The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-05-01
GOTHAM CHAT.
Abont Men and Things.

NEW YogX, April so.
It is reported in society circles thai Secre-
tary Chambers son, William E., Jr, has fallen
in love with the daughter of one OF the great
millers at Winona, Mimi, and having found
favor with the young lady aud her papa, goes
west TO take place in the mills, with a view
to his future alliance with the business of his
prospective father-in-law.
General Grant is happy over visit from his
only daughter Nellie, now Mrs. saFtoris, Of
England, and her children
Mrs Paran Stevens, whose late husband left
her, among other effects, the rental of the
Fifth-avenue Hotel, is in trouble with her
trustees She IS almost always in trouble and
her temper is such that she has been in court
most of the time since she was left a million
aire-widow, attempting to restrain OF compel
some one with whom she has business relations.
This time it is some rents that are not collected
to suit her. 1t appears that Queen Victoria is
a novice beside her in the matter of keeping a
sharp lookout after her income.
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The billiard world win be interested to learn
Bake and Collender are to be consolidated aud
go into the new place on Union Square, in this
city. 1t was found that it was cheaper to bury
the Ratchet and pull together, instead of vast
ing profits in rdinous competition. Their
agencies all over the country will be consoIi-
dated.
A dealer in Autographs told me yesterday
that there was remarkable revival lately of
interest in the war and all subjects connected
with the rebellion. Years ago they published
pictures Of every prominent battle scene made
anywhere and portraits of all the leading OFF,
GERS The stones were ground down to be
worked over as soon as enough had been printed
to supply the demand Now, after years of
neglect, they are having calls every day for
these old battle scenes again. They cannot
furnish them, of course, except in a few in
stances.
/ asked the gentleman what he sold the most
of now. He replied that the chief business
ROW was In cOlOred comic pictures, such as the
black firemen going to the rescue Of a family
IN burning cabin, extrayagant hunting and
racing pictures. etc. They keep several artists
at work producing these grotesque pictures,
and make and sell them by the thousand to
/ dealers all over the country. They sell them
| for four or five cents a piece and they retail
| generally at twenty cents. Barber shops
saloons and country hotels consume most Of
/ the issues Race horses, trotters, PAGERS and
| famous teams also sell in great quantities.
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There will be lots of travel to Europe this
I season" remarked tourist agent to me yester-
1 day. / asked why.
/ he said well. you know business has been
bad here this spring, and was bad all winter.
The result is that these rich New Workers. feel
! poor. Now, you would think naturally, they
would not travel on this account but this IS
/ the reason they are going. They have cottages,
/ as they call them, which in reality are big
| houses at Newport and other resorts, where
/ they are expected to live IN great style in the
&! summer and the ladies TO wear new dress
every day. 1t would ruin their social standing
| to stay at home, yet it would cost thousands of
| dollars to take a family of daughters to New
| port and dress them as they would be obliged
to- They compromise the difficulty by renting
their cottage and going to Europe. They are
not Obliged TO buy any new clothes nor TO enter
tain by this means. A travelling dress and a
! cab does as well on the Continent as an outfit
| of horses and carriages and a wardrobe that
! would cost So OOO Tor each of the young ladies
| at Newport. That is why you see so many
notices OF cottages for rent at the fashionable
resorts.
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So great is the rush expected to be that
Henry Gillig's great rival, the American and
Colonial Exchange of London, is opening a
branch here on Union Square, which viii be in
charge of Mr. Edwin H. Low These ex
changes are an institution of modern travel
where information is furnished, tickets sold
European routes laid out and drafts on al
parts of the world purchased. Here also all
the leading newspapers OF the world are KEEP
on file, and sumptuously furnished free read
ing room for both sexes kept open from morn
ing TO night. The Colonial Exchange is az
outgrowth of public dissatisfaction with tht
arrogance that naturally grows out of mo-
nopoly Of any business such as Gillig enjoyed
1 for years. Should any subscriber of THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE drop into % Union Square
in this city, he will find his familiar friend on
file alongside of the great journals of England
the United States, and Canada.
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