Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-19

The afternoon | called TO see Mrs. Cru-
GER. She had lust had an interview with
the editor of Lippipcoa's. When entered
the apartment where she was SIN medl-
tatipc. doubtless. the advantageous ma
ture OF the contract he had offered her, l
was instantly struck with the picture. IL
was the early afternoon OF raw winter :
day, and although the streets were yet
bright with sunlight.the shades III Mrs.
Cruger's salon were careinliy drawn SO
as 10 exclude every particle OF
daylight. Tall lamps stood hers and
there. each shaded into. dusky glow
by deem red draperIes. The white curves
of "A statue cleaned here and there from
some corner OF the room. whose ceiling
was high enough 10 suggest that vague
idea of immcnsity which l. 40 pleasing 10
the human imagination. On great ccuch
at the end of tho apartment iurthest from
the door the hostess lay at full length, sup
porting herself on one elbow and holding
n Great fan of some marvellous Partisan
fabric in the other hand. She was
robed in long, loose, yet cling
ing garment OF India or emma SILK,
whose folds. semi-transpGrent even in the
twilight, revealed as though not INTENDED
TO conceal each outline OF her figure. with
that dexterJus com blnat.0n OF conceal
ment and revealment winch beauty y not
apt 10 find distasteful, aud when beauty
alone saves from criticism. As sac laJ mus
al full length. with her dark eyes sieam-
ing and her luxunant dark mar
knOttcd IN some CleOpatra-llhe fashioii
upon her shapely head. "Ju,iel Gordon "
was indeed an unusually handsome
and bewitching creature. Huge rugs OF
skins strewn loosely over the toor or
across her feet served TO sharpen the INES
OF contras, between her person aud her
surroundings. ! made up my NINA thal
she was an artist IN more senses IMAM one
and while quite prepared TO find that her
reputation tor esprit had been eAvG-
eerated. / was forced TO confess that mrs.
Cruger was quite as interesting az people
reported her TO be.
HRR POLISH.
julien Gordon" comes naturally by
her Para-lan polish; her mother was MISS
Paris. the favOrite niece OF Washington
Irving. who gave her away when shc was
married at Sunnyside. Her grandfather
Daniel Paris, was. understand, q lawyer
If distinctIon IN the interior of New York
State. and julien Gordon herself hrst
saw the light of day III the CITY
of Paris. France. Indeed. until she
was wears old she knew no English AT
all. and had already begun composition
i'm the diplomatic language of Europe
which she uses with such careless grace IN
that first book of hers 10 make sensation,
"A Diplomats Diary" Her success III me
literary field was so instantaneous.
measured at least by that standard, that
abe has since received requests from maya
Zines and newspapers for many more artl-
cles than she has been able TO furnlsh.
For. as evidence that she has not gwen up
her cav life. her recent fcie chdm0eTe
at Idlesse. on Long Island, Is abur-
dant evidence. At this. the Crugers ;
country place up near oyster bay ,
on the Sound besides the usual hens ana
turkeys. pigs, and horses which belong on
most farms. 10 a country house quite equai
10 ANYTHING of its kind 10 be found arouh9,
here. Julien Gordon" carries pencll
and notebook IN her pocket, she say. 10
make note of her ideas as they occur to
her. Quite the proper thing that Is for all
of rs who have 10 write, by the way, as an
IDEA recalled by memory seems 10 ne al
WAYS TO lack something of the freshness
and fascination which attended It's blrtn.
The Crugers are rich people and interest
ing ones to boot. which Is not always 10
be said.
GAME MAGAZINES.
cannot imagine any spectacle is more
curious az first sight and Is less apt 70 be
seen by the casual visitor TO New YORK
city than the great cOid-alr magazines on
the lower west and east sides. where thOu-
sands of fowls and game BIRDS are kept
for months and even years III perfect pre-
seryatiOn and ready al five minutes notice
for the chefs warm attentions. iheTe was
some little stir week or two since
among men about town and gqSr0-
n0meS generally at a seizure OF hundreds
and hundreds OF game birds that may have
been killed III season, but had been kept
unul the time when New York laws de-
clared them out of season. Moodcock,
grouse, snipe. and pheasant we're found by
the dozen and gross anC seized and con-
tiscated AZ cOntraband Of law. But II was
probably by an accident that the inspector
on whose complaint the seizure was made
obtained access 10 the cOld-stOragc ware
bou.e. The approaches TO these UNIQUE aud
interesting buildings are guarded Win
great care. | had the pleasure OF peep az
a very large magazine Of tins kind owned
bv one of the most extensive game and
roultry.dealers IL Fulton Market. If not
in the country. BY means OF the " am
mopia process" as II Is called, easily
managed machinery IN the basement Gi
this building generally sufficiently cold
when distributed by tubing 10 MAINTAIN "A
temperature OF not more than Ten ueSFees
in nil its rooms on all its iOOrs. Very
little exertion was necessary when de
sirable 10 reduce the temperature tc
WITHIN one degree of zero.
On these floors spread ont TO view
Law hundreds OF dozens of turkeys,
geese. fowls, chickens, guinea hens,
pea fowl. ptarmigan, hnnam 49, as
understand the small Norwegian
cartridges are calied-and other European
game. But in tins particular case. my
visit having been made last week. when
absolutely no game az all was IN season III
New York by law, there was not particle
of any American or Canadian game III tbs
warehouse. Not that American game lawi
protect Canadian game, or that the close
seasons are the same, but, as my host as
sured me. because 1t IL so difficult 70 DIS
tinguish a pheasant or quail Killed II
Canada from one killed III the United
States. tine birds being almost eXactl!
similar in color and shape.
THEY ARE FOOLED
Under the construction given TO the law
| of New York at the time of the seizure
speak of, no matter whether the game wa
| Killed in accordance with law or not on tn
| SPOT where II was killed, If the laws OF thi
State make that game unreasonable at tina
| particular time its exposure tor sale IN New
| York is an offence punishable by New lorl
| authorities. This IS held TO apply, o
| course. only 10 game killed IN the tnite'
| States. but the similarity of Canadian 4
| American game widens its application
| for obvious reasons. My host OF Fulton
| Market assured Inc that he did not be
| lieve the leading restaurants ana hotel
of New York city kept or endeayore
| to keep game out OF season, and IN spite
| my incredulous smile said that the sight
| seer in New York who ordered woodcoc
| or prairie chicken IN June, and ms eve
| more exacting brother who insisted uPo
| canvasback in July were fooled to the 20
of their bent and permitted TO think tina
| they got what they ordered, although Thu
was very far from being the case. lhe tut
| KEYS of Rhode Island are still, II seems
| the gastronomlc triumph of all dOmestl
| fowls. No matter what the season OF u
| year. fresh. JUICY Rhode Island turke
is always 10 be had in this city al reasona
| bic prices and in excellent condition. 70
my part | would be quite wiling 20 see IN
| entire State known * Little Rhody
| turned into turkey-tarm and relieved. II
| cidentally from the burden Of Ward Mo
| Allister's annual pic-nics. Hundreds {,
| thousands of turkeys are killed IN Khod
Island every fall and winter, genernlly b.
fore January 1st. as they are then IN IN
best condition and are instantly sent TO IN
cold-storage warehouses rs soon as IN
blood has been properly drained irol
| them, undraWn as matter OF course, an