The Washington herald., 1910-08-26
AT THE HOTELS.

AN our people are scrambling and
fighting over the new constitution for
New Mexico" said ]. G. Dauden, a prom
inent land owner and politician Of Albu-
Querque, n. Mex. at the shoreham last
night
I'VE hope to have about the same
brand Of constitution as Texas. Our peo-
pie are conservative and want a conser-
vatiye constitution. On September 6 we
will hold an election to send delegates
to the constitutional convention TO be
held at Santa Fe. October 9. The new
state will positively go Republican.
There seems 10 be no doubt that VII
! liam NJ. Andrews viii be elected 70 the
United states Senase. - is very popular
with both Republicans and Democrats I
/ have been asked 20 become a candidate,
/ but do not care to enter the race.
! Il have been called home, as there Is
need for my services in the coming cleo
tons I have Just received word from
my friend Andrews. and leave for my
| home IN New Mexico tonight The
growth Of New Mexico IS wonderful Peo-
PIE are 1oc5ing there from all sections,
and believe it is the coming country"
The show horses for the big State
/ fair OF Virginia are better IN quality
! than have ever been shown before" said
J. W Graves. o. Richmond. president Of
the Virginia Racing and Horse Show
! Association and State manager for the
! Germania Life Insurance Company Of
New York, at the Metropolitan Hotel
last night.
We are making active preparations
for our State fair, which viii be held in
Richmond October 3 TO S. and II IS ad-
mitted that II viii be the biggest fair
ever pulled off in the South. The largest
prizes ever offered viii be given for corr.
and tobacco this year. On Richmond
Day we expect 60,o00 persons on the
/ grounds. at a conservative estimate Our
race horses and hunters are recognized
| as the greatest in the world. This was
shown by the victories won by Julian
Norris with his great horses Keswlck,
The Virginian, and David Grey in the
International Show a London.
The latter horse. you know. won the
worlds championship. No city in the
South has shown a more remarkable
growth than has Richmond. The recent
census gave it $4,000. compared with
5000 in 1900. And it is no boom, either,
but substantial growth. Business is
good ali over the State I think Wash
ington has shown a remarkable growth.
and as soon as the Memorial Bridge is
built you'll see a large part Of Fairfax
and Alexandra counties become suburbs
OF Washington"
Richard Mansfield was the most pc
culiar man and the greatest actor I ever
saw SAID G. A Norris. a New York
theatrical man, in the corridor OF The
Raleigh last night. He had absolutely no
regard for money. One hundred dollars
looked just the same 70 him as one dollar.
He would never write a letter abroad.
but invariably used the cable. Ninety dol
lars was about an average bill for him.
He used 10 say 20 me when elevated
my eyebrows at the cost Of these mes
sages: oh. 7 haven't time to write He
could also use more napkins al one sit
ting than any man 1 have ever been as
ISOLATED with. 1 have seen him sit al
table and during the course OF a single
meal use up twelve napkins His laun-
dry bill was about Sl4 a week he was
critic. too, on woman's dress. One day
I attended a rehearsal in New York. One
Of the young women in Mr.. MansdeId's
company came on the stage with a small
thread clinging TO her skirt.
1T was the first thing that caught the
famous actors eye Go home, instantly .
he exclaimed. And the poor girl. with
rr~e~rrT cfr-o -or- rIsr-s---
20 comply with the command
Here is the best joke on Mansfield that
I know Of. one day while his $4,000 pri-
vate car stood on the tracks in Louisville.
KY. Henry Watterson and two other
newspaper men Of the Courier-JournaI
came in answer 20 an invitation from Mr..
Mansfield to take lunch with him in the
buffet As the newspaper men passed
through the sleeping compartment 7 saw
a valet take Mr.. Watterson's overcoat
and hat and place Il on Mr.. Mansfelds
bed. which had not been made up.
Mr. Mansfield, after the newspaper men
we're seated az the table. passed through
the sleeping compartment and happen
ing to catch sight Of the coat and hat
lying upon the bed. and not knowing 90
whom they belonged. he exclaimed in
tones that Numbered with rage: Who
placed these clothes upon my bee?
Throw them out. instantly Do You
hear-instantly, Don't you know that all
kinds Of disease germs and vernin Turk
in clothes2 Throw them away, and
throw the bed clothes with them. I will
pay the bill. But out they must go at
lonce.
The poor valet said nothing, but took
the hat and coat and carefully hid them
IN the smoker and threw the bed cloth
ing out of the window. as directed. 7
know a lot Of good stories could tell
you OF the great actors idiosyncracies,
but I'll tell you more next time"
A dear old lady. one OF the sweet-faced.
cf--fashioned. mother kind. stopping at
the Metropolitan yesterday afternoon,
said TO the clerk:
Il an a stranger in town and want 70
go 10 a good moving picture show. Now.
mind you. I don't want TO see anything
tragic like I saw here last year Can
YOU tell me where there are any real
good pictures? Not any tragedy. mind
lyou; I don't want 10 see tragedy We
do not have such things as picture shows
back where I come from. and II is a
Ircel rox-aI+,- for M ~ see them 81 Ion =