The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-08-11
NEW YORK GOSSIP.
New idea In Calling Cards-The Old
Ast0r House Not to BE Torn Down
Cake and Lemonade as q Means of


Lined, Double Eiveted Nerve.
New York, August "a new idea
in calling cards reached New York
the other day by way of White Sal
mon, small town in the State of
/ Washington. The card was first seen
at the Hotel Aston, where it was pre-
! scented by a man who had registered
from White Salmon. The face of the
card looks like that or an ordinary
card, with the address in one cor
ner. The new idea is ON the back,
where a brief history of the family
name appears. 1t remains to be seen
whether the new idea will be adopted
here. Some persons who saw the card
pronounced it very clever idea,
which could be used here to advan-
tage, especially in fashionable circles.
Society women could have their fam
lily history printed in the backs of
their cards, giving their ancestors as
far back as the Mayflower, an ac-
count of their methods of acquiring
wealth and landed property, jewels,
etc, a compile chronology of marri-
ages and divorces, prizes won at
horse shows and dog shows and SIM
liar interesting information. 1t might
make it necessary to increase the size
of the cards to the size of Chinese
calling cards, but it would save lot
of trouble and explanation and would
enable the recipients of these cards
to avoid unintentional faux pas in
conversation. with the owners of the
cards.
Those interested in the preserva-
ton of historic buildings were great
ly relieved by the authoritative an
nouncement that the old Aston House,
opposite the post office, will not be
torn down to make room for a big
modern office building. For many
years a rumor to that effect gained
circulation and some credence from
, time to time and quite recently it was
dSdlh u anu Will
statements witch made it's correct
ness seem plausible. But since then
, Col. John Jacob Astor and the lessee
of the hotel, A II. Thurston have is
sued positive statements denying any
intention of tearing down the old
hosiery which was built in 1885 and
at one time was famous throughout
the country for its garden which oc.
cupied the space now taken by the
rotunda. In those days the Aston
, House was one of the largest and best
equipped hotels in the country
The plan to build the proposed Hud-
= son River bridge at 18th street has
been given up, as the test borings es-
tablished the fact that it would be
practically impossible to find sub
stantial foundation for the shore
piers. Now borings will be made al
10th street, which location was sec.
, ond in the favor of the Interstate
: Bridge Commission. The citizens
both of New York and New Jersey
r never favored the location at 179tt
: street because it was too far from
: the business part of the city. 1t is
generally believed that the bridge
commissioners had in view rather the
object to extend the automobile drive
: way to the Jersey side of the river
than the establishment of a much
. needed means of communication be-
. tween New York and the populous cit
] les on the opposite side of the river
S The efficacy of cake and lemonade
4 judiciously used, as a means of pro
noting strike was illustrated thu
other day by cunning woman wh'
wanted to revenge herself upon hel
e employers for removing her from he,
h position as superintendent and reduc
y ing her to a subordinate position. TIL,
t woman promptly resigned and prompt
u ly invited the girls and women EN-
. ployed in the factory to little part!
= at her house. Nearly all of then
, came and were treated to an abundan
+ supply of cakes and lemonade. Boil
e We're of excellent quality and put tn,
G guests in good humor and in recep
= tive mood. When the cunning hos
t tess felt that the psychological mo
q ment had arrived she introduced tn,
subject of her shabby treatment" b.
/. the owners of the factory. One wore
4 led to another and in less time thai
o it takes to write this the guests form
o ed themselves into chorus vigorous
n ly condemning the action of the own
0 ers. Then the hostess mentioned
striking and the suggestion was TAX
q en- up with enthusiasm. The resul
was that the whole crowd actual!
went on a strike and persuaded even
, those workers who had not been a
= the party to join them.
I The rather unusual assortment 0
I weather vain this narr Of he conn
try has eXperi9 "a this summe
may have caused great injury to thu
growing crops, but the mosquito
crops, especially on Staten Island ant
d over on the Jersey side, have no
y suffered. Never have mosquitoes beer