The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-04-06
SOCIALLY EMINENT.
A RICH SOCIETY MAN DISCUSSING A
LUNCHEON IN pElMoNlcO'S.
The Calm and Discriminating Manner
in which He Received the SAluta-
tions of His friends-Ignorins
an Outstretehed Hand.

i society man Of inulubitable enlinence sat
In Delmonicos Restaurant the other day dis
eJlsslng a luncheon composed Of u stuffed
crab AMI i small bottle Of Burgundy. There
i no question about his eninenee socially.
He Is perhaps the most distinctly fashionable
bachelor in New York. Directly opposite
the window where he sat was a big English
nliii cart, perfectly groomed and nettle-
SONY team % bays and a small and correct
English tiger, who stool at the pole. as
though nIltie of wax The society man
wore Il closely buttoned dark coat, which
was cut away in front. light waistcoat.
rather square tos,i boots. an easy looking
collar. four or five rings ami an air IT entire
contentnlent. IL is impossible to imagine
anything more thoroughly tragical than bis
manner III slowly consuming crab. Hi,
single gl.S, rested in his eye, naturally ami
without effort, ami when he became fatigued
with too much exerion with the fork, he
fell % examining his polished finger nails
through the single glass.
VERY CALa AND DISCRIMINATING
Nearly every equipage that rolled by the
window. AMI there was "a constant stream of
them. exhibited one or two attractive faces,
fra nsi in Partisan bonnets The faces
lokcd eagerly into the window and the
greater majority Of them smiled brilliant
or cordial greeting to the society man.
Nothing coull have exceeded the calm
ami discriminating manner in which he re-
ceiyed the stlutations To none Of the ladies
did he yolrh>afe q smile. Most Of them H.
ceiyed mol that was simply and plainly
careless AMI indifferent II was such moi
Us an ordinary man would give waiter who
wouil ask him if hc would have SOME coffee
after dinner. Occasionally, however. he
wouli 80 so far as to look earnestly at a
particular lady, AMI slowly bend his head
forward, while he looked al her intentv.
The recipient of this particular form Of
greeting always looked gratif.ed The waiter
lowered around him, and spoke several times
about tho Temperature Of the wine, AMI
asked whether the crab was dcvilcd enough,
but he attracted no more attention than if
h. did not exist at all.
The society man did not even look at him,
and apparently never thought Of uttering IA
WORT When he hal finished his luncheon
he scribblel his name carele~sly across the
back Of his check, tossed fee to the other
end Of the table and yawned The waiter
bowed AMI stood some distance away Then
the society man flxel his glass u little more
more firmly in his eye and stared carelessly
about the room His face was rather pallid,
he was quit. bald, and his age was perhaps
81 years. His name has been read by hun.
'lre,is Of thousands of people continually for
the past ten years rs guest at the most ex-
elusive Of dinners, the host Of titled visitors,
or the leader Of the most proper and cxclu-
sive cotillion during the season. He is in
London during July and August. takes two
or three weeks at Newport at the height Of
TIE season, goes 10 Ienox for October. hunts
through November, and then vacillates H.
tween New York and Washington until
coaching days in spring. when the time
comes for him to go abroad for the London
season.
IGNORING THE oUTsTRETCHED HAND.
lie rose from his seat, after staring some
time about the restaurant, and receiving
half dozen cordial bows from ladies there,
with slight inclinations of his thinly matched
head, and, rising, moved slowly toward the
door. a millionaire race horse owner, who
was lunching with his son, rose politely and
shook hands with the society man, who
bestowed two fingers upon him carelcssly
ami moved OH without word. In the
corner of the restaurant was an elderly
gentleman and his three daughters. One
daughter was extremely pretty. The society
man wandered over toward them. All three
of the girls smiled and bowed cordially, and
the banker rose from his seat with degree