Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-10
SENATOR BAyARp's HOME.
The Prospective President aud His Fam.
iiy-Elght Manageable
Daughters.

WILMINGTON, DEL, July Sen
ator Bay ard has been married twenty
eight years and has twelve children,
nine of whom are daughters. Several
ofthese are grown and enc Of them was
married about year ago TO young Mr..
Warren of Boston, so he has quite
respectable bevy Of daughters yet to
give away. Some Of them are
quite pretty, aud they are all
highly educated and accomplished.
Mrs. Bsyard was Miss Lee. u Phila-
delphisn, aud Is now an invalid. She
spends part Of each winter with her
husband In Washington, but goes in
society very little there on account Of
her frail health. She Is n lady Of
many rare domestic qualities and
those people In Washington, as well
as her neighbors in Wilmington.
speak of her In the highest terms.
Mr. Bayard's home in Wilmington Is
situated at the extreme southern edge
of the city, and overlooks Delaware
bay. II Is an old.fashioned mansion
Of the Southern style, having two
porticos In the front and one In the
rear. Back Of II Is beautiful yard Of
green grass and shrubbery and tall,
widespreading elms. The elevation Is
so great that a splendid view may be
had of the surrounding country. In
some respects the place reminds one
of Arlington, Gen. Lees old home near
Washington. From Arlington there
may be seen the historic Potomac,
with little valley intervening, while
across the river il the beautiful city
of Washington. From the home of
Senator Dsyard the city of Washing.
ton is seen lying In almost the same di-
rection as the city Of Washington does
from Arlington, and there is the same
little intervening valley with the bay,
instead of the river, beyond. The
father of Senator Bayard, who was
also distinguished member of the
senate, lived in a house In the city of
I Wilmington. 1t Looks much as 1t did
when he died, few years since, but is
no longer used as a residence, being
given up to lawyers offices. The pres
ent Senator Bayard's office is there
being the first one to the right of the
front entrance. On the base of one oil
the venetian blinds is very modest
sign reading
''THoMAs +. BAYARD,
LAW OFFICE"
Senator Bayard's residence is well
stored with paintings, books ant
works of art. He has always been u
dilligent student, and has taste for
the finer things of life. He is pos
sessed of moderate wealth. From his
father he probably inherited $4,000,
and he is said to be now worth posi-
bly, 100000. Socially, do not think
he and his family mix much with the
people here. In fact, the Bayards
have always been regarded by til,
people as sort of aristocracy, tn,
same sort of aristocracy that hat
begun to take root in TIN
South before the war. being sup
ported generally by an illustrious for
eign ancestry and plenty of slaves
They say that the Bayards go over an,
visit the Camerons in Pennsylvania
good deal and that the Camerons a
often come over here to see the Bay
ards, notwithstanding the .politica
antagonisms that have long Separate,
the heads Of the two families. Blu
whether or not, Senator Bayard i
idolized personally by the members O
his party in Delaware, and as citizel
is held in warm esteem by the peopl
of Wilmington irrespective of party.