The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-27
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HEsw william b. spends His Tiae at Saratoga
The Sensational Member of the Family.
Saratoea Letter to Utica OBSERVER.
There Is q man here who, more than ali the
other inen, aye-- more than any hundred Of the
women-is iRterestedly stared at. He never
fought battle or wrote q book, or did anything
dastauguishingiy good OF bad He is not hand
rome enough 70 be singular on that account In
crowd His personality is ordinary in every
respect. Why, then is he gazed uponl Because
be is the possesser Of $3.50 900 900 He is William
q: Vanderbilt Il the single dollar IS
is 1t any wonder that. the man who
has so many is q godl The big hotels
are built on three sides of spacious gardens The
one in which Vanderbilt stays iucloses thus
about two acres of turf, trees walks and flow
ers. Toward the rear end the ground rises to a
moderate knoll, and the trees are thick ever.
| greens, 50 that section of the Immense build
ing IS screened of from the rest of the premises
| though perfectly accessible This part of the
hotel ID divided Into hftyfo0t double residences
called cottages. Although externally in aFohi-
! sectural harmony with the rest they are discon.
neeted rs to Railways, and afford TO their in
stories high and so contain ten suites
of apartments. Tho Vanderbilts use one
of these cottages entire. Their party
/ includes tho Sleanes, the Webbs, and the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sonsin-law, and grand
| children-aud numerous retinue Of servants
Every luxury purehasable is there and vet it is
hard toeonceive why folksso enormously wealthy
do not wish TO have country place OF their
own One explanation, and q reasonable one, is
| that the head of the family desires to be where
he can drive his horses proudly in sight Of a
multitude. Nowhere could he be drawn past 80
many people by Maud s. at this time Of the
/ year. He is on the road four hours day on
| the average, sometimes driving the champion
marc singly, and at others mated with Early
Rose or Aldins. But he doesn't get wholly
away from the anxiety of his finances.
How 90 | know As he sat on his perch
| this morning fountain spufted and
spateefed with a cooling sound directly
| in front Of him, fgst.rate orchestra made
music few rods to his right and mile Of
verandas were throRged by women and girls
| whotat least from a little distance, were all
hours in soft, light graceful garments; but
noticed that his eyes sought the Wall streetcol-
Imn In the paper that lay ia his lap, and his
ears prlcked up at the noise of locomotive that
had pulled q train over his RailPQad Just beyond
the high board fence. The sensational woman
in the Vanderbilt family is the wife of young
William Il. She is not here, and in her alb
sence the women are entirely unexeitiHg
They mix with the guests of the hotel quite
indistinguishably. The old man is the only
Vanderbilt of the lot who Is generally known
about the place. ! win not undertake. to say
whether this is pleasing to them or not They
wear the costliest and most fashionable Of
clothes, and their diamonds are big and many
but they are not striking figures. Their ccnduct
is quiet and polite Meals are served in theil
own rooms. and all the special cooking for them
Is done under the supervision Of their $4,000
French expert. who is fully privileged
| in the hotel kitchen Their servants arr
their own, even to the ehannberlnaids; and mos
of the victuals and drink are bought by their
special caterer On the whole must refrain
from violently praising or blaming the Wander
bits. They do not seem unduly eager to impress
their riches on the public, and their expendi
lures, lavish as they may be, are for things that
do not bring real comforts Of some sort to MIND
or body. In this estimate it should be nHder
stood that set down vanity as an attribute oi
the mind. Is it unusual for women to like din
Enondsl And if aisrnall iron safe full of iewelry
is lugged every night, under guard, from the
Vanderbilt cottage TO the safe in the hotel office
it does not prove that the Vanderbilt madams
and misses are fonder than others Of eew-gaws
but that they are able to buy more Of them.