The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-02
GOSSIP OF GREATER GOTHAM
Finest Hotel in The New World AboundS
in Pictures Of European Royalty.
BUT NO AMERICANS APPEAR.
Unpatriotic Names of New York Hotels
King Croker Was Leader From
His Youth--The King of
New York.

! NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-The combined
biggest caravansary in the civilized world.
| but it is certainly a mighty smart tavern
and quite deserving Of most Of the en-
comiums that have been showered upon
IT,
But in one respect it IS sadly deficient,
and the deficiency is one that should make
the judlcious among its patriotic Amer
lean guests gricye.
Unless you were to catch an occasional
glimpse OF q native newspaper you might
live at the WaldOrf-AstOria as IL is. Tor
life time without once setting eyes on
any indication that you were in the United
States. Counterfeit presentments Of every
living European royalty and many Of the
dead are 10 be seen upon every floor and
in almost every suite: indeed, you may
count upon encountcring the portrait or
some crown prince emperor. queen. kng.
or princess. some done i'm one style OF art
and some IN another almost anywhere.
wales" dear old Halbert Edward. lis in
evidence many times. and so is Wilhelm.
the war lord OF Germany. and Franz
josef monarch Of Hungary.
Russia's autOcratic ruler dumpy Nict0-
ria, Queen and Empress, even dead Al
f0nso XIII. Of moribund Spain. are thus
plctorially honored. Tn one magnificent
apartment. indeed. you may feast your
eyes on a truly precious collection OF
chira. each piece Of which is decorated
with a royal portrait. but YOU may look
q long time without seeing a picture Of
any American celebrity There are NJ
portraits or busts of Blaine. or Tilden,
Webster or Calhoun; there is no "prcsi-
Dental apartment even, though tho
royal suite" is the pride Of the whole
hostclry And a suite to bee proud Of IL is.
too. quite good enough 10 be the tom
porary dOmicilo OF lir. Cleveland or Nlr.
Mckinley or Dir. Bryan.
SAVING RELIEF HEADS
This is The substance Of an indignant
complaint made 20 the writer over the
lunch table in tho Waldorf-Astoria's palm
garden to-day by a. bonanza friend from
the west But after lunch the grumbiCr
took part oAhis wailing back. for there
IS ono place IN the big hotel whore few
etiiges OF prominent Americans are vlsi-
bic.
That place IS n certain corridor not
far from the Office On the northern or
Astoria part. I'm that corridor truly
handsome clock is mounted on massive
base which g. decorated with heads I'm
relief. Something about these heads seom-
cd familiar 10 my friend who was sim
grumbiing we paced the corridor. and
close examination showed the liuc3mouts
OF president or two. Jacks0n's head
stood out most prominently Jeners0ns
was nearly rs conspicuous. and on r.
par with his was Cieveland's. After his
came HarrisOn'e. those OF Lincoln and
Grant. though not missing. were on tho
sides nearest the wall. where they can be
seen only with difficulty Somewhat less
hidden was the head Of Washington.
And then. with almost Uncomfortable in-
congruity, came the head Of Victoria,
The Queens plump yet sharp featured
and commonplace visaee looks decidedly
out Of place I'm such galaxy Of the stars
OF Triumphant and v.rile democracy.
and might easily have been spared there.
seeing that she Is so well represented in
othr parts o. the hotel
Perhaps the proponderlnce ~ roval-
ties IN the pictorial and plastic ad.rn-
ments OF Americas finest house ~ en-
tortalnment Is the result or an oversight.
TO be remeded later II is 10 be aoped
so. at all events.
HOTEL NAMES.
But when You come TO think about H.
the hotel proprietors of Now York as 4
class are not oyerenthus'astic i1 show,
ing loyalty 10 America and eminent Amer
leans
Now York has no Washington House.
no Lincoln Hotel. no jefferson Inn. no
hostelry named after Cen Gr7nt-n0t
one caravansary, i'm fact. that bears the
name OF any great American statesman.
Worse yet. there IS no Columbia House.
no American Hotel even. Bur there are
any number Of hotels with European
titles-ttlcs that ape the names q the |
famous transatlantic houses f enter