Evening star., 1893-10-07
a year is woefully insufficient for keeping
up the appearances requisite.

eP eiiS opportunities TeQQlSlte
Dir. NOrtOn's Turnout.
During the last administration Levi P.
Morton had the finest turnout in Wash
ington. He drove a pair Of large and very
high stepping chestnuts. All the appoint
ments were such as would satisfy the ex-
acting taste of an English lord. His daugh-
ters had pair Of beautiful ponies and
phaeton, out Of which one of them was
thrown in runaway one day and badly
hurt. Among the members of Harrison's
cabinet the handsomest equipage was that
OF Mr.. Wanamaker, who kept stable
full of horses. During the earlier Cleve-
land regime Mr.. Whitney outshone all
rivals in the magnificence of his carriages,
and In his stables ten blooded animals
paved golden straw. His luxury in every
way was a revelation to Washington.
which never saw anything like 1t before.
At his feasts terrapin was served by the
barrel, and no regard for expense In any
form was shown. 1t was said Of the then
Secretary of the Navy that he had no re-
gard whatever for dollars. He literally
scattered them broadcast.
The government provides no Congress
men with carriages except for their funer-
ais. Senators Brice, Allison and Morrill,
always come to the White House In their
private vehicles. but most members of both
houses walk. 1t is reckoned that one-half
Of the Senators and one-fourth of the Rep
resentatives maintain equipages. By no
means all of these, however, own the con-
ton the SWEETEST possible turnouts can be
hired by the month. with coachman. foot
man, liveries and everything complete. in
the tip-topmcst accentuation Of the very
latest fashion. For $500 a month one can
have three or four carriages at his disposal.
everything being furnished. This saves
much trouble, particularly as horses brought
from elsewhere are quickly knocked up
here by the asphaltum pavements
The Russian minister last winter bought
a pair Of high steppers for 81. 900 and sold
years the most striking vehicle seen on the
streets here has been driven by Secretary
Gregor of the same legation-a black and
yellow droschky with three horses and
huge arched yoke. When snow was on the
ground the same style was used With
sleigh. The new Chinese minister drives In
gorgeous landau with colored coa achman
and footman. but the team is 'iobbed'' from
livery stable on T. street. The eouipage
Of the Japanese minister is a closed car
ria ge with red wheels for four persons. One
dav recentlv he was driving along Penn
sv1vania avenue with his sec-etarv. when
one rerson IN a group on the sidewalk
no'nted to them and said: "Those are Ch'-
nese: thev eat dead rets," This struck the
minister so humorouslv that he wrote II no
and sent II home for publication in Japan-
ase newsnaper as on illustration Of Amer
t"an Intelligence. The Japanese now and
then get tired ~ being confused with the
Chinese by nAor,n in this countrv. They
sav " is. i,lst about as the Japancse
shor'd no'nt to Russ'an Hebrews and re-
marx. 'ThOSe are Americans.
The Diplomats.
The street cars are rsed 70 a great ex-
tent for conveyances by dinlomats from
Sorth America whose salaries are small
and uncertain. The livery stable on L
street above referred to was badly beaten
on one occasion by a secretary Of legation
from South American renublic. who hired
a turnout for the season. Nothing was too
good for him. He got the swellest vehicles
and the finest horses that could be had.
For couple Of months he cut quite a dash.
but when 1t came to paying the bill he
blithely stood his creditor Off. or course,
the latter could do nothing If he had at
tempted to enforce the usual legal pro-
cesses in such cases he would have been
liable to Imprisonment and a heavy fine
as 'disturber Of the peace; of nations"
Such Is the international law. which pro-
tects a deadbeat from a foreign cline.
Mr.. Cleveland during his first term in the
White House had two superb seal brown
of his administration they were sold for
$500, being used up that the price was
considered unreasonably high. Neverthe-
less the purchaser disposed of them few
for 81 900. Driving is Mrs. Cleveland's IA
vorite amusement while In Washington
Gen. Harrison was great driver and was
to be seen on the road every afternoon. He
shipped his horses and carriages home to
Indiar apolis after vainly trying to dis
pos. of them at private sale. President
Hayes turnouts were very ordinary. Gen.
Arthur kept nine horses and very credita-
BILE vehicles as did Garfield likewise.
Gen. Grant was the great horse Presi-
dent He always had number of thor
oughbreds in the White House stable. For
a while he drove four-in-hand. but dropped
that because 1t excited adverse criticism.
Nearly every afternoon he took a spin on
the road in Brewster single seat buggy
behind his fleet mare Julia. He was always
ready for brush with anybody, and
would tackle a butcher wagon or coal
cart II nothing better was at hand to race
with. He also owned a dark bay charger
named Cincinnatus and pair of carriage
horses of fine action, St. Louis and Egypt.
He had eight other horses, besides two
ponies belonging to his son Jesse. Andrew
Jackson had a two-wheeled gig built of
natural hickory wood-a gift, in playful
to his nickname Of "Old Hickory"