Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-14

daughter will certainly accept her invitation to
visit her here. Her sister, Mrs. Casey, and
come before long. They are now on Long
Island. Mr.. and Mrs. Washington Mclean will
also probably be among Gen. and Mrs. Grants
guests before the summer isOver. Mrs. Sartoris,
who is in England with her children, will not
be here this year. She Is taking care OF her
children and her husbands fathers place in
England, which is a country residence while the
latter is in France for the benefit of his health
which for over year has been failing. The
lands he bought over ten years ago in Wiscon-
sin were under the care of trusted agent until
his death, about q year ago. Since then Mr..
AlgernOn SartOris has been compelled to go
there often to look after the property in person.
Sturdy soldier as he is, Gen. Grant has a ten
der corner in his heart for the young, and es
pecialiy for his own relatives, and is very
thoughtful about their needs. Recently, going
into the United States National Bank in New
York. he asked its vice president to get for him
twenty English sovereigns. The next day he
came back. and as the twenty English gold
pieces were counted out to him, drew out OF
vest pocket one hundred dollars in U. S. Treas
ury notes. which he had rolled up in farmer
style. and paid them over. while out of another
pocket, carefully wrapped in paper, he took
handsome new Russia leather pOcketbOOk, in
which he deposited the gold. saying as he did
80, Il have little niece who is going to Europe
tomorrow. She never had a hundred dollars
of her own before so am going to delight her
heart with this" This niece is the daughter of
bis sister, Mrs. Cramer.
COMMODORE GARRIsoN's STABLE.
AS has been mentioned, Commodore Garrison's
stable is the most ornate on Ocean avenue. This
however, is true only of its exterior, the interior
being very ordinary while, on the other hand,
Gen. Grants new stable. though one of the
plainest outside is unrivalled In its COM
forts within for the horses. 1t is finished inside
with vanished pine, and has many of the new
est patents for the benefit of luxurious horse
flesh and the preparation Of their feed. One
continuance cuts the oats and measures the
proper quantity for each horse. and, at the same
time. turns it out into a receptacle, in which it
Is conveyed to the stalls. Ten horses can be lux
uriOusiy accommodated. in this stable. CommO-
dore Garrison has only five in his.
OUR HOUSE OF COMMONS.
When here his attention being called to what
had been published as to Senator Jones. of
Florida, writing from England that he thought
our Congress compared most favorably with
the British parliament, Representative Carlisle
said that from his observations of parliament
when he was in London two years ago. he con-
sidcred that our House of Representatives was
in all respects superior to the British house of
Especially he referred to the better Or
der preservedin OurHOuse OfRepresentatives, as
with the house OfcommOns where the
practice Of coughing down" member who
is speaking, and making other unSeemly noises
during adebate prevails, as we'll as that wearing
hats while sitting in the house. He also said
that putting out of the question few marked
members of the British house of commons, such
as Bright and certain others Of well-knOwn in
tellect. he considered our Representatives as a
body most superior assemblage. even in APP
pearance, to the members of that house. He
said that most of the members OF the British
lower house. with the exceptions noted, were
very ordinary and rough looking.
GEN. VAN vLIET AND SHREWSBURY.
Gen. Van Vliet's cottage at Shrewsbury is a
pleasant contrast in its simplicity to the very
elaborate miscalled cottages" in this neighbour
hood. 1t is an old farm house OF frame, painted
white, set in the midst of a fine grove of trees,
naples, buttonwood, oaks. poplars
and cedars, all large and old. A vegetable gar
den and an orchard with apple, pear and peach
trees. all promising much fruit, adjOin the grove
about the house; and very pretty feature is a
broad avenue, shaded on either side by tall
trees. forming an archway, which leads directly
from the entrance gate back to the stable and
carriage house, passing the dwelling midway.
Four fine horses are kept i'm the stable At one end
of the grove is a large bowling alley. where, when
young people are staying at the house, they amuse
with ten pins So friend told Gen.
Van Vliet lately that while his dwelling was I'M
pretending, it seemed, with its adjuncts, to be
complete in everything requisite for comfort and
from an orchard and bowling alley
to a mint patch and cemetery. The latter is on
the adjoining lot to his property, but the mint
patch is in the garden. In fact in shady old
which. am told Is one of the old
est towns In New Jersey. the old custom of
not yet been abolished, and as there are several
churches close by Gen. Van Vliet's place, there
are also several cemeteries. There is very old
Episcopal church, a Presbyterian and Quaker
church, and another in the immediate neigh
bOrhOod. although Shrewsbury is not a large
place. 1t is, in fact, more OF a "cross-roads'
than anything else, two long thickly shaded
streets crossing each other at right angles near
the center of the settlement.
One of the oldest churches in New Jersey ia a
wooden one at Shrewsbury. The present struc-
ture dates back to ITS or 1776, and stands on
the site of still older Episcopal church. On
top of its weather vane is seen part of what was
once a crown. which shows marks Of the fierce
spirit of the Revolution, which i'm
PEELED the firing OF not a few shots at 1t. The
church was endowed by Queen Anne, and pre-.
serves as precious rect the old Bible and
OF the date of her reign. On
tablet In the vestibule Of the church are in
scribed the names of all the rectOrs of the
church from 1902 down to the present time.
very singular record appears on one of the
many tombstonesin the churchyard. 1t commence
rates Mr.. Jones, and also mentions that the
graves are Closely Of ten infant children Of
him and his wife, Rebekah Jones. each Of ,ohons
lied ,citli't ten days after their birth. That the
couple thus afflicted must have left some sur
vivng children in spite Of this fatality is shown
by the fact that on the TOMBSTONE of Mrs.
Rebekah Jones. who died only in 1879. at very
age, appears the inscription ''Our
Mother" above the record of her birth and
death. Her husband died nearly forty years
before her. Some of the tombstones in the
churchyard are dated early in the last century.
One belonging to this century is curious. be-
cause of the youth of the physician it COM
1t reads:
1.-THE valuable DR.. West by many was lamented.
1t was the Lords will to call him, and we must be
cOntented"
He died in 1911 aged a years.
There are twenty-fOur Of his name buried in
two rows in the churchyard.
PERSONAL.
Attorney General Brewster's wife and son
arrived at Howland's hotel on Saturday. He is
expected also this week. Towards the end of
August they will go to Richf1eld Springs and in
September to Newport, RI.
Mrs. Clayton MacMichael has her sister, Mrs.
Harrison. with her at HOwlands hotel. The
two and Mrs. Brewster are among the prettiest
ladies' there, and dress very becomingly.
When Mrs. John e. Carlisle, of Kentucky was