The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-18
b NEW YORK WOMANS X-RAYS.
GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF A
CURBsTONE BROKER.

The Celebrated Case Likely to Re
ceive Attention in the CrAninal
Courts-something About Blocker
txeene and His Son F0xhaII-N hit
ney's Party at His Country Place.
How n Society Woman Was Pun
iShpd for SIapderlng Another WO-
man-Other Matters of General In
terest.
New York. Feb. 16.-I can't quite de-
eide if my women friends know what
curbstone broker is. l didn't until the
other day. 1 have so often heard of them,
too. At a big ball this winter, re-
splendent johnnie was introduced to
me. After dancing about bit we sat
down to talk. The "invertebrate' was
so overcome by his own importance as to
impress me, and in the supper room l
asked Stanford White to tell me VINO he
was. "Chappie is a broker" he replied.
What kind of broker?" 1 asked. "a
curbstone broker" MIR White patiently
answered. 1 say patiently because he
was very hungry and | disturbed him from
masticating his mouthful of salad. After
supper l found Mr.. Clews and he told me
where these rare birds known as "curp-
stone broker held out. So I went down
the next morning to see for myself what
they did Let me advise you when You
are here again to jump into an automobile
and spin down to Broad street and see
him for yourself. You will recognize
many of them. You have met them at
Newport Narragansett, Bar Herbor, New
London, Hot Springs and Shelter Island.
He is to be seen every morning during
the business hours in a surging, bowling
crowd or five or six hundred men. some
times in front of the Mills building ano
then again on the opposite side of the
street This crowd completely blocked
the thoroughfare
Sometimes he is passively watching the
people coming and going, and getting
quickly out of the way of some flying
hanson or rushing hospital wagon, fran
ucaly responding to some urgency call,
but generally he is in action, his hands
flying to the right and to the left, above
his head, his eyes in a fine frenzy rolling
as he yells at the top of his voice the
price of some security he either wished to
buy or to sell They only deal in unlisted
securities. 1 saw my partner of the night
before come along; he called out some
thing which sounded very innocent, but
hundreds of men jumped upon him, all
at the same time L expected to see him
that mass of men as game as a bantam.
You could almost fancy he stopped to
tighten his gaffs, but L believe he only
picked up his lead pencil. Suddenly six
hundred men commenced doing the same
thing at the same time l recall nothing
like it outside of a lunatic asylum.
Young athletes and middle-aged men
pushed and showed one another in their
efforts to get in hearing distance of some
fellow they wished to close with. 1t was
an exciting day and the scene resembled
football match, much more than it did
business meeting.
heavy fall of snow drives this unique
gathering into the corridors of the Mills
building, but in the coolest weather they
stick to their posts, in the open streets.
Always in the open air, the curbstone
broker has a healthy appearance and
during bull market his face is the pic
ture of perfect happiness as he strols
down to some bar to refresh the inner
man after hard days work.
The next cause celebre is now in process
of preparation. A grand jury is in session
hearing evidence against the merry bears
accused of conspiring by false reports to
depress values in the stock market last
december How the raid was conducted,
am not wise enough to say, but that
something happened which cut values in
TWO, is now ancient history. Every friend
give up horses, some buffers. some homes.
was told al Tiffany's that orders were
eanceied for Christmas, presents amount
ing to 100000. The Messrs. Taylor, who are
dragged into this scandal, are Southerners,
from Maryland. Talbot Taylor married
Miss Keene, the daughter of James r.
Keene the rich bear of Wall street.
What a fortunate fellow Foxhall Keene
Is! Neither does he toll nor does he spin "
lie let's his father do that for him. He
cannot express a wish that is not granted.
some time ago, at Cedarhurst l saw him
exercising numerous polo ponies and some
OF them were beauties. His friends say
mat ne thinks no more of shipping stable
10 England than most men do a trunk.
only the other day he shipped seventeen
riding and driving horses. OF course his
hunters were among the number He is in
ENGLAND now. enjoying that princely sport.
To look at Jim Keene's house you would
never suppose he was so rich. 1t is an
oid-fashoned cheap-looking wooden house,
stained red. And the stables are very old
ana dilapidated. In this place sometimes
sand horsehesh worth double the value of
Inc estate. He is superstitious about this
Oh building. He says il is too old to burn
DOWN. 1t is hard to believe that the price
less Domino lived in such an humble
Cedarhurst is the cosiest little summer
settlement, reminding you very much of
Leamingtcn, England. The houses are
lFetty and artistic, nesting around the
A@ckaway Hunt CLUB. The chatelaius Of
.H-se villas are noted for their hospital
Ivy Mrs. lie Grand Benedict the La Mon
lasue families, Mrs. T. Richardson, the
ha'oness dc Wardaner Mrs. Dan Lord
t3e Lawrences. Cowdins. etc. keeping
ttr homes opened the year round 20
Nler friends. who never say no to an in
Nfadon. l suppose Mr.. Keene is the rich
man down there, but he lives palmer
laan all the rest
Lhom C.. Whitney who has his beau
lioi country pace at eatleigh His,
iuN'' cd a party down a little while ago
70 see his beautiful race horses. Among
,l9 satAering was a very popular youns
,la'Ioh' who has only been married egh-
ecu months. She Is noted for her original
; lcg,marks. I overheard her say to Union
cub man: