The Washington times., 1895-03-07
Revealed in All His Impenetra-
biIity to a Reporters Gaze.
HOW HE LOOKS, WALKS, TALKS
For His Peace of Mind he Must, Ee Declares,
Make Himself inaccessible to the Public
He Has a Small Army of outpOsts to
Keep OF All Who Would Dare to Intrude
-Kust Not Be interviewed.

Were Mr.. Rudyard Kipling concealed
within the impenetrable thickets of the
Jungle which he has immortalized with his
pen he would not be more inaccessible TO the
interviewer than he is within his luxurious
apartments at the Grafton in this city.
Almost every genius adopts a certain idea
to govern his line OF action, and Mr.. Kip
ling's idea is TO deny himself to the inter
viewer. Thisishis creed and with a adevoton
worthy Of his Hindoo schooling the famous
author adheres to il religiouSly. The eyes
of newspaper man must not gaze upon Mr..
Kiping.
There is. however, no barrierso strong that
ftmustnot give way before perseverance and
determination. The dense jungle where Mr..
Kipling's Tcomai OF the Elephants watch
ed the great dance OF the mammoth herd at
midnight was beaten down by the ponderous
feet of the mighty beasts s,andtakingthemoral
Of this incident to himself Times reporter
managed to see enough of Mr.. Kipling to be
able TO tell the public something about him
and how he spends his time in Washington.
GETTING INFoBNATIoN.
At O'Clock yesterday afternoon Mr..
Kipling came down from his apartments
at the Grafton and began TO inteTogate
that living directory, the clerk of the hotel.
Mr.. Kipling had several things 10 do and
didn't know just how To do them. There
were several places he wished to visit, but
he was unaware OF just where they were.
He wanted TO obtain some money, ana the
otiieiug olerk mentioned 10 him the Eame OF
Tsrsoa 4 TTp desired Ia ma kp AFFIDAVIT
To document and was directed to David
RutcuhCGse at tie same address.
When Mr. Kiping spoke ii was in soft,
refined and very English voice and every
iOta- of Information called forth from HIM
in q m,st impressive manner Thanks! An,
thanksi trsHks!'
when tia famous author had primed him
self II ith addresses, Of all Of which be made
careful memoranda, The Times reporter
with that respect which genus commands,
approached him.
MI hipling,'' said the reporter, ''you
WIZ pardon nay asking you 10 infringe upon
your rule, but the people Of Washington
are extremely DESTROYS to have you speak
TO them through the columns OF The Times.
QUITE IMPOSSIBLE.
"Young man. said Mr. Kipling, in hi'
SOFT and impressive way, Il regret-it
is impossible
'Why is it, sir, that you so persistently
refuse 10 be Interviewer persisted tn,
scribe.
1T is necessary was the slow reply
necessary for my peace of mind.
when the author OF plain Tales IRON
the Hills" emerged from the hotel a feV
minutes later lie paused thOughtfully 70
moment. as if the streets Of the Nationa
Capital were to him more intricate and un
known than the paths which Mowglal
the wolf child. and Kala Nag, the blac
snake, followed at midnight TO reach th'
drinking pool Of the jungle.
Although his pen had opened to two cor
tiuents the hidden trails Of the forests o
India, he appeared to have much difficulty
jn solving the problem as to whether the
avenues and the lettered streets ran pan
allel TO each other or at right angles.
When Mr. Rudyard kipling, from India
England, and Vermont, entered Riggs 4
Co 5 bank a half hOar later, accompanied
by Mrs Kipling, no one in the busy build
ing knew what an honor was being cor
ferred upon them. When, however, hi
English accent had disclosed to Mr.. Davi
Rittcnhouse his identity the clerks cease
from their Iabors. and checks for thousand
of dollars were laid aside as if they wer
so much waste paper.
HIS PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
Mr.. Kipling was duly sworn; his gloves
hand was raiSeu, ms slih Hdl lAteI. 1 y
a moment men remembered that there
One greater ever than any earthly genius
Mr. Kipling is a man of medium height
with a serious face. His mustache is slight
gray. and he invariably wears eyeglasses
He was dressed immediately, but no
ostentatiousIy. He wore high silk hat
fawn-colored gloves, a short overcoat
and dark gray pants.
HIS shoes We're pointed and OF paten
leather, and when he walked with IN
wife he took little feminine steps out o
courtesy TO her He really did not look a
If he could tread down the underbrush o
dense Indian jungle. Mrs. Kipling wor
4 thin gray Veil, folded two or three time
over her face and bonnet. Her dress wa
short and Of some gray stuff, and dar
cape covered her shoulders.
Mr.. X ipling holds his hands folded benin
his back as he walks through the street:
After leaving the bank Mr.. and Mr'
KIpling sauntered leisuTely through q
white House grounds, and then took tn
open seats OF a Navy Yard car for th
southeastern part of the city.
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