Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-20
MANHATTAN ISLAND.
CURRENT DolNes SEEN FROM COLO
MEL cOCKeRILL'S ELEVATION.
cyrus Field and BIS Brothcrs-Now York's
Society BalIs-something About
sunol-The stewart Estate.
roorr.,pondonco Of tho Richmond DlsDatch.l

sunol-The stewart Estate.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dlspatch.I
NEW YoRK, December 19.-Lsst week we
were all waiting from day 10 day for the
announcement OF the death OF Cyrus W.
Field. The death OF Mr.. Fields wife, the
diseracef,il financial failure of his son, and
the worry over his own affairs, which has
not ceased since Jay Gould caught him
and pinched him four years ago, combined
10 bring Mr.. Field alarmingly near the
dark river, but tho reports are now that
he il ON the road to recovery. marvellous
family is this Field family OF four
brothers-DayId W, the lawyer, now
past eighty; Cyrus, the fnahcler; ste;
phen, the Supreme-Court Justice, ana
Henry NJ, the theoloSian, editor
and author. They are bound TO
cether by the closest ties. Every, year they
have a reunion and they al help each
other. The Rev. Henry, who IS quite an
extensive traveller. told me once tnat
whenever he was the least bit out OF SORTS
CYRUS used TO fit MN out and start MIN on
a trim around the world. One OF Cyrus
Fields fads. before the Gould cyclone
struck HIM, was 10 cable 70 numDer OF
friends in London TO meet MN az uliheI
on a certain day and hour at the Langhnn
Hotel. London. He would then take pas
SAGE on a schedule ocean liner, arrive IN
IiyeruooI nj a certain hour, catch train
and reach London on tho day and as near
AZ possible tho hour named Tor
dinner lie told me that while ne had cut
tire Gamer five times he had kept his COM
many waiting only once. Two Yeas ago !
sat beside Mr.. Cyrus Field at one OF Gene
raj Sherman's birthday dinners, gwen aV
his home, IN Seventy-hrst street. We tal6-
ed a great deal about the Atlantic cable
and its early vIciSatudes. Mhep tOiq
Mr. Field that rs a oareiooted boy III ioool
nal stood on tyUe-bOX IN a country news
Uaper Office and had set up the story OF
the LAYING Of the first cable he Iecalne
greatly interested. ! quoted the messages
which had passed over the cable before IL
parted, and l was particularly anxious 70
know what had become OF the
cable operator. De Sauty, who, from
Hearts Content, Newfoundland, hlled tue
country with his messages; IL sun
works" There IS still pusauon.' &c. re
informed me that his brother Henry Whhe
rounding up at Gibraltar rev years NO
had found De Sauty there, acting manager
OF an eastern telegraph company, as tull
of vim and hope az when he had essaycd
10 keen electric life in the FIRST cable. Du-
RING the evening / suggested TO Dir. fleid
tbqt ne was one of the few Americans en-
ti.IeI 10 see a monument erected IN MS
honor for the Iucstlmable service Tthdeftu
ia knitting the two hemispheres together
with his cable. l saw that the idea pieased
him, but he simply remarked thhl III Iu,9
country public monuments We're seldom
built for dead men and never for 1--we ones.
T am yratited 10 learn that, despite MS re-
,.rsos Mr. Field still has q snug fortune
left.
SOCIETY AND ITS TLUMMERf.
The first great event Of what our So
called Society" styles the season has
come and gone and the city still stands IN
shaken ON its solid foundations. The Pa
tr,archs' bali was no better or worse than
Ms predecessors. though the supper, eX-
ceptlnr at the Buffers own table. was
worse than usual. which, OF course, IS not
dne to Delmou.cO, but to the economy OF
the managers.
But there is hope for the most forlorn
who are now outside Of the breastworks.
Tbs Bn.ler. secure IN his position with the
Patriarchs. feels safe IN letting ia almost
ANYBODY TO his great New-1ea bali IN
Nlndlson-Suuare Garden, and has sent out
,OlO invitations. lie has gleetully an
nounced that Mr.. Fish and others, VINO
achieved such a success ana 50 severely
snubbed him in the last New ear bali
IN the Metropolitan Opera-Ilouse, Will
have no part in the coming performance.
Literally, as well as metapnOrcallY, they
will not be in IL" But what does thc
Butler mean by permitting the puDlca-
uon of sucn items a thlsf lie an
uounCes that his enterprise grows 10
MAGNITUDE "-heIc follows the reason Tor
the prowth-because " ne has orucre
from Baltimore four hundred canvas
back ducks and from thOde Island Two
hundred and fifty turkeys" These might
be attractions TO u uewly-Opened down
town restaurant, but surely they are not
sucb unusual Injuries - 10 Iucite q ter
ri6c struggle TO get into the cat rer New
year's bull J hear amusing stories ABOUT
this lali-thar 1T ls to be sort OI dress re-
bearsal for performance on the actual
STAGE of The smart set.' The Butler Is
To get together az many Of the newly-en-
rlcned as be- can, put them through dHH
and then he will pick cut the most pro-
mls.ug. or rather the best paying, ana secure
thplr admission to tho smart set, Wnlcu
necessarily must be reinforced and Kept IN
existence IN TINS way. With tins view, Il
Is SAID that he is getting out new EDITION
of ma book This work Is manly auto
biographical, and might trutLiully be en-
entitled " Confessions and Condolences Oh
u Consummate Cad" butt contains chap
tcrS conveying information on Tutoring
SOCIETY,"" Now 10 Entertain, Chan
pagues and Other Wines and The Pres
| emf Fashion i'm Stationery" The last IS eX
! cesding important. particularly as 1t =
| followed by Forms OF Inv tations Used
| BIZ Mr.. McAlhtar," IN which the proof
/ reader has kindly seen thai tue com
mon words are correctly spelled. I'M
! book Will DO Of great use - those VINO ar
! anxious to got into society,"" especial,
| as without 1t thoy Will not get IN 1t at all
| tina: ~, If the Butler knows 1t. lis hrs
| question 20 every applicant Will be
d" Have YOU bought my book" IL IS be
| heved that all who buy tickets to tho But
! ler's bail will also be obliged TO buy tn
| Buffers book, and IN this way 1t Is e1
pected that the entire new edition Will b.
| worked oil before January 18th. The plal
! Is not original for Barnum used TO max
! ms Autobiography part Of the prlc
! OF admission to hls show.
TnR COMING OF sUNoL.
The arrival Of Sunol in New York La
! been An important event IN this cOmmunl
tv. For several days the feet mare held
| reception IN Mr. BOnner's stable IN ives
! Fifty-fifth street, which amounted To al
! equine sOles, and II viii not do for an
| man who wishes to hold up his head Il
| horse circles to confess that he did not at
tend II. The -Four Hundred OF horse SO
| ciety were all there, which means that tn
| representatives, of mule society wer
rIgIdly excluded. Persons we're admltte
to the great horse presence by card only
aud only the very exclusive who "trot Il
that class" could get sight of a sumo
pastoUoard. There has not been,
think. the same wild desire to Sc
a visitor since the late Don
Pedro was here. We certainly ha
no other attraction IN town 10 equa
II. even IN q small degree. Sarah Bern
hardt could not have held her audience
even IN the snake scene. had Sunop
stall been open to them. As for Carmen
cita, had she been here she might have ca
| rnnnaA and cnntnrte1 til tina cows cam