The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-12

yersationalist On this occagio1 be sewers
times reverted TO the old days In Iexas
proving that his heIk - still with ni'
State and her people. A. an Instance OF tn
GOOD times he has had abroad quote
/ chipping from London paper:
Colonel OchipCee Is keen sports
man as we'll as brilliant raconteair,
and his judgment OF horse Is inner
ring. He was present The other day at
4 a luncheon party. at which Lord Marcus
Bertford WAS also guest and the colo
mel observed. as reference was made TO
| Inc kindlincss Of feeling existing be-
| tween America and England, that we
! don't want any tresUies to make us
friends; We don't want any signatures
or senis.' "Seals?" exclaimed Lord
Marcus, why It was seals you we're
so keen about q short time ago TINS
colonel and Lord Marcus. after the /,
luncheon. went to vtew the Sandring-
hahn stud. and Colonel Ochiltree was
eDecially interested in Perslmlnon, and
listened to tho sa,d-gr0om's etilogy on
that royal rarehorse and his antecedents
with keen attenffon. He viewed she
animal from a martial stan dpoint. bow
ever. and. in burst OF enthusiasm,
exclaimed, "What a horse on which 20
ride forth to conquer the Sraniards.
II st is thought that General shafter Is
suffering From the press CRITICISMS one
might have been undeceived by being pres
ent during visit he paid me lately. He
had Just returned from Washington ami
gave q few points Of a meeting he had at.
Tended while there of the "Grsdiron club. "
this club being composed Of newspaper men,
mostly the proprietors OF the large dailfes
To the tinlnisiated there might be SUE
gestion of broiling II not roasting, but IN
these meetings only the best OF good Eel.
lowghip EXISTS and there is a stern rule uaat
reporters shall not report.
~
There is one citizen Of New York-there
may be othere, but do not know them-of
whom Houston should be proud. Terry
Smith, born and bred in Houston, is now
York. The busy office of Holm d Smith
in the World building indicates the ope
of patronage they are receiving. One even-
ing Mr. Sdnl..h took party OF us to see the
superb building OF the library of the New
York Bar association. 1t Is said by these
who know that for completeness comfort
and luxury of equipment there Is no hing
equal 10 this establishment in the world.
That which has held me enthralled In
New York Is the grani opera at the Metfo-
poltan. Eames, Melba, Sem'brich, Susanna.
Bauermiester, Hink, Edouard De Reszkn,
Van Dyck Campanari, Saleza and long
list OF other glorious singers have lied
the opera house with floods OF divine mel
ody 1t is worth years OF work and strig-
gle in the business world to have one week
of such pleasure. One is dazs.ed
with the brilliant audience. The
occupants OF the boxes, the Asors.
Pienpont Morgans. Vanderbilts. Belmonts,
The i.r.ces anu Storms and all t-a .aak
and file of New York's smart set. with
their snowy costumes and wonderful jew
els. all dwindle into insignificance whom
the famous Mancinelli waves his baton
and the curtain goes up
Tomorrow I turn my face homeward. |
stopping for few days In Chicago. Sit |
ting in my cosy room at the Nornandie, |
I feed fmpelled to wrBte some words OF |
for this delightful hotel. Ito
location is strkingly convenient for thea |
tets arid shopping The delicate courtesy |
Of the management, the quiet, attentive |
servants and the admirable cuisine, make
the Normandis a particularly pleasant
Dhace for ladies.
Mrs. NJ. T. Jones and Miss Jeanette
leave the hotel tomorrow for Houston.
Mrs. Annie Mclean Moore of Fort Worth
and Mr. Will Mclean and his wife Of
Moulit Pleasant. who are in New York on
their bridal tour, will leave for Washing
ion tomorrow. Rosine RYAN