Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-02
Geneyieye Wards Home aud Her
Mothers Early Recollections
OF New York City.
6ene'ievc ON a Tour OF the World
She WIN Leave the Stage aud
Become a Sculpiress.
The botanic aud other f.,.s Mini,te,
Phelps aud wifc-A can On oscar
Wilde aud His Mother.

~ 10 rNtNpIsu ROM. RIunNrs p,RA.
LoNpoN. duly -, London h 70 marvel Id a. tbc
manSrldcd representative Of an cities. Of an
nations of all people. Of all arts. and all indus
tries, simple and almost rustic in SOM, Of it4
ways, mnicsiic IN Is achievements. grand aud
muniilcent In IL charities and H. hospltniilIc..
In compnrl-on with is methods H. Nastuc-..
IT, population, li- area, IN immcn-c dhcr~jiics
of Interests, New York seems
LukE NiLLNuE
Of one or Two streets. From The Isle az WIGHT
We rnch thc metropolis by tie Northwestern
railway In three hours and Il halt one hour Of
which Is consumed by boat to SOUTHAMPTON
We are a party of three, with lhroc trunk and
any quantity of smaller hnpedlmonts ttisa
problem how ia reach our destination north of
Regents parb and take our luggage along. Tor
we are booked for a concert and cricket match
immediately upon onr arrival The station
agent advises private "'hus,N which takes our
part, and its belongings The three miles for
four shillngs, trunks included, with slNppucr
extra TOT the driver aud a shilling extra Tor
handling,
GrNutEvr WAN.
oar stopping place "a u charming home out
side The noise and hustle of London, hut Within
fifteen minutes of oxford and Regent Circus
hS 'hns and close lay Regents park upon
road lined with trees, where the houses have
walled gardens front aud hack. aud the birds
sing In the trcos al the DAY long. The neigh
lurhood j. atuNoritc one with artists and pro
ictslunul people, for II Is puict Vet easily ac
roHsiblc. ana the drives In every direction are
through the finest ncighborhood 10y Regents
parh to the business pnrl OF the city. aud
through HYDE park Ia south kCusngtuu and H.
museum. south kcnsngton T. more modern
aud professionally fashionable hut IT /, also
uuch more crowded and said To he loss healthy
Nmong the artists, dramatic aud other, whose
homes are n tins ncighbnrhoud 4. Miss Gene
We've Ward who t. now IN australia ON u tour
around The world, sigualizcd by
MNNl CURIOUS NnNINTtHE~
Mis- Wards mother, who was u daughter uf
liilhrri Leigh, one of the early mayors ul New
York, aud her brother Albert, WHO was attnched
Ia the American legation In Paris during the
Franco Prnsslan war; constitute The resi-
dental family aud relate with iuilulto
guslo he offer Of a Maori chief In New
Zealand To- Miss Ward ia put away an his wives
If she would consent 10 take their place. Mrs
Iucic Leigh Ward H. u very remarkable Woman,
aud II II from her that Miss Ward derives her
remarkable gifts. She WIS soycni y-siN The I'D
OF last Man Yet She was the feature Of a bril-
liant eat home the other afternoon, when she
rcciicd ui Or lhngdon Dowues', With intnitc
expression Iharkrray'- "CnnChuttomcd Chnir b"
Her voice Is nj extraordinary compass. and
when she was a Younger woman WAS really
ruUtE DISTINCT NopE--
soprano. tenor aud bas---iis depth II stlll rr.
tains, hut the higher notes have lost their clear
ness ANA purity, though II Is SIN capable OF
wilde variations, which are very CNcciiyo In
rcciiailoussn which, however, OF late she sci
dom indulges. she paints also 80 well that had
she devoted herself 20 that arr as a profession
she must have become eminent IN II. Her pie
lures with which The walls of her drawing
room are iillrd, lack the technique. which II the
result ot training, Int they are excellent In
color and feeling Her son has collection OF
upwards al thirty miniatures painted 10y his
mother aud which hu calls his treasures, and
which most Interesting and valuable
ns Studies Mrs, MHrds memory dates
back 20 the tmr when y stream ran through
Canal street In New York. and Eighth street
was a sandy lane leading TO rich, green llclds
ana NH upon which the elegant nut-uf town
residences were huili--hcr fathers among the
uumhcr. MIR Leigh built and occupied HE hrsl
marble hOusc IA Now YORK al - broadway aud
imported for 1t The ilrst marble bath ever
brought To- the Young ems from ltalN