St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-06
GOSSIP OF THE DAY.

GOSSIP OF THE DAY.
Pedestrians show a good deal of IN
terest ia the new houses of the Hunt
ingtonS and Astcrs, in course of cree
ton on the big lot at Fifty-sixth and
Fifty-seventh streets and Fifth avenue,
says the New York Star. G. 2. Hunt
lngton's house, which will be q structure
OF magnificent size, consists practically
OF two buildings. One is small. and
about the size of the city residence
which faces on Fifty-seyenth street, and
the other is huge, palace-like struct-
ure facing on Fifth avenue. 1t is not
true that the large house is to be used
by the Prince and Princess Hatzfeldt,
while Mr.. and Mrs. Huntington will live
In the smaller house OH the Fifty-seYenth
street side. The conditions will be =
yefsed. Mr.. Huntington will live III
the larger house, while the smaller
dwelling. which is practically a wing OF
the principal structure, will be retained
as the New York home OF the princess.
The corner below, where the Astors will
build, will be occupied by a substantial
and solid building without eXtraordi-
nary exterior Ornamentatinn. With
Cornelius Vanderbilt. Floyd Jones, C.
Huntington and William C. Whitney
occupying the four corners of Fifty
seventh street and Fifth avenue, there
Will be probably as important quarter
of millionaireS thereabout as could he
found elsewhere in the world. IL will
be a, great place for anarchists to ha-
rangue about when they take their Sun
day walks.
G. W. Childs keeps in his private
office in the Ledger building in Phila-
delphia a chest full of nice teacups.
says the New York Sun, and it is Mr..
Chllds' delight to present one of these
teacups to each distinguished visitor
VINO calls upon him. While little Elsie
playing in the "Prince and the Pauper,"
Mr.. Childs sent request that the little
girl call upon him. Elsie went to Mr..
Childs' office, accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. Lyde. and by Dora Leslie.
The little girl had only dim idea of
who MIR. ChildS was. She gaZed in
amazement and pleasure at his gorgeous
office and at the twenty clocks OF Won
derful design whose ticking Mr.. ChildS
loves continually to hear. Mr.. Chiids
explained all the wonders of his Office
to the little girl, and her bright com
ments pleased him very much. Finally
Elsie said:
"You don't look at all as ] thought
You did. MIR. ChildS. | thought you
were an old man, with long white
beard.'
MI. Childs told Elsie that he was old
enough to be her grandfather. But FL
sizes remark about his age caused him
prodigious delight. and when the party
came to take their departure Mr.. Cfilds
did what he was never known to do be-
fore-he gave his distinguished visitor
two teacupS. instead of the usual one.
~
Gen. Horace Porter smiled grimly.
says the Washington Post, when in
formed that Hon. Chauncey M. Depew
had taken his name in vain at the Grid
iron dinner Saturday night. THAT is
the way Chauncey tells that story"
said he. HE brings in Dan Dougherty
and myself. The facts in the case are
as follows, and mine is the only bona
tide, authorized version:
"Depew and l found ourselves in
England some years ago, having gone
over on the same steamer. AT dinner
l was called upon to respond 80 the
toast America and took occasion to
stick few pins in the English, Irish,
Scotch and Welsh, all of which were re-
ceived graciously. Then Depew was
called upon to respond to 'The Bar In
the course of his remarks, which were
unusually brief, he stated that we had
come over on the same steamer. spend
ing seven days in each others COM
pany; that we had assumed that we
might be invited out to dinner, and had
accordingly thought out all the bright
things We could. and had divided fairly
half and half. But that much to mis-
surprise. had said not only all of my
bright things. but his share as we'll,
When Depew sat down / pulled his
sleeve"
''Depew." said 1, you have ruined
the country"
Elbow is that?"
''Sir Thomas Williams went by Just
now, and heard him say in an under
tone to some one: Now, these Ameri-
cans are queer fellows. l had always
supposed that they made their deuced
clever speeches eXtempore as they
claimed. and should have gone on
thinking SO If that lawyer chap hadn't
let the cat out Of the bag qnite by acci-
dent.'''
A gentleman who arrived in Charles
ton the other day, says the Charleston,
Mo-, Democrat, while travelling last
week met Sam Jones on the tram. In
conversation with the Rev. Sam the talk
naturally drifted into politics and upon
Senator Ingalls, NEGRO Speech" which
had just been delivered in the senate
Said Mr.. Jones: MIR. ingalls, is just
like skunk tail; all he is fit for is to
scatter stencil" Mr.. Jones, we may re-
mark, often expresses the right thing at
a very opportune time.
| had occasion 10 visit Assistant Post
master Gaylor at his Office in the big
postoffice building, says the New York
Star. Mr.. Gayior. who, by the way, is
called the veteran assistant" was
lying back in his revolving chair, and
soiemnly contemplating mailbag that
was lying in corner of the room.
'Do you know said MI. Gaylor adj
dressing me, that every time l see
that mailbag 1t brings up curious recol-
lectiOns? 1t has never been used, as
you can see. 1t was patented by an old
gentleman who, at one period of his life,
was rich. He had reverSes, and was re-
duced to poverty. He was of an invent
i've turn of mind, and conceived the
idea OF new mailbag. He worked
months. and that sample is the result
of his efforts. This bag was presented
to the postof1ice officials for approval,
but was never accepted. The old gen.
tleman visited this Office nearly every
day until it was decided that the bag,
although possessing many good quaiifi-
cations, could not be adopted on account
of its cost. About year ago the old
gentleman ceased to visit this Office, and
l have not seen him since. Now the
bag is in the way. We can't throw it
out very well, because we would be held
responsible for it. wish some person
Wc;Ild steal IT,