The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-07-25
THE r WIDOW.
Mrs. A. T. Stewards Isolation in
Her Fifth Avenue Palace.

Alone in her marble palace lives
the widow OF A II. Stewart. His re.
mains, which are supposed to be
resting beneath the magnificent
mausoleum Of Garden City, are
scarcely more secluded than is the
personality OF Mrs. Stewart.
The greater portion of the Stewart
mansion is closed, dust gathers upon
its painting and furniture, it's blinds
of white and gold shut out the ex-
terror view, and save a small suite of
rooms on the western corner the
mansion is practically deserted.
There is something touching in her
splendid isolation within call of the
fashion, care, elegance and bustling
acti vity of restless social world.
A lady with silvery gray hair,
whose features are still clearly cut,
and bear the evidences of refinement,
is Mrs. Stewart. Her eyes are yet
undimmed. She stoops slightly.
She is of kindly presence. although
her features bear the traces of much
suffering, and a habitual sternness of
expression settles upon her features
when in repose. He face, when lit
up with the interest of a passing
topic, affords the observer a fair idea
OF what Mrs. Stewart was in her
prime. With the aid of a silver
crutcfl-handled cane she a get
about fairly. But there are times
when the services of her personal at
tehdant are much in request.
Mrs. Stewart is a wO Aan of meth
cd. When able she rises by 10
O'Clock, and breakfasts usually alone:
Hell tasks are few and modest, and
her rich but simple breakfast equip
age contains the old-fashioned meal
of tea, dry toast and some light, easily
digested food, az chicken or fish.
Wines she rarely touches, save to-
ward evening, preparatory to retire
ment, between 8 and 10 O'Clock.
when a glass of port acts as a gentle
stimulant to a night of peaceful re-
pose.
But despite her long years OF
mourning, life has certain duties to
be performed, and a business tact,
Inherited probably from her husband
is still cha, acteristic of Mrs. Stewards
domestic habits.
There are certain pensioners 20 be
looked after, accounts OF personal tx
penditures to be investigated, letters
to be answered, and old friends to be
received. Besides all these, her sig
nature has to be obtained to sundry
business fOrmallties that are lndls-
pensable. All this takes up more
time than would at first appear.
One of her Iavorite pastimes, pecu-
liar to many old people, is to indulge
IN the luxury of having her halr
brushed. Her silver traids are long
and fine, and though increasing
years may have told ufon her
strength, time has added to rather
than detracted from the glory OF her
hair. This operation usually lasts
for an hour or more, while her com
paniOn-sometimes it is a relative
reads from tue newspapers, or froIla
religious book, as her fancy may III
Her moods are various and capri
clous. Ever-changing fancies are
continually occurring to her MIND.
One day she may be bright, sangu'ne
and exceedingly pleasant; the next
day she may be plu ged into utter
dependency. and will refuse COM
Tort from her most attached tilehus
when laboring under these nIorDiu
reflections she has baen known to lie
or hours upon her couch utterly
Her husbands portrait hangs IN
her bedroom, projected by small
curtain. She will look at it for an
hour at a time, and then again the
curtain will e ain tightly drawn
for days.
Under some conditions her vitality
IS surprising, and her health upon
me whole, is good, considering lne
mental suffering she has undergone.
Her palace is watched night and day
md to get to see Mrs. stewart is one
the impossibilitles to those VINO
ire not included among her warmss'
friends -New York Morning Jour-
lQL.