New-York tribune., 1899-06-18
NR. HOOLEY'S UPTIOTN LfFE.
THE ENGLISH BANKGCPT's ESTABISHMEN
STILL KEPT Up ~ FINE STYLE.
From The London Daily Mail.

From The London Daily Mail
Ernest Terah Hooley' the most famous bank
rupt Of modern times. far"s sumpt1ousW 'f'l}
day of his life When he filed his petition j..
had four addresses -Rislcy Hall. DerbyShir'.
Papworth Hall Cambridge shr'; h"us" ir
Hill-st. Berkeley Square. Whi'n he rented tui -
nishcd. by the month from Lady ilIndi'T. "ud
sumptuous suite Of rooms at the NiI1Hd
Grand Hotel 81 Pan"rds.
Now ne has onlr ;hle'
He hardly ever used Lady lIiudliD's hou s,. and
he has given it up Thc splendid 1partm uts e.
the Midland Grand have bon abandoned fer
scarcely less imposing set Of Offices at NalsIn.
ham House
And that practically. is all the material dir
ference that bankruptcy has made to Nh
Hooey. Papworth and RSley are still hs-or
his family's. which is. t. all ntcnts ana prr-
poses the same thing.
Not a servant has been discharged not
single piece of furniture removed from either
mansion in consequence of the bankruptcy.
Both houses were under mortgage when Mr..
Hooey filed his petition In both cases The
mortgage has since been raised. and Mr..
HOOey has happily been relieved Of the ncocs-
sity which it was at first supposed would
threaten him the necessity namely. of moV-
ing with his family into a cheap suite of Lon
don lodgings
Nobody can doubt who Mr. Hooley at
home on his broad acres that this * all for
the best-so far Mr.. Hooley is concerned:
and one is almost inclined to congratulate him
upon an event which, while it involves him in
no personal discomfort. leaves him-with
leisure to cultivate the simple but costly tastes
which ne was unable 10 crafty i'm period
when he reckoncd his millions with the burned
end of match a clean tabecloth.
He is devoted 10 the pursuits OF country
life and in his admirably cut tweed shooting
coat and riding brcechcs. made by the most
exclusive of West End tailors and his natty
leather CATERS of the most fashionable pattern
hc looks with his smart 1.-the figure and his
crisp wcll-trimmed brown beard. the very
ideal squire. And if the breezincss of his man
ncr suggests somewhat Whimsically the at
mosphere Of the Adelphi Theatre. one feels
sure that it is nevertheless devoid Of afcctation.
II is at RiSlcy Hall that Mr. HOOlcy Is really
at home Here surrounded by his Derbyshire
ueighbors to whom his open handed generosity
far more than c0mpensates for the occasional
brusqucness of his manner he lives the ne
that he loves.
How is it done? Est modus in rebus said
the poet philosopher; there are ways of doing
things.
The modest f2O a week which the creditors
trustee undertook to allow MI. Hooley as main
tcnance money is certainly not sufficient, even
il it is still regularly paid.
Officially Mr.. HoOley. like the unfortunate
gentlemen in the novels is "a beGGar prac-
tically ne is nothing of the sort, but very |
we'll -tO-do country gentleman
And notwithstanding his fondEess for country |
life he is unable altogether to resist the attrac-
tions Of town, and at Walsinsham House he is |
quite busy man. His friends have rallied !
around him.
one gentlema1 who. by modest investment
Of fj0.WO. reaped profit Of some fiOoD has
behaved very generously since Mr.. HoOey's |
petition filed and his noble example has
not been lost upon others
But Mr.. HOOley il not altogether dependent |
upon such good offices
He apparently has studied the words of the |
Doet philosopher and has discovered that there |
are ways Of doing things. To say nothing of
the process Of the suns.