The Washington times., 1894-10-02
NULD00N AND THE MINISTER.
Senior Romero Tells Of His Stay and Expe-
rience at the Famous ex-Wrestler's
Training Quarters.

Training Quarters.
Don Matias Romero, the Mexican minister,
returned last night from White Plains. n Y.
where he has been spending the summer
under the care of Muldoon, the ex-wrestler
and welI-known athletic trainer. He proba-
bly, got u suggestion TO 60 there from the
President, who has profted by Muldoon's
treatment A TIMES reporter called last night
to talk with him of his experience there
1t viii not be ont of place to crafty natual
wish to know how the Mexican minister in
Washington lives. The legation Is hand
some press-brick front with stone trimmings,
large bay-wlndows projecting on either side
Of the deep-set door. A handsome mat bears
the letters M L.
Louis -Napoleon-like colored gentleman
answered the bell and said he didn't know
whether Mr.. Romero was in or not. He
would see. A moment later he announced
that the minister would be down presently
The house is furnished like that of any
wealthy American. There are richly up
hostered chairs and settees and tete-a-tetes
in gilt and brocade and velvet The chande-
hers are cleaning fountains of hundreds of
pT1sms and smaller pendants. The clock.
stopped at $50, Is a beautiful mantel orBa-
ment OF American pattern. The table of
richly-carved wood, sitting against the wall,
is covered with a costly plush and above it is
the only Mexican thing ia the room, splen-
did portrait of some hero whose features are
Spansh-American.
Mr.. Romero was averse TO talking of what
he considered private matter, but when as
sured the public would be glad TO read what
a foreigner of his rank had found at such
place. he said:
when l was ready for my vacation
/ thought ! should like to recuperate this
(1ninO the saaGhOrA ia we'll
enough, but there you get no regular exer-
else nor care. SO | went for a day to White
Plains to see what the place was like. l
found that il suited me, and two weeks later |
was there for the summer. Muldoon is
trainer of wrestlers, you know, but he also
takea number OF gentlemen from time to
time who want to be restored in vitality or
flesh; or on the other hand who have too
much flesh and want to be reduced. / found
my two months experience very satisfactory,
and have come back several pounds heavier
and feeling much stronger every way.
''As to food, Muldoon has some peculiar no
tions Of his own. For instance, no water is
used at the table and he doesn't allow the
use of ice water at any time. He has his own
COWS and furnishes an abundance of excel
lent milk and butter and plenty of plain,
wholesome food. But | think it is the reg
ularity of habits and exercise more than any
thing else that builds you up. There were no
late hours. Nobody there goes to bed later
than o'clock, and at six in the morning
everybody is up.
AFTER breakfast there is exercise in the
the-what is it you call it?-the gymnasium,
and then a cold bath that makes you feel first
rate. Then we take a walk into the country
of five or six miles and back. Next we 90 over
to the beach, which is six or seven miles
away only, and after bathing and spending
the day as we choose there we return to
White Plains in time for dinner. OF course,
there is lunch in the midst of our travels.
After dinner there is reading or whatever
amusement we choose. and then to bed. After
exercises you are tired and sleep WELL OF
course, different treatment is given for diff
ferent cases"