Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-02

its little people are charming. They seem
90 happy always. always laughing. Iravei-
ling in Japan is very. comfortable, SINCE
the country is full OF railroads ana tue
people are very European. The Chihcse
will allow no innovations, however; anu
will not permit mining or anything OF that
sort. as their country. they say. Is little
else than one huge graveyard, and It would
be sacrilege TO disturb tho dead IN any
way"
AoAIHyT pHRpETrrTIEs.
II il curious how tho tendency of Ameri-
can life seems to be against perpetuities.
No matter how man ties up his estate 1t
is sure to GO to pieces In generation or
two. The only exception to this that oc-
ours 10 me now is famous old PATRON
demesne up in Dntcne.s county. near MIL
brook. IN the midst of the homes OF tho
Stuyvesants, Schuylers. Iavingstons, and
Dayidsons. This particular estate IS now
the undivided property Of single young
and comely girl, who resides III Its manor
house and looks through the latter's
old acknowledged, lead-cased window
panes, out over the same broad acres and
the same landmarks which her great great
great grandfather owned and which con-
stituted not only the exac; confines OF his
estate, but can even DO traced directly
back 10 the original Grown grant. The
Goulds. and Nanderbilts. and Rockefel-
lers. the latter with more noticeable de-
preciation OF publicity IN tins as IN all
things, seem 10 be perpetuating the family,
influence. fortune, and name along rail-
road lines. Cornelius Vanderbilt is said
TO be an excellent practical raiiroad-man
and George Gould knows rs much
about his fathers railroad and telegraph
properties as the old man himself does. IL
Is 100 soon TO forecast the niche in life OF
the children of George Gould and COrne-
lius Vanderbilt, but unless all analogy IS ut
fault they will not be railroad-meD and the
grand paternal properties will ny their day
have ceased 20 exist as such. There Is no
young Sage In the street TO succeed the 10
nous old put-and-call merchant VINO re-
Gently shaved his beard and thereby made O
sensation: there is no young COrbin in
practical life, no male successor to William
L. Scott, and Foxhall keene. the son OF
the famous operator, IS iawn-tenDls
player.
INA sEvEs-sToBY KITCHEN.
"There are no more dinners nowadays"
lamcntcd famous er-cteE like Sam.
Ward, who before one Of his twenty-four.
course dinners would caution the head
waiter to see that plenty of each portion
was served him! But the most interesting
little festivity Of the dinner variety that
have known of lately was dainty and
delightful meal served to ten guests, seven
stores from the street, i'll no less surpri-
sing q place than the kitchen of q
downtown restaurant whose fame IL
as widely known as its owners name.
From his private Office near by the
chef looks out over amagnifcent vista OF
sound. river. bay. and ocean. inns
kitchen itself. INCLUDING the area covered
by ice-b boxes and ranges. must be s0x5t
Ia IelIO Iftuliv
cool, as the sea breeze swept in constantly
through every window. Any guest who
wanted TO attain q greater degree of cold
comfort, If such q thing deserves the
name. was at liberty to step into
any one Of the cold-air chests and
lie down for as long as he could
stand it with his head pilIowed
on the broad bosom Of green turtle.
While waiting for the repast to be pre-
pared on the neighboring grills the curious
men of tho world who had never seen any
thing before of tho sort inspected the
knife-washers and knlfe-scourers, IN
cenious machines cOntriyed especially &c
protect the white handles of the table
knives from being discolored anc
cracked by hot water the toast
ing machines, the big flat egg-cook
ers. on which three or tour dozen
eggs can be cooked at ionce, and
I
ers. each of which WAS self-lOcklng and
not to Toe opened after 1t lett the Kitchen
until it had shot down seyen-story shat
into the dining-rooms and cafe below. Al
last resort one Of the guests got into one
of the dumb-waiters, allowed himself *
be Theoretically sealed up, as 1t were, anc
sped away absolutely helpless so far o.
human and went until he reached The
ground to the mysterious depths. When
he came UP in the adjoining dunn b-walter
rather dazed by his experiences, the feast
was served
MIKE DwYEB's PROFITS.
hoard prominent bookmaker say yes
terday that Michael Dwyer, the well known
racing man, had made S250,0OO this veal
with his stable. OF course only small por.
ton Of this was in the shape of earned
purses. Mr.. Dwyer backs his horses When
they run with rare judgment. HIS brother
Philip Is q more conservative man. Ihere
is strong feeling in these parts that racing
Is being oyerdone The attendance at the
various meetings has been smaller than last
wear. Winter racing for the benefit largely
of gamblers. the ownership OF horses Oy
notorious bookmakers, the scandalous
jockeying in many instance, and the greed
of the track-ownors have combined tc
weary the pubic.