The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-04-19
Some Washington Gossip.

A correspondent of the Louisville Cour-
ier-Journal says: 1t took long tine for the
French flats to fluid habitation in Wash
ington, but first experiment proved so sui
cessful that now there are four very extern
sive buildings in progress. Two of these are
on ii street, and have fine sites. 1t has
always been a subject for wonder that a
large lot at the corner of Sixteenth and Fl
has never been improved. 1t faces st.
Johns church and Lafayette square. The
only houses on that square are the two
Tned by Mr.. Corcoran. One house he oc-
cupies, and in the other lives Mr.. and Mrsl
Henry Adams, of Boston. A young nava,
officer, backed by New York capitalists
has purchased the ground aud will puAup
building which is to cost $3.50, 1000. The
suites of rooms are to be large, and will be
light and airy. The prices, of course, will
be high, as they are in the Portland"
which was opened two years ago, and is
filled with the best class of people, who are
charmed with their quarters and house
keeping made easy. Another building is to
be erected on Dupont circle and is to be cir
cular building with court in which there
are to be fountains and handsome garden.
Every room will open on street and run
through to the garden; there will be YER
andas back and front. These flats are to be
low-priced, as they are far out from the de-
partments, but. line of cars passes and
in the city. Flats are especially suited to
this city, for sites can be seiected where
every room will open on a street.
| Mr.. Yutee, of Florida, has recently paid
| S25. 100 for seventy foot front lot, opposite
he British legation, and intends to build u
| handsome home on this lot, which is
eighty feet deep. He bought it from Lieu
| uyIp fyra rai1 n
foot for that and the ground upon which
| his own house stands. Mrs. William Stew
art. Of California, is dividing into lots the
| land she owns around Castle Stewart, "
and selling them so rapidly that she is
again rich. She has restored the castle
| to more than its former grandeur. and will
take possession in few weeks. When the
castle was partially burned four years ago
the insurance company paid Mrs. Stewart
$4,000. She returned with this sum TO
San Francisco specializing in stocks and
lost it all. Mr.. Stewart is pracsicing
mining law in California, and will keep his
residence there. Mrs. Stewart is good
business woman, and is looking after the
family interests here. Her second daughter,
who married Mr.. Fox. a Kentuckian, is
now, with her three children, visiting Mrs,
Stewart.
Colonel jerome Bonaparte has the royal
"B'' and the eagles of France in his elegant
new home here After the family took pos
session of the house in the early winter,
the neighbors used to be startled by the
ringing of bells as large and loud as
church bells. Near the house is fire-en
CINE house, and when those bells rung, the
well trained horses mistook the sound for
fire bells, and would jump into the traces
and begin prancing TO get out and gallop
to the fire. 1t has been learned that those
bells are rung 10 summon the servants %
their meals. This explanation satisfies the
neighbors, but still has an exciting effect
upon the horses in the engine house.