The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-09-19
NEW York 1ETrEa.
PROMINENT Nrw yonKERs


No one is moro prominent than tho Rev,
Morgan Dix. Rector Of Trinity parrish and
son Of the late Gov. Dix At heart he sym.
pathizes with The ritualists. but his natural
bent Of mind IS iesuitical, and therefore what
encouragement he gives TO the innovatol
just mentioned is rather covert than open.
Ii he welo to 20 to extremes, his vestry
though "high church, might bring him NJ
short, and thus he might lose a position
which, beside yielding peat ten thousand q
year, gives him great influence aud enables
him in many ways TO extend aid and comfort
to more open parksans of the new doctrines.
So he trims his sails and like the skilled pi.
lot that he is, avoids difficulties, and steecs
his bark safely among soothing theological
shoals and qaicksands. He is tall and thin
nervous look 1g man;his "a clean shaven,
complexion sallow, eyes gray and set deep in
his head, nose medium size, but far from
classical, his lips thin and compressed, hair
originally dark but is now turning gray.
Expression that of man who has much to
revolvo in his own mind, which outsiders are
not to know anything about. A face not il
Illuminated by beoad sunshiuey look-a look
in sympathy with human nature and man.
kind in general Yet he is polite and
courteous gentleman, but this is of course a
result Of education. One might have sup
posed that by this time the influence of his
handsome young wife would have produced
some modifying results, but, however this
may be at hore, to tho world at large there
is still the same iesaisieal, ascetic appear
anee.
St Thomas tEpiscOpal is par ereellene,
the fashionable church of the city, having
somewhat outstIipped Grace, which used to
carry OF the palm. No greater contrast
could be .ound than that which exists be
tween Rev. VIM. F. Morgan, the Rector, and
the worthy individual of whom l have just
endeavored to give you some idea DIR.
Morgans face IS filed with sunshine, his
manners, though extremely elegant, are yet
so kindly sympathetic that one seems IN
stantly at ease. He is above medium height.
rather broad, his complexion clea-, side
whisse,s pure white His features are ir-
regular, but he is so em'nently gifted with
the rather inexplieable something that We
call presence - that one is aztonished after
wards, on critical survey, to find some inn
pezfections His voice is remarkably good
and flls from end to end the spacious editice
where on Sundays he lays down the law to
listening sinners.
lis wide jump between doctors of divia-
ity and newspaper men, but you see wnte
these sketches as the spiiit moves me, and
without any set plan or special study. just
at this moment l happen to think OF Charles
a. Dana, the well know editor OF the San.
His face hardly shows that bitterness Of re-
sentiment which causes him to pursue so re-
lently those unluely indiy lduals who may
have offended him. Ike az acrimonious
people he has plenty of enemies, but the pos
itiveness of his nature has caused friends al
so to rally around him. He is 4 commanding
looking man; tar, rather spare, having quite
regular features ard searching gray eyes, ap-
parently between fifty and sixty years Of age
and wears long Say beard He is restless
daANA AZ AAAS AAA hAfNa =
ives or emo" IN answer with sucn look OF
sharp decisiveress tha- You know instinct
lively there is no use eontending the matter
against SO impericus VII.
James Go den Eeraets, of the H,ra'l, is
also tail man. HIS fisaro is good but his
face Is long aud out Of nj proportion. and
thus he IS debarred rom taxing tae prize for
beauty. His eyes are blue, his hs'- Fight,
and his complexion fold.
Miss Mary Booth, the riitre2J Of HcTper's
Bazaar, is not so much woman of positive
talent as OF excellent judgment and entire
reliability. Her father was professional
man Of Brooklyn, end she therefore comes
justly by he- inclination toward books. She
Is said TO be handsomer row than she was as
a young lady. OF that caunot speak with
certainty, but she Is undoubtedly at present
fine looking lady; tai, somewhat portly,
and with white hair She is very populer
with persons of all ages, and her receptions
are usually we'' attended.
LUer CAnTEa.