The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-21

that he Is able to take care Of himself and his
own interests. Up to the present time Mr.
jones is not known as society leader, but as he
drives very swell turnouts, contributes largely
to church charities. heads subscription lists, and
in other ways shows that he knows what 1t IS
to be public spirited gentleman, he will prob
ably eventually be admitted to the sacred circle
of porkocrats who rule the social world or that
part of it inclnded within the limits OF Cook
county, State of Illinois.
BY all odds the most wonderful house in the
city is that being built by Mr.. Ed Partridge, on
Prairie avenue. 1t represents the accretions of
three years of successful speculations on the
Board of Trade, and the proceeds of the sale Of
dry goods for much longer period. 1t is an ar
chltectural monstrosity. Could Oscar Wilde
have seen this he would have gone stark. staring
mad. 1t Is like no other building OIL the face of
the earth. 1t is a cross between Dutch match
box and a rainbow. It contains as many rooms
as moderate-sized hotel. ana the decorations
exterior and interior, are indescribably nate
The outside walls OF red, yellow. blue, pink.
and all the colors of the rainbow. The architect
must have strained his imagination to have de-
vlsed such a marvellous hodge podge of archi-
tectural eceentricities. The Pardridges are in
society and look down with scorn upon their
neiehbors who have come into fortunes more re-
Gently.
Mr.. A. A. Munger is a gentleman of inherited
fortune. He is Of the few bachelors OF Chi
cago with more money than he knows what TO
do with He has an income of about 81, 600
as large. He is a typical man abouttow At
one time he was something of a social luminary,
but of late years he has drawn more within him.
self. His life is made miserable defending HIM
self against attacks on his pocket book. He has
the finest art gallery in the city, and splendid
library Some waggish enemy started story re-
Gently that he was going to build grand art insti-
tute and giveit to the city. He nearly broke his
neck getting to the newspaper Offices to deny the
story. The dread of his life is that he will he
mi mn In 9th hA
able and very clever man.
b. p. Hutchinson shoemaker in Con-
nectcut a generation ago. For twenty years ne
has been a scalper on the Board of Trade, in ad-
dltion to which he has done profitable bank
Ing pork-packing and real estate business. He
is sharp Yankee, and looks like stereotyped
picture of Brother Jonathan He has Ratchet
face, twinking eyes, big head and big frame,
and it might be said big Feet but it would be in
delicate to speak of his pedal extremities, and
we will let that pass. For many years "Old
Hutch" was terror in the pits, but of late years
the boys have got rather the best Of him, and he
has lost more than he has made in spec
ulation. 'Old HUTCH is not in society,
but his son, Charles L., is social light of vast
proportions. Charles is the head of bank,
widely-advertsed patron of the arts and In every
respect model man. He will take care Of his
own money and that of his fathers when he gets
1t. 'Old Hutch" is full of eccentricities and
vagares one of which is to never bring more
than ST. down town with him in the morning and
to take as much back home with him in the
evening as possible. He is one of the best
judges of wines and old WHISTLES to be found in
the city, and his education in this line has cost
him less than any other person of his years and
experience. The other fellows SETTLE The old
man is accused of being as close as the bark on
tree. but ne has streaks of great liberaity, and
instances of his princely generosity are not rare.
He likes to bestow his friendship and patronage
on new people in an transformations way and
then brag about it in his mellow moments.
cold Hutch is great character in his way He
lives well but not extravagantly, and he is
man of much wider information than ne is given
credit for. The old gentleman is supposed to be
worth four or five million dollars and his fortune
may be eight millions.
The names of millionaire lumbermen, hotel
proprietors. real estate men, dry goods merch-
ants, wholesalers in various llnes ship-owners,
miners. brewers, distillers and railroaders might
be added to this list by the score, but study of
the. directories is not interesting. JASON.