The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-08
GOTHAM GOSSIP
tB Francis Phillips, COPYRIGHT, 1910,
BY the National News Service,
New York;

BY the National News Service,
New York;
New York, April 7.-Physically
run down until his best friend would
hardly recognize him, Harry Lehr,
s0ciety's pet and purveyor of nov
elites TO the 400" has been taken
10 a sanitorium, suffering from WHAT
IS described IS nervous prostrauon-
The fact that DR. Austin Flint, the
distinguished alienist, has been call
ed in TO examine him. gives ground
for the suspicion that something
more serious is the matter with hlm
than his relatives are willing TO al
nit. Lehr is best remembered as
the author OF the famous monkey
a. few years ago. The leaders OF
the so-cailed smart set" summer
ing there, had been complaining OF
the monotony of prosalc supper par
ties. lawn fetes and receptions, when
had begun to pail on them, and peg
ged for something that would stir
their jaded fancy. The resourcefui
Lehr, who first commanded aften-
ton in the 400" as the social sec
rotary of the late Mrs. Aston, evolved
the monkey dinner for them, anu
was hailed as the saviour of the day.
For the occasion he rented an ugly
looking, educated primate and en-
closing him in a dress suit sat MN
in the seat of honor at the head OF
the table. The poor beast was fill
I'd with delicacies and wine until his
head swirled ana ne began to take
liberties with the guests by shylns
plates at them Eventually the
brute got so giddy under the stimu-
lants administered to him tnat ne
had TO be restrained. Nothing IN
many years SO exhilarated society as
this function. which added to the
fame and prestige OF Lehr. Suisse
quently Mrs Aston, VINO was mucn
taken up with the social genius OF
her secretary. married him off to the
wealthy Mrs. Dahlgren, rich widow
OF more than passing beauty. Follow
ing the death of Mrs. Astor. behr be-
came the wine agent or society, ana
is said to have drawn an Immense
salary from one Of the French VIM
tave houses because of his influence
with the fashionable set and his abil-
fly TO promote sales. OF late years
he has been greatly in demand as
cotillion leader, a speciality in which
Emboldened by his aversion to
answering the voluminous correspon-
dence from women who would gladly
I'LL the void in his life, If he'd only
say the word, number of blushins
maidens have been haunting the COR
ridors of the Waldorf-Astoria look
ing for Colonel Edward H. r. Green.
son OF Hetty Green. Recently the
colonel blushingly confessed to an
interviewer that he was so busy at
tending to his own affairs and those
of his mother (the worlds richest
woman), that he never had any
time to go q counting and that IL ne
ever was to take unto himself wife
the woman would have to hunt him
up and do all the spooning. To date
z full five-hundred women of various
Sizes. ages. compilations and temper
aaments have sent him their photo
graphs. with proposal of marriage.
The fact that the colonel weighs al
most 500 pounds now and would be a
little cumbersome getting down the
fire escape If the house got afire be-
tween times, does not appear to have
initiated against him. He Is bit
shy OF the ladies and has contrived
u ward off those who have called at
the hotel to see him. Some of the
practical jokars about Peacock AL
ley the fashionable promenade Of
the hotel. point I'd out G e.1eralf Jacob
8. Coxey. OF ''Coxey's army fame" to
sn irquiring brunette the ether ey-
herself in the lap of The mild man
nersd visitor from MacSilon. Ohio.
until he convinced her that he would
not be taken for the Texas colonel by
even q near-sighted man on dark
night. Some of these days" said the
colonel last night. I'll probably fall
in the path of one of the ladies. and
it will be all over for me. I feel I
will not be equal to the task. But
am going to be on my guard as long
as i can. and if I'm CAUGHT 1t won't
he because / have not tried to keep
up my defences."
Sir Frank Newnes, millionaire
magazine and newspaper publisher
of London, who is visiting New York
for several weeks on business and
pleasure, thinks every woman
should work to keep her body and
her mind in a healthy condition. His
opinions on this subject proved
view of the assertion earlier in the
week of the Princess Sta Devi,
daughter of an Indian rajah. that
she envied the 100000 American
women who earn their own living.
employed in the various industries Of
the country. On the other side of the
Atlantic the princess said, it was con-
=idered a humiliation for a woman
or any refinement to work. Sir
Frank Newnes. commenting on this
said that all women should have q
definite occupation. mot necessarily
a money-making occupation" said
Sir Frank firmly. 1T would be rath-
er foolish for a girl of good family,
with plenty Of money, to go out in
the world rs stenographer. The
SfAffAc UuE pOSS Is SSTNGu 1Of SUCH d
girl If she interests herself in ath-
letics OF some sort. But 1T is not
good for woman to remain idle"
Miss Anne Morgan. daughter of T.
Pierpont Morgan. shocked by the
revelation Of legislative neglect to
provide adequate safeguards for hui
man life. revealed by a recent fire in
which 145 shop girls lost their lives,
says New York is Indifferent to the
needs OF its workers. In it's devo-
ton to business ard the conquest of
commerce. ii is asleep on matters
that should command it's immediate
attention:
THE big thing to be done now"
she says: lis to awaken the commun-
ity to the necessity of a personal in
terest in the city government; of it's
failure to provide adequately either
by laws or the lack of proper laws
and ordinances to protect the citi-
Zens.
IF New Workers do not rise to a
proper realization of our personal re-
sponsibility as citizens. then we must
indeed be without public and per-
sonal conscience. There is an Au-
Sean task ahead of us. We must
not shirk it. A big comprehensive
plan must be promulgated to arouse
US TO action
The daughter of Americas fore
most fnancier is one of the commit
tee engaged in providing relief for
the families of the stricken girls.
Like Helen Gould. eldest daughter OF
the late jay Gould Miss Morerao has