New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-22

the usual size and Elliott had 10 o0nsdt WIN rredeck
Hudson, the managing editor before answering Bonners
bluff. Ny recollection is that Bonner got his eight
pages
That the story told Hoey at all, aud wonder
that wander away from point so easily Wben THIS
big advertisement appeared. repetition on eight pages
OF simple six line agate advertisement, Mr. Bonners
minister called at the Office Of The Ledger and renou-
strated with him for his extravaganza in wasting 80
much money in repeating advertisement In this man
Finally he said Mr.. Bonner, why do You do such
thingr The reply had gooa deal OF common sense
wisdom in It, Because wanted to make you come
here and indicate by your remonstrance that you had
read 1t on every page"
think Mr. Bonner one OF the most sagac!ous adver-
Users have known. And he always uses the news
papers. No posters; circulars; no letters; only
sensational advertising in the newspapers. George
Edgar, the tragcdan, who, Notwithstanding bis melan
ohoy calling has great deal Of humOr IN him. says that
Bonners success advertiser reminds him OF an ac-
count which Billy Birch tho MINSTREL once gave him OF
the funeral of Charley Backus. his old associate Birch
began by telling Of his great affection for his coInrade
OF the gret Of his family; the business complications
arising from his death, ETC. and Edgar little bored
asked "Were there many. present, Blllyf" Many
present" exclaimed Birch why turned EN- away
before the first hymn sung"
To return 10 Long Branch and John Ioey He went on
to tell something OF his for painting
Long Branch yellow. "A garden should have gaudy
colors for background. Ny place is garden-garden
and park confined; and my purpose to make 10
symmetrical In colors. sombro hues would not have
harmonized with the place. 1 began that style OF
decoration in 1859 and everybody talked OF my wild
colors but few initiated them at the start Now every
body Is initiating them"
commented on tho use Of the words wild colors."
and resfad puni In aakn Osca
40. no." said Mr.. Hoey: used yellow aud black In
combination before Wilde born. But VIII say FOR
him that when lie first came to Long Branch he said
This man. whoever hs is has the OF his convic-
tons, and has good TASTE ~,
my partner Mr.. w. b. Dnsmore," said Mr. Hoey,
land began building and gardening about the same
time. We practically speaking introduced what is now
called the system OF bedding cultivating soft
plants At that time, 1859, Peter Henderson and
scores OF hortcnursts will tell you, not more than
100000 soft plants sold In the United States To
day the total trade Is probably 20.0O0,000 plans Our
Adams Express filed with them In the planting
season"
| was very much astonshed to learn from Mr.. Boey
that his present magnificent home is exactly he built
It in 1859 lie has had occasion to ialter IT, but has
been gradually decorating the interior his fancy die
| tated. The dining room IL marvellousy beautiful
fortune In brio abrac Is scattered about ia charming
| disorder
Mrs. John Hoey devoted to the country. She has
little inclination for city fe and lives with the plants
which her husband has literally provided for hor.
Imagine must be delightful sensation to wander dur
ing winter among thousands OF lilies In two miles OF hot
houses I can fancy that Mrs. IIoey enjoys this
she did treadng the stage of waacks admired
| By oil the town.
when he built his palace I'm his park NJ Long Branch
John Goey 80 he tolls me- could look every direction
from Its roof and only three other residences They
those OF Jesse Hoyt Henry NJ Alexander now the
counsel the Equitable Lfc and The Hut of James
W wallack the father Of John Lester Now there is
great town sight and Hoeys park is the centre Of It.
Everybody at Long Branch talks of lester waack as
| John Wallaok. That Is hts real name and his old
friends do not recall him Lester wallack few years
ago sold Tho Hut" which his father loved, for
S35 900 asked Mr. Hoey what the place worth a,
this time One hundred and twenty thousand dollars
lie replied Frank Chanfrau told mo year ago that It
was worth at least 100000
In the talks about the Grand Central Depot last Sun
day spoke of Mr. Bachelor being I'm charge OF the
locomotive and keeping tho OF the engines.
ind that through transformation or misrecolection
made a Bachelor out of Mr.. Buchanan the gentleman
really In charge OF Mr buchanan is not only
not Mr. Bachelor. but he Is thoroughly welded to his
engines, AMI has idea Of being divorced from them
And from the great number OF written circumstances
which have received couohed In indignant terms at the
error and written in delicate chfrography conclude
that Buchanan could not long remain bachelor even II
no wished to be ono
At the Hoffman House the other night surrounded by
scores Of rather gaudiy dressed men and women Of
whose presence they were evidently Obvious found
Colonel Robert ngeTsD aud his family at dinner. His
and face familiar TO thousands but not so
| the featu % daughters.
e1cusabe to describe them In print but for the fact
that without appearing in public the wife and
daughters OF Colonel Ingersol have become public char
| acters know moro than woman who enyies Mrs.
ngersoll tho possession OF husband, hereto and
orthodox he Is who can preach 50 beautifully OF home
and IL, Influences At Long Branch few seasons ago
the devotion OF Colonel Ingersol his family and their
demonstrations OF affection for him were the talk OF the
place people seeming to wonder how 1t was that there
should be much happiness under horetcs roof.
Mrs Ingers0 end her daughters Oldfashoned folks
in their style They dress plainly and comb their hair
naturally The " them look for all the world IL
they were portraits from old Book OF Beauty
such ms fathers and mothers years ago used " sub
scribe for with each recurring Christmas season.
Inspector Thorne OF the quietest men on the
police force aud used gentle means In his oce but he
could lie when It became necessary lie had tho
respect of many the best In the city and fully
deserved the confidence lac Inspired
The natural successor OF Inspector Thorns will be
Captain Williams. Such succession would be not only
right and fair but in view OF recent events 1t would look
like poetic Justice II Williams were promoted.
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| NOTA GOOD PUPIL OF SULLIVAN.
Clarence Chip lives in bachelor apartments
| In Seventy sixth-st.. near FOurth-aye He Is o
| large man, with forocious appearance and meek
| disposition Indeed the disparity between appear
ance and character led his friends paytully to call
him the Sport" Mr.. Chip rather gloried in this
title and in his own estimation actually became quite