Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-06-18
SOME MEMS HOBBIES.
PURSUITS IN WHICH THEY FIND
THEIR RECREATION.
Collecting All Sorts of Things, From Ola
Sermons to Meerschaum Pipes,
Quaint Tastes OF Some
MilIiOnaireS.

Several wealthy and prominent men
have hobbies outside Of their business
pursuits which they attend to In their
business hours and from which they
derive a great deal of recreation and
amusement. Some Of these hobbies
take the form of the collection OF va
rious articles and varieties. Some
times these collections cost fabulous
amount Of money, and many fortunes
have been spent in gratifying the
whims of our millionaires.
Giovanni MorOsini is collector OF
watches. At his home at Riverdale-
on-the- Hudson he has several cabin
cts, in which are many costly and
curious watches. He pays great
deal OF attention too, to medieval and
ancient armor, and has number OF
manuscripts and rare books on her.
s.ldry.
Every one knows Robert Bonner's
hobby. For several years he has de-
voted most of his spare time to fast
horses. He wants to own and drive
the fastest trotter in the world. He
has bought many fast ones. and paid
almost fabulous prices for them. but
Just as soon as their record has been
beaten he sets to work to buy his sue
cessful rival.
He gave $40, 900 for Maud S, and
when Sunol lowered the three-y year old
record and came very nearly to Maud
SIS record Mr.. Bonner purchased her
for al, 1000.
Many members of the Vanderbilt
families have hobbies. and as they
have plenty OF money to spend on
them. everything that they have col
lected is very fine. George Wander
bilt is one of the least talked of in this
family. He is the youngest son of the
late William H., and is now 20 years
old. He spends great deal of his
leisure time among the fine bookstores
in the city. where his purchases must
roll up far into the thousands every
year.
The particular hobby of William X.
Vanderbilt is the collection of oak
carvings. He has several fine speci-
mems, for which he has paid very
large sums. He is also fond of grow
ing fruit and rare trees. Cornelius
Vanderbilt has great collection of
china and miniatures connected with
Napoleon.
Ex-secretary OF the navy. VIM. C.
Whitney, has the finest collection of
Gobelin tapestries in the country. and
perhaps in the world. The walls of
the main hall in the house are entirely
concealed from end to end behind folds
OF the rarest patterns, and several
rooms in his house are similarly deco
rated.
Mr.. Henry Willard, the railroad
magnate is musician. He is passion
ately fond Of music of all kinds, and is
himself a good performer on the vio-
loncello. Mr.. Willard is fond of playing
on this instrument, accompanied by his
daughter, who is a first-class pianist
He is thoroughly posted on all the do
ings in the operate world. and talks
enthusiastically about all the works of
all the great musical writer's.
One of the queerest fads is that of
William H. Treadway. of the firm of
r. G. Dun & Co. He has q most
unique collection of sermons. He has
been collecting them for the last
thirty-four years, and has now more
than Is, 900. These sermons he has
bound himself, and has made an index
which is very comprehensive and &C.
curate.
He had collected, too, many wood
cuts OF churches and ministers, and
these he has also neatly bound into vol
umes. He has written preface to
the first volume of sermons, in which
he says that it is peculiar fancy, but
that many other hobbies are just as
odd. He has sermons in his collection
that will suit almost every shade of
theological belief.
Roman Catholics may come and find
food for their souls in the production
OF their own cardinals and bishops.
High and low churchmen hare not
been neglected. Rigid Calvanists may
find their peculiar doctrines set forth,
and following closely are those of the
Armenian in striking contrast to the
Calvanistic theology. Mr.. Treadway
was an Episcopalian in his early youth.
Now he is Unitarian.
Mr.. William Aston goes in for all
varieties Of old china, and is said to
have the finest collection Of Dresden
ware in the world. He has spent
about three ordinary fortunes in col
lecting it. He has also u very fine
solid silver service.
Mr.. Pierre Lorillard has fine col
lection of meerschaum pipes, which is
said to be worth about $4,000. One
OF his pipes is twenty-four inches long,
and is very fine specimen of the old
style knickerbocker pipe.