Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-29

smoothly from the temples. She is de-
cidedly handsome woman, dresses
richly and in good taste. is rather lmpe-
rious in manner, bnt is liked by her init
mates. She was Miss Endicott, and is
a distant relative of the Secretary of
War.
Mrs. Roberts owns and occupies the
large double mansion of brownstone cor
ner OF Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street.
1t is on the opposite corner from the resi-
dence Of Mr.. August Belmont.
The Roberts house is very spacious, Is
furnished most deliberately, and contains
one OF the finest art galleries in the coun-
try, containing statuary by Franklin.
Simmons, Van Wart, st. Gaudens and
others, while examples OF Gerome, Con.
stable, Schryer, George Boughton, Meis-
sonier, knaus and other eminent artists
hang upon the walls. Paul de la Roche's
celebrated portrait OF Napoleon l. is also
one OF the pictures. and Leutze's tremen-
dous canvas OF Washington crossing the
Delaware is an interesting point of view.
The galleries are dadoed with white
marble, and in the first galieryis douole
marble staircase leading to an upper por-
ton OF this gallery. To enter the larger
gallery one crosses the conservatoire, in
which stands, amid the palms, beautiful
marble Shepherd Boy.
A large number OF servants are occu-
pied In this residence. A man wearing a
dark green livery, with yellow striped
walstcoat, admits the visitor, who is
ushered into small reception room, in
which hang pictures by Thomas Faed,
and a timely executed marble OF Henry
hudson purchasing the island of Man
haitian from the Indians. This is the
work of Miss Stebbins, the sculptures, in
whom the late Mr. Roberts took much in
terest. Mrs. Roberts, who is very ambi-
1Tsrh NJ hnxr
make her happy as the lady of the White
House. and L believe she sincerely ad-
mlred Mr.. Arthur for himself Still, with
her wealth, doubt If she could be In.
duced to marry again, unless it was to
become the first lady In the land" Mrs.
Roberts occupies house in Washington
portion of each winter and eutertains
lavishy. The last spring and summer
she had q house in London, where the
celebrated Mrs. CORVALLIS West aud
other notable English people were her
guests.
The other lady with whom President
Arthur's name was linked was Miss FL
lie Frellnghuysen. She was fond of the
President. He was an intimate friend of
the family, and the brilliancv, wit and
sunny nature Of TiIlie FrelInghuysen took
him out OF the serious moods the severity
of his duties as CHIEF magistrate imposed.
EOI cN6l Oue WuO ku6W 1TbblueOI AT
thur knows how heavily the burdens of
office rested upon him, and how he grew
from thorough bon vivant, before Gar
fields death, into an engrossed man of
business. Of course he was still genial
and c0urtly, but the ring of merriment
had gone. The manner of his acquiring
his highest position nlled him with awe
as to the discharge of its duties. Is it any
wonder he admired the bright, atfable
fou Enal inn h,1ED xxhA l. a..
loved; a queen in Washington society,
and while not strictly a beauty, pos
sessed the sunniest of smiles and a
charm of manner that made Der ire
sstible? Miss Frelinghuysen is OF
medium stature, WITH brown hair and
clear complexion. She is always dressed
In the perfection of taste. She has
changed much since the death of her
father, and the death OF eX-President
Arthur will also be- a grief. She went
directly to Europe after her fathers
death, and she and President Arthur were
in constant correspondence. Among his
Intimate friends it is said had Mr.. Ar
thur been elected he would have married
Miss Frelinghuysen. but his failure to
| obtain the nomination, which, as he ex-
pressed it, t'wOuld be the Endorsement of
the people that l had done my duty under
trying circumstances" made him lose
and his rapidly advancing Ill health smut
! out forever amy further interest IN the
pleasures which this world affords.
Miss Nellie Arthur, the daughter OF the
| late ex-President, makes rare promise of
! developing into charming woman. She
| has her fathers kindly eyes and also his
brow. Her nose bears a resemblance to
mis-, but, OF course, is smaller and more
| exquisite. she has a mouth as soft and
sweet as the mouths Of the Georgian
women, who, II VoltaIre may be believed,
| have the ''only perfect mouths in the
world" Her cheeks are round, full, aud
of the most delicate pink; and they dwin-
| die and narrow into a chin which is like
| that of the marble Ariadne In the Vati-
| can. Miss Arthur is a bright converse
tionalist, with decided literary tastes.
Poetry suits her better than prose, and
she herself twangs the strings of the an
cient melOdlc Tyre with no mean hand.
| If her present verse-making tendencies
warrant Indulgence in prophecy, it may
be satelv predicted that her best poetry
will be done tor an audience Of two
herself and one other. G. E. Ii.