The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-06
GOTHAM GOSSIP

w u1UnluB OO~~u (Ry Francis Phillips. Copyright 1910, by the National News Service. N. Y.)
 New York. Nov. 6-Fritz, the valet of Claude Graham White. the English aviator got his master tangled up in a merry old row the other evening at the Ritz-Carlton, by taking to the birdman's suite, the wedding out fit of Walter C. White. son of an automo- bile manufacturer stopping at the same hotel. AS result, the latter came near being forced to wear an ordinary business suit while being marriad to Hairan H. Lawrie. a dash ing divorcee and daughter or Judge Gilhooley, a leader of the New Jer- sey bar. Through the mistake of 8 stupid bell hop in the hotel the pack age containing the new dress suit of the prospective bridegroom, was turn ed over to Fritz, who believing it for his master took it to his room and carefully laid it away beenath the aviator's bed. When the sky pilot came along later, the valet forgot to mention anything about it. In the meantime the other White had begun to get anxious over the non-arrival of the suit and telephoned the tailor.
 
 duly delivered but in the checking room of the hotel it was said nothing was known of 1t. Suspecting that he was being made fool of somewhere along the line, the bridegroom to be, got mad and intimated to the tailor that unless he produced the missing outfit he would take satisfaction out of his hide.
 The tailor swore by all the gods that he had sent the suit to the hotel but the management with equal vehem- ence stuck to it's denial. Tn his dil- emma, White telephoned to his broth CT at the Plaza and had him bring down six old dress suits of his to try on but none of them would fit Rath- CT than postpone the wedding, to which a large crowd of friends had been invited, the bridegroom deter mined to get married in his business suit
 Shortly after he started off in his limousine for the home of the bride. his brother discovered that Fritz had the stray suit hidden in Claude Gra- ham, Whites room. The valet made profuse apologies but they did little to stay the cusses heaped on his head and that of his master. Another ma- chine was summoned and with the suit tucked away in it. the brother of the bridegroom started an mad race through the New Jersey hills to over take him with the glad news. The two machines got to their destination within a few minutes of each other andF the bridegroom was able to get into the long sought for suit in time to meet the bride at the altar, at the appointed time.
 Miss Emile Grigsby is going to leave her native land again, it was learned today, and take along the $800O00 collection of jewels given to her by the late ,Charles T. Yerkes. But instead of going to London, where she was reported some months back as being favorite at the Kings court. she will take up her residence in Italy or the south of France. The former ward of the Chicago and London rail- road builder is now getting ready to dispose of the contents of the House of Mystery" at No. 6S0 Park avenue. The auction is expected to be not able one, for the house contains a large collection of jade, tapestries. old silver and plate. In Miss Grigs- by's boudoir are three dogs carved out of jade, with diamond eyes, made in honor of three of her favorite dogs that have died.
 Miss Grigsby returned from Eng land about eight weeks ago. For months prior to her arrival the Amer ican papers had been full of stories of her success among members of British royalty and her part in the coronation ceremonies She was pie tured as a favorite with the little Princess Mary and it was even said she had been addressed as "Emilie'' by Queen Mary Then semi-official statement said the King had caused an investigation of the invitation Miss Grigsby had received to the corona tion, and that, if Miss Grigsby was at |. v1ok known officially. The house in Park avenue, given to the former Kentucky beauty by MT. Yerkes is also to be sold. Much of his attachment for his ward was said to be due to her taste in making collections of rare jades and tapestries, which were sort of hobby with him.
 Miss Grigsby's determination to leave America is said to have been due to her sudden eclipse after the coronation.
 The suggestion of Mrs. Howard Warren, wife of Professor Warren of Princeton University. that women will never come into their own until they discard skirts and corsets for the masculine sack coat, derby and trous- CTS, has set the fashionable end of New York on it's ears. Voicing the sentiments of the suffragettes, Mrs Ethel HI. Stewart, one or the leaders of the movement in Canada and the wife of an Alberta physician who is visiting the city approves of the idea as certain to insure to the political and hygienic elevation of the sex.
 skirts" says Mrs. Stewart, sare unhealthy, hideous and immoral" because they collect germs. hideous because they take the name of Nature in vain, and immoral because they leave the feminine figure to the imagination. The adoption of a coat and trousers similar to those worn by men would protect women from colds contracted by the drag ging of wet skirts in stormy weather. It would enable them to get along with two suits a year. as men do, and would free them from the tyranous demands of fashion. Think of all the money that is thrown away foolishly every year because plain skirts suc- ceed pleated ones, or the kimono sleeve yields the right of way to the leg of mutton.'
 To this last feature, the male por- tion of the population, who pay the bills of the dressmaker and the mill iner, utter a reverent amen.
 ''Why should women go around seek ing to emancipate their minds" con- tinued Mrs. Stewart, when they are ooptoyf fo 1aava thair hodieS fofter.