The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-09-06


IN attendance. day md night. relieving
each other in phalanxes. The OctagoI
/ dining room. which has windows open
ing To the air on all OF its eight sid
/ but one, ie a. marvel of completeness
! From the hosts scat ut the chief tail,
An elsborately carved affair eight
4 feet across, and made, by the way, by a
local cabinet maker electric bells com.
munics,e with all parts of the house
enabling him to coDmunicate with sny
servant he wants. In this dining room
the tables are always spread; In the
Kitchen cooks are always on duty, and
MIR Benefits friends are at liberty to
come 10 and order what they want al
any hour of tue day or night. 1t i:
"hot mesls al all hours" at this estab-
lishmeIt. and free meals, too, 10 all
who enjoy Mr Bennetl's friendship.
The host may be said TO entertain every
night, for thsre are slWays guests at his
house, and their wants are carefully
provided for.
Stone villa is strictly q bachelor
hall the greater part OF the time. The
only female member of the household
is the housekeeper. who is elderly. All
other. servsDts. including cooks and
chambermaids. are men. But, not
withstanding the almost exclusively
masculine character of the household,
Mr Bennett does not deny himself the
pleasure OF feminine conpanioDship.
The ladies of society here either do not
believe the stories of his social irregu-
larities or else have forgiven them, for
they welcome him freely to their enter
tainments and attend his, and often,
accompanied by their hus bands. call a.
his house. WheR he makes q yachting
party to 90 out on the Polynia, which
is quite often. he has no difficulty in
getting. together very brilliant and
exclusive little assemblage These
yachting parties of Mr. Benefits, by
the way, are characterized by all bis
usual muniticence. Last summer be
took party up to Rocky Point on the
Polynia and gave them clam bake.
The usual price per plate at clam ba kes
at this place Is 80 cents. Mr. Bennctt's 8
cost $40 for each guest. The table
Was spread with his own silver. too,
aud the wine was from his own cellar.
fon can imagine, perhaps-l can't
what the mere eatablos must have been
to cost $40 plate.
Speaking of his yacht reminds me
that Mr. Bennett is not at all satisfied
with the Polynia, whose speed does not
equal that of Lorillard's steam yacht,
to which that gentleman. who has evi-
IDENTIFY been reading Edwin Arnold's
Light OF Asia has given the name of
Radha. The Polynia. / think. is in
finitely moe beautiful than the Radba,
and her speed is sufficient for an ordi-
nary mortal, but the rakish Radha beats
her, and that is enough tn condemn her
In MIR Bennetts eyes He is according
ly having new steam yacht built at
Newburgh on the Hudson, which will
certainly be the largest, and probably
the fastest, yacht in the world Upon
il Mr. Bennett will make a tour around
the world.
Mr. Bennett's stables are as much an
object o. lis pride as bis house aud his
yacht. The stables on his own grounds
are not large enough to accommodate
his horses and carriages. and he has
been compelled to reat two others in
the immediate vicinity. His eight polo
ponies take up good deal of room as
we'll ss good deal of the attention Of
their owner. Besides these, which he
occasionally uses for other purposes
than polo, as the freak may seize him.
there are sixteen carriage horses of
various sizes and styles, ranging from
large coach horses to ponies tor phae-
tons. he has also every conceivable
sort of carriage, ranging from the
coach, to be drawn by four or six
horses, down to the daintiest village
cart. These expensive turnouts are not
often seen. however. Mr. Btnnett's or
dinary means of conveyance around
town 10 o village cart. which he drives
by q servant. imagine that If had
O yearly income OF $750.000 l should
fnd some more comfortable vehicle for
nay every day riding than village
cart. don't know whether this con-
trivance has reached Chicago yet; it
had not when lett home last winter,
and was new to me when | arrived in
Newport. although the people assure
me that it has been the ordinary single
carriage here for years. 1t is simply a
diminutive dog cart, unpainted, two
wheeled. with two, seats, facing fore
and aft. and very uncomfortable. 1t
has the graceful. musical. up and dowe
chug-a chug movement OF q coal cart.
and gives you terrific bscksche If
you ride far in it.
1t is . great mistake to suppose that
Mr. Bennett has no active share 10 the
management Of the Herald, simply be-
cause he spends almost oil Of his time
away from New York. i doubt whether
there is newspaper proprietor or edi-
tor in chief in the country who keeps
so close Q watch of his journals affsirs
as Me- Bennett does He is ia constant
receipt of teleersms from the home Of
fce, and directs oil the important
moves which the paper takes. He gets
up very early indeed for a man of con
viyial habits. and devotes large part
OF the day to the Heralfs business.
Messengers are continually running
back aud forth between his house and
the telegraph Office. /: requires q
horse and wagon TO bring up his daily
mail from the postotfce Every day
ut the Herald Office there is . consulta-
tion OF editors, and st that consultation
some word is received from Mr. Ben.
nett by telegraph. whether he is in
Newport. in Paris. ia Pan, or in Africa.
| Rverv uicht hafnre he ones IN lied