Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-06

where the curtains concealed her.
funny Incident Of the parade on Decs-
ralion.ca, was when the President wa
lca,ing the stand the band sfrack w" ne
Going TO Marry Yum-Ium,D al wh'cn
every body checred.
yuy PRESIDENTS WEDDING.
A marriage In high life Is rare puume
.y,nt In America. There l. such vague
ness about our high life. Oticla' iue - 'ue
highest we have IN honor. and Presiuen.
who mipgles a iitile sentiment WIN grea.
deal OF political praciicallty awasens q
widespread interest. The fac; that fresi-
d,ntz legelapd was really gclpg TO nave
wedding surrounded him with iendcr
consideration when he came here on Dscp-
fation.day that was am,zing. 4 pe"e'e
every woman In New York wanted ID geta
fresh look 1T him. You never saF any
thing like II. The whole OF the space VI
front OF the Fifth-Avenue Hotter was s'Neu
M 10 private carriages. women Io,. IN,
Themselves into the crowd. Capta'n WI
liams saws Il was a. much as his men cousd
do 10 keep them from climbing inc Trees On
Madison Square.
.sHe's Going TO Marry Yum rum ssthey
passed the grand stand.
The fact Is the prevailing sentiment on
memorial-day was furnished by the Presi-
dent.
Reflect moment that one morning news
paper sent tug down the bay a great ex'
pense 10 report TO ITS readers how the
coming brides trunks were taken OH tue
steamer.
And another morning paper reminds Mr..
Cleveland obliquely that all his privacy
about private matter does not sun the
American people, who, since the advent OF
modern Journalism, have no private mat
tiers.
think that Mr.. Josph Cook, pending The
rise IL America Of CARLYLE, might furnish
a pteIude or two on the decline OF privacy
IN priyate life. The Evening Post would
publish them. IL is an old truth that sud-
den wealth means sudden yulgarity, and
there ~ n great deal OF sudden wealth IN
New York. when fresh merchant prince
can't get In his winter coal on
Fifth avenue without hiring brIss
band and gathering a crowd; when
the most conservative bellies sup
port the society bulletins, and the mere
going to church on Sundiy is converted
into a torch-light procession and parade
on the avenue. with relays OF sb0rt-hand
costume reporters and ltghtnlng-sketch
and devotion are matters OF public opinion.
m were n rector in some quiet church
corper-and nothing could be more Jolly
| would preach series Of sermons on the
heroism of never being heard OF.
There was q man pointed out on wall
street the other day as great but unsuccess-
mi 10 a group OF brokers. and somebody
instantly echoed the feeling Of the company
bv sowing: Why, he must be modest"
He was.
Our Pbarisees, it Is true, do not make long
PRAYERS on the street corners, but they hire
2 hall aud send out cOmplimentaries all the
same.
A private dispatch from London in
forms ne that the cablograms abort Dixey's
English II ceplion were all toned down;
that the English treatment OF his piece
was almost brutal. Dixey is great popu-
lar Iayorite 10 tins country, but cannot
helm sympathi2ing with the English
establishment that he should take " Adonis
5000 miles to convince tie BritOn's that
they didn't want Ii.
TIE yANDERBHTs.
Nv old friend and reverend employer,
the New York Sun, has lately fallen in love
with the whole Of the Vanderbilt family,
and even with some Of its attachments, like
Chauncey NJ. Depew and even the DreXel-
Morgan syndicate. Nothing with which
The name OF Vanderbilt is connected Is ever
m, utioued now IN the Sun except in terms
Of superlatiye praise. More than that. II
ANYBODY attempts 10 say anything against
even the dead members OF that illustriOus
family he is likely TO be taken TO task by
somebody ON the editorial staff OF this bril-
liant journal Thus, a few days ago. the
Atlanta Constitution alluded in some wayto
the late Commodore Vanderbilt rs CROUCH
end uncouth." The Sun imme lately took
I'D this statement aud published an editorial
paragraph saying:
a most unequivocal mistake is made by
our esteemed contemporary, the Atlanta
Constitution, when 1t speaks OF The late
Commodore Vanderbilt rs rough and un-
couth.' This Is totally contrary TO the TACT.
II would be difficult 10 name any gentle
man in New York more powerful IN his
personality, more graceful OF person, more
distinguished in bearing, or one born OF
greater elegance OF manner, than Comm0-
dore Vanderbilt Certainly, Wall street
does not afford his like, nor is his superior
found in the whole city"
Now a newspaper, Just as the old clans
did. can make il its object TO protect the
social. public. and financial interests OF q
| family. but there must be limit to every
| thing. To say that the late Commodore
| Vanderbilt was more powerful in his per-
| sonality, more graceful OF person, more dis
| tiuguished in bearing, or born TO greater
elegance OF manner than any gentleman IN
New York is simply childish talk. lie pro-
| duced upon me the same impression when
was q schoOl-boy and he came to Europe,
on board his yacht, the North star. ~ all
| the ports where the yacht touched, nyinZ
the flag Of the New York Yacht CiuO,
II was received with the customary cur
tesies. and Of course relieved from all
The poTt-charges and dues imposed upon
other vessels. In return for that Commo-
dore Vanderbilt allowed people TO come
and view his Yacht which was quite nov
elty in Europe, for no one there had seen
beiorc pleasure vessel as eleg fitted
as thl, was, and able to cross the ocean.
I will never forget the impression which
Commodore Vanderbilt produced upon my
youthful imagination when i saw him
Standing near the wheel, with his white
"choker" and in the commanding attitude
which everybody knows TO have been
inherent in him. The image Of his per.
sonalily remained engraved I'm my memory
ms deeplv az some Of tue noblest figures oil
| Van Dvck or NelasqueZ. IL seemed to me
ut that time that with the exception OF Lord
pallnerston and Prince Albert, the hus-
band Of Queen Victoria, l bad never seen
In NV life more commanding and noble
figure than that Ct the white.chokered
American millionaire. The impression oil
that personality kept In my head for great
number OF years, but when some twenty-five
or thirty years later came to this country
and saw the very same white.chokered
Commodore driving in buggy to Ma
combs Dam, drinking gin and sugar with
tho communicating men be associated
with, taking with bis sluggers pieces OF cold
eorned beef from the free-lunch counter
dish, and using the language that he did
all my youthful decisions were gone. Wher
| subsequently, learned about his relations
with the clairyoyants and the cditoressel
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