Telegram-herald., 1890-08-22
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John Jacob Aster tie ThirS, ths
prospective richest nan IN the weFld,
has singularly enough escaped nues
observation. for tbs wAr OF Ike Astoxs.
ike the wars OF the Roses. has ragged 80
hsresly that II las been difkalt fer New
4orksrs to concentrate their minds
upon any ether feature Of tie family,
except which Of tAe ladies shall have
the privilege Of calling hsrself Mrs.
Aston. And vet young John Jacob As
tor, or, as be il known in all
Of the elubs and drawing rooms IN New
YORK, jack AstoF, ls man worth
knowing. Men DO not like him, women
do. Whether IL Is because be will sons
day be worth q couple OF hundred nail
lions. or whether il Is solely on his own
account know not But he Is always
welcome in any corner Of the room
where pretty girls eongregAts, and he
laughs snd Jokes with them as cheer
fully as al apprentice OF for holiday.
Ia personal appearance he Is tall, being
nearly six feet in height, and very slim.
Tie has a decided stoop in his shoulders.
bad complexion and fshy eyes, but he
possesses, above all things, the good
sense that eharacterizes the entire Aston
family, aud he has done nothing
so Tar TO cause any uneasiness.
His face Is not strong one.
There Ia no character in it. His
mouth is weak and his eyes seem TO
lack ability TO concentrate themselves
for moment on anything. Hs would
attract no attention In a crowd, not
even for his dress. His clothing is
made up in the latest fashion, but he
Is not loud in any sense To be sure he
wears the finest OF clothes, his patent
leather boots are the best ia the mar
ket, his silk hosiery is the richest that
money can buy, his trousers are creased
TO nicely, his white vests and shirts
are spotless, his jewelry is of the rich
est and finest, and to his credit let
II be said that be does not
wear too much. lie has a
profusion of rich neck-wear and an as
sortment of canes and hats that fairly
rival the collection OF Bob Garrett. but
of sll this it is no ones business. He
looks like gentleman and acts
like one. Everything about him points
to great wealth. His horses and car
riages, of all descriptions, are the
finest that money can obtain. His
bachelor entertainments are on a
prineely scale. He knows how to live
well and how to gather Jolly
party about him. OF course, expense is
of no moment to him. He must be
worth anywhere now from So, GOO. 900 to
$40, 900, 600 and is the heir to the bulk
OF the entire property. He will some
day be the richest man. in the world.
1t Is not likely that he will ever find
the wolf at his door, no matter how
much money ne may squander.
lie lnherIts many traits OF the Astor
family, except that he has not vet mas
tered the cold, indifferent, stony stare
that has been marked characteristic
of all the male members of the family
from the beginning. els not a student
or lover of pictures, like his father and
cousins, but on the contrary prefers
outdoor amusements, dancing and social
gayeties. He is graduate of Harvard
and came through that great institu-
ton of learning like hundreds of other
men, by the skin of his teeth. His
enemies say that it was his name and
not his brains that got him through.
At any rate he got through all right.
and it may be because he is
able to cut such a wide swath in social
affairs that the other young men about
town do not like him. Like all the
jenuess doree he is a member of half a
dozen clubs, but he is not a club-man
in any sense, sensibly preferring his
own luxuriant home. He has not MANY
friends among men, and has never been
heard of in bar-room brawl. This IL
one OF the things in his favor. He is
a shining light in society and ia
always sure 10 be invited to everv
affair that Is going on. He spends .
good portion of his summer at Newport
md goes to Europe three or four times
, year. These European trips have not
made him any the less American. No
'ne ever accused him of snglomania
md his great wealth and position does
lot seem to have turned his head
There is one feature Of his life that
mould not be overlooked; he Is
joksr.
Many stories are told about hi.
FRANKS aud the inability of his fatbe-
md mother to stop him. One Of his
avorite amusements used to be to kean
very sailor and officer on board b;s
sther's magnificent steam yacht in
tate of mind bordering on frenzy. he
lid 1t by little prsnkish tricks. which
night be called practical Jokes By all
kept the ones who had the prsnks
'lsyed on them. Once when he and hi.
sthes were In the yacht of Newman.
ne Of the sailors went forward iust q.
he tide was sbsut to turn and leaned
yer the bow In order TO ascertain
whether in swinging about the bow
you'd get soraping from the eabl.
Ioung Astor crept stealthily forward 1
nd suddenly pushed the sailor. who 4
ell overheard. He was a good swim
her and was hauled out safely. JaoL i
Astor thought It vas great joke.
One day the cock ia The yacht ven.
@ sleep on the forward deck and the
Dung man conceived plan of waking .
i'm Suddenly in novel and dangerous
rsy tie pat rope sroand the fell 4
'ws neck, rsn the other end through
pulley bloc in She rigging snd began
o haul away When The cook Auoka
: he did Immediately. be found him
eff Being strsuFled 7. vas too mach
or ths Captain 70 bear and be appealed
Mr. Astor 20 PIT stop 30 such
ruei prsnks