The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-14
WOMEN WITH FADS.
SOME OF THE CURIOUS HOBBIES OF
VARIOUS PROMINENT WOMEN.

SOME OF THE CURIOUS HOBBIES OF
VARIOUS PROMINENT WOMEN.
The Hobbies of Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Oleve-
land, Mrs Jesse Grant. Mrs. Whitney,
Mrs. Mackay, Mrs. Belmont and Others.
From the New York Sunday .Starl
A woman without "hobby" is
like a Queen without crown, A
hobby to a woman is of more value
to her than anything else. 1t fills her
spare time, furnishes material for no
end Of chat, and is an excuse for Wis
itlng stores and endless shopping.
Mrs. Harrison, the wife of the Pres
ident of the United States, has art for
hobby. She can draw well, and
paints beautifully. Her private apart
ments in the White House are flied
with many pretty knick knacks which
she has made at various times. Mrs.
Harrison is an artist in many ways.
She recently designed very unique
and appropriate floral center-piece for
the lunch table at the reception to the
South American delegates. She made
a globe of flowers on which the coun-
tries Of North and South America
were defined with various colored flow
ers. Mrs. Harrison was very highly
complimented by the delegates for
this pretty conceit.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland is very fond
of collecting old china, but she hardly
makes this hobby. She collects any
thing that is pretty and dainty, bnt
is particularly fond of coral jewels
aud ornaments. Of these she has a
very valuable collection. and some of
the pieces are exceedingly handsome
She does not collect them merely to
look at, but very often she wears
them.
Mrs. Jesse Grant has very vslua-
BILE collection of antique candlesticks,
which she is very fond of 81 owing to
all her visitors. Some are of gold,
some of silver, and some of very an
cient and rare pottery. Whenever
she gets chance she adds to her col
lection, and has spent several thou
sand dollars for what many would feel
no interest whatever in looking at.
But every true collector does that sort
of thing.
Mrs. Whitney. the wife of the ex-
Secretary of the Navy, is also very
fond of antique tapestries and rugs,
and is the only one who can rival
Mrs. Cruger with her collection. Mrs.
Whitney's collection is the larger of
the two, but Mrs. Cruger's has some Of
the most rare tapestries.
Mrs. Mackay is particularly fond OF
diamonds. She has many other prec-
ious gems besides diamonds, among
them being fawless sapphire nearly
half an inch in diameter, which is
said to be worth nearly 100000
Then she has the finest emerald in the
world, very valuable set of rose pink
coral jewelry and pair of diamond
solitaire ear rings valued at $40O, ,OO0
Whenever Mrs. Mackay sees precious
stones that are very fine or that please
her, she buys them, and has now a
large fortune invested in this hobby
Several other ladies make a hobby
of collecting valuable jewels. Mrs.
Marshall D. Roberts is very fond OF
pearls. She has the finest in New
York, and has paid fabulous sums fo,
them. Mrs. August Belmont collects
sapphires. She is somewhat supersti
tious about the good omen connected
with these stones. They are said t,
bring happiness on earth and in the
time to come. Mrs. Hicks-Lord fa.
| vors diamonds She has some buttons
pins and necklace worth S1O0,OOO
Mrs. W. Astor is very fond of dia
monds, and has some that are as fine
as any in New York. She has tur
auoise and diamond pendant which j.
very much admired. Mrs. John B
Haggin, the wife of the Californi,
turfman millionaire, has a very fin,
collection of antique jewelry. In thi
collection is ruby valued at $4,000
1t is said to have belonged to Lol,
Montez, and to have heen given to he
by the King of Bavaria.
| Mrs. w. w. Hutchinson, one q
the most prominent ladies Oh Fiftl
avenue, buys all the old and daint,
perfumes that she can. She has in he
collection all the perfumes that ar
known, and her favnrite perfume tha
she uses OH her handkerchief is said t
cost 81 drop.
y Mrs Harris Hubbard Aver is pa.
sionately fond of roses She alway
has bunch near her. Her favorit
rose is the Marechal Neil, for whic
she sIends small fortune yearly.
The Duchess of Marlborough, VIII
was Mrs. Hammersly, of New Yor
sity, is now fond of dogs. She has t.
l ken such an interest in the kennels Z
r Blenheim House that now they al
having more attention devoted to thel
than they ever have had before. Tt
Blenheim spaniel is her favorite.
Mrs. j. Redding, the editor of Il
Art journal, is an expert bycicle r
+. der She devotes all the time she ca
to her bycicle, and is an enthusiast {
riding.
4 Mrs Thomas c. Platt, the wife
# ex-senator Platt, is an enthusiast
,, amateur photographer. She is "a
: : to be the best lady artiat in the cou
J, try, and has taken some pictures tn
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