Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-14
are not on parade as professional "aristo
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uroH LIVING IN NEW YORK.


Mr.. Ward McAlister. who il a servant OF
the smart set that il. until his pow
threatened discharge-lately printed IN
his Sunday medium an estimate OF what
rich family spends in o single year. ana
every yeer. in this city. He puts tne
amount at about 1884 900. aud gives the
details of tho expenditure. The absurd
extravaganza OF his estimate y shown IN
two sample items. He puts down Tor the
schooling of three children $1,000. and Tor
tho clothing and probationary OF these
little ones $1,000. Now thefe naq
mbers Of the smart set " whose annual
expenditure FOR the whole family does
not exceed $4,000 or $4,000 year from
tho simple tact that they haven't more
than that 20 spend. and no family IN the
-Four Hundred including tho multi
millionnaires spend in actual living eX-
penses. including all the luxufies Meal
lister specifies one half the sum ne esti-
mates. There is not now ana never was
in this town single family that ever eh-
pended IN single year anywhere near the
amount IT costs one bachelor 10 live as
he lives. and that bachelor Is New York
or. whether he IS mere or abroad. and his
name-more widely known aud respected
than that of any member OF the our
Hundred lis James Gordon Bennett.
EXPERT TESTIMONY.
II begins 10 look as though our courts,
as well as our public. were about ready 10
give up the fetch so long and 50 foudly
worshiped and commonly called expert
testimony. We have had recent and noted
examples of Ben Ali. Dowd Field, the al
legged forger. Chapman, and Harris. In
all these cases except Ben All, VINO ma,
have been the only lunatlc IN the lot ana
in the latest poisoning case OF the brutsl
I. IIorr1g Tho aflnrt has been
to show, or not show insanity. and there
has been lust as much expert testi-
mony introduced on one SIDE as on the
other. And the same IN the alleged poison
ing case. When tins Is so. ana II u so IN
every important trial, when. equally emil
nent experts" are introduced 20 give
sworn testimony on either side, what i
the testimony worth? Perhaps the ques-
tion can be answered by the evident iact
that it Is worth considerable sometimes 10
the employed experts Bat the pubic
i beginning 10 regard the deductions OF
scientific horse doctors who come into
court as worthless.
GENERAL GRANTS WIDOW.
A lady who met Mrs. Julia Dent Grant
at a luncheon mp town the other day tells
me that she was surprised to find Mrs.
Grant such pleasant, entertaining Wo
man. She chatted with everybody, said
that she liked New York city, but her
heart would always be IN 81. LOUIS, where
all her children were born. and told num-
Der of interesting anecdotes about her
distinguished husband. Mrs. Grant, VINO
lives in comfort here. says that her book
which is an autobiography-wlll not be
ready Tor the press before next fall. she
means 10 throw some new lights on the
Generals career. and she hopes 20 be able TO
correcta good many false impressions ere
ated by that shabby cad and awful migrate;
Adaw Badeau. While Mrs. Grant rs fond
Of company. and receives many visitors at
her home, she makes no calls ana mas 10
part In what is known as society.