Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-28

which most elegantly sets o. the rare
aud costly paintings hung upon them
while on one side OF The hall Is a musi.
clans platform. in bow window. and
around the window Is low bench, or
dlas, extends, covered with crush straw.
berry velvet For general entertainment
and daily uses, The moor 10 This hall
Is covered with costly rugs, an coca.
slonal ornamental stand, chairs scattered
here and there In graceful nogllgi; but
when "the german Is called and the
dance Is %, al rugs and tapestries are
removed
Hon. Washington Mclean, father of
John II. Mclean, proprietor OF the Cincin-
natl Enqnirer, has during the last year OF
two purchased real estate here largely,
and but 3 few weeks since Mrs McLesn
purchased the very aristocratic property
on Lafayette square, known az the Gen.
Sickles' property. The house Is honor
able as ancient, and, In the McI.eans'
coming, Washington acquires valued
addition 10 her wealthy and entertaining
citizens Senator Shorman's house, on
TX" street, Is another 81 the solid as
ornamental residences. The senator also
built and owns the two houses
/ HNNA Norb vi tudt III WulCu NC w.
sides. The three are similar In con.
struction, OF red pressed brick, but little
Introduction Of the renaissance or Queen
| Anne architecture In the residence he
occupies the halls as well as parlQrs are
spacious aud wide, the stairs elaborate,
wide aud OF easy. rise, AT the head of the
i first hight back from the street, Is the
great tnRncier's library, well stocked,
and whore he solves the kuotty problems
on currency aud finance with which he rs
supposed 10 wrcstle. Ex-senator Win
dom's palatlal house on Scott Circle Is
among the cOsulest and most valued
houses In the city II cost, with the
ground, Sl00, 900, besides "eostingn the
then senator defeat for reelection to
the senate. Photographs OF this house
with elaborate description were scattered
broadcast In Minnesota pending the cleo
ton and II IS generally understood that
this evidence Of rapidly accumulated
! wealth aud tendency towards regal pre-
tension was too much for his agricultural
constituency. This house Is iiyc stories
high, Is OF pressed brick, finished
inside with hard and ornamental woods;
with room enough for nrSt-class
! holel and every room almost perfect n
appointments aud gorgeous In decora
lions. 1t Is now rented by Hon llcnis
nit Warder Of Springfield, Ohio, one o
the wealthy men who has selected Wash
ington Tor his future residence, but wht
has Just purchased the corner OF 'Ln ant
Sixteenth streets, where he has alread,
contracted with Bostou's famous archi
tect, Anderson, TO at once erect one .
the finest and most finished aud costlles
private residences In this country.
will cost at least $500, 900 Opposite
WINDOWS house stands the not less mag
ninoent Don Cameron's residence, bu
which during the past year he sold I
c Mrs u. 2. Morgan, widow of one OF NeN
d Yulk's millionalrcs, who had like III
h hundreds OF others, come TO the belle
d that Washington Is the pleasantest cit
= for home in the world--hut who die
i Ia this same house, only q month agt
q ApropOs and IN the line OF misfortune
y that have settled down on these wv
D houses, IT may be said that Scott Circl
q Is sometimes called "Mislortuu
II Circlo;n and TO give ground for the al
q pellation, only needs a hurried view {
d some OF the calRmitles that have beiallc
A. those rosidontsi Senator Cameron onl
ct lived In lfs house three years, bat In thu
le time his health became a wreck, and
Of daughter became injured for life Sine
Di that Its recent owner, Morgan, has die
ie there, Prof. Graham Bells elegant hon
Mt Is here. In the last year his childr,
NJ hsye had the scarlet fever, and in reco
IS ering ii Il feared each Of them has 10
s. hearing for life while dark cloud IN Il
d. shape of the eat suit against the BE
is Telephone company Just now rests pr
IN tentiously over his house. Ex-Senat
at pendleton's house was here also, al
ie while occupying II his daughter had |
accident, making hera cripple for III
OF his wife lost two sisters by death, nj
s. the great author Of the ciyil-serylce ia
al himself lost large amount OF money al
rs his reelection TO the United stat
ia senate. Here too was eX-Secreta
rs Robeson's house, and living he
s, be met his Waterloo, political and socli