Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-07

their recreations. That dean of American
printers. for instance. Mr. Theodore De
Winnie, has for his recreationS Books and
prints!' Another American, Edgar Saltus,
gives as his only recreation Work" How
much more pleasanter is 1t to read of the
habits of athletic Englishmen, such as, for
instance, c. ]. Longman, of the well-known
publishing firm, who is put down as the
champion of England at archery and as a
devotee of foot ball; Arthur j. Balfour,
Captain Royal and Ancient Golf Club,
president Cyclists Union, motoriSt;' John
Burns, the labor member of parliament.
whose recreationS are Cricket, skating,
rowing, boxing" But as boxer John
Burns might not be in the same class with
our own Drexel Biddle, Philadelphia pub
Usher, whose only recreation is given as
"boxing-boxed exhibition bouts with many
of the leading professional pugilists; en-
countered Robert Fitzsimmons, ex-cham-
pion heavyweight pugilist of the world,
for three rounds at the Pen and Pencil
Club, Philadelphia, 1894"
Some Of the more amusing or character
1St1c OF these entries under the head of
'Recreations'' the Spectator notes at ran
dom as follows: Israel Zangwill, all forms
of locomotion except ballooning; Lord Rob-
erts, hunting. bicycling; Herbert Spencer,
was given to salmon and sea trout fishing
until prevented by i'll health; Sir Robert
Giffen, whist and chess; Julia Ward Howe,
reasonable society. music, club meetings;
George Meredith, great reader, especially
OF French literature, has in his time been
great walker; George Bernard Shaw, any
thing except sport this should perhaps be
accompanied by the preceding sentence as
an explanation, diet, vegetarian'); Tom
maso Salvini, very fond Of billiards; Poult-
ney Bigelow, on the other hand, no indoor
sports; Sir Henry Irving, acting (another
illustration of a mans inability to get
away from his work.; Thomas Hardy
cycling, architecture; Father Ignatius, eight
services day in Llanthony Abbey Church:
Miss Jeanette Glider, loaf1ng in Europe:
John Burroughs, walking, fishing; Sir
Charles Dixie, rapier fencing, light-pair
rowing, best boat sculling, riding; Lady
Dixie, riding, book collecting. Mrs. Hum
phrey Ward seems to have no recreations.
but her husband is addicted to shooting.
formerly cricket" The Countess of War
wick has the encouragement of gardening
as hobby is an expert horsewoman, hunts
with Warwtckshire and Essex hounds; both
at Warwick Castle and Easton Lodge has
established complete organization for well
fare of poor and nursing of sick; is a great
reader; reads every important new book,
Major General Eardley- Wilmot polo. crick
ct. shooting, fishing pig sticking, tent peg
glng. lime cutting The two last named
amusements seem to have the flavor of nov
city to an American. But they are a long
way of from Seradipity
One of the strangest revelations of char
acter here given is that Of General Weyler,
formerly of Cuba, now OF Madrid HE
gentle spirit finds refreshment in Country
LIE. and (most favorite) riding; he does
not smoke nor drink spirits; he is not fond
OF buli-hghting, very little Of music, theater
ana all public recreations" A Spaniard and
not smoker or drinker! A WeyIer and not
fond OF the bull-f1ght! Perhaps 1t is true.
however, that soldiers like to get away
from suggestions of gore in their recrea-
tons; 1t seems to be so In the case of an
other soldier of better reputation, namely
General Baden-Powell, who amuses him.
self with "ballooning. yachting, and cy-
cling" as well as with shooting The Spec
tator Will close his quotations with one
ABOUT war correspondent Of some note,
Mr.. Charles Williams who recreates hin,'
self with fishing. photography, ritual
reading naval trips" Pray what precisely
may ritual mean in that connection? The
Spectator would include this among the
for the elusive amusement