The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-01

| with him into the baths the same l1clina-
ton to tell jokes and PASS wltticisms that
marks his conducts in other spheres. lie
doesn't enjoy especially the heated atmcs-
phere Of the sweating rooms, tut ne taxes
to the water like & duck He enjoys the
pleasure OF being rubbed down by a strong
listed attendant, and never fails 70 tip liber'
ally. The attendants are always on broad
grin as soon as he appears, and to their
mind there's no better fellow in all existence.
William K. Vanderbilt comes there
frequently when he Is N town.
is one of the most democratic pa
irons of the place. He is apt, how
ever. to be in hurry, and seldom spends
much time after ne leaves the plunge and
gets into his clothes Mr. Depaw always
registers, but NJ. Vanderbilt, very rarely.
Sometimes he doe, and whsn he refuses,
it is rather with the air of man VINO
doesn't want to be bothered with a mat
ter not essential, than because he objects to
having his name appear 50 publicly.
Cornelius Vanderbilt comes there with
more regularity, being in this as other
things, very methodcai. He never regis
ters and usually inquiries whether there is
anybody else in the bath. While Corne-
Illus Vanderbilt is more particular than his
brother, he cannot be said to be fnicai,
He usually has the attendants assist him
prefer to 60 it a lone He is deliberate, and
if anything, seems to prefer the hot room to
the needle and plunge baths. He rarely
speaks, but his manner is al waYs pleasant
and the attenda It's have no reason to find
fault with him. Usually he is waited upon
by the same athletic fellow who was de-
scribed as ministeriug to Mr.. Mackav. All
the time that he is Ia the bath his mind
seems to be else here, and he never rests
no laa h.
plunge before dressing
Little things sometimes seem to influence
him. AT one time if he finds that his
favOrite attendant iSnot there he will 90
away disappointed. Another time this viii
be a matter of Indifference. He ever tips
the man less than 80 cents and frequently
gives him 81. Besides this, since he has
been in the habit of coming there he has
never been known TO fail in giving him a
Christmas and also a New Years present.
George and Frederick Vanderbilt are
frequent visitors and are more Ike Will
lam X. in their manners. William Fl. is
out of town so much that the attendants
hardly recognize him when he does come
Gen. Sherman, Old Tecumseh, patronizss
the baths at times. but is seen more fire.
quently at the branch in Saratoga. The
attendants don't take very kindly to the
old gentleman, aud it is whispered that
they have referred to him irreverently as
that ''old woman" The general takes to
them very kindly, however, and, although
not as liberal as some other patrons, he does
not forget to tip.
Such aristocrats as ex-Secretary Of the
Navy Whitney, Mr. Hamilton FISH. MIR.
Rutherford Stuyvesant and Mr.. Pierre
Lorillard turn up occasionally, but they
are not sufficiently frequent in their visits
to make their personalities very clear in
the minds Of the attendants. Very few Of
these gentlemen that have referred to like
to register. With most Of them the objec-
ton is that their names may be seen by
gossips who will make them public, aud
thereby draw to the baths those curiosity
seekers and tufU-hu ters whom they desire
to escape. j. WILSON JOHNSON.