Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-05-09
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New Mode OF Life Stirs to Activity
Ingenious Folk who Are Anxious to
Show Her How TO Get Rid OF some
Of Her Money.

NEW YORK, May 5.-Mrs. Hetty
Green has decided 10 leave the Hotter
Plaza, whore she has mingled with
the giddy throng for a week. and 90
to apartments where she will not l.,
annoyed by promoters, borrowers. anu
Quick-touch artists Of all sorts. she
made her decision with some hesita'
ton, for the new life has many
charms for the richest woman In the
world. Mrs. Green has made It plain
TO the management OF the hotel that
she must have peace. even II 1t Is me-
cessary for her to move back to her
$l9.a-month fiat in Hoboken.
The manager of the Hotel Plaza
would no. admit today that Mrs.
Green had asked for her bill and not
lied them that her three rooms would
be vacant on a certain date, but the
manager did say that she was dis
pleased by the public interest In her
new surroundings. and had sign'ned
her intention OF moving away II she
was not protected.
Gets . Mountain Of Mail.
On account Of the newspaper men
ton of Mrs. Green's change OF her
mode OF living, in which the impress
sion was given that her purse strings.
on which she has kept a strange hold
for so many years. had been suddenly
loosened. and that she intended to
spend the rest OF her days In comfort.
the millionairess has had no end OF
suggestions made to her as to how
she could accomplish that end In the
most effective manner.
+ Beginning with Tuesday. when u
was widely printed that Mrs. Green
was at the Plaza her mail was heavy,
and It has increased during the week.
until 1t was said that she got more
mail yesterday morning than any
three guests combined. Nine out OF
ten of these letters told Mrs. Green
how she could spend her money so
as to get the most pleasure out OF
life. - ~...-..--. 49,. ..,p~,-s.-. ~ &.
II the persons who are trying to
help Mrs. Green spend her millions
would confine themselves to the
mails. she would merely consign the
letters to her rose-colored waste bas'
ket and continue to enjoy life. but
they have been calling St the hotel
al the rate of dozen q day. and some
OF the promoters, who hong ago learn
ed how to overcome all obstacles u
suHicient money is in sight. have al
most bafied all the attempts Of the
hotel management to keep them away
from her.
Want. Sylvia to Enter Society.
It vas said at the hotel today that
were It not for her daughter Sylvia.
Mrs. Green would have moved back
to Hoboken before her first week wa
out, although she paid in advance. u
is known that she has suddenly BE-
come imtmed with a desire TO see SyE
via married to q man with q good old
Knickerbocker name, in order tina!
her daughter may take an undtsputco
place in New York society.
Sylvia Green, It is known, has dit
ferent ideas from those OF her mothes
as to the use Of macy. but she, Is
sensible woman. nevertheless. She
has spurned many offers already 10
take . social position BY the use Of
her money. and II Is said that she
wants to enter society as the wife Of
q man who Is not . noveau richie. She
IL charmed with the Circassiau val
nut fittings and the rose silken hang
fngs Of the Plaza apartments. and Is
loath to leave them. Her mother has
been overheard to say at the P1aza
that Hoboken would be good enough
for her for the rest Of her days were
II not for Sylvia
Danny Hoffman has been doing
some pretty good ruu-gefting for the
Browns. but his batting average don:
show II. He wears . bsdse o. -50S.