The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-05-27
father, the head of the great locomotive
works. Besides being a good pigeon shot,

father, the head of the great locomotive
works. Besides being a good pigeon shot,
he is an expert whip and frequently drives
four In hand.
TMo confirmed old bachelors who know
how to enjoy life are David Croker, bet
ter known as Daisy Croker, and
Wright Sanford. The first is tall, with
gray hair anda black mustache, and re-
sembles Ned Stoke somewhat. Sanford
has always been a great beau. Like
Crocker, lie is d Union club man.
OF those modern structures in New
exclusive use of bachelors, the most
prominent are the Benedick, on South
Washington Square; She Alpine at Broad
way and Thirty-third street.; the Bever-
wick, in West Twenty-seyenth street, and
the new Oakdale, in West Thlrty-tifth
street. Besides these there are numerous
houses where rich bachelors share the
accommodations with families, such as
the Cumberland, at Fifth venue and
Thirty-thtrd street; the Wilbraham, at
Fifth avenue and Thirtieth street; the
Chelsea, in Twenty-third street; the
upper rooms of the Metropolitan opera
house and the Dakota flats on Eighth
avenue, overlooking the park. In the
Benedick, the handsomest apartments arc
owned by Z. w. Sheldon, who enjoys an
income OF about $4,000 Il year. They con-
Slst OF three rooms-a reception room,
library aud bed room-nll finished in
cherry, the furniture being of the same
material. About once II week Mr.. Shell
don utilities his library as q private dining
room and entertains his familiars in the
most acceptable bachelor manner A.
Mitchell Hall. who knows all about elec.
trio motors, has apartments in the Bene.
dick finished in lemon color with old
fashioned cornices in plaster, on a back.
ground OF old English red velvet paper.
William 3. Rankin, treasurer of the
Niagara Construction company; Enstis
Conway, j. A. Hvland and L. i. Sexton,
the last three we'll known lawyers, also
live there. Others III the building arc j.
Griffin, and the artists r. b., Birch, q. w.
Maynard, Robert Blum and r. W. Cham
bars.
AT the Alpine, which is the largest and
most central of all the apartment houses,
live some of the best known young men in
New York Among these are w. d.
Holmes, the scion of one of the weaithiest
and best known Pennsylvania families,
dilletante composer of charming songs;
Percival %Farquahr, the n~ssemblymun
from his district: Marshall P. Wilder,the
humorist: c. d. Gibson, the illustrator;
J. Edward Barclay, the painter of the
faderewski portrait; Steele Mackaye. tho
piayright; Henry stull, the animal
AIR, Holmes is nothing ii not original and
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artistic and beautiful. Extended resi-
dencc abroad has enabled him to collect n
varied and curious assortment of ~faience
n porcelains. The rarcst of these Is q
vase of Italian mojelica, n vase of royal
Sevrcs aud some exceedingly Curious bees
mugs of Dutch manufacture two centur-
les old, In the matter of b~ric-a-brac, pic
lures, old books and articles of vertu, he
has an endless variety. Mr.. Gibson's
studio is ornamented with many original
drawings which are the gifts of his artist
friends, Edwin y. Abbey. Frederick Rem
ington and others.
The apartments of Richard Mansfield,
the actor, in Twenty-eighth street, are re-
the metropolis. Clyde Fitch, the play
wright. occupies handsomely furnished
chambers in the Sherwood studios on
Sixth avenue, near tile park. AT Mamar-
oneck, Howell Osborne has u complete
establishment sumptuonsly furnished.
ARTHIrR C. GRIS on