Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-15
The Only EX-Presideut Who Was at
All a Prominent Figure Two
Years After Retirement
coURTED BY EVERY CLASS ALIKE.
Sketch Of His Every Day Life in His Ele-
giant Home on Madison Avenue and
at His Law Offices.
NO SOCIAL REST FOR MRS. CLEVELAND.
Political Methods Of the RI-Presfdent Compared
With Those Of Tilden.
rooRHEsroxpEKcE OF THE DrsrArcH.l

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mansion on Madison avenue which just now
interests more citizens of the United States
than any other residence in this city that
could be named. Not because there is any
thing remarkable about it, but simply be-
cause its occupants are ex-President Grover
Cleveland and his lovely wife. The house
is beautifully situated on that fashionable
thoroughfare, and is daily pointed out to the
curious visitor. 1t is No. SIG, second on the
west side of the avenue above Si1ty-eighth
street. 1t is plain, four-story residence, and
is owned by Henry G. Marquand, who has
leased it to the Clevelands for about s., 600
per annum.
The general appearance Of the exterior
does not prepare the visitor for the more
modern architectural taste within. The
floors are e1quisitely laid in hard woods.
The parlors are finished in white and gold.
On the lower floor is the entrance nall, a
small reception room and the dining room.
The drawing room is on the second floor.
The sitting room and living room is Mr..
Cleveland's library. 1t is at the back on
the second floor and from its windows the
distinguished tenant has a lovely view of
Central Park, with the stretch OF lawn of
Mrs. Robert L. Stuart's and q section of
Fifth avenue in the foreground.
COMFORTABLE AND TASTY.
The room is fitted up with every mark of
taste and com ort. Against the walls are
mahogany book shelves loaded with vol
umes that bear evidence OF having been
read. On one side is built in large settee,
upholstered in tan-colored corduroy and
filled with luxurious pillows Of down, COW
cred with bright yellow silk. Mr.. Cleve-
lands fat table desk occupies the middle
of the room, and this, with a number of old
fashioned cozy chairs completes the furni-
ture OF the room. The walls are decorated
with photographs of Mrs Cleveland, men,
bers of the late Cabinet, an autographed
picture of Bismarck sent by the late Chan
cellor to Mr.. Cleveland and the pictures of
some personal friends. On the floor are q
number of large fur rugs.
To one accustomed to Mr.. Cleveland's
tastes while he was an occupant OF the
White House there is a familiar air about
the whole surroundings. This is materially
heightened by the lact that Sinclair, who
answers your ring at the front door, is the
same man who has performed this service
for Mr.. Cleveland ever since he was Mayor
of Buffalo.
MIR. CLEvELAND's DAILY LIFE.
The ex-President is q plain, methodical
business man, as regular in his habits and
as steady worker as any young counsellor
striving for his first fees. He leaves his
house about 10 o'clock every work-day
morning, walks through Sixty-eighth street
to Filth avenue and across to Sixth avenue,
where he takes the elevated for Rector
street He invariably takes the first car
and sits well up among the brokers, lawyers,
1ln4r II fka al ~
down at that busy hour of travel. Few OF
these people recognize him. For that mat
ter Abraham Lincoln might have ridden
down town among these mouev-getters and
never have been noticed or recognized.
Arriving at Rector street Mr.. Cleveland
leaves the train, crosses Broadway, probably
glancing at the clock on old Trinity, and
turns down Wall street. passing the offices
of ex-Secretsry Fairchild and ex-Secretary
Whitney on that financial thoroughfare, and
enters the big Office building, No. As Will
Jams street. On the way, if you have fol-
lowed him, you will always observe that he
UPS his hat to the big, handsome officer of
the Broadway squad who keeps people from
being run over where Rector street pours its
throng OF busy workers into Broadway. He
also has kind word or nod for the woman
who keeps the little fruit stand at Williams
and Wall, and returns the salutation of the
newsboy and bootblacks whose stands are at
the entrance to his own building.
THE LAWYERS WORKSHOP.
Mr.. Cleyeland's offices are on the seventh
floor of the Williams street building, and
directly opposite the elevators. From his
windows he has magnificent view of the
great Brooklyn bridge, and the East river,
with its ever-shifting panorama of business
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roundings here are those Of other prominent
lawyers. The walls of his office are con-
cealed by formidable array OF law books.
The furniture consists of a large fat oaken
desk, the chair which he occupied in the
small .bow-windowed library of the White
House, red leather covered couch and an
oaken Office table. Mr.. Cleveland has
large law business. He does not take cases
that require his appearance in the city or
State courts. In TACT, it is not his intention
to appear in court at all.
Mr.. Cleveland's mail is enormous In
this alone his character as a representative
man is illustrated. When we consider the
fact that he is simply a private citizen
whose political ambition, we may reasonably
suppose, has been satisfied, who has no polit-
ical tavors to dispense to his friends, who
has enjoyed no rank beyond that of tempo
rary public servant in various capacities,
who holds no position in his party ma
chinery, directory or advisory, who is not q
candidate for public favor in any sense
this prominence as a national figure and
this generous daily expression of the esteem
and good will of his countrymen is some
thing remarkable.
Mr.. Cleveland gets his lunch at the
famous place on Pine street known as the
Down Town Association, about a block
from his Office. 1t is a great lunching
place for lawyers and business
men Of the Wall street section. Not unfre-
quently one may see there Mr.. Cleveland and
two memberS of his late Cabinet, Fairchild
and Whitney, and his former private secre-
tary, Colonel Dan Lamont ex-Secretary
Bristow, General Sherman, Cornelius Van.
derbiIt H. Nick. Twomblev, Chauncey NJ.
Depew, Choate, the LAWYER, John h. In
man, Calvin S, Brice, Joel B. Erhardt,
Francis Lynde Stetson, August Belmont,
Cleveland's partners and any number of
railroad presidents and millionaires. When
Vice President Morton is in town he al
ways lunches here. 1t is private club,
ana strangers are only admitted as guests OF
q member.
AT HOME IN THE EVENING.
At o'clock Mr.: Cleveland leaves his Of
fee and returns home by the same route he
came down town. He has his dinner at z
and usually spends the evenings in his
library. AT his Office and house his time is
much occupied by callers. Prominent
Democrats from all parts of the country
who come to this city are sure to 20 and nav
their respects. Such men as Senator Cor
man, W. Il. Scott, Erskine Phelps and
John W. Doane, Of Chicago; Senator Nc