The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-10-22

skin at the base of the nails is pulled back just far enough to show the little white half-moon on each finger. am in the habit of observing such little things as the condition of mans hands. It tells more of character than many more prominent features Again, the president can open door, restore a handkerchief or hand chair to alady without exhibit ing colossal amount of clumsy dignity, as did the eminent Rutherford B. Hayes nor, on the other hand, does he effervesce with the effusive gallanty of men of dis tinesion from the south.
 It is always difficult to write about the manners of a man of refinement. because there are so many little things that can scarcely be noticed-how easily he bows before taking the hand of anyone in an introduction: how well he gets out of a room without turning his back on ii or going backward like crab ; how well he moves the spoon from instead of toward him in eating soup, and thousand and one little things that are ridiculous on paps T but immensely effective when a man is the lion of a fashionable dinner party. Another amazing thing is the ease with which the president has captured the res pect ot the young society men. Of all critics they are the most severe, because the idol of their lives is form" If a man IS proper :" they are in with him for all they are worth but if he IS not. their contempt is as insultingly shown to president as to pauper. Believing only one thing they riducule everything else They are enthusiastic admirers of the president. IL was an odd sight to see them in the Casino few days ago, sur rounding and talking to him with the ut most respect. They were in all the agony of morning toilet. with the new wasp waist English Prince Albert coats, and trousers strapped under their vanished boots. They sucked the ends of their sticks, and listened with respect to the fashionab!y dressed president standing erect among them with an expression of reticent good fellowship on his handsome face, and an air of easy familiarity in his bearing. Among the young society men about him-wcre Angus, Belmont IT,. Centre Hitchcock. James kemochan, Freddie Gebhard, Count iitz-jS:hes, jack Rutherford and John D. Cheever. find it impossible to imagine these men talk ing to any other president than Chester A. Arthur
 was at Newport during the whole of the.presldent's stay and saw him great many times. Somehow one constantly forgot that he was president ofthe United Sares. and wondered who he ewas ltwss very touching however, to notice the vil- lagers and humber residents of Newport Il, | hi ,tx heard that he was 10 visit any one of the cottages, the Ocean House or the Casino, they would swarm in crowds to ge; look at him. and carry their little 5hildren along SD tha, they might say when they grew up that they had seen President .AsiAaT. He MAS always earcfsl to notice thi> homage to his office. and raised his Il ' when passing the crowds. His man aet is.as have said. irreproachablc. Aou may say, what ot it Has he no, ..ways been Il man ot position and in- lactee ln New York. and was not his D. Saion in s"Cley in New York, ..,,cted long beforc hlS clcCuon to thc -.s.e piesidenty That yaIust the pornt.
 ,>:.cw hIm iot years before he became widely known. and ]; k tha, acquaint- .-+t &AtN iRtt4ANa ltiN tiistN stANIS itG to wonder at hls sudden and complete .c'.clopment. Less than four years ago i wis 4 common sight to see Chester .A. Arthur m company with Mike Cregan HaIney Blsln and Johnny o'Brien, day after day and night after night. m the Natioae political barooms of the city. presume you hare the exact prototypes of trcgau. Bighn and o'Brien in San Fran clseo men who are of extreme low larentage, of vulgar habits and common connections. who wicld considerable power among the lower voting classes. With these three. and kindred men. was hester \. Arthur a bosom friend. not only prior to but actually during the first months of his vice-presidency. When Garfield died, he dropped them like hot shot. and blossomcd out into refined and elegant society man.
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