Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-19

past generation took the precaution
when going to pay their respects to the
poet, to wear loose gauntlet gloves.
Acknowledgement Miller, like his i'm
mediate predecessor, does not like. the
idea of q swallowtail suit. In fact, he
never wore one at indianapolis. and his
friends expected to sec him follow the
example of Mr.. Garland and refuse to
perform the social duties of his office.
When the partner Of General Harrison
in the law business arrived in Wash
ington he looked like q plain country
lawyer on ln outing; his suit a rusty
black had an oldfashioned cut and set;
he wore II turn-down collar with IL shoe
string necktie, and the kind of high-top
boots which allow the trousers TO find
refuge when the snow is deep. Strag
Cling and untrimmed whiskers fringed
his honest face. But the women folks
have been making suggestions, evil
IDENTIFY, for the night of the reception OF
the Japanese princess the attorney
general came through the Riggs house
lobby and it took three looks to identify
him. He wore an elegant full dress
suit of fine material, fashionably cut
and perfect fit, and he looked per-
fectly at home in it. A snowy bosom
was decked out with a set of quiet studs
and the glossy piccadilly collar was
hedged around with lawn tie of the
regulation order. Patent leather shoes
cncaseG his ieet. But at the other end
the most marked change had taken
place. Those whiskers had been taken
IN hand by professional whisker trim
mer and reduced to Il cut so neat and
becoming that it changed the appear
unce OF his face TO a marked degree.
The transformation WAS cUmplcte-the
attorney-gencral has already become q
social lioG.
In the light buggy drawn by fine
PAIR OF bay trotte"s the famous mil
lionaire, Russell Sage, goes out over
Fifth avenue each afternoon for drive
the Pittsburg Post. If there is one
man in New York who looks unlike "a
great tinancier, Mr.. Sage is he. l have
seen 1t hundred men hoeing potatoes on
the back-lying farms bearing exact
resemblance TO Mr.. Sage. He has
their ungainly figure, their rustic sim
plicity OF yisage, and grows his beard
IN their severely unornamontal style.
This beard is always in state of partial
blackness from dye, the roots showing
the dusty whitentss, which is the ma
tural color. His long upper mp Is
shavcn, and his gray hair Is brushed
forward in smooth strips above the
ears.
Mr.. Sage has the reputation OF being
exceptionally close in money matters.
The fact is he is apt to be eXtravagant
in large dealings, but in the smaller ex-
penscs of everyday life he is indeed
surprisingly mean. He saves cent with
the thoughtful care OF a very poor man,
A story vas printed in a newspaper not
long ago which was intended to ridicule
this trait OF Mr.. Sage's character. 1t
was told that in buying some ready
made clothes for himself at we'll
known clothier's he dropped his pocket
book, containing a large amount OF
money, an the floor, and did not dis
cover his loss until he had got back TO
his Office. He returned Immediately to
the clothing establishment and stated
his loss at the desk. He was assured
that one Of the boys on the floor had
found the pocketbook. The boy was
called up and introduced TO Mr.. Sage.
The millionaire took back the pocket
book, patted the boy on the head and
said:
"You are an honest lad, and you will
get your reward in heaven
This story was printed as substantia-
ted by the proprietors OF the clothing
house. But the facts OF the case were
that Mr.. Sage knew perfectly well that,
IN trying on coats in The place, he had