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Show i ' Round About New York Iafermatiea tad Gossip Gathered by 0r Correspondent Tib Plate Magnate Weds Stage Favorite Newspaper Man Wias Heiress-New Heiress-New Form of Gambling. I I NEW YORK. Another stage beauty has cap- 0 turcd tho heart of a Gotham millionaire nnd re- . tired from tho glare of tho footlights to the f ml quietude of domestic life. This time It Is Mis jCftC U Mabel Carrier, wh6-won the admlratlonof theater l&xy ri i I BOera lnBt flca8" "A Chlneso Honeymoon," gggLaaV. ril . Playing a minor part. Miss Carrier Is now tho vamKK& h f ill 1 wlfo of Danlcl - KcluV one of the prominent BB-yUI 1 figures In New York's financial .world, tin plate aaaaaaaVSusaayJ ' nnJ railroad magnate, whose wealth Is estimated-'smmWvHK estimated-'smmWvHK at bctwccn $25,000,000 and $40,000,000. ' . 'SKQCaaSXjaaBC No formal announcement has been mado by rvvllSfNvmWffiy Mr' of nla marriage and tho dato'on which tno ceremony was performed has not been made Xwa?r public, but it Is known that tho wedding tqok. ' ' place several weeks ogo. A fr Mr. Rcld's nnmo has been linked with '.that i of Miss Carter for tho last year, but with .characteristic .char-acteristic secrecy he refused to let any, of his friends know of hls-lovo for tho beautiful young woman. His attitude In tho matter recalled tho manner In which ho concealed the fadl of his" "second marriage, In 1904. to Clnrlsso Agndw, a chorus girl of .marked beauty, .who died within a year after tho ceremony. . , Tho now Mrs. Rcid Is about 23 years old. and was born In Detroit. 'Shb. Is tall and statuesque, and strikingly handsome. Her stage career has been brief, her first engagement .being with "A Chlneso Honoymoon" last year.: Sho noxt appeared In nn Important rolo In "The Runaways," and hor last engagement was with tho "West Point Cadet," which had a short life at tho Prlncesss theater In New York. 1 . Mr. Held Is 48 years old, and has" been married twice before. With. William 13. Leeds ho organized the tlnplato trust,, out ot which ho made a fortune. '" a U , L HEIRE8S TO WED POOR MAN. v!l- Speaking of weddings' recalls 'the recent an- I I . nounccmcnt ot tho engagement of Miss Margaret BamV Chanlcr, tho Astor heiress, to Richard Aldrlch, of aWKammn v tho editorial-staff of tho Times. Miss Chanler Is SEKPLt A following tho lend of several other young women TtS PWv VV ot fortuno nnd Boclal position In promising her nTsJjsW ir Tl hand in marriage to a man ot no means, but pos- Hml'jsammvWl scssed of brains. In tho pursuit of his newspaper. HfYy work Mr. Aldrlch mot and became acquainted with A xTlS mKvw MIbs Chanler. MM' ' 4PPVM Tho nows of the engagement Is somewhat ot Mh -2 awulM a surprlso to many ot Miss Chanlcr's friends, who AlBamwaOl yvxaaal had supposed that matrimony was a thought far iVffiBHbHH 'remote from tho mind of the actlvo young woman, VWvvi!Br who always declared that sho was wedded to 'YoJotEjF . Miss Chanler, worth several millions In hor J! , 1 own right, a great-great-granddaughter of tho 1 - original John Jacob Astor, daughter ot tho late John WInthrop Chanlcr and sister of Mrs. John Jay Chapman, Is a remarkable remark-able young woman. She Is beautiful, tall, slender and stately, and Instoad ot seeking tho frivolities ot the. higher society-, has devoted herself to tho welfaro of mankind, to tho relegation of social gaycty. At tho outbreak ot hostilities between tho United States and Spain Miss Chanlcr Joined tho Red Cross society, went to Cuba and later established a hospital In Ponce and nursed the 111 and wounded soldiers, w'lth no ono to help her but ono woman, Mrs. Anna Doullgny, ot New Orleans. For her services Miss Chanler was presented by special act of congress' In January, 1899, with a gold medal. In 1900 she becomo the head ot the Municipal League In this city and" devoted her tlmo nnd money to reform In politics. In August, 1900, Miss Chnnler went to Chlnn to assist In tho" hospltnl relief vork. .. No dato has been mentioned for tho wedding, but It will probably take placo early In the autumn. CARRY BUSINESS TO LUNCHEON TABLE. Those who tako a casual view of the great rcbtaurants In tho lowor part of the city at raid-day raid-day aro likely to think that New York 'business mcri llvo In sybaritic luxury. Tho appointments of the tnbles. tho oxcollcnco of tho food and 'tho leisurely dallying over enffco and cigars which havo of late becomo concomitants of a luncheon might bo tnken to mean that tho "quick lunch" hnbtt had entirely disappeared and that men had taken to rational ways of eating. All ot this looks woll, but. as. a matter of fact the luncheon has becomo a business function, as m3h as any other duty connected "with ofllce or counting room. Ovor the tables,, whoro jinpcry and silver gleam, aro discussed contracts and deals and margins.,. Tho restaurant for tho tlmo becomes a mart or a rendezvous, and everything I -.- . 1 S seasoned with shop. Now York men nro taking moro time, ovor their luncheons becauso they hirvo moro buslnpss to transact" or discuss nt that hour. Lawyers and their clients, merchants nnd customers, Insurance agonts, tho heads of groat business corporations may bo seen In tho principal restaurants, res-taurants, whorp.tlHjy ,llngor often for an hour or so to discuss their, complicated, compli-cated, affairs,' In low, confidential tones. , . " "AUTO POKER" NEW FORM OF GAMBLING. .. " . ' "Automobile poker," a now form of gambling i In public, has struck this city and Is spreading . .from tho sea 'to' the Yo'nkors ' lino.. Along. .tho tyvZgfflXt ' avenues approaching, tho Sheopshcad Hay race fK''' traok mon 'and- boys In groups iaro playing '"auto- -""p S"S V-cl? mobile pokor." On Fifth .a,venub, nroadway, Madl- Sm ' son avenuo, and all auto favored thoroughfares, Tjjfe 7 fVu automobllo pbkor Is Indulged In, evidencing that i ' IK ' SS tho now "bug" has tnken hold, for tho tlmo being, frfaaV at least. M Pt Tho game Is played' thus: Stationing Ihcm- 'fyk lrm selves on an auto haunted thoroughfare the ','book- 1 II y u'r makor" and tho players lay bots on tho highest 1 A U1119tej) ( posslblo hand to bo found in tho noxt dovll wagon vlT ?S';J LA. which may como honking along. Tho auto comes 5sSx5v ) "V ,n nnd passes In a cloud of dust. Tho number, say, oSKxAVv ' ) . Is 11,051. Ono equals an aco, so tho hand showed Sv JAis Is thrco aces. Thoso who guessed ncarost to tho ' , ATWmsJ value of that' hand win. IfMho-nuto number is , 27,244, tho hand Is two pair, four high. In tho samo way tho number may rovoal threo or four douccs, trays, p'r tours.. Tho bookmakor takes all bots on nny old number, but pays off only to tho holder of tho highest hand. Hut tho gamo Is destined to put tho bookmakers out "of business, for tho chnufTours nnd their friends nro "noxt," nnd tho game Is bolng already plugcod by them. Knowing tho numbor of their own nutomobllo, thoy send tholr friends along tho lino to got down a bet, and then comes tho nutomobllo, tho number prominently displayed, the wlley chauffeur, sitting with apparent unconcern un-concern nt tho .tiller, MOTOR BOATING BECOMING POPULAR. I Motor boat enthusiasts aro constantly lncreas- i"f Ing. Hundreds of tho littlo crafts may bo soon. '?p2H J skimming tho wators of tho sound and harbor. .jt r There aro so many of them now that all aquatic "gfegwf sports are undergoing n sea change. '2S&?eb2D&. Somo motorbontlncB got tho dlseaso by first -rrfjiMk'tr.tf acquiring a catboat and othora again aro pos- ' 7& .ftB, y scssed with a mania for speed, acquired 011 land ' A r -"VvZ- 1,1 nn ordinary automobile. Fow enthusiast!! havo V n r JVs""w 8tnrted out dollborately to submit themselves to ' . ,hC1ii.""- """ this strango fascination. Thoy begin by spending y money for sloops or cats and tho mlcrobo which- N fastens the motor boat hnblt on thorn solzos thorn about tho tlmo tlioy buy a small nuxlllnry gaBO-y'. gaBO-y'. lino onglno for their sailing craft. Tho sonsatlon 7 " of going llvo or six mllos an hour 1s otfhllaratlng, . and whon tho wind dies down and tho canvas tt ' ' Haps tho spell of going without the aid ot Acolirs f t appeals to tho enthusiast. It dawns upon him that ho doos not need sails at all, and bofqro long ho .Is "buying motor boats-tradlng motor boats and dreaming of tho same. . Motor boats have sovoral advantages ovor Bteain launches,, for the owrior JmayMw 'ln'chnrgo, of It without having to obtain a llconso rts onglno driver. There iff no. "jvnltlnivtq got up steam, for a fow twisty of Wheels and,tho turn-ting'of turn-ting'of 'a 'aVItch aro nil tho preliminaries necessary to cutting throigli .the jbrino. ' r- As fanners and slowgolng folks on land' aro distrustful ot tho autoihobllo scorchor, so 'aro tho fishermen and tho clam diggers Incllnod to look upon tho owners of tho motor boats as encroaching upoii tholr rights. 'They do-claro do-claro that tho odor of tho gasollno, especially "In shallow wntor, and tho thrumming ot tho screw and tho chug of tho engines drives away tho fish and disturbs 'oven tho peaco of tho clams In tho mud. Nevertheless thoro 'aro In tho neighborhood of tho metropolis hundreds of motor boats, and tholr umber l constantly on tbo increase. ' JHjH"'""''ij |
