The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-19
THE GOSSIP OF GOTHAM TOWN.
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p. Morton boom for the presidency has
just begun TO assume formidable proper
tions and is more than likely 10 continue
to develop. The situation brought about
in consequence OF this fact IS so novel az
10 be worth special consideration.
Everybody knows how fashionable the
Mort0ns are. The governors Wife and his
quintet OF daughters are invariably the OBJ
served Of the observers. The girls are
really leaders of fashion, or at least four
Of them are. The wonder is that fortune
hunters have not captured them long ago.
but as a matter OF history. they have so
exalted an ideal in their gubernatorial
papa that they would not fan victims 10
snares set for ordinary girls. Neverthe-
less, they are gay butterflies. all OF them.
fairy phantasms. all skirt and perfume.
and swarms of Vanderbilt girls. Astor vvo-
men, Goelet boys and that sort of thing
are always dancing attendance upon them.
That is. of course. all very well. But
here IS Papa Morton in training for she
presidency. He is certainly highly es-
teemed-a gentleman, a fond husband and
father, and. above all. with a way Of en-
dearing himself as a wise. lovable darling
TO all concerned and uncOncerned But the
arouses the wrath of an enlightened De-
mos. When he comes down from Albany,
70 the metropolis he drives with Corne-
nus y anQerbtlt He rides through Cen
tral Park IN Astor carriages He holds
leVees at the Waldorf. And then ne fishes
Tor me Workingman's vote. How very in
consistent
This news has been appearing lin less
Diunt language) In various Plat sheets.
The inference is that II Plat can prc,enf
y Morton will not get the Empire State
IHrH
matter. Platt does not rank as hfgh M he
dld. All the same the indications are that
Coy Morton Will take the hint in regard
TO his plutocratic Affiliations He will bt,
reviewing labor parades before long. up-
holding the rights OF man, treadlng upon
the neck of the capitalist and signing for
81 elght hour DAY. Society IS plunged into
gloom. SO are these fine girls
me Goulds have received a very severe
social setback due, II appears to tho nm
timely taking off Of Mrs. Paran Stevens.
daughter got back from Europe, She dis
covered a lively distaste for the Deople her
mamma had picked up" Now it seems
that the words picked up" worked their
way around IN the serpentine stvle az
gossip TO the Goulds, and much offended
the social arbitfess of that gilded house
hold. Thereupon there issued a coldness
between the families, which resulted in
rather formal communications between
their respective solicitors. All the good
Impressions which. thanks TO the lamented
AIs STEVENS ndu DeBun 10 be made upon
society. were almost instantaneousH ef-
faced when it became bruited about that
Mrs Padget was by no means as favora-
bly, disposed toward them as her lamente,l
mother had been. The Goulds were by no
means belated in acquiring this knowledge.
They had apparently mapped out a cam
paign, socially speaking, founded upon a
knowledge of the powerful backing Mrs.
Stevens could give them But their whole
strategy has been turned topsy- t4lrvy bv
this entirely unexpected hostility in the
Paget camp. The Goulds Will have good
deal Of their work TO do over again. They
are very strong on the European side OF
the situation, but that by no means i'm
plies strength in the metropolis. Mrs.
Gould is to be seen this summer, say the
Cos sips al the English races, a fact which
portends a sortie upon the breastworks Cf
London swelldom.
1t is not likely that New York society
will soon see such an embodiment Of IN
telectual and physical perfection as Mr.
Brockholst Cutting. We're this young
time, to be merely very English and very
he would be in no way distin,
gushable from the army of the Jeunesst
doree But in addition to being the most
fashionable man in the metropolis. he IL
as witty and brilliant as he is superb In
all that pertains to the fine cut Of being
a gentleman. He is very CONSPICUOUS just
now on account of the mention made OF
him by the Marquis de Castellane in that
abusive letter he wrote about US. Castel-
zane ulu not lhbllliOn young RulAlnE DN
name, but he spoke of him as a young
American he had met and one of the few
who had been able TO combine old world
standards with the verdant charms OF q
metaphor TO express the idea. The old
man meant the fellow who had so delight.
fully carried of the honors at his sons
wedding. Mr.. Cutting Is probably tho
youngest American to attract the atten-
ton of the Prince Of Wales, from whom
he has standing invitation to visit Sand
v-faa rbuV, t.~f11 Fnln ON
made a happy hit when Gov Morton was
here recently. The governor remarked
that he dreaded good conversationalist
because he could not tell when he perpe
trated an epigram and when a platitude
THE difference is simple, sir" remark
ed young Cutting, who was at the table
opposite the governor; when truth Is
hateful it is called a platitude. and when q
lie is witty IT Is called an epigram."
The mot made hit and was repeated
in all the clubs that very night, where
Cutting wit Is a proverb.
When Mrs. William Astor returns e
New York from Paris, and she is expected
here during the first week in June, sh'
will repair almost Immediately to New
port and open Beechwood. She will re
main in this princely abode until Septem
Der, except for day or two spent a
Lenox, Mass, where she attends the Bur
den-Sloane wedding The new Aston man
sion in the metropolis will be ready FOL
occupation In the early autumn, ant
thither will Mrs. Aston go for the rest o.
age on his yacht in a few weeks, and II
August he joins his mother at Newport
Mrs. Coleman DraytOn will spend thu
summer in New England, and Is likely K
remain away from New York until No
Vember 1t has escaped observations
closely immured does this lady remain II
her brothers fine house on Fifth avenue
that Mrs. Drayton has had a severe attach
of illness. Nervous prostration Is thu
name given to her malady, and that II hai
made Serious inroads upon her health II
gathered from the fact that her mother
Mrs, Astor, was cabled and that hel
brother returned to America in something
of a hurry 1t IS gathered that some o,
her trouble is due to difficulties thrown
in her way by her husbands legal repre-
sentatives when she wishes TO see hei
children. The rest of the swagger SCI
will be at the seashore, and as an unusual
ly large number OF marriageabl'
men and maids are about, the autumn
weddings will presumably be numerous
when we consider the fayorite seashor'
diversion.
The Improvement in the police force OF
New York since the induction into office
of the newly appointed police commission
ers is marked. 1t may surprise certain
stars of the force to learn that the com
missioners have a somewhat novel way
of finding out for themselves how The
men are behaving. This method is simply
to visit the haunts Of crime where the
police should be most vigiiant in order tC
study the ground as II were. No disguises
are worn by the officials, and recently
Commissioner Andrews astounded cap