The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-02
MRS. GARFIELD.
Her New Home in Cleveland-An
Army Of Artists.


The widow of the late president has
become fairly at home in her new
residence on Prospect street, in Cleve-
land. She moved into the house short
ly after its purchase, about three
months ago. 1t is a plain. unpreten-
iious mansion in its exterior, but Mrs.
Garfield has caused the interior to be
furnished in an elegant and elaborate
manner. The carpets. furniture and
other furnishings are all new and were
purchased at q great expense. Little
or no furniture was brought into the
city residence from the country home
stead at Mentor.
Mrs Garfield has many callers and
not few visitors. Grandma Garfield
Is here spending The winter, and among
the guests at the house ut the present
writing is Mrs. Boynton, the wife of
DR.. Boynton, one of the late presi-
dents physicians. Mrs. Boynton, by
the way. is very plain and exceed
ingly modest, but fine talking ~o-
man. 1t is said that Mrs. CART, Id
and the doctors wife are more than
mere friends or acquaintance.
The action Of the Ohio legislature
early this year. in Offering prize of
$40. 900 for the best bust of Garfield
to be designed by an Ohio artist, has
resulted in the coming to Cleveland Of
scores OF artists, embryo and other
wise, with busts under their arms, all
anxiously seeking the approval IF Mrs.
Garfield. With her approval as to
the correctness Of the bust the lesisla-
ture would not hesitate any great
length of time as to who was worthy
Of the $40. 900 prize.
The other day l accompanied a
young Columbus artist to the Garfield
residence. whittier he went to show
recently designed bust of the ye.'eral
to Mrs. Garfield. and if possible secure
her approval of the work We were
ushered into the parlor-an exquisite
ly furnished room, by the wav-wbere
we were met by Mrs. Garfield. the
late presidents aged mother and Mrs.
Dr.. Boynton. Mrs. Garfield looks
much better than she did early in the
summer. There is better color in
her face. and she is more heshy. She
looks Older and is mere careworn and
wrinkles have appeared in
the face since / last saw her. Her
dress is wonderfully plain, as is also
that of her husbands mother. Both
ladies' are frank and oNspoken in the
extreme.
The young artist from Columbus
uncovered his bust of Garfield, on
which he had spent many long hours
of tedious labor and nlacing it upon q
small! card-table in the centre of the
room, qnietly sat down and awaited
the decision of the ladies. Mrs Gar
field gave the bust a quick, sidelong |
glance. and then approaching it closer
looked at it steadily and in a most crit:
cal manner for several moments.
Then she spoke:
"It lot ks far more like Stanley Mat
Ihews."
Then looking again for a moment, |
he continued:
"No, / can't say that it resembles
he general to any great extent
With this latter remark she sank into |
! seat. and Grandma Garfield remark
ID. after locking at the bust suspic-
ously for a moment:
THAT amt James neck. Do you
think it is. Lucretia I" and turning t.
ward Mrs. Garfield. the conversation
between them suddenly fell to quiet
whisperines. Ny artist friend sadly
md noiselessly picked up his bust,
bowed politely to the ladies, and with.
lrew. Just how many artists Mrs.
is compelled to entertain, ]
10 not know. but am certainly aware
# the feet that on the average score
" more of busts have passed before
her critical eye every month since last
pring when the spring legislature Of
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