A LEADER OF SWELLS.
HOW WARD MCALLISTER WON
HIS FAME.
Lawyer and Fond of Gentes! Society,
He Established an American Aris~
tocracy~- New York's Four Hundred
and How It Was Made Up.
It was his statement that New
York society consisted of four hun-
dred people that made Ward Me-
Allister a national character, whose
fame soon spread to Europe and
made him a more unique personality
than civilization in its slow evolution
had hitherto produced.
Ward McAllister was the product
of New York conditions, and he was
proud of the factors that made and
kept him prominent. He fitted into
the tastes and peculiarities of no
other community. He was the ofl-
spring of the metropolis in which he
lived for thirty-five years.
He never made any mistake with
regard to his own talents and fune-
tions. To estimate him as a iiterary
man, as a thinker. a reformer, a
doetrinaire, is manifestly unjust, for
there is even in his writings a con-
tinual protest against such
ments.
He was a social, notan intellectual
influence. He had a profound belief
that a really good society, in the
social sense, must be founded, even
in a republic, on something better
than mere wealth; that it must have
character, distinction, conservative
cohesion, and must be in
clusive. He has said over and over
again that what is known to us
€8 not get its war-
but
arate itself
is v and
with
privilege
with anyt
up to
how
judg-
J
fl Sense ex-
as
thie best society d
rant from birth or
from money
y to se|
ing t ulear
Liat
exercise abso-
f
the y of
ning
its Wi
arbitrary
Ia
that standard m
He was the spokesman of
Self elected, perhaps, but tolerate
recognized and looked up to
set itself
He rode
on a phrase,
rl—1
ta
stan
nis set.
by
into popular recogniti
And
the genuine society of New
et hundred’
iour
tion of his set
ness of that socjety.
'
iimitation of
York to
was the first intim
views of
his
fi
the exclusive-
: fe was traves.
tied and abused a great deal for that
phrase, but although he defended it
with
1
:
t
modifi
ent gave up the con-
‘
1
:
TARD M ALLISTER.
4
His authorit
as a master o
result, first of
for so many years
ceremonies was the
of a somewhat variant
and confused notion of ‘proper
form’’ in our society, and, second. of
the absolute need in all fashionable
functions of an expert who had made
a study of -details, who knew to per-
fection just where the cross currents
of the different sets touched, and
who could with masterful adroitness
bring together the right people and
80 manipulate the fanction that
everybody would feel at and
know that the viands and the wines
aud the service were invisibly
lected and consummately handled
He was a member of various ¢lubs,
8 connoisseur in wines, a gourmet
and an of elegance. His
¥
f
i
ense
Ho.
arbiter
name was known to everybody with-
in the portals of society, and
good offices weré sought by those
who desired admission tothe charmed
circle, but the multitude had never
heard of him
Fhrough him all
great subscription
given to the publie,
his
news about the
balls had
and to him a re-
porter went one day in the spring of
1858 to obtain information about the
number of persons who actually
composed New York society. Mr.
McAllister separated in his mind the
400 sheep from the million and three.
quarters of goats and gave the facts
to the world,
The public was amused and sur-
prised. Nobody had imagined that
New York's society was composed of
80 limited a number. The interview
was made the subject of comment
Mr. McAllister was famous,
upper ten,’’ the approved abbrevi-
ation of “‘upper ten thousand,”’ fell
into innocuous desuetude, and the
“four hundred’’ became the conven.
pation of Mr, McAllister's
This limitation of society took a
firm hold on the imagination of the
people ut large, and the sensation it
ereatoed did not die out in a day.
The endless discussion of Mr. Me-
Allister scemed to please him, A
flattering offering was made to him
to write a book. The ridicule that
followed the publication of ‘Society
As I Have Found It’ did not dis-
courage him in the least. He con-
t'nucd to write about his set, and
consequently tarnished Lie prestige
to some extent with those who had
{ formerly looked to him for their >
cial law.
Although recognized as the great
leader, Mr. McAllister was
He usually wore sack coats
and was not '‘dandl-
fied.” He was stout, weighing prob-
He was quite bald;
his hair was light brown and inclined
imperial sandy and streaked with
gray. His eyes were blue and shaded
by thick eyebrows,
He was born in Georgia more than
sixty years ago. His grandfather was
chief justice of the State, and his
father a judge of the United States
cireuit court. Ward McAllister was
admitted to the bar in California in
1851, and for a time practiced law
with his brother, Hall McAllister,
who subsequently became the lead-
ing lawyer of the Pacific slope.
HOW TO RIDE A BICYCLE,
Will Prove
Beginner.
Hints That Useful to a
The proper position for a bieyele
rider is, in the first place, an upright
one. He should push nearly straight
downward with his legs—not back-
ward, as one must do who leans far
forward. His arms should not
rizid and extended to their full length,
but a little and handles
can be easily adjusted to bring this
about. The reason for the bent or
slightly bent arm evident aftera
thought If the arm is
| length
iff. rigid and extended t
handles
moment s
d, while
be
bent, the
is
you gi
{, is adead
FW save
unnoticeable
oth shoulders have
k: your head and neck
forward, and your
sagged forward
Keep
* Bandas anda
nence
shoul m
arms, but on you ighs, and t
I
be transferred
with the
Uunconsions
legs, whieh i
of your weigat to come on
In thi
whole muscular
and ne
putting eit
putting is
moven
Try ridir
] hand on th
and sitting If you ride well
you ca asily r balance,
and instant you will be in
Once in
srimnal
her
erect
Keep you
in an the
this position
han-
in a healthy
gain benefit
on the
dle bars and you will b
a proper situation to
ym your riding
In riding ten
I should never
al one pace
has its merits
fr
miles, for example
go the whole distance
Slow, steady riding
so has sprinting for
When a good clear
road looms up ahead havea brush for
two or three hundred yards with the
is with you little
races are good things. They quicken
your movements, and they keep you
from forming bad habits or letting
your body sag into immovable
positions They aiso bring the muscles
into a different kind of play.
In fact, in bicycle nding as in
about everything else, you should re-
member that there is a right and a
wrong way ; that you need not only
endurance but speed, and that
changing from one to another, keeping
up variety, is one good way of avoid-
ing bud habits,
short distances.
boy who Thess
set,
Meat Katen by Parisians,
The municipal authorities of Paris
have just published some statistics
on the subject of the meat that city
eaten during 1804. It shows
that 22.822 horses wore slaughtered
for food and sold at 185 shops and
stalls where nd other meat is to be
had. There were also 245 donkeys
and fifty-one mules; 1,058 of the
horses were condemned as unsound,
but the balance of the horse meat,
The price
to about 18
ranges from 4 cents
two-thirds of the total is not so used,
indian Institutes,
The question of holding institutes
in the West for the benefit of teachers
and others in the Indian service is
now under consideration at the In.
dian bureau. There were five of
these meetings held last year, but
this year the number will be reduced
at least to three, which will be held
during the latter part of July and
early in August, probably in South
Dakota, in Oklahoma and in Oregon
or Washington. The institutes are
believed by bureau officials to be of
reat benefit to the Indian schools,
ut the lack of funds for the purpose
may result in a decision to abandon
tbr plan this year,
YACHTING EVENTS OF THE
PAST QUARTER CENTURY.
Yankee Talent Has So Far Held Su-
premacy Against British Persist.
ency«--Personelle of the Contest~
ing Syndicate of 1895,
When sll minor questions at issue
in the matter of the international
races are put aside, one thing stands
to the credit of the British yachts.
men-—that is, their courage and per-
sistency in the face of continued de.
feat. It doubtless a national
characteristic to be brave and deter-
mined under reverses, but repeated
assaults after repeated (failures
stamp them as foemen worthy the
steel of their Yankee victors,
It is =a long list of disas-
ters when the record is gone over, It
begins in year 1870, when the
Cambria, owned by James Ashbury,
was beaten. It finishes in 1893, when
the Valkyrie, the property of Lord
Dunraven, lowered her colors to the
Vigilant. And in the vears inter-
vening there is seen that the Livonia
also owned by James Ashbury; the
of Dufferin, represented by
Major C. Gifford ;: Atalanta, in charge
of Alex. Cuthbert; the (
owned by Sir Richard Sutton he
Vii
Galatea, belonging to Lieut
is
the
Countess
ienesta,
Henn,
the
il. erossed
r the vessels
the cui
within a yearor two he should a
the New York Yac
*lub. He has kept
most p sitive way.
118 word in the
Throughout the
“igilant's races abroad last summer
his yachting friends and pri-
designer were the
pleasant duty
the
udied the nore they
British
al nd
fn
View
SK
iay reach the end
building of a craft that would defeat
best in their own waters,
are working. The craft
the Clyde, and
¢ being built on
chal-
ins been accepted for
these international
which
lenge i
ninth of
the
Lord Wolverton is a member of the
He is not more
than 30 years old, but has long heen
a yachtsman and is noted for his ex-
He has owned sev.
known boats and is now
the Mediterranean.
The syndicate owning the cup de-
‘fender now building at Bristol, and
which, in all likelihood, will be the
New York Yacht club’s champion in
eral well
number, These gentlemen are
K. Vanderbilt. Commodore
E. BD. Morgan and C. Oliver Iselin
When the question of providing the
the '¢ was much
manifested on the part
club's officials. Matters
assume 0
shape until Mr. Chester
Griswold, member of the regatta
sommittee, called upon Mr. Vander-
bilt and explained the situation to
him, In less time than it takes to
tell the result of the interview Mr.
Vanderbilt assured his caller that he
would build the boat required. The
generous and patriotic offer was
hailed with delight by the officers of
the club. Subsequently Commodore
Morgan and Mr. Iselin signified their
desire to co-operate with Mr. Vander.
bilt, and the syndicate was thus an-
nounced, with Mr, Iselin to be in
charge of the eraft from now until
the races are finished in September
next. It is a model syndicate. Mr,
Vanderbilt was one of the number
that built the Vigilant, and Das
always taken the keenest of interest
in the yachting affairs of the country
and in the club's welfare. His steam
yacht Alva was a representative, ves
anxiety
sf the
iid not
i
one of the grandest pleasure craft
afloat. He expects to return to
America with his steamer in time to
{ witness the cup races,
isn't a yachtsman in
and there
the land but
great pleasure of seeing the boat
which he so quietly and promptly
assured Mr. Griswold he would build
defeat her British antagonist .
TOO SOCIABLE A WHALE,
With a Finback,
Longest of all the whales, the ‘in-
the least desirable 10 fall in with.
on account of his dangerous propen-
sities, He will smash more boats,
run out more line and carry off more
harpoons than any other whale. But
sometimes he is found to be curious
and sociably inclined. He will range
up astern or beside a ship and ap-
pear to examine the bottom. This
always causes more or uneasi-
ness aboard, since but u few planks
intervenes between the sailor and
deep. Butts with the head or strokes
wit tail, should the whale
lisposed to them, might cause
the loss of a vessel,
It was in t
afternoon, as
less
give
vo
he B
the United
steamer Corwin was
States
revenue forging
s, througl
Wa on +
We can 1
: ral
work o
nback with lead
“One ball only at
manded the captain.
him so that he will
i
{ ballasting
first,’
Don't
go wild at
if he sends that tail ug
you not to
boats and davits that
would go with you. There he comes;
now, J you fire, Hit him
just abaft the blow hole, and let's
see what he'll do.”
Crack went the and ‘‘sput”’
went the bullet as it sunk deep in the
blubber. The whale seemed not to
mind and settled as before.
‘rive bim two next time. Stand
by on the other side,’’ cried the cap-
tain. ‘There he rises. Now put
them into the blow hole. Try to hit
a bone
The anxious eyes of all on deck
were watching every motion of the
whale as his shimmering bulk came
toward the surface. At forty feet
depth his color was nearly black. As
he rose this tint was successively re.
placed by dark green, light green
silver green, until ns he reached the
surface in a swash foam he dis
played the actual dark green gray of
his huge back
“Pough!”’ went the spout just be-
side the bridge, and the rifles
sracked. The whale gave a heave
and went down rapidly, edging as he
did so some H0 feet away
“Aha! He doesn’t like it? He'll
soon be up again. Stand by and
give him a volley next time, and let's
see him throw himself,” said the
captain,
Soon the monster was seen com.
ing to the surface, and gix heavy
| rifles were aimed, each marksman
anxious to beat the others. The
whale was evidently startled, and
| meant to go down for a good while
next time, for as he came up he gave
a heavy blow preparatory to drawing
# deep breath. His plans were
rudely interfered with,
Crash went the volley. Every bul
let seemed to take effect. Up went
tho huge head for an instant, show-
ing some 40 feet of the body. Down
it came with a splash, and into the
air went the great tail or flukes,
until over 40-foet of that end of him
rose perpendicular from the water,
In that position it seemed to pause
an instant ere it went straight down-
ward intothe depths. He had got
enough of the Corwin, which fad
sailed miles away from him when he
reappeared at the surface, and he did
not attempt to follow her.
come
peit
once
men,
ni
sSpenk of ‘the
among y re gone;
Ji
nson,
rifle,
of
The Method Usedto Drill Round and
Polish.
Nearly all of the molluscous ani-
shells are provided with a fluid secre-
tion which they make use of to line
their shell homes, and thus give to
the hard substance of which the shell
is formed a smooth surface that can
in no way irritate the very tender
body of the animal The exact
nature of this secretion has never
been satisfactorily determined. but
in thin,
semi transparent films, which over-
peculiar arrangement of the films is
attributed the iridescent luster of
pearl.
In some species this pearly lini
is quite thick, and is used for making
many beautiful and useful
material called
pearl by dealers and nacre by zoolog-
ints,
Frequently,
ng
articles
{
in mother of
when the shells ¢
are found. These loose orbs
thought to be the result of accidental
causes. A grain of sand other
substance, for example, may in some
way get the shell and irritate
the tender body of ti
until, in self defense, it
intruding partis
the secretion
supply the
shell the
Or
into
16 occupant.
| the
As
COVEers
nacre
gry ul 3
wear and gros
CeIvVEeSs
Creases
peari.
The
use of
to comp
mussel
1 ley
insert
loose pearls, whieh are al
Ways ost valuabie are
fully hed for.
The large pearls of g
form are
are sorted into sizes, the very s
being known
any pearis are found attache
shells they are
clippers, who. with pincers or
mers, skillfully
pearls are, as a rule, used for setting,
while the loose pearls are drilled and
strung and are used in many ways
The method employed to hold the
pearls while the workmen drill,
round and polish them is very singu-
lar A number of holes of small
depth are made in a dry piece of
wood. and in these the pearls are
fitted that they are only partly
beneath the surface of the wood;
then the wood is placed in water. As
the
vod calor
the bost: the smaller ones
i.fnilest
if
i to the
to the
ham-
He seed pearis :
or
g
I Slr
handed over
detach them Such
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Sound of a Sunbeam.
One of the most wonderful of the
been made during the past few years
A beam of sunlight is
prism so
the colored light of the rainbow is
Place the
or other colored material. As the
colored lights of the spectrum fall
upon it sounds will be given by dif-
ferent parts of the spectrum, and
there will be silence in other parts,
the red and blue parts of the rainbow
fall upon the vessel, and other colors
make no sound at all. Green silk
gives sound best in a red light, Every
kind of material gives more or less
sound in different colors and utters
no sound in others,
EE a, art
Sotting the River on Fire.
“Setting the Thames on fire” isan
oft heard saying, but probably few
people know its origin, concerning
which the following explanation has
‘beon given: In the time of our fore-
fathers corn was ground in a rongh
instrament called a “temse.”” This
| was merely a stone hollowed out to
| receive the corn, with a pleca of
| wood passed through it, which being
| rapidly turned, ground the corn %o
flour. It the wooden handle was
| turned with sufficient force the fric-
tion of the wood against the stone
would cause the stick to catch fire,
but as it required considerable en-
ergy to produce this effect the per-
gon who could accomplish it was
thought smart, and he who could
“set the temse on fire’! was pretty
sure to be a good worker in other
ways. After atime the "temse” was
superseded by better machinery.
Ginseng a Good Crop.
(Ginseng thrives only in elevated
and cool regio and is most abund-
the rich n WOoOds in
ns
ant in yrihiern
Massachusetts New
Vermont
Hampshire,
Wherever
you find the sugar maple, beech, and
BIMIIAT LATOW
and westward.
00d trees it is
The grow
foot high, and at the top
gienqger
of
green
gale to
i : tne .
00K for ginseng stems
apout ong
there
leaf stalks,
ree divisic
At
ve leaflet 1
are Lt: ns or
f each
the end of
and of
plants
How a Special Practice Fays.
The Telegrapher's Ear.
in
the
i
an aly
an aon
qegree owin
t
riter
ears, wien
of the
typewn
former y copied
messages with penor pencil, his ears
were to only kind
of sound-=that of the telegraph in-
his
accustomed one
strument-—while in these days of the
typewriter must 1ish be-
tween the sharp click of the ticker
and the rattle of
the copying machine According
to an old operator, the sense of hear-
ing soon becomes so devel: that
easily made. With
a little experience in the use
typewriter along witht telegraph
instrument the operator ceases to no-
tice any similarity of the sounds,
distingt
he
alinost similiar
>
seid
.
the distinction is
of the
he
The Japanese Officers.
writing after
with Japan's
A war correspondent,
familiar association i
leading soldiers, says® ‘The Japan
officers are a mixture of the
French officers and the German sous
officers. They live right among
their men, sleep near them, eat the
same food in sight of all, ex-
pose themselves to all Kinds
of danger and hardship. No wonder
ahe solders have the greatest confi-
eence in them! 1 found every Jap-
dnes general I met to be bLrave, gen.
Irous, kind, polite, ready to give his
life for his men and for his flag.
| When the detailed history of some of
these men ig written it will une
doubtedly call forth the admiration
| of the world.”
ese
The Dangerous Parrot.
A report from the Berlin Veterin.
i ary school gives some interesting facts
| about diseases among small domestic
| animals, Cats show 1 per cont. as
| having symptoms of tuberculosis,
| dogs 4 per cent, and that interest.
| ing bird, the parrot, anpears with a
record of at least 25 per cent. This
report has caused not a little stir in
families where these pets are found.
Several valuable birds have been
Qiaguoned ns dangerous to the lives
and health of the family, and must
be killed. Tuberculous animals are
fruitful sources of disease and death,
and those showing any symptoms ot
this condition should be put out ol
the way without delay.