Telegram-herald., 1890-02-11
ROUND ABOUT GOTHAM
Timely Items Of Personal Go SSH
From The Metropolis.
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That nothing succeeds ike slcoess
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ter TIE New Year Bal Ihe eeaoes or
~nLch are stlll revertss sa.ing IN Mar
+ ray hll. p2riors aas d ade him TIE most
/ talked abo "a O. a. tae socla- leaders and
Z h2s givsA hin = prestige zad an inru-
enee 50 far above his fellows that he
h2s Hot even rival much less an
equal AcAllisters life is petty vel
kno~n he has - his lDs sHd downs
He - one of the most remarkable men
F IN this cOuntry lie j. shfewd nnzn-
cler, ana so good ludze 0f the value
+ OF money that hs manages on al income
F Of perhaps SO, coo yea ~ live as VEL
a. some of his nelg 5oIs ~ ho spend
three times that amount ne l. an eK-
pert IN the art q dinner giving, and re
Is one OF the best cooks IN this country
He can make salad as well as did
sam Ward. that prince Of good fellows.
in bis palmiest days. He is story
teller. the equal OF Gen. Horace Porter
or Chasncey NJ. Depew and he is more
than either OF those gentlemen IS
connoisseur OF wines. luis no secret ia
the wine trade that not one man out
f OF hundred knows the difference be-
( tween a fairly good sherry and one that
IS worth its weight In gold You VIII
see men az the various clubs holding up
their glasses % the light and proclaim
ing thst this Burgundy or that cham
payne mas no superior or equal, - hen,
as matter OF fact, after they have
passed the dead Level Of good
wine the Judges are SO few
that II Is easy 20 impose OF
Of these. He has wine-cellar collect
ed at great expense from al quarters of
the globe, and while he IS not drink
ing man at all, except that he likes
wine for dinner. be can tell, without
seeing a bottle. the age, richness, and
value OF the article.
( When he selected the wines for the
great New Year ball supper ne showed
his good Judgment although he was
severely criticised for departing from
the usual custom OF taking what the
caterer said was the best. Since that
time be has been the recipient from
wine merchants and dealers all over the
country of sample bottles of their
goods, for which they hope % get fay-
orable word from him. for it is known
now that if McAllister says his wine is
good or bad, the sentence viii fly from
one club to another, and from one din
ing-room 10 another along Fifth Ave
nue., until the fame and fortune of the
vino has been made or it has been ig-
ANONYMOUSLY turned out o. good society
So with tho florists. They are so
eager 20 serve him now and through him
gain trade, that there is hardly day on
which he does not receive a sufficient
assortment OF cut flowers TO keep his
parlors looking like a conservatory. 1t
is so in other matters; and those who
have dined around his hospitable board
say that he gets the best joints, the
best game, as we'll as the freshest and
most delicious vegetables of any man in
New y YorlS; not that be pays more for
them than does his neigh Dor, but be-
cause he is Ward McAllister, and can
mako any wine merchant. florist.
caterer, or butcher independent for life
by saying the word.
A well-eqipped brougham dashed
through Central Park the other after
noon. The driver was in deep mourn
ing, and the sole occupant of the back
seat was conspicuous for her pale face
and widows weeds. It was julia Dent
Grant, widow Of General Grant. She
was out for her afternoon airing
( through the Park There was a stream
Of carriages and horseback riders. but
not one person OF that fashionable
cavslcade knew the distinguished wo-
man. Mrs Grant looked what she
really is-far from we'll. She has been
ailing for = long time. and is very sell
dom seen in society. Her eyesight is
very poor. She attends church regu-
larly when her health permits. drives
out because her doctor insists on T.
and lives a quiet, peaceful life among
her own circle of friends One Of her
most frequent callers is General Sher-
man He often dimes at Mrs Grants
/ house, and is on the most intimate
terms OF friendship with her ooterie Of
friends When General Grant was
alive all The big and little men % the
country WHO NlniLt4 4ftH 10 X LhlA
their respects 20 the hero Of Appomas-
toK. but they have forgotten bis widow.
and now she is seldom troubled except
perhaps when some old soldier whom
her husband befriended comes 20 in
quire after her health. or some % The
dead Generals most intimate friends
pay what may be called duty calls
II may not be generally known
that Mrs Grant has a large mum Der
of the private papers % her late hus-
band which II not OF extreme value.
would make entertaining reading She
has under sAviseuens the proposition
from leading book publishing housa
- write a book T. is not likely az.
vill 10 50. however. FOR her means ars
ample and her health will hardly per
hit ~ the WORK Her main oh. .ect in
iifa VOW e % see that her husbands
a.. resting place is marked ~ snit-
able monument She is bending avery
ene-gy In .hst direction Everv once
IN while an oFor' e made ~ induce
her 80 have nc Generals reuainstase
- some other city. but this she will
rerer corse7t 70 George ~ Chllds a
sti her business adviser and conf8en-
t.si friand Ha never fails to-sil uDoa
her when In New York ard IN torn
Mrs. Grant never makes anv move
without his advice
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