The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-10-19
rusu-r-4szr Gossip about james Gordon
Bennett
Ms ucNr-B1s SrAnLEs-Els EDITORIAL
NrrrHcuS HIS rNCuME.



,,----s o--------a--cs - tls ctsosso 7s-s.
I ta5-e shst 6o vro1S. perhaps, in allnd-
- - Rrr-err a. swell / haven't j
rie-- Customary az hard C give me the pre-
-. --eass-r a that tern. but think that 4
s-ru = s-e-sou who seeks % make great
.s,stlar. either With money o. without u, ano
-l.-s she word doss not necessarily apply e .
80 nan. WIZ. without making an exhibition
90 himself sTpor3s his money lavlshiy Tor ms
- -5r-Su-o Bennett nav have been swell
- ~vr-v Sense e. the word At ono time, but he
.s-es NJ aupcar % me @ be one now. can
- Illustrate ille difference between the two
- 81 --ra better thar by contrasting the
-.--.--u-cs rr Bennett the other dsv a the polo
--as u-5th fet CIV who Is unmistakablv n
---.-s---siv hr1vv swell Tho latter individ-
~ enc Ev Go53ari by name, came down
-, las. u-etk iroal Ncrmcs;, where has uncle
~ s-- c.hcr male relative, owns copper
-, Nh Tie evident determination g totally
.-55-.s. Bennett. Goddard. who, as hsve seen
:. -L---.s is the Vermont newspapers, last
,-s- 5aririiaici his employees lnto electing
80, she Vermont Legislature, and who as
---7s,rs TIE natives up there by duvlng the
- rxtrao-iiulyy turuouts, came down here
-. ms Talvho ccaeh. evidently feeling that
s-..--fE - - mech an object % admiration
- .N HAa.a.'s'Aa - Nsa7 az W Wa
-.+, tta, t,7io grounds with ms four in-bSud
- dressed IN a checked suit. loud in color
- 800 latest English cut Upon his fingers
$500 rire rings. and his dashiug i9H M
: -. - e-puued with a tall. white hat He
s-s 4 the most conspicuous place in the
~ .----rss and calmly awaited the advent Of
Presently a slllage cart-the two
-t-f,5 u-paiuted little coutrivanee that
- ~ ana -irl IN Newport drives-hove in
-.-te though the gate, and u was Bennett,
-.-.-s-.- tie same old gray SUIT that lie wore
,--..rf lsst summer. AID looking the very In
--..-4- n simplicity and humility | be-
80, far once Ely Goddard wished that
- driving village cart instead Of coach
- rsrr. The usgDlhceut greeusward upon
- lie polo games were playing was set
-...-t ana preuarcd by Benefits munihcence.
r., brilliant spectacle OF the players charging
- rbc turf would not have been seen If
S.--,tt lad not SET the fashion; the glitter
- -rass of equipages. Win their burden Of
,,---sr ana more or less corpuieut men,
"a come there, IN certain sense, az Bennett
- - We there Was rather less "st1 lie
-, -, other visitor on the grounds.
- ,-,Is hardly have put on less style, indeed,
-. n. had gone outside the fence and taken
- -,,-, on Gead-head hill a long
- -,.,ss which command the best posi-
~ ,.iev of the whole polo held, and which Is
- covered bv the rabble Of citizens on
- Wien the games take place. These
- l,v De w-av, would have been deprived
,-,,,,-iin- view Of the field by the
- u /, fi-h board fence if Bennett had
.....-r7ssi his veto 10 the proposition. The
- ~ Newport. thanks 70 Bennett, can
~, r,lo games O. better advantage than
,7s within the Enclosure, aud see them
,..,,,,ut money and without price.
~ - who shows such delicate con-
-.s.--+i,- for the welfare ana pleasure Of the
.s---,r., N a town where he spends two or three
Mills each wear Is not at all handsome or
.--;sin- IN personal appearance. bis lace IS
- rr5 thin, and wears An expression Of set
80 -,ci,Drbolv, as If the pleasures Of the
u,-ld had palled on hum. he does not seem
-rl 80, down In health, and does not
-. ~, .npearauce Of a man whom dissipa-
-, - vre-n out, but he does look as though
Il, ,-,rls welded him no further enjoyment,
q ffs only occupations now were to
~ - Certainly he has provided himself
- .,,-.ilent weapons 70 kill i with. His
-. which he bought some time since
~ e. CO... he has converted into palace. He
I'll. = St,re villa. and il stands Just opposite
- t-,si,o-a place which Is also virtually his
-, he advanced the money with which
- h-,irt-hoI5s a mortgage Of 100000 on
- RsIiayue avenue, the principal street IN
- r,rt Of the town. Stone villa IL a
-, rlain. two story structure Of granite,
s-.r,Ilv SQUARE. but now provided with q
.-s,-,;r'- s'octaEou dJninS-room, OF bentett 5
s,sirn. and surrounded with broad
-. vsrar5a. The grounds which the
.-,,-.er bas lust decorated with some cosby ana
-, -l,le statues bought in Italy, poised
l. or aFrfE that thew fffT-r
-. -. surrounded with low granite wall,
a,.-t' - ror ohstruct the view Of even a
"a I,sise the house everything Is sumptu-
r.,-,-;ss servants are always IN attend
-, Sav and night, relieving each oiher IN
,S The cctacon dJnluE-roon, which
.s,-s r-,sr;uz 70 the air on all Of its
s-i.. s;s,s Int one, Is marvel OF complete
60 -, tbe hosts seat at the chief table
-t.---tel, carved affair eight feet across
-, M the way, 10y a local cabinet
rio-fri, lells communicate with all
- .f,e house. enabling HIM u comnuul-
49, ,--t1, any servant Ire wants. In THIS DIN
- room the tables arc always spread u me
tfT-ber ,,oSs are AWAY $ on duly' anu BEN
- friends are AZ liberty 10 come III ana
.,,--er what fhcv want a. any uea' % sle C-s
~ night. X is ''hot meals a an hoUIs ~ tniS
t7ssf,-,a-t- and free meals, too, to all who
- T.-,--stt's friendship. The host may be
80, entertain every night, Tor there are al
v-avs guests at ms house anu ''-siI VANS ~
carefully provided Tor ,,.-,-.- In -
- M of the time Tho only female
So II tie household Is the house keeper,
- siss-iv. All other servants, including
- ,,.s ,bsrbernaids, arc Uen. But, net
..t-.-...i,.-. ne almost exclusively Masculine
,i.--,r,sr ii ,be household, Mr.. Bennett does
~ DEW himself the pleasures OF ieminine
r---nsnioushfr. The ladies OF society here
r-.i,s- "a not believe tho stories OF his social
;-~--1,l.ri,ies or else have forgiven them, Tor
~ welcome him freely % their entertain
,-.r--.s and attend his. and often, accompanied,
=. -h.ir husbands call AZ bis house When
h. makes a Yachting party to 60 out on the
p-funis. which Is quite often, he has no oli1-
,i.rtv IN getting together very brilliant aud
er-irsive li,tie asseTnblase- These Watching
,,,-tie, Of Benefits, BY the way, are character
- hv al lis usual munihcence. Last sum
- te took : party I'D 70 Rocky Point Oh the
Psrysia and gave them clambake. Ihe
,,sr,i nr;ee per plate st clambakes at this
-. i SO cents. Benneii's cost so each
rp-st The table was spread with his own
s7I,s- tnn and the vino was from his own
cellar. You can imagine, perhaps can l.
- the mere eatabies must have been 70 cost
So plate. Speaking Of his yacht reminds me
tbst Reunstt Is rot al all satisfied with tie
pstsaia. whose speed does not equal that Of
T.o-=iiari's steam Yacht, 10 which that gentle
mar. who Gas evidently been reading Edwin
Arr,lSis Eight 81 Asia, has gwen the name
Il Rs.iaa. The Polgaig, l think, Is lntlneieiy
more beautiful than the Raftu, and her speed
Is sufficient for any ordinary mortal, but tie
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