Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-08-17

CaIch or C0Efld- lrall Newport 40 the
farm. ana the lrea's1ast ana 1Gncheons
provided bg MeilIister are the finest
that money ara good judgement can
secure. These rieai.S have never lost
their prestige. despite tae colossal
balls and mpuuH ata3 diauers which
now DIVERT allurtiaarr entertainments
atNcwport. 1leAii~tcr has never made
the mistakeof mixing up his guests.
lie knows just whom To invite for this
luncheon or that dianer. and he man
ages always to get the people who are
conrenial to each other. His Newport
picnics have been the means Of intro
ducing into society many men and
women who now hold their heads very
high. At one Of the earliest of these
picnics a sad mishap occurred The
coachman. being. after all, only human
could not resist the temptation to peep
into the basket and sample the delica-
cies which lurlled therein. While the
guests were temporarily absent view
ing the farm, the servants broke into
the improvised larder and made away
with hundred dollar game pie, the
making III NIlltiA IL Sdltl 10 III G GduStO
McAllister many sleepless nights.
McAllister is probably the only anna
teur farmer of fashionable life in New
port who has made it pay. Others may
farm, but it is said that cabbages
raised by Cornelius Vanderbilt cost.
him two dollars each. August Bel
mont tried farming at Newport, but
found keeping racing stable much
cheaper McAllister's farm is evidence
of Yankee thrift Every inch Of land
is under cultivation. The house is not
large, but the lawns are scrupulously
kept, and luncheon or a hunt break
fast in the dining pavilion in the little
grove Of trees is perhaps as charming
as anything that could be imagined
On this farm MeAllister raises his IA
nous Newport turkeys that are fed on
grasshoppers and are said to excel the
famous Florentino turkeys.
It would surpri you to know chat
the products Of this farm are disposed
Of to fashionable people. There are
eighteen COWS Of rood pedigree that
give forty thousand quarts Of milk a
year, besides six hundred quarts Of
cream. Besides there are sold two
hundred pounds az butter two hundred
young turkeys Six hundred chickens.
sixty lambs and three hundred pounds
of wool. Delicious melons, strawber-
ries, cucumbers and other early vege-
tables are raised One New York
dealer takes the entire products of this
farm. The cream brings fifty cents per
quart and spring lambs sell for ten
dollars each. The turkeys are sold to
the dealer for thirty cents per pound.
and most of them weigh thirty pounds
each.
But this view Of the man is not near
Is SO interesting as is his social leader
ship in New York. His knowledge of
gastronomy and his ability To- judge
wines has made him in demand among
good livers. lie has devoted a good
deal Of his life to studying the secrets
Of the culinary art he IS an cpieure
a man of leisure. ana he enjoys plan
ming and promoting MT only his own
entertainment bat that Of other
people That IS the way he has sue
caeled. Is quite natural that his
advice should be sought for when it
Is determined to give big dinner,
a reception or bali Nothing pleascs
McAllister better than to have full
charge Of sueh entertainments. Be
sides he is always planning something
for the Young people and trying to ar
range good time for those whom he
t;1-,.s Jfs I.e Iys,y,, e,.,,,,..al 10 ,y,a,,.4
ING favors for introducing people into
society and fer populariling those
whom he liked, but there is probably
not a word Of truth in these reports
McAtlistcr is not wealthy man, but
be has a fortune large enough to live
on in quiet way. He never gives big
entertainments except al his Newport
farm His dinners are small affairs
Mrs McAllster being somewhat of an
invalid. his house is not ove3.nn bv So
ciety people. Indeed, Mrs. McAllister
is rarely seen in public. McAllister
can plan a bah. reception or din
ner better than any man ~ Ncw York,
and he has helped more people into
social prominence than any single per-
son in Gotham
Lately he has been devoting some
time 60 newspaper writing on topics Of
social interest, but he has not acquired
his fame III this sort Of work. re has
risen to the position Of a social despot
by the suffrapes of those whom he has
served. He has been accused Of exclu-
siveness. but he defends himself NV
saying that he is simply carrying out
the views and sentiments Of the con-
stit1ency which he voluntarily serves
IN his famous definition Of the Four
Hundred. people nave come e See that
he was right, from this point Of Yia,v
ana he IS respected for having the
courage Of his opinions Ia that
original declaration. moreover, there
was secondary statement to
the effect that the center Of the
-Four Hundred was surrounded by an
adjacent margin Of aboutone thousand
persons, who could be relied upon for
large balls and other entertainments.
In other words he placed the -Four Hun
drcd in much the same position as
Napoleon did the Old Guard. and the
thousand persons whom he mentioned
IN hse SacGndartr ( 4 !. 4c,r,aytf bf y.4er.t, -l