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Show RICH BUTMVIFELESS. Interesting Gossip About Some of New York's Wealthy Young Bachelors. THEY AEE MEN OF ABILITY And Have Achieved Success in Business Politics, Literature and War Yet Impervious to Woman's Charms, BETWEEN seasons, or before the summer frayety of Newport New-port or Saratoga is at the height, is the best time to become acquainted by sight with the jtiiinesso iloree of New York. Then the young men famous in society a lenders of the gentian, ns originalors of "swagger'' bals masque, as governors of aristocratic clubs, whof-e names fill out the newspaper reports of society's doings, have a -the old society of tliat name tho president presi-dent of which is Frederic de Peyster. Mr. Bibby has also lately been elected to membership in the Union club. The career of Mr. Lispenard Stewart is ono that his peere in worldly advantages advan-tages and opportunities would do well to study. Well born, thoroughly educated and public spirited ho has turned aside from the bypaths of dilettanteisin and early identified himself with the government gov-ernment of his state and country. In the fall of 1889 ho was elected senator from the Eighth district. That was but one of the honors tho year had brought him. Society will not forget the admirable ad-mirable leadership of Mr. Lispenard Stewart iu the gennan of the great New Year ball. Mr.. Stewart was born in Westchester county in 1S55, bnt he has been a resident of New Yerk city for thirty years. He was prepared for college col-lege at tho boarding school of Dr. Morris, Mor-ris, and entering Yalo graduated therefrom there-from with the degree of A. B. in his twenty-first year. He immediately began be-gan the study of law, and in 1878 graduated grad-uated from the Columbia Law school with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Owing to the care demanded by important im-portant trust estates Mr. Stewart relinquished re-linquished the practice of law to occupy himself with them at his downtown office. of-fice. Hero, when the assembly is not sitting, he is always to bo found, except, ex-cept, indeed, when the hunting season sea-son opens. Then, if he is free, Mr. Stewart, who is an enthusiastic sportsman, sports-man, takes a holiday. He has crossed JOHN JACOB ASTOK, JR. breatbinf? spell. They are not yet due at the watering places; the club festivities festiv-ities have released their hold on them, and they are freo to tool in the park and on tho Riverstdo drive, or to sit lazily in the balconies of the " Knickerbocker." How do tlieylook? The pictures of some of them, copiod from the most ro-cent ro-cent photographs, will help the reader better than any descriptive writing to recognize them when he meets them on the street. N Nevertheless, the description is necessary, neces-sary, for after all the camera is not so good a portrait painter as Rembrandt or Bir Joshua. Look, for instance, at the portrait of John Jacob Astor, Jr. While it affords an excellent idea of his lineaments, linea-ments, the observer would not be able to tell his height, his aje or his complexion. com-plexion. This inheritor of the Astor millions the future "landlord" of New York, as -was his grandfather before him is 24 years of ago, tall, slender, but with muscles toughened to strength like KIDOWAY MOORE. the Rockies several times in pursuit of this pastime, and scarcely another man in New York society lias traveled bo extensively ex-tensively in this country. It is said that Mr. Stewart has visited every state in the Union. Mr. Stewart is a member of the Union, the University, the Riding and the Down Town' clubs and many other organizations. or-ganizations. In two clubs he is one of the board of governors. He is a man slightly above the average height, slender, slen-der, but very muscular. His complexion, if ever free from the livery of the sun, would show itself fair to match his hair, which is a . chestnut brown in color. These augmentations of the portrait an excellent likeness accompanying this will serve our readers like a personal introduction. in-troduction. . ' Ridgway Moore is a descendant of an old Philadelphia family. Ho was born there, and left to join the army during the war of the rebellion, serving as a staff officer. He is the nephew of. Miss Clara Bloornfield Moore and is the president presi-dent of the Moore Paper company, a fact which will surprise even some of his intimates, in-timates, for Ridgway Moore is generally considered to be the type of the elegant dilettante. Besides his business cares this gentleman is a true bibliophile. He is a great collector of rare books and an ANDREW A. BIBBY. grapevines. His hair ia light brown, his complexion between brune and blonde, his eyes gray. No tuft hunter could carry his folly so far as to call him handsome, but there is a pleasant, open expression in bis couutenance which reassures whoever goes to ask of Mr. Astor a favor. He was educated at Harvard, and has been trained quite strictly to business hubits. Indood it is said by tho real estate agents who have doalings with the Astors that this representative of tho young generation genera-tion possesses the shrewdness and firmness firm-ness that ought to go with the name, if there is anything in blood. Every morning morn-ing at 10 o'clock, when he is in town, John J. Astor, Jr., is to be found in the handsomely appointed offices in West Twenty-sixth street. At this season, however, he loves to piny truant. Ho is devoted to hunting, and is a flue shot. Two weeks of May he spout in company of Lispenanl Stewart, another devoted amateur Nimrod, at Clayton, N. Y., hunting iu the neighboring hills. Mr. Astor is also fond of all athletic sports. He is au excollont horseman aud bicyclist, but prefers tho lattar form of exercise. At Newport, where he is now LOVELL H. JEROME. omnivorous reader. His handsome bachelor's "den" in the old Coney Island Club rooms is absolutely overrun with books from the library proper they overflow into tho drawing room and even the bedchamber. A splendid athletic ath-letic man is Ridgway Moore, magnificent magnifi-cent in physique, tall and spare like a eritable soldier; His military training can still be traced in the way he carries himself. Cricket is his favorite game, which ho practices on the ground at Staten Island, and for three weeks each autumn he goes south for the shooting. Lovell II. Jerome comes next, aud he is a true soldier. He is the son of Lawrence Law-rence R. Jerome, whose name without further comment will call np a number of lively memories. Lovell was graduated grad-uated with honors at West Point, and in actual fighting at the west has shown himself to be a brave officer and an expert ex-pert Indian fighter. He held the rank of lieutenant under Gen. Miles when, recalled re-called two years ,130 by his mother, who needed the attention and assistance of her son in tho management of her estate, es-tate, ho left tho service. Ho is the only white man who was ever exchanged for an Indian, the exchange having been made in the case of Chief Joseph, of the Nez Perce3. Lovell Jerome is broad shouldered, inclined to be stout, with hair slightly grizzled and an earnest earn-est countenance, always offset by a twinkling twink-ling eye. He greatly feels the inactivity of his life, nml nn Af.nlAXia nrill l-,.. n , uv Uv.luv Kij 11 hi it buiu ca soon as possible, rejecting tho fleshpots of New York for tho bustle and hardship hard-ship of the camp. Praxow M. Livingston. LISPENARD STEWART. with his mother, Mr. Astor is the recipient re-cipient of all the modest favors that society so-ciety permits the fair sex to shower upon lin eligible parti. Andrew Aldridge Bibby, being in some degree related to the Astors, naturally follows in this veridical article. John Jacob Astor's undo and Mr. Bibby'e father were cousins on tho maternal side. But a very excellent ancestry is this young man's, his great grandfather being be-ing that staunch Hollander John C. Van der Heuvel. Mr. Bibby, who is 26 years old, was graduated at Columbia and immediately engaged in real estate, wherein he has large porsonal interests. Business and pleasure Mem to alternate m Jrtst the right proportions in his lite. He is very popular in society and deservedly de-servedly so, for his manners are cordial to a degree, and in appearance he is oue of the handsome bachelors of Kew York. He is a member of the St. Nicholas so-citly. so-citly. afii.fit.yie Sang of the Rulmiou |