couldn't re
sist the temptation TO let another WON =
an FRIEND into such a good thing, and
soon the new get-rich-quiCk scheme
was doing such a thriving busIness that
rates began to fall. Two dollars per
week for the use of $lU was then Of
rered, and finally a bonus of $50 was
offered for the use Of 500 for one month.
II is alleged that Miss Shields method
was to give her note to her customers
Cor the amount of the loan, plus the in
tCrest- one of the victims. who de-
cIined to permit the use OF her name.
declared yesterday that there are now
I'm existence notes of Miss Shields to
the amount of $4,000.
Trade balances may vary, gold re-
serves may shift, international business
complications may arise. hut the great
stream of American tourists gold con-
tsnues to flow Europeward. reports from
steamship companies. banking houses
doing large letter Of credit business and
excursion companies show that in the
season of 1907 the amount OF money
srent by Americans in Europe has been
far greater than in any previous sea
son. Averaging the estimates obtained
from a variety. of sources. Americans
have spent so far this year, not less
than $3.50. 600, 600 in Europe
Weddings and country house parties
offer the principal opportunities for so
ciaI diversion these days, and society
members are having a very charming
time trying to attend both. AS mas been
noted before. Saturday is the favOrite
day fer weddings this season. and, OF
course, il Is the day OF all others for
anything that is going on in the coun-
try. For Miss Gladys Mills, Miss
Gladys Vanderbilt and their respective
dances. entertainments of all kinds are
being given, for society stands ready
to welcome the engaged. A succession
of house parties and dinners are being
given in celebration of the two engage
ments.
Gayety at LenOx continues rather late
even for the Berkshires. The weather
has been so delightful that country
house cwners are loath to think of COM
ing TO the city. and Invitations are APP
parently most gratefully accepted, judg-
Ing from the number of house parties
that have been entertained there
But week more remains before the
great annual horse show at Madison
Square Garden. which attracts fash
ionable people from all parts of the
Union and Canada, and which inaugu-
rates the New York season IN all Its
glory
As fer the horse show. there are no
indications of any waning Of its popu-
larity. The entries are more enormous
than ever before, the prizes more cost