The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-14

New York, June Special 1.-The month of June has been a busy season and will continue to be with New York society folk. There will be host of fashionable weddings, and though Wednesday seems to be the favorite day of all, stilI there are sheduled for almost every day in the week marri- ages of parties well known In Gotham's smart set. One of the weddings that will interest New Workers most, al- though 1t is to occur in London, is the marriage of Miss Jean Reid. daughter of Ambassador Reid, to the Hon. John Hubert Ward, which will take place in St. James Chapel. London on, June 23. A great many society people from New York are going to Europe to attend the ceremony.
 Coaching has been very popular this spring and the enthusiasm has been maintained because of the keen inter- est which the Ladies' Four Hand Club has taken in the sport. Two road chaches may be seen every day in Manhattan, with prominent society wo- men On the box. One of the coaches, the Magnet, leaves the Holland House every afternoon for Arrow Head Inn and returns after dinner, while the other starts from the Savor Hotel and goes to the polo games at Van Cort- landt Park. The coaching enthusiasts have also been very much interested in the reports from London of the great success of Alfred Vanderbtlt's enter prise in driving his coach from London to Brighton.
 Lovers of the opera were interested l in the return from Europe Of oscar Hammerstein, owner of the Manhattan Opera House, which was started year ago as a rivol of the Metropolitan. The noted impressario has been in foreign lands seeking new talent with which to startle the operatic world next winter, and If the reports are true he has signed contracts amount ing to over $1.500,00 and will have a payroll. at his New York and Philadel- phia houses amounting to about $75,- GOO a week.
 The most interesting announcement that he had to make was that he had signed a contract with Marie Labia, the Berlin primma donna. and that he would give New Workers an opportuni- ty to hear Melba and Tetrazzini on the same stage.
 Not the least interesting result of his search for talent throughout Eu- rope was his discovery of wonderful dancer, whom he found in a cafe in the slums of Budapest.
 MT. Hammerstein predicts that she VIII create a great SenaaLlou ne says her dancing is wonderful and her beauty overpowering.
 One by one the old landmarks of Manhattan have to be torn down to make room for modern buildings. This time the old building which stands be- side of Grace Church on the northeast corner of Broadway and Tenth Street is doomed to go. The building stands on historic spot. for the owner of wrvhA- rry1c c first put through as far uptown as that refused to have a favorite apple tree cut down that the street might be laid out in straight linz. As result Broadway has always had a decided curve at this point. At present the building is occupied by Fleischmann's s restaurant and for thirty-two years the historic bread line" has been formed nightly before this building, SO that any one in New York who actually needed food has had no need to starve. MT. Fleischmann, whose beneficences has so long insured loaf to the hum gry, is still convinced of the efficacy of his plan, and proposes to lease another building a block further uptown where he will continue to give bread and coffee every night to any one who ap- plies The bread line," has been at tackled severely by students of pauper problems as an indiscriminate method of charity, but by the majority of New Workers 1t is considered a worthy charity. and one of which only the needy make use. Sometimes the men are obliged to stand in line hours wait ing for the time to arrive when the food is distributed.
 The recent death of Mrs. Melissa Wilson. wife of Richard T. Wilson. the wealthy New York banker. removed 1 from Gotham society one of the best known figures as we'll as one of the most important in New Yorks exclu- sive set. She was good naturedly