The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-20
ABOUT GOTHAM.
RETIREMENT FROM ACTIVE LIFE
OF A MILLIONAIRE.

RETIREMENT FROM ACTIVE LIFE
OF A MILLIONAIRE.
Latest Fancies OF Fashion-Personal
Points ana General Gossip Social Chit
Chat and sporting New--AlI Sorts OF
Itoms.
NEW YORK BUREAU
RICHMOND DAILY IfMEs,
April ~, 1890.
Jesse lIoyt. the nephew Of ihe millionaire
Of that name. has retired from business.
His retirement is not due 90 age, for bee is
only thirty. nor 90 ill health. An intimate
friend explains 10 thus: Mr.. IIoyt has q
large fortune. he retire- for mo- other rea-
SON than because Doe does not wish 10 bother
with business. He has been contemplating
retirement for some timo.' Few American
merchant. act -0 -cn-ibly as Mr.. ll0yt does.
10 }. related of David Bows. who began poor
and made SiO.00O.OOO. bat died i'm harness,
that thirty years ago he made zap his mind
OBJ retire. ilo built house in his native
VILLAGE. Charlton. intending tO spend the re-
maiudcr of mis- life there. bat a- soon as the
house was finished. Doe changed his mind.
"i'fc had enough Of retirement. now for the
city," An active life WAS necessity io
him.
FASHIONS FANCY.
Atall seasons of theyear dressmaker- are
n great demand. hut just now there is a
greater call for them than iormale laborers.
They get twice as much pay aS the men, for
% good dre-smaker can easily command
three dollars. while "a lah0rer only gels one
dollar and "a half Dres-making. though il
skilled labor. still the upholder- OF female
suffrage may find some hope in this fact
that tne wages Of both sexes will ultimately
Dee equal.
Personal MENTION.
Mrs. Isaac Bell. DR.. james Gordon Ben
neirs sister, is here settling zap her hus-
bands estate.
rhe Baroness Julie do Fonterullat.
known tO her southern friends ls Mimi
smith. % sister of Mrs. W. "A. Vanderbilt
i- preparing tO make her debut as ana ac-
tr.s~. Boucicault has been training her voice
since last iall, and She expects 90 appear
boo comedy during the coming season. She
hl- ycrg expressive face. and her voice b.
what actors clll "a "mu-hiu- voice.
ROy. Morgan DiN. rector of Trinity Par
i-h. and bis wife. are going to Europe. lie
has salary OF sl2.OlO per aunum.
Having grown tired 0l depending on the
messenger hOy service. Mrs. Paran stevens
haas added what She calls pony express t0
beer stable outfit. This consists of very
small cart. "a very small pony. and very
small buttons tO drive the pony. This min
iaturs cQuipa-e i- Oh Dee seen all over the
10 ia
friuu the notes and messages % trHdc-peO-
nie. and letters t0 those with whom She may
have other business. u does fhe work with
much greater rapidity than the ordinary
messenger boy. does DO accurately. and at
fhe -ame time costs less. Several women
n society who have heard of tlr pony exc
press think very seriously of having one oi
their own.
CHIT CHAT.
Ifme invited guest, in town care to ne
tend ihe suburban weddings this month,
they have the proud privilege OF pas ing
their own expenses H- there arr iO special
ear-. much less trains provided i0r them. II
looks Iisr turning over ueN leai
Ihe European craze i- undoubtedly in-
rraa-iua Numbers Ol people who had no
idol 0t going abroad month ago have been
affected hf ihe Questionable influence. and
have suddenly made up their minds to -1
t00.
SPORTING NEWS.
CIin0n'- met earnings this season viii
not nll short oi S2OOOON. and DO ease no ad-
Verse legislation 1ct. through tine New Jor-
soy legislature. thr management viii eX-
pend SiO.UNO in Improvements during the
coming summer.
F00tlight thc grand booking. hlood-like
bay. SON OF Luke Blackburn. D. one of the
tw0-lear-oid, boo ihe Morris l0t NOW at este
chester. ilr +, built over lihe Wright-car-
rirr with great power both behind ami ln
front Of ile saddle. llo i- -Grr ~ hold bis
own with the best CHAT cam Doe brought
against him.
sam Cashmere. the blind ho0k-maker. is
Du. 0f tine he~i-kuONn men on the turf ln
Australia llc travels about arm-ln-arm
with deaf and dumb man. DurIn. race
This man holds SANS hand. leIl, him what
i- going goo. and SOD rapid is ine signaling
between thnm chat sam VIII often shout 90
fhc H-t turn chan he viii la} -0 and 30
which horse OBJ. dumb imam ha, cDmmuni-
Gated t0 him as already beaten.
Aierf0n won s3j.OOU boo Faces during l-,i.
AuhOne. $1,000; Belle liamlen, $1,000; Gear
smith. Sl2WO. Harry Wilkes, Sl2WN;
lleudrg. sl2.Gl0. Jack. ~lj5Nn; j. Il. -hedd.
sGNlu. Nelson. SlG.O0I: Prince Regent slu.-
w1; reference, fli.iW, -piA-uc' "Niau-l'
liu0oi star i-i.' fi'''' ana Susie -
f,..t".
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