Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-03-02

disarmament of the club to preserve the
Roosevelt house (the birthplace of The
PRESIDENT in East Twentieth street
means the disappearance OF another
landmark IN a short time, a. the block
is now practically filled with modern
business buildings. The home of Tilden.
IN Gramercy park, is probably about the
last historic house in this section of
town. though it is modern, compared
with the others. 1t is a house of con
siderable size and magnihcencc and is
now occupied by the National Arts club
Everybody goes to New York to buy
things, and there is nothing on earth that
anybody wants for any use that can't
be found there. A designer and builder
of church furniture has now in course
of construction in his shops two pulpits.
one of these. costly in materials and
workmanship, for a church IN New Or
leans, and the other, somewhat less ex-
pensive, for a church in North Carolina
Pulpits or reading desks of ecclesiastical
design that may serve as such can be
found in stock in some variety Of styles
but commonly the pulpit is designed and
built to order for the church in which
il is to be set up. Most commonly the
pulpit IS designed by the architect Of the
church. though sometimes the designing
as wei as the CONSTRUCTION or tnt pulpit
falls to the builder of church furniture.
which is also likely to be the case when
a donor gives to an old church n new
pulpit. Reading desks of appropriate de-
signs that may serve as pulpts can he
bought in some styles for less than $50.
The most costly and elaborate pulpits
are built of marble and metals. the
metals used being brass and bronze. and
such pulpits may range in cost up To
$500 and over.
An ostrich plume, il diSgruutlel young
man with Il pair of sharp teeth. and an
athletic and explosive young woman
with picture hat and pugnacIous list
caused excitement which nearly ended
in general rough house" in a New
York subway train. As result Miss
Beatrice dOrsay is nursing her wound
ed pride and ID. I. Miller, q Columbia
law student. is nursing his face
The trouble began when Miller bit an
ostrich plume from Miss d'Orsays hat,
and she, just To retaliate. slapped his
face.
Subway patrons were packed in the
train like sardines. Miss d'Orsay stood
directly in front of Miller, with her back
toward him. She had on huge picture
hat. from which large ostrich pumeS
protruded in all directions. Every time
the car swayed the plumes tckied Mil
ler's nose With every tickle he plunged
for his kerchief pocket to head off
sneeZe.
Il didn't mind it at first" said Miller.
but it got annoying after awhile. | de
termined to teach her a lesson, So | bit
one plume off after it had brushed over
my nose a dozen times"
Miss dOrsay turned on the Columbia
man when he nibbled off her pet plume
and deity landed n ''wallop' on his
cheek.
THAT for yoJ,' she snapped
The really up-to-date we'll dressed man
will wear evening clothes of blue or DH
ford gray during this coming season.
This alarming announcement has come
from the Hotcl Astor, New York, where
the Merchant 12ilOrs' National exchange
is holding a convention and garment
But the man who likes to be UP to date
and at the same time doesn't care to be
unduly conspicuous may take comfort in
the assurance gl1on Is the tailors that
under artificial light you really can't tell
one of the blue or gray dress suits from
Il black One-unless you examine it very
closely. That is the beauty of the new
style-it accomplshes the seemingly inn
possible and reconciles the apparently
BILE.
"Oh, yes; they'll be worm said James
ably will last for long time, and then
We'll go back to the black evening
dress
But while the American well dressed
man is expected to stand for the blue
or gray dress suit, he will not tolerate
the purple clothes now popular with the
men in old England The American
public is too conservative for purple, and
American tailors won't think of Offering
garments of that color" said one of the
delegates to the convention
The rumors that the dinner coat has
had its day are without foundation. the
delegates say The dinner coat has come
to stay, and several new varieties will
be shown at the exhibition
Attired in gorgeous purple
his initials. Nathaniel +. Moore.
son of James II. Moore. of
Match and Rock Island rail
road fame, rose from his luxurious shlm-
Der in the Hotel Wyoming. New York.
to tell the story of the $1,000 ''skidos''
dinner he gave the other night to ten
chorus girls and ten men friends.
The favors of the dinner were gold
and pearl necklaces with ''23'' lockets
for the girls and gold and diamond cuff
buttons inscribed ''23'' for the men. The
occasion was young Mr. Moore's bird
birthday.
1T was just jolly little affair thar
we went into in cold blood said MIR.
Moore. I'VE went in for a good time,
and then here he pressed one hand
emphatically on his brow-"we had it.
I've Just had $1,000 worth of sleeI-and
that is just a trife more than the racket
cost me-"
Mr.. Moore was accompanied by his
wife. who was Miss Helen Fargo before
an automobile collision threw the two
together. They were married in the
ruins of St. Thomas church. November.
s. 1905.
Young Mr.. Moore's expensive dinner.
which, according to some reports cost
$4,000, is said to have marked his com
ing into $4,000 from his father. some
Years ago the Moore hrntl on. L.. II