Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-22
EVERYONE HAS A HOBBY.

EFEhIUnE HAo a nUDDI.
Some of the Peculiar Diversions Of PromI.
nsnf Men,
IPREFARED FOR THE DrsPArcH.-
JOE JEFFERSON is an artist
EDWIN BOOTH is an enthusiastic whist
player.
BILLY FLORENCE is q fisherman. His
chief hobby, though, seems to be practical
joking.
OSCAR s. SrRAUs, ex-Minister to Tur-
key, makes a hobby of collecting and study
ing books on American history.
GEORGE BANCROFT, the historian, il
passionately fond Of roses, and has some of
the finest specimens in the country.
ROBERT BONNER devotes all his time
and attention to his horses. His mania ia
to own the fastest horse on the trotting
turf
GEORGE W. CH1LDs, the Philadelphia
journalist and philanthropist. is fond Of
collecting authors manuscript, china and
bric-a-brac.
WILLIAM RocKEFELLER is an admirer
Of fast horses. He owns three-quarter
mile track at which be treats his friends to
races between his own horses.
CooPER HEWITT. son Of ex-Mayor
Hewitt, has one Of the best collections Of
musical instruments in America, aiid knows
how to play on nearly all of them.
JOHN d. RoCKEFELLEE's hobbies ara
churches and charities, and he devotes all his
spare time to furthering the interests Of the
Methodist Church. He is also fond Of
horses.
HENRY WILLARD, the railroad magnate,
is passionately fond Of music. He is good
performer on the violincello, and is thor
oughly posted on all the doings in the
operate world.
RUSSELL SAGE is an enthusiastic chess
player. After solving the problems Of the
bulls and bears, and puts and calls on Wall
street, he goes home to solve problems on
the chess board.
MRS. HARRISON is a very good painter.
Nearly all the pictures in the Harrison
homestead were painted by her, and many
Of them are really works Of art. The Presi-
dent takes great deal Of interest in his
wife's work.
JESSE SELIGMAN devotes all his spare
time and attention 70 the Hebrew Orphan
Asylum, improving that institution and do
ing what he can to add 70 the comfort Of the
children who live there. This seems to be
a perfect hobby with him.
GEORGE GOULD is a philateIist. He
has one of the finest collections of foreign
stamps in the world and devotes great
deal of his apare time in arranging them
and sticking them in albums according to
their classification. Another hobby Is his
baby.
BRAYToE IVES, Of Wall street, has per-
haps the finest and most valuable collection
of old manuscripts, missa1s and rare books
in the country. He attends all the sales and
frequently sends commissions to the book
sales that take place in Europe, and is con-
sidered well posted photographer.
W. E. KIMBALL, the great tobacconist
of Rochester, has the finest collection Of
orchids in the country. He has spent fabu-
lous sums of money to buy some Of the
rarest of these queer plants that could be
found. He dev0tes great deal of his time
in studying and watching their growth.
HENRY CLEws. of Wall street fame, de-
votes all his spare time and attention to his
house. You can take his attention away
from his business if you begin to talk about
his house, and he is perfectly delighted
when anybody requests to be taken over the
building. His bathroom is OF solid ONYX
and cost $50. 900.
JOHN WANAMAKER, the Postmaster
General, has been abusy man all mis- life.
His only hobby is the Sunday school which
is connected with Bethany church in PhiIa-
delphia. He is so wrapped up in the success
of this Sunday school that ha is frequently
caught negleeting his business to discuss
Sunday school matters.
CHARLES A. DANA finds recreation
among the flowers. His flowers have taken
prizes at the flower shows in this vicinity
for a number of years and always form one
of the most attractive exhibits at the show.
He is especially fond of chrisanthemums
and has thousands of varieties OF these curi-
GUS plants in his garden.
JAY GoULD's hobby during his lifetime
seems to have been collecting dollars; but in
addition to this very interesting collection,
which now numbers several millions, he is
very fond of flowers: he has, perhaps, the
finest conservatory in the country, and he
works among his flowers and rare plants in
this conservatory just as his gardener
would.
PRESIDENT HARRISON is very fond Of
bric-a-brac. In his house in Indianapolis
he has very rare collection, among which
are some very valuable Greek and Roman
coins. he also keeps a scrap-book in which
he has a copy of all the speeches he has ever
made. This scrap-book was very useful
when General Lew Wallace was compiling
his autobiography.
WILLIAM WALDORF AsroR, who is
heir-presumptive to about 500, 900, 900, is q
very model young man for a millionaire's
son. He is o good business man, and has
no particular hobby. He is moderately
fond Of horses and yachting, and is good
fencer and boxer. He is a man Of strong
literary and artistic tastes, and if he had
not been millionaire's son he would prob
ably have been an artist.