New-York tribune., 1900-11-20
THE PASSING THRONG.

The waidorf-Astoria since its opening has
always made speciality OF Horse Show week. and
OF all hotels restaurants in
HORSE SHOW New-York It Is the plaes to dine
WEEK AT for the hfty-second part Of the
THE WAL year that the horse rules q king.
DORF. The rush for tables at the dinner
hour II great that political
prestige. social position even coin Of the realm
eanot secure q reservation after 7 In the even
ing. If you there at that hour the first
conner thereafter will get your table. and you
wait your turn to get another. This rule is SO
ronclad that on one occasion William K Wander
Bit had to hold table In the South Palm Room
tor an hour because his guests were late. There
ne sat in solitary but uncomfortable grandeur
"hlie the other diners and those who were await
ing tables made personal remarks about him. In
horse Show week at the dinner hour everything
tnsf n can be is removed from the lower floor. and
11oIeS 10 accommodate guests take their place.
me me billiard writing and every other kind Of
gaps made It Is anu Wondenl SldHf aGis ssat n at the
Sinner hour and people OF various classes and
o make IN men abs of aar: beautiful
horse element that T. in tbn ou1 IL is 9ns
6ors @ al else The conversation is all OF the
side In fact there is so much Of It that the re-
had doed 0e one me bored lawyer that he feIt Z he
SO far as the talk one hears is concerned.
Inc hotel Is always specially decorated In honor
OF thls week 1t has garlands OF green and IS
trimmed in flowers by Mr.. Boldt
IaE DECO with q lavish hand This year. in
rNAIiONS addition to the floral decorations
AND THE harnesses eadd1as coach ho-ns
N1'O"Ds' brides, in fact everything having
to do with his majesty the horse
adorn the walls OF the corridors The dinner bills
OF rare carry autographs OF famous horse and 70
eAch patron OF the hotel small papier mache horse
Is presented. The men receive horse under saddle
ana oridle. the women attached to dog cart
In which one of their own eek holds the reins
The hotel is now jammed 10 its utmost capacity,
and eighteen hundred guests can be accommodated
The en- the s h7 @
PROBABLY R pa syerase over $500 daily The FIVE bars
the management Knows what they win take in this
wee week II is safe to it will be tidy fortune
Ihe servants are always glad when the week comes
TO- to an end since throughout it they know no rest
saturdsy nigb, sso tooK easeIg & 10
OF other times. One who lives on the third
had passed him by. and then as he intended to dine
dorf-Astoria is almost great show as the Horse
Show Itself.
prominent Western lawyer. seeing William
Pinkerton. OF Chicago. pass through the corridor
of the Waldorf-Astoria last even
MR. PINK ing, said that he considered him to
ERTONS be the greatest living detective
OBJECT The lawyer had in constant
LESSON. contact with the detective In the
practice Of his profession. and a
mutua! friendship had sprung up between the two
men, who each had profound respect for the others
could not remember instance in his personal
experience with him where Pinkerton's Judgment
on a had been i'll taken later proved at
fault Among other tales OF the detective he told
the following amusing story himself: He was
the possessor of fine opal scarfpin gem for
which he had peculiar fondness. One day while
in PinkertOn's ONCE, talking him the lawyer
noticed that the detective also wore a beautiful
opal scarfpin. and remarked upon it. It's as good
specimen mine." he said. Here let me-
at the time reaching his scarf to detach
his own He got no further. and a look of horror
came his face. I've been touched" he
gasped- Just think of ito be such Jay as
10 let my scarfpin be lifted after having been
born and brought up in Chicago,'' Then he fell to
making a list of the places that he had been that
day. in the hope Of remembering something that
would afford clew the robber. DO you think
I've any chance of getting il back?' he hualiy
manded OF PtakertOn. Il don't know" was the
placid reply. but If you do I'd advise you 10 put
Of these guards il" and then the detective
took the pin from MS cravat and placed N in
that OF the unsuspectinE lawyer. where II right
fully belonged. and at the time put a de-
tachable guard the pin, which the lawyer still
wears But he cannot make out remember when
how Pnkerton took the pin from him The
guard Pinkerton took of his scarfpn, which
he slipped into his pocket before putting the
Ia Wyrr's. The lawyer said he might have ''tum-
b!ed' except for the guard. which q touch Of
personal ownership that completely deceived him.