Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-07-16
ALEXANDER T. STEWART.
lSaratoga Correspondent Of the New York Com
mercial Advertiser

lsaratoga Correspondent OF the New York Com
mercial Advertiser.I
he dresses in black. His clothes are well made
and ht him perfectly. His only jeweiry consists
OF plain gold watch, worth about $500, which
he seldom disturbs from It's place in his vest pock.
et. ne ioathes all unnecessary personal ddorn-
mentr. Three small, plain. iinen-covered bnatons
appear on his shirt bosom. No watch chain Is
visible. lie wears q black beaver. hat, which
weighs half pound less than the heavy gray
s,ove- pipes which fashion ordains shall be worn
this summer. His hair, OF reddish gray, is very
neatly dressed at all times. His beard, xhlch is
more United with gray than his hair, is short, and
trimmed regularly, so rs to be kept at the same
length all the year round. Where a cumbersome
moustache ought to be, hair ia never permitted
10 attain moro than days growth. lie is of
slender, though compact physique. His COM
P,exion Is rnddy and bespeaks the best OF health
ne always looks As II he had Just eft the toilet
.soie- rhis man ia seventy-four years of age.
AZ conversation his keen blue eyes are never Tor
an instant taken of yours. His face bears the
impress OF prudence, discretion. self-coniidence,
q eaimness impossible to ruifle, and above all of
| honesty and trulhfulness. He never speaks lonJ
| enough to be heard ten steps from where he
| stands. Eaves-droppers cannot catch oven the
| sound OF his voice. lie shakes hands with Won
cordially, nay even warmly. He is courtesy and
politeness itself. His conversation is always
| eouched IN the refined language of the educated
| gentleman He uses no slang. lie is witty, and
at times yivacous. lie is no teetotaler he drinks
| only at meal hours; his favorite wines are job.
annstery, from Prince Mettermich's private
vineyard. the like of which is not ee silly found in
this country; he is fond OF Sherry and Madeira
ms wiSe cellar contains probably the choicest col
lection OF wines in America. This mans weal,
Is estimated at one hundred millions, made by
him since 1884, in New York city. lie has nc
children; lie has not a single known relative or
the face OF she earth. lie is the last of his race
IL Is A. L. Stewart. | am tempted to draw an
| other pcture-lhe opposite oil the above. l am
| tempted to draw sketch of those 'shoddyites. .
who. like tho butterfly, enjoy their gaudy exist.
ence but Tor "a heeting summers day" But
had better not; might possibly step ON the toei
Of more people than have any idea of. Mr. A
I. Stewart. although he is the proprietor of th,
Grand L Mon Hotel, is too sensible to indulge il
the petty jealousies so prevalent among some o
the Saratoga hotel landlords. In company will
Judge Hilton he may be seen every day makins
his rounds OF the hotels in quief, unobtrusy,
way, visiting their respective proprietors, as wei
as such friends as may be stopping with them
MIR. Stewart thinks that Saratogas success ha
but just begun; that with each succeeding yea
1t will keep on making such rapid strides tha
double the present number Of hotels will be re
quired to accommodate its patrons. Mr. Stewar
and Judge Hilton sail for Europe on the 18th OF
a short .our business and pleasure combined
Bon voyage to them.