Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30

| flourish and multiply, in order that the dogs
may receive the exercise and the field
| training which will fit them for the winning
OF prizes at the kennel exhibitions
Mr. Whitney has repeatedly had ma
| jorty of those who belong to the National
Beagle Association as his guests at the
| Long Island place. and they all agree that
| he is carrying on his pet fad in irreproach-
able style
Even Sage Has a Fad.
Most folk suppose that Uncle Russell
Sage has no fad, but they are mistaken.
Possibly he may not indulge himself in
It's pursuit this year, because of his in
creasing infrmities, but he dearly likes
to drive rapid stepping roadsters and, for
him, has spent lot of money for his favor
lie horses Mr.. Sage has real affection for
them, too, which he shows by taking as
good care of them after they are old and
disabled as while they are sound and lively.
He has even gone so far as to give more
than one of them decent burial after DEATH
marking the graves suitably with white
marble shafts.
By far the most general fad among the
northumberland set around New York, Of
course, is crJcs-country riding. 1t will
probably last Longer than any of the 9TH
ers, too, yet many of the richest folk let
it severely alone. This is true of the AS
tors the Rockefelle-s, some of the Wander
bits, the r. Z. Wilson's twho number an
hstor among their daughters-in-law and a
Vanderbilt among their sons-in-law), the
Stillmans, the Stokeses and others.
Second only to his fondness for giving
away libraries, Andrew Carnegie has gold
for fad and next, must, He gives away
church organs by the scsre. and he owns
about every sort of musical Instrument
known to civilized man, performing upon
some of the simpler ones himself, and hr-
ing experts TO play on the others for his
personal edifica ton.
The Rockefeller Fads.
John d. Rocllefeller's golf and quot pitch
ing may barely be termed fads since he
never would have taken them up had he
not felt lmpelled to 90 in order to bring
back his lost digestion. Nor would it be
fair to speak Of his gifts to colleges and
other institutions as faddish, probably,
since ne considers philanthropic giving a
part of his regular business and treats it
accordingly by putting its conduct into the
hands of hired employees.
William Rockefeller's fad used to be the
harness horse, but he has long been too
busy to indulge in it, just George Gould
has had to give up steam yachting. George
Gould, by the way. owns as many beagles,
and fine ones, as Harry Payne Whitney,
but he has to hire someone to carry on
the beagle fad; his dogs are kept on his
North Carolina place and he feels mighty
lucky If he gets a chance to look them over
once a year nowadays.
The most expensive fad on the entire list
possibly, is Americas cup yachting though
it may turn out that the long distance
ocean yachting, which is being encour-
aged this year by the Emperor William.
VIII cost more money.
Climbing the social ladder is another ex-
pensive fad. and, possibly, the most futile
of them all. There is no doubt at all that
some who have pursued 1t successfully have
found it entirely unsatisfactory after win
ming the coveted prize.