The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-10
w MEN WITH FADS.
SOME CURIOUS HOBBIES ogPRoME
NENT WOMEN.

Cleveland, Mrs. Ely Goddard, Mrs
Jesse Grant, Mrs. Cruger, Mrs. Whit
ney, Mrs. Goelet, Mrs. Mackey, Mrs.
Roberts, Mrs. Belmont, Mrs. Hicks
Lord, Mrs Aston, Mrs. Hutchinson,
Mrs. Kendall, the Duchess of MARI
borough, Mrs. Thurber, and others.
From the Nev York star
A woman without q 'hobby" is like a
queen without a crown. A hobby to a
woman is of more value to her than any
thing else. 1t fills her spare time, furnishes
material for no end of chat, and is an ex-
cuse for visiting stores and endless shopping.
With some women hobby takes very
useful turn. Many who have made a hobby
of studying art or of fancy work have
often been able to put their knowledge to a
substantial use in time of adversely. Some
women make hobby of doing good and of
works of charity. It is hardly fair, how
ever, to use the term "hobby" to noble
works like these, but in some cases it is the
only term that can be used, because all else
is sacrificed to it. 1t is the sole topic of
conversation at all times, and the woman
often becomes a bore on account of this
otherwise common dable "hobby."
Mrs. Harrison, the wife of the President
of the United States, has art for hobby.
| She can draw well, and paints beautifully
Her private apartments in the white house
| are filled with many pretty knick-knacks
which she has made at various times Mrs.
Harrison is an artist in many ways. She
| recently designed q very unique and appro-
pirate floral centerpieca for the lunch table
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| delegates. She made globe of flowers, on
which the countries of North and South
America were defined with various colored
| flowers. Mrs. Harrison was very highly
| complimented by the delegates for this very
pretty conceit.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland is very fond of
| collecting old china, but she hardly makes
| this a hobby. She collects anything that is
pretty and dainty. but is particularly fond
of coral jewels aud ornaments. OF course
she has very valuable collection, and
some OF the pieces are exceedingly hand
some. She does not collect them merely to
look at, but very often wears them.
Mrs. Ely Goddard, one Of the leaders of
| New York society, makes hobby of col
lecting decorative works of art from the
Orient. Her house is full of screens, rugs,
panels, draperies and porcelains. She is
| particularly fond Of Chinese bric-a-brac,
| but has a few rooms devoted to Japanese
| works of art. All the male servants Of her
establishment in Fifth avenue, except the
coachman, are natives of the fowery king
dom.
Mrs. Jesse Grant has very valuable col
| lection of antique candlesticks which she
is very fond of showing to all her visitors.
Some are of gold, some of silver and some
Of very ancient and rare pottery. When
ever she gets chance she adds to her col
lection, and has spent several thousand
dollars for what many would feel no inter
est whatever in looking at. But every true
| collector does that sort of thing.
Mrs. S. V. r. Cruger, the wife of Col.
Cruger, the controller of Trinity corpora
ton, makes hobby of collecting rare tapes
| tries and rugs. She has Louis XVI. room
| in which are two of the best specimens ex-
| tant Of tapestry screens of that period. The
| handsomest screen she has has three leaves
of unequal hight, the middle one being the
highest. The panels are of Aubusson
tapestry, covering three-fourths the length
of the frame. Pieces of plate glass fill in
| the vacant places.
Mrs. Whitney, the wife of the ex-Secre-
tary Of the Navy. is also very fond of
antique tapestries and rugs, and is the only
one who can rival Miss 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.
keeping her housekeeping books. She is
| the daughter of George He ny Warren,
and her income is said to be $500 for every
day in the year. She keeps strict account
of all her expenditures, and is as particular
about the book balancing to penny as if
she only had $500 year.
| Mrs. Mackay is particularly fond of dia-
monds. She has many other precious gems
| besides diamonds, among them being q
f1awless sapphire nearly half an inch in
diameter, which is said to be worth nearly
$500, 900. Then she has the fines. emerald
known IA the world, very valuable set of
rose pink coral jewelry, and pair of dia-
mond solitaire earrings valued at $780,
| Whenever Mrs. Mckay sees precious stones
| that are very fine or that please her, she
| buys them, aud has now a large fortune
| invested in this hobby.
| Several other ladies make hobby of col
| Letting valuable jewels. Mrs. Marshall o.
| Roberts is very fond of pearls. She has the
| finest in New York, and has paid fabulous
sums for them. Mrs August Belmont col
lects sapphires. She is somewhat super
stitious about the good omen connected
with these stones. They are said
to bring happiness on earth and in
the time to come. Mrs. Hicks-Lord favors
| diamonds. She has some buttons, pins
and a necklace worth 100000. Mrs. W.
Astor is very fond of diamonds, and has
some that are as fine as any in New York
She has turquoise and diamond pendant
| which is very much admired. Mrs. John
| B. Haggin, the wife of the California turf
mau millionaire, has very fine collection
of antique jewelry. In this collection is
ruby valued at $4,000. 1t is said to have
belonged to Lola Montez, and to nave been
given TO her by the King of Bavaria.
| Mrs. w. w. Hutchinson, one of the most
prominent ladies on Fitch avenue, buys all
the odd and dainty perfumes that she can.
She has in her collection all the perfumes
that are known, and now her favorite per-
| fums that she uses on her handkerchief is
said to cost 81 drop.
| Mrs. Harriet Hubbard Aver is passion
ately fond of roses. She always has bunch
| near her. Her favorite rose is the Marechal
| Neil, for which she spends small fortune
| yearly.
| Mrs. Kendall, the English actress, makes
a hobby Of collecting FANS She has very
large collection, and is always adding to it.
Mrs Kendall has purchased some very rare
and beautiful ones in this country, which
she will take back with her to England.
Marie Jansen, the popular "Touraloupe"
of the Oolah company. has gathered to-
gether a large number of autographs.
Among them are some very valuable ones
! from men aud women of note in all parts
OF the world. She has them pasted in two
large albums, and two good long visits are
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