The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-07
PAPER COLLAR JOB" HAS9UIT
GONE TO EUROPE, SAYS THE ART
BUNCO MANS HOTEL.
He Has Been an Interesting Figure There
HUNDRED 10 he Lord I'm Disguise,
and Treated as SuciI-lf He Has sailed
Twas In Disguise-Iiis Little Gems"

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and Treated as Sucil-lf He Has Sailet
Twas In Disguise-Iiis Little Gems
Paper Collar joe Gray is very much
out TO callers at the Martin House, which
has been his headquarters in his latest raic
on picture lovers. So much Is he out that
tho official answer -Gone TO Europe IL
| returned to all callers who ask for him.
The clerks are little mixed, however,
on the date OF his departure, and the lists
OF outgoing steamers contain not the name
OF Gray. Either he hasn't sailed or he Is
using an alias
Mr.. Gray intensely respectable in ap-
pearanoe. fawless in dress and great
credit to any hotel, has been putting up
at the Martin of and on for several years,
He has been a model guest. At other times
he has lived at the Navarro.
About four months ago he registered
at the Martin again. A suite on the third
floor was shown to him. He liked It. only
he wanted it refurnished to suit his idea
OF a color scheme. The management
agreed to repaper it according 20 his idea,
but he had TO furnish the carpet and rugs
himself He agreed. For wall paper he
selected plain ingram OF neutral tint,
excellent for setting of pictures He dec
grated the mantels with few-a very few
well chosen articles OF vertu. ordered the
house to remove a few pieces Of furniture
which he considered too "barbarousy over
ornamented' to suit his taste, ana the
apartment was ready 70 set of half n dozen
paintings which were brought up with
great care The whole effect was rich but
chaste.
The clerks at Martins admit that they
don't know much about art. but they UNI
derstood from Mr.. Gray that those pant
ings were the real thing and had to be
guarded carefully. The clerks add that
they looked just old and dingy enough TO
be the goods" in high art
hir. Srays wife came along after time,
and they abode at the Martin House and
prospered greatly. Sometimes. they dined
IN the house; usually. late in the evening,
they were to be seen at Rector's. Mr..
Gray's figure. his evident breeding his
clothes, his English accent and above all
ms ultra respectable. suggestion Of side
WHISPERS were credit TO the Rialto.
The theory was formed that ne was
lord IN disguise, for once or twice. as he
passed out of the cafe, he was saluted by /
people, who seemed TO know him. as your
Iordship, Mr. Gray always took these |
Salutes with the grave, matter Of fact air |
Of one who has been used to such homage. !
Then he would retire upstairs. and the /
would find him sitting his !
t1nger tips together, in rapt contemplation /
IF his few well chosen pictures--my little
gems. he used TO call them.
The day clerk was asked yesterday after
loon If Mr.. Gray was in
Mr.. Gray?' said the clerk. Why, no.
ie sailed for Europe on Saturday. Still,
here were those who said that they had
cen Mr.. Gray at the Martin House at mid
light on Sunday So THE Sun reporter
ried it again in the evening.
Mr.. Gray?' said the night clerk. "why,
10. He left the house yesterday. He's
,one to Europe
Gomez ~"
We'll, at least he's going. Sails by the
ext steamer. Tomorrow, suppose.
The Kaiser Wilhelm and the Deutschland
all for Europe to-day. Mr.. Gray's name
3 not in the passenger lis's.