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Show 1IU3MN 'TADS.'' The New York Jlnunler haa a long atlldo ou the bobbin or fa la rwullar '1 men of wealth and dlitlncllou. I'alt are not noceaaatlly rtdlculouf, though the word tarrlca with It a deprecatory taint. Tho fart la, a hobby la merely inlhualaam rxhauillng Itaelf. The exhauat, however, may In) of inch a character that It will drain common at rue, renaouaud Judgment. Moroalnl, Jay (lould'a boaom friend, U a collector of watchra. Ho hai leviral lablntta fllleil with jweket Umo-ileci'", many of them raru aud cuitly. He alto doce a little In Jewelry, lorcelaln and bronxe. llolrt llouner't hobby la fait hortea He wanta alwaja to own the faiteat bono In the country. He paid 1 10, for Mau 1 H. and when alio waa Uailen ly Hutiol, he laldlil.OXM forthe latter. He will nut raco hli horiit for mouey. He don It entlnly for fame. Henry Clawt prldtt hlmaelf ou hla houao. Ho expended $0,000 on hit bathroom alone. livery pirtofthla room li ruido of onyx, lie Imithe flneat aummer rldonce at XewivrU Ueorge Vanderbllt, the Joungwtion of William It , Ii u book oolleclor. William K. Van lerbllt la a collector of oakcarvlnga. He Ii alao fond of rare triHt an 1 planti. W. Seward Webb, a ton In law of Hit Vandcrbllti, Ii u ml. hitorof l'uglleh hackney lionet, anj haa ic viral itablea of thorn. l'x-Hccritary of thoKavy Whitney, nnd Klbrllgo r. Uerry are rollectora of Ocbellu Uptatrlet. Henry Vlllard the railroad maguato haa the muilo hobby, W,H. Irealway, of Iheflrmuf It (j. Dun A Co , la n collector of termona. He hat 1(1,001 now bouudln voluuua an I carefully Indexed. Kvery know n N ct la rtpreaeutvd In thu colloitlau. William Aitor la a collector of old china. I'lirro Lorlllard la a collector of lpca. Ht hat one twout; four mine lung Hit collection la worth JIU.OUO. Ogdeu (loelet, IV, .Voivlu (inainand (leorgu tloiillaro alio,dpu cvllectora AuilluCurbliilaaiollectur ot old chluai. II, Victor Nowiotub rollirta old laci , Keuator llawlry la ttuek on vlollua. Ho aro riioodoru Havomeycr anl Cooper Hewitt, mm of the ix.llajor Of luw York. Charlrt l.anler Ii a book col-lector. col-lector. Itua-cll Hugo la)a cheat Alfred lie C oudoa la a pigeon fmiohr l'rialdiut Harrlaou fauclea brio it Into. John Wnuamakcr funcltt Hunday achooli, Jay flould't hobby la rallroada aud hli collection la wurlhiiulte aauut. 1 raitua (Ironing, W.H. KlniUll, and Frederick I,, A met nre vrchltwur lillprra. Anna ld il.uOO for ous white orchid. Jjnirt I'llchir licraxy ou ihraauthtuiuuia. llolwrt lloo of preat fame hat tjHint fortttne-t uu booka and on tllum maiiiiM rlpta. |
