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SHORT TURN IN CENTRAL
ERHAPS the most picturesque ad
junct to the fashionable life of
the day is the coach. In great
cities, and more especially along
the highways of some noted sum
mer resorts, a coach-and-four, bowl
ing along resplendent with the gay
toilets of the women and the liveries
of the statuesque grooms, is sure to
be followed by what the cockney called
"h'admlration h'amounting to h'awe." Noth
ing else gives the same impression of
wealth, of luxury, of sportlnePB and of a
general good time. They are sufficiently
common nowadays, but twenty years ago
there were none .of them; that Is, none of
them correct in every particular, for let no
one think that the noble art of coaching is
without its lore which regulates the small
est details of the turnout. The late Au
gust Belmont it was who first set before
the delighted and imitative American public
the spectacle of a really, truly coach, horses
properly matched, harness Just right and
grooms correct in their liveries down to the
last, least button. Nearly a quarter of a
century ago that was, and today there are
more coaches and more eagerness for the
port, twice over, than at any other time.
It Is no light matter to choose the horses
for an up-to-date coach. To the ordinary,
vehicle, even, drawn, to tooting of a born, by
four horses endless care must be taken in se
lecting the four. They must not be thorough
breds, of course, or they would never be abl?
-liiE members or. tne ramous ciass
I I of '60 of Bowdoln college, to
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WI1UII1 1 11 U 111 a O AJ. nccu fiam a
dinner at Portland recently,
ppm to hear charmed lives. Of
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the fifty-five who were graduated forty
two years ago nearly forty are still In the
flesh and, as Mr. Reed remarked to his
classmates, "In some instances uncomfor
tably fleshy." One of Mr. Reed's guests,
Amos L. Allen, was formerly his private
secretary and succeeded him in congress.
Two others. Judge Symonds of Portland
and Judge Burbank of Saco, made the nom
inating speeches the last time Mr. Reed
was put up for congress.
General Sherman could say the most
pleasing and tactful things and yet no one
could be more sarcastic. He was attend-
a large reception at Fort Leavenworth
once wnen a youiu approacnea iiiih aui
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said familiarly: 'What a great bore these
things must be to you, general!" "What's
that?" asked General Sherman quickly. "1
say," repeated the other, "it must be such
a bore to you, meeting a lot of people you
don't know and making them feel that you
do remember them." "Yes, yes," replied
the general; "now, for instance, I don't
know who the devil you are."
T. P. O'Connor In his London weekly
calls attention to the fact that all mem
bers of the present British cabinet have
been in office nearly seven years a tre
mendous strain on anybody, no matter
how robust In health or ardent In ambi
tion. Most of them, too, are so well off
that they do not care for the big salaries
they draw. Curiously enough, Mr. Cham
berlain Is now one of the men to whom
the $25,000 a year that goes with his office
is a consideration. He was worth about
$3,000,000 at one time, but he bought a
costly property and has lost a good deal
in speculation. Consequently, he is not
by any means so well to do as he was
when he entered the cabinet.
The late Sol Smith Russell had three
young nieces living In the west, of whom
he was very fond. On one occasion, so the
story goes, he took the youngest of them
for a walk and bought her some candy on
the agreement that It was not to be eaten
until they reached their home. They
started, but before they had gone far the
little girl proposed, "Let's wun!" Her
uncle declined, and there was long plead
ing, all' to no purpose. Finally, th9 little
g'rl stopped, knelt down on the pavement
and offered up the petition: "Dod, please
make Uncle Sol wun." "It was simply a
question of my los'ng my dignity, or her
losing her faith In God," said Mr. Russell
Swell Women Who Drive Their Own Coaches
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W. C. WHITNEY. MAKING
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to draw the load at a steady
trot, and they must be a
long way removed from those
animals whose strength has
made them clumsy. They
must match, to a hair, in
color, and what is more diffi
cult, they must be equally
well mated In dispoeitlon.
The wheelers should be Just
half a hand higher than the
leaders; and, most important
of all, they must be able to
trot steadily, unvaryingly,
their eight or ten miles an
hour. Then, with proper
liveries and harness (the
latter not too showy) you
have a coach if you can pay
for it.
If the very thought of sit
ting aloft guiding four noble
animals Is fascinating, what
muet the realization be? No
wonder that society women
are turning their attention
to coaching. It is a rather to
be lamented fact that the
American woman does not
add any very marked degree
of sportlness to her acknowl
edged tcharms. If sportl
ness Is to be considered a charm, as few
are going to dispute in these Btrenuous,
athletic days. It took the coach to tempt
them, but now that a fair number of society
Episodes and Incidents in the Lives of Noted People
in relating the Incident, "so we ran as fast
as we could for home."
Circumstances appear to ehow that Rus
sell Sage does not believe it Is cheaper to
move than to pay rent, even though the
landlord should become progressively grasp
ing as the years go by. Forty-two years
ago Mr. Sage rented a house from Elbridge
T. Gerry for $700 a year. Twenty-one years
ago Mr. Gerry raised the figure to $3,000 a
year. Now It is $12,500 per annum and
Uncle Russell refuses to move, though no
one knows what he may do next year when.
It la said, an advance to $45,000 will be de
manded. "Personally there la no finer man than
Senator Tom Patterson of Colorado," said
Judge T. B. Melton of Chicago to a Wash
ington Post reporter. "At the same time
It Is hardly a misstatement of the facts to
proclaim the senator the Jonah of the demo
cratic party. His course in the senate the
late session has been so ultra and so
greatly at variance with public sentiment
that hU party will suffer for it In the No
vember elections. But he started out to
work democratic disaster more than a quar
ter of a century ago. In 1876, when be was
In the house of representatives as a dele
gate from the territory of Colorado, by his
persistent efforts Colorado was admitted to
ttatehood. It was its three votes In the
electoral college that made Rutherford B.
Hayes president. Had It not been for Pat
terson there would have been no statehood
that year; had It not been for statehood
Samuel J. Tilden would have bad a majority
of the electoral vote and Cleveland would
not have had the honor of being the only
democratic president since the civil war."
Although Russell Sage, the famous finan
cier, will be 86 years of age on August 4
next and has recently had a severe turn of
Illness, he has expressed his determination
to continue at his business the same as be
fore. It was some five years ago that Mr.
Sage was asked why he did not retire and
take a rest and enjoy what he had made.
His reply then was doubtless what It would
re cow If he were asked the same ques
tion: "I don't know that I could stop if I
would. I fear I should not live long If I
did so. I believe I like work better than I
do play. My chief happiness today is In my
work and I suppose my machinery will go
on at this came rate as long as I live."
Rev. Dr. Henry M. Field survives from
that family of Fields which Included David
Dudley, the cedlOer of laws; Stephen J., a
Justice of the supreme court of the United
States, and Cyrus, who laid the Atlantic
cable. Dr. Field was born at Stockbridge,
Mass., on April 8, 1822, the same day and
year as Edward Everett Hale. As a Pres
byterian minister he won a position In the
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MR. AND MRS. ALFRED GWYNNE VANDERRILT
PRIVATE COACH.
MISS MARION HAVEN, DAUGHTER OF GEORGE
women handle the ribbons In fine style oth
ers are taking lessons in the art (no very
easy one, as may be imagined), and this
season will see more such turnouts with
church as pronounced as did his famous
brothers In their chosen walks of life. The
New York Evangelist under his editorship
and ownership grew to be one of the moet
widely read denominational publications in
this country. He has traveled many times
to Europe, twice to the Orient and once
arcund the world.
"Once a priest always a priest," accord
ing to the canon law. If so, the French Re
public has for the first time a priest at the
head of the government as prime minister.
The premier eet out In life as the Abbe
Combes, says London Truth, but soon threw
as'da the soutane, or priestly gown. After
being a doctor of theology he became an
M. D., and had the good luck to be, as re
publican mayor of a commune, where he
practiced in the Charente Inferleure, per
secuted by MacMahon'e "moral order" gov
ernment. By rapidly successive efforts of.
universal suffrage he. In consequence, be
came again mayor, county councillor and
senator.
He U now, though but 67, among the
senior of the elected members of the senate,
where he soon took a leading place as a
useful member. In no haste to shine as a
speaker, he d stlngulshed himself as a hard
working member of special committees, and
then as a reporter on bills. He speaks re
markably well, and always out of knowledge
of the subject with which he has to deal.
By his application to business this little
man he Is a hop-o'-my-thumb puts to
shame his big colleagues.
M. Ccmbes la a good writer, and has con
sld rably added to his Income by furnishing
articles on physiological subjects to the
papers, and on physiological and historical
subjects to the reviews. He distinguished
himself by a work on "La Psychologle de
Silnt Thomas d'Aquin," the great Cathollo
doctor of theology and causlstry. He also
dltsected the soul of St. Theresa, and went
into the causes of "l'lnferiorlte des races
royales," physical and mental. He demon
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Edward, King of England; Alphonao, King of Spain;
Lion, King of Coffees,
Fit for any king; fit for you. Not glazed with any
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Uniform quality and treahnias ax Insured by the sealed packac.
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MISS MILLS. DAlTiHTKR OF MRS. OflDEN MILLS.
women on the boxes than
ever before.
Of women drivers, perhaps
the very best is Miss Helen
narney, a favorite niece of
William C. Whitney, who Is
ehown in the Illustration
making a short turn in Cen
tral park. Not many women
drive in the city and Miss
Barney is the head and front
of these. Could anything ba
more dashing than the way
in which she si's and han
dles the ribbons, keeping a
watchful eye on her wheelers
the while? This summer Miss
Barney will be at Newport,
where she will spend much
time on the boxseat of a
coach.
Miss Barney's rival for the
leadership in this sport
among women is Miss Kate
Carey, but this enthusiast
does not drive In the city.
Her stunning turnout Is to be
seen among the roada about
Lennox every eummer. An
other Lennox eoaeher of dis
tinction is Miss Marion A.
D. HAVEN.
Haven, who is shown In the
l'lustration. Miss Mills, the daughter of Mrs.
Ogden Mills, Is another enthusiast who does
nit hssltate to tool a coach even in the city.
One cf the first converts to this delight
strated his thesis In this Instance with a
crowd of examples. As an M. D. he never
lost literary style, which he cultivated In
youth as professor of history at the School
(or College) of the Assumption at Nlr9S.
His literary style has derived body from
medical studies. M. Combes had a very
large provincial practice before he betook
himself to legislation as a senator. As a
doctor In hot haste to render assistance to
his many patients, he acquired bis peculiar
way of tunning when he walks.
Some feminine visitors from North Caro
lina were In Washington recently and no
ticed that the old north state is not repre
sented in Statuary hall. They called on
Congressman Thomas regarding this omis
sion, and he asked them what North Caro- i
llnlan, in their opinion, should be honored
with a statue. The unanimous reply was
"Zebulon Vance," and Mr. Thomas prom
ised his active aid in securing a monument
for Mr. Vance.
Omaha Fast
Coming to the front In fine vehicles.
Many of Omaha's lead ng establishments
are beginning to realize that It is money
well spent in having not only strong and
durable but beautiful wagons as well for
their delivery business. Recently one of
cur largest manufacturing concerns, tho
National B'scult company, has attracted
considerable attention by Its turnout of
three fine wagons.
These vehicles are the product of the
firm of P. J. Karbach & Sons, and proves
again the ability of weetern young men to
bring out as good, If not better, work than
their eastern cousins.
This enterprising concern makes the
building of vehicles a study and an art,
giving particular attention to three things
quality, strength and a pleasing appear
ance. In the building of three wagons for
the National Biscuit company Messrs. P.
Coffee
"Ml
ful spnrt was Mis Helen Benedict, who is
now Mrs. Tom Hastings. She was very
devoted to it and her teacher, William C.
Tiffany, was exceedingly proud of the
style of his pupil. Around Meadowbrook
Mrs. James Kernoehan may sometimes bo
seen on the box of a coach, and Mrs. J. E.
S. Haddon and Miss May Bird are yet oth
ers who tool along the roads of Long
Island. In the neighborhood of Long
Branch, in the summer, MIbs Norma Monro
mny be seen guiding her four In good style.
Mrs. Alfred Vanderbllt Is not a "sporty"'
woman, but sho Is fond of going out with
her husband, who Is devoted to coaching
(partly on account of his health), and one
of the illustrations shows her sitting be
s'de him on the box of his private coach.
There is no doubt, say the horse authori
ties, that interest in coaching, and Indeed
all sorts of sport In which the horse takes
a share, is on the increase. Automobiles
are many, but they do not oust the horse
from his traditional place in the affections
of mankind -and womankind, too. There
Is mcro coaching In Philadelphia, almost,
than in any other city, and In the neigh
borhood of the Brookllne Country club
Boston society people galore may be seen
cn their coaches. It takes money, but,
given a sufficiency of that, there seem to
be few better ways of spending It than In
setting up a strictly correct coach and de.
lighting not only the lucky drivers, but
also the less fortunate wayfaring man.
J. Karbach & Sons were thrown Into direct
competition with the leading Chicago
wagon builders, with the result that they
were awarded the contract. In the de
signs the wagons are well balanced and
the colrr scheme has Indeed been a happy
one, the bedy proper being a beautiful
cream colcr sustained by a medium car
mine for the carriage part. On the body
side panels are paintings of the "Uneeda"
package and the "Iner-Seal" trade mark
neatly bordired with appropriate striping,
and while the wagons are most attractive,
the work has been done so neatly as t-i
give them the grace and dignity of art.
Omaha may well take pride In such enter
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