Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-06
GOTHAM'S CLUBD0M.
rss EMINENT MEN WHO NAY BE
SEEN AT UNIVERSITY HOUSE.
ve,-rlcture Of the Son OF Air-Brake
W.stinghouse-Spicy stage Gossip
Douglas and the Panama Canal
,,,,..o.nsndonceo OF tho Richmond Dispstch.l

...nernoon from the windows of the old
,.-..,, mansion. az the southeast corner OF
T..,tr.sixth street and Madison avenue.
.,,szinc. That Is now the University
r.,b House. Professor Nitthaus, the
,,a. chemical analyst. whose testimony
b.. far with that Of DIR. Allan McLane
T...,t,n toward convicting Carlyle Har-
n.isoning the lovely little woman
1.lr't want 10 acknowledge az his WIFE
r.-ulsr afternoon figure there. lie
... ,r for a smoke on his way from his
..t.ry down az the cold. uncsnny east
fIwrntv- sixth street. almost oppO-
..tIe liureue. 20 his bachelor lodgings
Io.ntv- third street. IL ~ SAID that
N,A YORK has had no more eminent chem
...e Richard - Mccullough, whose
...r.ry in the Wharton poisoning case
-..,l made q worldwide stir, left the
f.,.-..tv az New York at the beginning
a.. hostile feeling between North and
.tI fu l-G0 aud went down 10 Nde
t l.- own people. Mccullough was
VENT figure. taoiturn. self-wlthdraw-
..L cray-eyed, silent man. so Is
Wrrass. The Germans are tho greatest
....t.. and their great test-tube lugglers
. Wlfthaus. as they held Mccullough,
d.. l-l esteem. Mitthaus and hamhton
..-t. about Bulls age. The three are
Question whether any CITY IN the
ash .lr produce another group Of three
.+.r,ui-hcd and successful men IN the
....Ol alternating human woe. They
v4 PROBABLY laugh II they were told
,t . Professional etiquette often re-
,r..a doctor 90 make o fool of himself.
AS AMERICAN PRINCE.
d, ono ~ the corridors oil the Windsor
DO ... fI. other evening ! saw relnarka-
i..,..fs urumeuading up and down with
,.. urlmei valet M evening SUIT.
I... ..utn was about ten wears OF age, 20
.u...riuces and he wore dress when
,.r.| ily. made hm conspicuous IN any
e..rfn Europe He had velvet court of
t..I.ui- AlN. pattern, long white-silk
,..f..at. pau of velvet knee-breechcs,
I.....Uk stockings. silver sbOe-buckles
..I D.. end of lace and frills. tbs long
,...e Islr hung down IN semi-curls upon
..g.I.r-. aud ms air was that of the
..r. aud thoroughly bid0 character OF
,.....f l.nuous French period. ] was
t.f Ne was the son Of Mr.. Mesting-
t.e inventor Of tho aiT-bTake, and
t....,. evening costume of his was mid
...... compared with the gorgeous vest
..... .. winch he was arraycd upon nigh
.ca-1u-. Some ladies were pres
..r. fI. corridor and ondeaVored TO cx-
......a lew remarks with the youug no
.. bat they found him exceedingly
-... .lI not specially bright. / have al
r... l.I SORT of sympathy Tor Young
... irn Co riches and power. To me
.. has always been pathetic side TO a
... ali have been generous
..... o.. excuse most Of their short
-- upon the ground that their
breeding ana environments were such
I.t. prevent them from developing INTO
fIfa re
Ir... tf Westinghouse the other eve
rn. 4 found myself wondering what
.r % 8l American citizen he would
t-... fn he What ideas OF life can he
i... rluIgel and surrounded as he is 7
t..t o. contrast d present situation
ur that which his distinguished father
I.. hive occupied az the same age.
l-l bis labor, bis genius, and his
r.r.F. Mr. observation-disclosures has made
fortune. and has conferred great
u-. upun mankind. Who can I'M
. ans outcome from bis spoiled and
mperel heir? Still. # tins boy has Sc
..r.l the love and adulation Of one fond
ut, he has an important place IN lie
d.. bis mission has not been a useless one
JOLLY RAuR0ADER.
n-. Depow's Influence on the officers Of
o.. New York Central Railroad Company
.Hrut have failed, of course 20 be bene-
t.4. ana pleasing i'm more ways than one.
I.f whether or not 10 Is responsible Tor
o.. t.yriDpmcut or the revelation 10 the
..I.. of tue W.T. and humOr OF George IA.
......-. the general passenger agent. who
...... president Of the Quaint Club and
....f the most popular New Workers after
..r.r Mr Daniel friends are not alto
..,..r disposed % concede. Certain II Is
t.f Daniels is oneof the best fellows in the
| l. l. f.t tr4II oh
p. Uo rude. add, and one OF the ugnest."
llf .t O., NOT -0. He Is stout and short and
N..r- 70 beautiful rcd wisp of beard on his
.i.r and am uld-iGsiIiOucd auburn roach on
BIS brow. Iut he has vocal as well as men
,. cllrus which easily secure him the
r-ht Of being an Apollo. Few club presi-
dents sing %. well as he or make more
I--iasiug studies IN natural history.
OH. Quaint Club. under his presidency, Is
f..t becoming worthy rival Of those other
....us dining organizations. the Glover
,.lHrf fh lAdelphia and the Grdlron Club
.' Washington. Or. Depew and eX-Col-
.ef.r frh8rdt. Mr.. Arkell and Artist Gill
.... and other well-known New 1Orkors,
..r regular attendants al the Quaint Clubs
H"t..y dinners. Daniels isa shrewd and
...I aul ready "preslder" He also
.r..- 90 know how 10 make the cat jump.
RISING PLAYWRIGHT.
i.r few months Sadie Martinez, the
I"u little person who has Just made her
t..nfr,o uu the cOmIc-Opera stage. has
lDu living 10 the Plaza Hotel, near Cen
.larh. getting ready for the presenta-
ta g pompadour. In this preparation
DIS. been ably assisted by Mr. Charles
Frederick Nordlnger, the gentleman
whose name ls billed as author of the
.if. Hud whose persistent devotion
hIarfrnIF Inns "a F4pqnf
-uged other suitors and kept
- respectful distance that Burgundy
'.. | mon-Club man who once admired
- Nartln0t more extensively even
la Nlmo Bernhard herself. He never
furnished q house for Mime. Bernhard.
.-t Consequently she never deserted him
i,a .e4Tdless playwright of Hebraic eX-
%. ,0n. All ~ which could not be said
a N.e Martinez. She and young Mr..
NJ niger have walked and talked and
aa.i and wined and written and ftten"
tt,.er as they say II tennessee, and
.uuatour Is the result. They have
Dewey M" very savagely, however. il
"l.i seem. NOrdlinger Is said 10 be the
,f t.cr ~ successful manager IN Phlla-
gu la lie has "cut out many New
B swell now.
CANAL ENGINEER.
Crawford Douglass. the working Ameri-
.- engineer under whose efforts the At
.atr end of the Panama canal was ac-
'.-F completed fourteen miles IN from
'. BIAS been m Now York for some
iias watching the course of canal affairs.
" big-buned, broad headed man of
@ al years, whose experience IN public
fiiscs lu to- tropics has been very
t''.l'irc. lie has been the guest of
l-ssrp- IN Paris repeatedly. and has
Dig accurate personal knowledge of oil tho
WMch led the famous lsthmian ditch
l-tAluptcy. lie has decided TO return
o., ave up mud-dgclng." as he
'..- DO. aud return 10 Journalism. A score
."re of years ago he was "a writer on
... Panama Star and Herald His arrival
i ilr conclusion that be had best return
irst love may be fairly taken a. an
alton that be considers the Panama
,t... enterprise hopeless. l have faith in
'-. Nicaragua route and short water CON-
.th'ruii1u between the Atlantic aud Pa
as olo OF the commercial demands Of
tO epoch.
WHERE ARE THK PETTY WOMEN
., BODY Will ever know whether Helen of
'i'i vas q beauty or not. but Cleopatra
' already been demonstrated an ugly
.. "n-s ahmed "wenchn with pug nose.
e'' "e 30 know We who see them face 20
.',,-i pat The beautiful women who ars
lch written aud talked about in New
~ are most Of them only passably good.