Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-04
IT were. How proud Steele Macknyc. who
irst made us acquainted with Delsarto,
| qhouli renii
WALES AND WALDORF Aston.

wmci tho old Union Club 40 much want
ed, aud that he Will build thereon n
palace" for his hrle; soiourns Of such
times ms he may consca, 10 honor his ua
tive clty. He IL a native New Yorker by
birth. but be Is no more an American than
the Prince OF Wales il an Enelishman-
both OF them are Germans 10 the bgck-
bone. Mr.. Aston has q very considerable
fortune apart from his real estate wealth
here cstlma. ed at so, OO0. 900. invested in
Inkhsh funds. On the income Of that
alone he can live abroad IN England or
Germany great part OF every wear. or
two or three years at a stretch. Mean
w.hle his'ronte here cGn be invested by
hls New York agents in local real estate.
rs the bulk Of the Aston accumuations has
lUtn from the beginning of the family's
fortane. Isn't II funny 10y the by, that
the loudly foreign law OF progeu.turo
should be the rigld rVlo n family that
heg4u century ago in n small butcher
snop IN o lIt,le German village Bat
VIVA, socle,y. IS MIR. McAlhster found il.
calls "aristocracy doesn't bear minute
Snaly.is. Unquestionably the most sub
staLtial. thou ii ~ these DAYS Of RAILWAYS
az. tVlcArapAs not the largest fortunes in
this town hayo been undo hy investment.
IA real estate. winch has advanced in value
with the growth OF the city Nothing y
moro common than to hear men say IF
years ago had bought lots when they were
cheap We. up Oh tne avenues. should be
very rich man today" Ncrv true The
LenoH. GOelet. Cniscy, LOrisiard, Stevens
Jerome. aud hall hundred families nave
been enriched by this very process. But
they had money uO' only to bay the NJ
town lots. bat 10 keep them ~ paving
taxes. improvements, and expen se. which
Kept constantly increasing the coat a. well
a. value # tie lots. Tho very same op-
postGnitle> are open to those who can al
!oTd 10 invest up town toward FOrdhsM
to-day.
COLONEL HItDnrTH.
Almost without exception the great sea-
side and country hotels are under the sum
Ines InaEagcru,nt Of the men who are pro
prlctors OF the leading hotels IN town. 70
tins very iGct l. due the enormous I'M
lrOvcment In tho resor. hotels Of late
wears. Coione! Iiillreth. VINO Aas arrived
~ the deserved distinction of having his
portrait printed IN 4 newspaper ms one of
our prominent public men. and deserves
universal newspaper praise for HIS elegant
treatment ot tho Georgin editors with
his energetic son. keeps tho metropolitan
Hotel IN town. The story OF that
house. with al the changes II has
gone through. would bc curious
Int Of broadway history. II covers
with the Ad dining theatre the area
once occupied by NlDlo's Garden. and
originally was "a part oi TIE estate left By
William Nbio. After his death / have
heard ina, II belonged for awhile to the
NaL KeLs,e'aers OF Albany. and that IL
was purchased from that estate by a. /.
Stewart for what now would seem the con-
temptibly small sum f $3.50. c0)-for 1t
would bring foIr or five time, that amount
how. when II l. now spoken oi a be-
longing To the Stcwar; estate" one j. IT
liberty to imagine If II Is the property IF
henry Hilton, IT may vet be ABSORBED by
the 800 or more OF the Scotcn-ir irish claim
ants, who fancy that etney have n lien
upon all that ever be!bngci TO the late
Stewart.
Ihi, brings to mind that wiser citizen.
IN the disposition OF lis propertg, the
late Peter Cooper. lis famous Union i
now IN process or ono OF t.4oSe extern
sIvc trans .Orm4'iOns which seem almost
annual. 4 platform, staging, or gallery.
high above ground, completely surrounds
the bullilny. II j. comparatively recently
that another story was added, aud now
the very garrett IS being turned into
= rOOmy attic that vail afford ine accom-
mediation for one Luudrtd more pu-
pills. All this. as IN the case of
previous improvements made at al
enormous expense, IL done ~ the Cooper
children, who thus follow the example Of
he puD!ic benefit while he was vet on
hand' 20 see LOW 1t WAS spent. These
children. too. pull ron th II pockets VERY
year the sums ncelcd ior the support OF
the schools. above wha, l. derived from
the income o.: the tuildin-. And tin, year
the 500 00j Of the farerwoa n"r cnd w
mcnt comes IN n separate fund Tor tie
support OF the Ar School Tor Won Ii.
DR.. HALL. sENspAlLL WORK.
The Rev. Dr. John Hall has returned
from lis summer vacation abroad. and mas
ceased contributing his IN no way remark
aU.e letter. 20 the evening newspapers
winch seeur. the correspondence md
rail rouulir for 1t. not because the letters
were worth "a thing Ike Tho prce paid
Tor then. hut because DR.. Hans name
-uauly a. I'll aIveTt.s eUent WAS. Ii WIS
on the same principle tlat J.. ~ an 3cF4r-
tlsement. adopted by some Of the SUNDAY
sm,therers. Dr. Hall has been peculiarly
fortunate III his newspaper work. Ia
20 be TZD,t'J, with wedding AMI
Christening fees Of AZ last $1,000
more. a. very popular Fifth-avcnue
,.st,r. the New Nor1 L'f9,r for years las
paid HIM az the rate of $4,000 year. IN
addition T. MS weekly article of the mos.
psiuaulo pCt-tOilnC pCudcro lty, aAd pad
iDr al the rate Of 800 the column simply
I'D 10 have becn saiared at :1.OJO year
l. tahe charge o. the answers 10 corre-
s.Gudeuts" Ihs requires only the coup
r.eut nf the common scnrcs WIN Wnich
the excellent doctor L. richly en-
lowed, and easy access 10 CycIOpcclas.
Mon # the Tine" biographies, COOK
book-. scuoOi- books. aLd OLD Gimonnc5.
He's no moro newspiper-lnan than he
i, ward politician, and scores al Unknown
,. poriers do indefinitely better work ~
considerably less pay but lie Is Or. John
Hall.
VALUE or NAsiTa.
Mr. Kober, Bonner owes the BEGINNING
q m, large fortune to his apt appreciation
of the value oil Dlg neme-. When he was
a lad-he wa, very bright one-end WAS
learning his trade as Il comp SltOr III tue
old CDs.dnf Office. IN Hartford. he usci
occasionally to try his pen on para
graph or bret moral aItlGio' "nlcn
he would sign Charming, or some
cu1ally eminent namc-as II 1t was an e1-
tract from the eminent authors worAs-
and without regard 20 the yaiue or import
ance of the matter lts Insertion III TIE
Cu,r,.,y. or its Supplement" was sure
very time. The editor saw the great
name and that was enough. mus ehrlF
did the surewd bonner discover the VaIle
NJ mere names, and when he began the
IodI.r he texan with the gust then famous
Fanny Form" and ran through the whole
catalogue of great names from reward
Everett. Charles Dickens. LonSieiiOw.
Whittier, BRYANT. down to, or up 10. Par
ton. Bishop Clark. Dr. Joan Hail-a han
th0nsand. more or less. OF great Games,
which made the Led3T and BonAcfs ioF-
tune.
rRRrEKT sIKNcFH.
The eminent English philosopher. Mr.
Herbert Spencer. tells an American inter
viewer that ne shall not sake advantage OF
tie now copyright law. 40 Will continue.
hc says. 10 send over TO America the stereO-
me piates Of Lis books and have them
nr,uted here without seeking Tor any pro
sectlon of the American Goverament. ms
il certainly very superior. not 10 say
stid. tone, from which few cold iacts
vii take some Of the starch. Dir.
snencer IS indebted to hls publishers III
ms city not only for tue most OF
the money made from ma writings for
many wears. but for no small part OF his
now widespread English as well as Ancri-
csn reputation. lie and his works we're
widely known and appreciated here long
before either had any exteaded reputa-
ZION in England. HIS earlior books, print-