The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-03

varies the scene and surroundings and
method Of his work by going elsewhere
Meeting people, Is now well recognized
part Of lawyers business, for example
He must ''mix.n But to return for mo-
ment to General Bryce, who holds unique
position among New York ed
itors He looks like fnnicky
chief of fashion, with more clothes
than ideas. He is actually one of those
New Workers enrolled by Butler McAll1s-
ter il that apotheosis OF social ldlocy
1.-THE One Hundred and Fifty.n But as
matter of fact Editor Bryce is nothing Of
the kind. He is a brawny man and on ad-
mirer of brains in others. His wife is one
OF the handsomest ornaments Of the Metro
politsn opera house boxes. The other day
General Bryce, who is nothing If not po-
lite, escorted young contributor-young
men really do have chance at the ReUfeo
to the grating in front of the cashier and
directed that sedate functionary to make
out to the young contributors order
check for a gratifyingly large amount.
Now the young contributor had not felt at
all certain, as to the particular article,
whether he was going TO hear from the
cashier at all or not his surprise
and delight at being escorted to
that desirable individuals presence
by no less parsonage than the
editor-in-chief may well be imagined
General Bryce didn't want to wait, how
ever, in front of the railing until check
Tor SO many figures could be made out and
handed over. And yet he didn't want his
young contributor to fail Of being bowed
out Of the Office. So he excogitated a bril-
liant excuse for doing what the average ed
ltor wouldn't have done at all-because he
wouldn't have gone to the cashiers with
any contributor whatsoever. General
Bryce said: "You viii really excuse me
now, won't you, as | have a particular en-
Ragement inside to read MSS.n The av
erage editor hasn't time for so much cour-
tesy. The average proprietor knows the
contributors but to ignore them. The av
erage editor-in-chie does not read MSS.
He probably has man with small judge
ment to read them for him.
THEATRICAL cURIos.
Everybody hopes that the history and
literature Of the American stage may be
shown in their true mark at the big dram
attic exposition TO be held at Vienna this
summer. But it remains a fact that col
lectors of theatrical curios are more ieal-
Gus of their treasures, perhaps, than are
any other delivers into the quaint Some
OF these private collections are the result
OF the life labors Of several generations.
The constitute property Of considerable
actual and enormous sentimental value.
My old friend, j. j. Spies, formerly of ST.
Louis, now Of Broadway, thinks as much
of his rare prints and photographs as if
they were children OF his loinS. The en-
tire law Office of Thomas G. McDermott
would hold barely half of his collection of
books on the history of the drama. Peter
Gilsey's cases Of silver and copper tokens,
by which playgoers were passed in and out
OF the London theaterB before door
checks" and coupons had over been
hp1n1 NJ no. hfrrh 5,,fr
tic value; there are, indeed, no dupli-
Gates in existence of many Of Mr. Gilsey's
silver medals-Uhat's what they look like
TO 8 non-numismatic mind. At the Davidge
residence in Pacific street. Brooklyn, there
is collection of programmes and theat-
rical records Of that sort of which William
and Maggie Harold Davidge are the second
generation OF curators and collectors. The
ship that carries these treasures TO the
shores Of Germany will have more insur-
ance than the regular North German LLOYD
policy OF reserve fund. Now that the
Elder has become total loss, the fund
which the Oelrichs company maintains by
e system Of practical self-insurance will be
drawn on heavily to build her successor.
/ made in these letters last August the
first announcement OF the formidable pro-
prletors OF the new Cunarders, already
conceded now, to be probable record
breakers. l think it quite probable that
my friend, Herman OelTichs, will surprise
the world when his new North German
Lloyd boat makes her debut. But be win
have 10 scan the map of the Fatherland
pretty closely to find a fluvial name for
her. 1t is little curious that Mir. Gel
flchs, who married Miss Flood should
nave to he looking up new rivers all the
time to name his crack steamers by.
A NEW MAN TO THE FRONT.
The legislature of New York NAV now
be said TO have reached the portrait per
100. Anybody who can tell what has be-
come OF ali the Oil paintings of William NJ
Tweed, which at certain time in his SEN
atorlal career must have been executed by
the score, will probably have no difficulty
In forecasting the fate Of the beautiful
canVasses now being done in oils up at the
state capital. Far be il from me. however
10 predict or even suggest anything of an
iguominious fate fer the portrait of
Speaker Z. Bush, which I learn from q
friend Mr.. Cuyler Ten Eyck has lust been
commissioned by a committee of the
assembly TO do in oil. MIR. Ten
Eyck qua the excellent portrait of
Roscoe Conkljng, which has for months
hung near the main entrance Of the
Holman house. Mrs. w. @. Oakman. Mr..
Conklln's married daughter was | am
told, delighted with Mr. Ten Eyck's work
Mr. Oakman, by the way, used to be
spoken OF as Mr.. ConkliG's son-in-law.n
His father-in-law had very little TO do with
him. The reason for this dislike was said
10 be the fact that when he married the
great New Workers. daughter Mr. Oakman
was only a division superintendent on the
Delaware & Lackawsnna railroad. Mr.,
Oakman was silent, persevering man, it
seems, as sturdy as his name might indi-
cate. And now it is announced that he is
the new president of the great Richmond
Terminal railroad system.
JOHN a. CoCKERILL.