New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-16
4 GOOD SMOKER.

"The man concerning whom every good
Democrat and every intelligent Republican will
want every possible detail" "Thc New-l ork
Worldv informs its readers in its account OF
the Lcnoy Lyceum dinner, is Mr.. Grover Clevc-
land. 1t may be added that if every possible
and some quite impossible details arc not fur
nishcd these nQuiring minds it will not be
the fault Of 1.-THE World 1t began. last
summer with picture of the rear view of him
in the cathoat at Buzzard'S Bay-thc Same rs
that presented to Tammany Hall from 1884 To
1883. and more recently to the Grand Army
Of the Republic as they marched through Mad
ison Souarc on "Wednesday. This has been
followed up by daily correspondence, giving
"evcry possible detail aS 81 his clothes, and
how he put them on and took them OIL. ms
various attitudes on the piazza and IN the
catboat and going over the side Of NJ. Bcne-
diets Yacht, his feelings ut sunrise and sun
set and his inncrmos, reflections when George
Fred William, wa, talking 10 him. Up to
date the work Of furnishing every possible
de,air' about Mr. Cleveland has been done with
absolute thorouchnoSs. Nothing has been
omitted that could be seen over transom or
heard through kcyholc.
Tho latest dctail''-fr Mr. ClevclandS in
finite ,aricty furnishes a new one dailN-is rs
to how he smokes. lie smoked AZ the LcnoX
Iycoum dinner. "The Worlds observer took
srccial notice Of him, and how he did il. "lic
leaned back like a big man and he smoked his
cigar like big man" That. however is only
= general statement: what THE World read
el, want is detailed description. This IS 1t ;
When he had drawn in the smoke he kept
il in his mouth for long time, a much rs to
say. could keep this in until tomorrow II !
liked and when he let the smoke escape he
.oul il out in two divisions There was a big
milf. and after that little puA. 1t was very
scientific and sclf-contaiucd way OF smoking.
Now vha. could be moro vivid, more graphic.
more satisfying than that? Big man. Smokes
like one. Holds his smoke with such suction
ard scf-command and at The same time with
an expression If cOuntenance which says, or
seems t. say: Oh, this is nothing for me -
do. could hold it all night if | wanted to.
| do this sort Of thing with perfect case Never
makes me sick either Then, when he lets 1t
90 he doc, il in manner all his own. sends
il out in two divisions. Big puff. Then a
little puff. Splendid. Splendid "a very
scientific and self-contancd way of smoking :"
And the Icadef can dIhI">u >cc ""' VIZ ''''
smoking as he reads the description.
Ard how thoroughly characteristic OF the man
is his manner Of smoking Holds his smoke
lust as he did his tongue from the time he
left the White House until he came IN sight
Of the next National Convention. Lets 1t 90
in two dvisionS-just as he did the Democratic
partv after he had held it long enough. Big
puff-that's the way he went into Office. Little
mfI-thats the way he went out. Very sccn-
tiic. Very scf-contained. And by-and by
say next month--whcn some enthusiastic Anti
Snapper is standing over his political grave try
inc to recall his political virtues and the great
services he has rendered his party, he can at
least fall back on 1.-The World's' report OF the
Lcnox Lyccum dinner and say with the Dutch
man, who on similar occasion was vainly
croping round for something good to say :
"Vell he voS a goot schmokcr"