Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-22

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Ne fra.cicr rot even George William Ba.,oa
Las ias, irei 50 many diverse opinions a. Henry
Willard. Even the Few spa:"rs are divided M
their estimates Of Ms wealth lis aJi!iy aid his
honesty Wall street men ayc down o.: him 20 q
man On tie street Gould Is 1u object q: ador-
atioa and admiration Vanderbilt = looked ui'o
81 Il lucky deg and a e0oai fellow: SAGE as q,
miser. AMI keeHe n :. typical Gambler. Blu
Wizard : considered! a Ran r-ho had great
epr1rtunitfes. PLACED his friends FOR al! they
were worth sclti them ont 'iddeniy and retired
or fhc prorp~tl- The most extraordinary thing
ahouf Vi;!srGS career i the confidence which lie
hes inenirrd or ~ sides. People have rushed
forward and have trU--icd to see vhich should
be the first 70 loan him money. Nil!!crs and
millions have been poured into his pockets. ami
hi. llost audacjoU> requests have been accedcd
10 without murTur. Willard lad less difficulty
in raising S16cJh,oC1 than kceHc wcUd in
raising S2G. $50. SO;ac Of t!se papers treat vii
Hard with the utnlOs: kindness. sDIi!c haca guard
him. AID Others treat hin q a thief and hvpo-
cGst". and all TEEN with letters from Indignant
holders OF Willard stocks. Despite the ;.utac0-
nIsm to the great operator-for a man mast he
great 10 command ;li..gtiS wealth." seems 10
haJ c been the life AID soai OF IN" great stocks
which have been f..Iiiit!ariy Known 10y his name.
Wnea Willard dropped nUt the cieinent which
gave the highest marx etate vaig,e to stocks
disappeared. For wears people have been willing
to bus Willard st0c5s because they had extra
ordinary faith i'm the ability Tn1 management
of the manipulator Their confidence was jHsti-
fed by Wizards brilliant career. tut hey made
one little mistake. They supposed that tine
great LnancieT wouiI stick Ia the stocks until
the enterprises We're ON sC..,: Hn2Gc:a. hlsis
This has been the policy NJ most If the other
railroad ma@liateS. and peop" w"r" certainly
justified in believing that Wizard W0iid follow
HON f.aaft no tUfiN Tlr1t Yer
frm}V convinced that enough was good a q
feast. He decided to let well enough alone,
and So pulled out when ali the stocks We're in
tated. aud retired To his ma <";iiC@nt mansion
uptown a millionaire. II il almost impossible
To- estimate Wizards wealth; it i rated all the
way from !6CjD.00 To cio0t6 eco and il has all
been mad, by his shreWd manipulation of the
western roads. could Is hated in the street
Willard is desp;sed. Gould svindied the
lambs and sent thousands of gi,;.y and
reckless young brokers aGd SPECTATORS
to financial graves but ne dill not run away
lie has remained in the street and fought
Ii out with the boys aS in the beginning.
Willard has stolen a big plum ard run away with
it. He is afraid to remain among the people lie
has tieceiVcd-fOr there is no qaes;ion that he
has deceived the men who have So long sup
ported him in his maneuyerS. He is the Oniv
who has come out of Northern Pacific
winner. with the solitary exception OF Woers-
hOhfer. Wizards house looks like peniten-
t1ary. 1t is huge stone structure without a
ration Ii is massive and grand and impress
sive, but not attractive in the sense that VIM
h. Nanderbilts house is. The windows are
very small The peculiar feature about
ing it he arranged two wings for
the accommodation of his lawyers. Both
members of the firm will move their families
under the same roof with him. These arrange
m9Dts were made when the house was planned
year and haf ago Neither member of the
law firm is particularly eminent socially bat
they are both fair lawyers
When Mr. Willard constructed his house he
evidently fnTGSaT that he intended TO fOrSake
the ship at the time when his house Mas finished.
He also iOTPSaW the multitude OF lawsuits that
would Inevitably result in the des4rtion. and
hence his arrangement with the lawyers. Vii
lard was once newspaper reporter in Wash
iDgtOn-
GIN. GRANT IN NEW YORK.
Socially. Gen. Grant decides for himself that
he Is a man of almost no consequence in New
York. man who has often been the first
citizen of the republic who has twice been
President of the United States and commander
in-clef of our army. and whose recent Journey
Interested the world OF newspaper readers.
surely ought TO be q man of Importance and pO-
stion IN New York social life. Any man oil
strong personality and agreeable manners ought.
ii backed 10y Ger. Grants prestige he the most
important man in the city of New York In
stead, Grant = very retiring. Nobody buttIprS
are such that he Il c02tentet TO lounge quietly
at home and hOb-rOh with one or two crones
over game of whist in the evening. He is
never seen on public occasions. Every day he
drives up the road looking subdued behind one
.; his several fast horses. and returns to an
early dinner Occasionally he stops at road
house or a the GentIeHeu5 Driving house and
chats with Vanderbilt. Work or some of the other
judges of horse flesh; but. as rule. he whirls
round as soon as his drive Is half finished
and returns home He il round snOuldered and
very negligent in his dress. His memory for
faces Is not particularly good and he never
pothers 20 bow to man unless man bows
nTSt 10 him. Mrs. Grant Is even less OF q social
fIctOr than ner husband. Every day regularly
sue drives through the park in broughaIn aud
that il about all that is seen of her except when
she attends great reception like that at the
FandcTbilts residence or puts in an appear
aEce at church with herfamoIs husband Thepub-
he hSsat last had glimpse of the presents that
President Grant received in his Journey around
the world He has kindly loaned q few snuff
boxes. caSAetS level eases and like riffs from
famous potrutatcs to the Art Loan exhibition
Many OF them are very beautiful and COSTLY
General Grant has by no means shown the
flower OF his collection. But what he has Loaned
gives a fair idea of the Inagniicence and costli
ness OF the various gifts.
PIANO ADVERTISING
The elevated railway stations Will be furnished
with grand pianos 10y popular maker in this
city I BEGIN to think by the profusion with
which pianos are thrown around for advertising
purposes that the net cost to the manufacturer
cannot be over 80 or ?I2. ANY man who can
AFFORD 10 put grand piano on the elevated rail
way stations merely a an advertisement must
fave an extraordinary idea % the value OF such
advertising or else have the secret of manuf:lc-
turln9 pianos at an extremely low firure Some
body VIII he Introducing variety shows on the
elevated stations before long Vt present there are
waiting rooms. ticket offices. news stands mes
scngcr calls. parcel Offices and advertisements
without end. Applications are constantly made
for privileges OF every sort by advertisers and
petty tradeSInen. As the railway company is
anxious 10 make every possible cent out OF IFS
structures, the chances are that the stations be-
fore long Will be yertabe blZiars.
''ORPHECS AND EURYDICE."
lot Of alleged moralists are cacklinn over the
'in.quity" ofwhat they call the Ida Mule boom"
She is pretty little GIRL about sixteen wears of
are, who plays Cupid, in ''Orpheus' at the
Bjou theater. ''Orpheus" is a sort of q BLACK
trOok show on small scale. IL is comic
opera. but shows very little that is either oper-
ATTIC or comic. and much that Is spectacular and
feminine OF all pretty girls on the stage prob
ably Miss Mule is the prettiest. She has been
on The stage for i've or six years however Her
nrst appearance here was made when she PLAYED
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