The evening world., 1891-04-16
THE CLEANER

1891. eEA" Help" nnu
THE CLEANER
A friend who was In the south with Mrs,
Halford the greater part Of the Winter told me
that as Nor health declined sne begged TO be
taken lack so that she could die At home. Miss
Halford was vita her mother constantly. She
is an amiabie, stylish girl, bat not remarkably
pretty.
During these beautiful days often meet
small troops Of young girls driving through
the Park. under the chsperonsgo Of Q nne
mustachoied fellow, very erect, with splendid
seat and great haughtiness OF expression. He
is riding master, may be Count and Is
teaching the girls how to get along on horse
The Kit-Kat club had their annual dinner at
Morelio's this week. Mrs. Dolph, the genial
President OF the Ki-Kats, tells me the Club is
doing splendidly aud now numbers sixty-nve
menIbcra As the young fellows who join
the Kit-Kst do so to WORK at their art studies
better, and not simply for fun or to clong to
a club, there is more activity than ever in It's
ranks.
Young Spald'ng de Garmendia, who Ia such
good hand at racqucts. owes Inc Spslding In
bis name to the old Baltimore family of which
Archblsnop Sp ,ldink was a most prominent
member. Mrs. De Garmendia 10 a Spading.
foxhall Kecne will put de Garmendia on his
neule II he returns IRON Europe, as he is Is
Dne a sport In the Racquet court as in the
saddle. At the last horse show, when
EONVU fall nn1pF hIq In tho liph
jumping. / shall not forget how coolly he
curled himself up and waited for the animal to
get over him. 1t was very nsrvy.
Isaw Jim Ford in the hands of the barber
yesterday, and noticed regretfu,iy that the
area unoccupied by hair on The upper part Of
his head is larger than ever. This may be due
to the fact that Ford has been working at his
book, which viii come out soon. 1t Is full OF
his bright, humorous sketches.
What changes time works. / happened TO
pass through the prison yard at Sing Sing the
other day, and In the door OF the printing
once saw standing tnat once mighty nnan-
cier Ferdinand Ward. Beside this man who
had rolled in luxury, whose associates were
among the most prominent men In this city.
stood q common criminal whose life had been
passed among the most vicious, and who had
never known more comforts than those found
in n Bowery lodging house and a beauery.
Ward had evidently got OF q joke, for he
slapped his fellow convict on the back and
with q hearty "lai Hal" laughed as he
might have done in the days OF his wealth with
the jolllest broker ON Wall street.
see tha' 'e1-oonsreSshan MoAdoo' OF new
oe,se', "Ns en'o.a : msuo' y, , rn1 en' ,,l,,'
oour' Oar yes'eru"y Oh motion oi 'ol' reho"A
h' p'opose' " p.a'''9e ID" IN 'n'' '''''
any charges that Warden Brush made partisan
use of HIS appo,ntive power are without founda-
ton. of his subordinatcs forty-four are Dem
ocrats and thirty-siX Repnulicana OF the
principal onicers under him, the executive
has been valuable State ofiicer and the prison
system OF this State owes much to MIN. lie
has made study OF penalogy, and an evidence
OF the signal ability with which he has con-
Quoted affairs at sing Sing Is the TACT that for
eleven years he has been undisiurDed there.
though two-thirds of this time there has been
Democratic administration at Albany.
Warden Brush's friend DIS say that In the event
Of the Republicans again capturing the State
they expect that he will be made superintend-
ent OF Prisons In Difference to the Wlbhes of
prominent men of both parties who regard his
experience and study OF the subject as having
peculiarly ntted him for the general manage
ment OF our prison system. II 1t should
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