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He wore a heavy cloth overcoat and loosely fitting 

 trousers of a dark, subdued check pattern, a silk hat, 

 terra cotta gloves, darker than those worn here, a 

 red tie confined by a gold band, and an eyeglass. He 

 carried a heavy English walking-stick in his hand. 

 His leaving the vessel by the ladder was a dangerous 

 attempt, as the Aurania was moving, and as the 

 steps kept swaying backward and forward, threaten- 

 ing to throw the athletic lover into the river, or to be 

 ground between the pier and the steamship. He 

 managed to get down safely, and the crowd gave him 

 a hearty cheer. He lifted his hat, waved a farewell, 

 and tripped away with a step as brisk and light as 

 though twenty years had been deducted from his age. 



The Custom-House officials granted him every 

 courtesy to facilitate his departure, and he rushed 

 for the ten o'clock train for Washington, which he 

 missed by a few minutes. He then went to the 

 Brevoort House and caught a later train in the 

 afternoon. 



The passengers say he was very pleasant and 

 chatty, and appeared impatient to join his bride 

 that is to be. There was no one to meet him. 



The last time Mr. Chamberlain was here he was 

 constantly attended by a detective, whose duty it 

 was to keep English-hating Irish- Americans from 

 murder. No detectives were apparent this time. 



The wedding will be very quiet, and only a few 

 will be invited to witness the ceremony. No formal 

 invitations will be issued, and only a few relatives 

 from Boston and the President and Mrs. Cleveland, 

 the members of the Cabinet and their wives, and a 



