Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-01-14

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The S.aliHsSs Of Mrs, Grant--Col. In
esrsoi's Ini5rmality Tslmags al
his Glowing Fir'sids ard His Retiring
VIE.
1t il fair and opou question wheth-
err, when you once get close To them.
the people whose names are In every
oody's mouth are more interesting than
any one else. The glamour sometimes
fades, aud the first impression quickly
wears of. Even tho great folks OF the
world are very much like Other people,
when they are seen face TO face. IL is
after all only that they are quicker Of
perception, more diplomatic aud source
ful. Oitentimes, at close range, cele-
brities are Disappointing aud tiresome;
still again they are So simple and natur-
al that il is hard To realize, afterwards.
that you have been talking with a
magnate, say, or a famous litterateur.
There are series or random recollec-
lions OF men aud women OF note, seen
IN their Offices and homes. Few, IL
any OF them. absolutely shut OFT tho
public, oil are at the mercy OF the "ln-
tervicwer," being popularity known as
"Oig game" Yet, with discrimina-
ton that comes OF intuition and exper-
ionce, they rid themselves neatly and
deity OF bOres, and with the greatest
OF courtesy compress even the IuOst im-
pOrtant talk.
But their methods are many and var
led. The private secretary san in
slitution of the hour. He stands as n
buffer between tho great man and the
outer door Important messages after
important messages fail TO get past
him. Nevertheless, he is not impor-
tant here. There is hardly presence
into which one cannot penetrate with
tact-and, be 1t added, well-brushed
hat and immaculate boots.
In the centre OF one OF the largest
private Offices in tho country, room
that seems like q board meeting place
in its height. its vastness and its rich
sImS licity, sits Depow OF tho New York
Central. His seat Is a swivel back re-
vOlving chair before great roll-tOp
desk. Around the sides OF the room
are heavy leather chairs, for which the
Central must have made a handsome
appropriation, once upon time. But
the desk stands alone In the desert OF
the floor, and the caller has to state his
business on his feet. II is minute
here and a minute there that gives Mr..
Depew the hours and half hours TO
make up his day. 4 chair nearby
would tempt the visitor to stay little
longer. AS IL is he has no chance OF
an excuse.
The fascination Of Depew is mis- think
Ing OF hand. lie is never at loss for
word. BE It mining, art, politics or
theology, he is always ready. His IL
the most perfect cordially, be cbucklcs
over his own pleasantrles, hits at the
root OF the subject in a moment. and
then as quick as fash winds no the
talk with the brace Of words, That's
all"
a sober, dlgnifed old man r. the emil
neut jurist, David Dudley Field, now
at the age Of 50. His sitting room. on
the second floor OF his house in Gramer-
cy Park. is where one may find him dur
ing the winter months, before a roar
ing fire. The David Dudley Field Of
to-day Is the same great Field that
years ago set the pace IN gentlemanli-
ness, IN culture, In suayity FOR the
whole New York Bar. He is the acme
Of courtesy, the pink. in spite OF his
modern clothing, or a 'getleman Of tho
old school"
At first he seems Ike veritable lion
in his den, as he looks you over from
top 20 toe, from under q pair OF very
bushy eyebrows. But that Is merely a
stage look" the look he bore when
arguing point Of constitutional law.
ItisaIi forgotten when he begins 20 talk.
Weighing every word, precise and for
mai, the sentences are slow IN coming,
but they are perfectly formed. lie has
% wealth Of Renaissance; and if he
knows his,heGrer, he can be persuaded %
draw on Il. But never beyond n GER
tain point. ia n stately manner, be
bows you out OF bis room, and az signal
well-trained butler leads the way
down stairs.
As David Dudley Field is the tall.
great proportional lawyer OF The past
"Abe" Hummci is the lawyer typical Of
tho present Fields antithesis. swift,
dashing--a "suap-shOt' Of the Bar. IL
Is over the finest OF cigars that Mr..
UummoI talks. in his TrcnchiGeld par
Tor. or else in his dining room, notable
for its exquisite ana costly glassware
aud decorated pocelaiu. Hummel is as
voluminous as Depew, fertile in ideas.
and ever available on any preteIL II
is hard 90 realize that this man OF facts
Is at the same time, sentimentalist.
and n believer 10 tho ideal, but Of such
are his views.
a recent portrait OF Gen. Grant in
the "CcutJLT reviVes q memory OF his
famous widow. FSW great people have
been 90 inaccessible Of recent years as
Julia Dent Grant. To ring the bell az
her beautiful home Just OF OF Central
Park, was only TO be mot by maid and
hear stcrotyped message. Yet,
Mrs. Grant, once seen, was altogether a
charming woman, though never fluent
talker. The chief impression carried
away was her stateliness' an effect en-
HANGED by her gowns, which tn their
size. breadth aud "spaciOusness," re-
called the quesuly robes Of history.
Ola different typo Is the widow OF
man who welded 40 influence hardly
less-in his day and for al time-lienry
Ward Beecher Mrs. Beecher now lievs
all alone. still under she shade" Oi Old