| Show HUMAN FADS THE new york recorder has a long article on the hobbies or fads re peculiar cullar to men of wealth and distinction fads are not necessarily ridiculous though the word carries with it a deprecatory taint the fact is 19 a hobby is merely enthusiasm exhausting itself the exhaust however may be of such a character that it will drain common sense reason and judgment Moro morosini sint jay gould goulda a bosom friend is a collector of watches he has several cabinets filled with pocket time pieces many of them rare and costly he also does a little in jewelry porcelain and bronze robert bonners hobby to is fast horses hones he wants always to own the fastest horse in the country he paid for maud 8 and when she was beaten by S sunol u nol he e paid 41 for the latter he will not race his horses for money he does it entirely for fame henry clews prides himself on his house he expended on his bathroom alone every part of this room is made of onyx he has the finest summer residence at newport george vanderbilt the youngest son of william H is a book collector william K vanderbilt to is a collector of oak carvings he is also fond of rare trees and plants W seward webb a son SOD in law of the Vander bilts is a collector of english hackney horses and has several stables of them ex secretary of the navy whitney and elbridge F r gerry are collectors of tapestries henry villard the railroad magnate has the music hobby W H treadway of the firm of R 0 duna dun co J is a collector of sermons he has now bound in volumes and carefully indexed every known sect to is represented in the collection william astor aster is a collector of old chins china pierre lorillard is a collector of pipes he has one twenty four nobes long his collection is worth ogden goelet goelek dr norvin green and george gould are also pipe collectors austin corbin to is a collector of old chinas cainas H victor victor newcomb collects old laces senator hawley is stuck on violins so are theodore havemeyer and cooper hewitt son of the ex mayor of new york charles lanier to is a book col lector russell sage plays chess alfred de condola is 18 a pigeon faD fancier cler president harrison fancies bric a brao brac john wanamaker fancies sunday schools jay goulda hobby bobby is railroads and his collection to is worth quite a sum erastus Cro broning Cronl ning ng W S kimball and frederick L ames are orchid wor shippers ames paid 1000 for one white orchid james pitcher to is onzy on chrysanthemums robert hoe of press fame has spent fortunes on books and on vellum manuscripts |
