Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-28


near friends ana relatives have seen ner
collections.
Mrs. stewart was small and sllght."un
an excellent ngure, which she retained IN
spite OF her years. Her complexion was
naturally smooth and fresh and retained
Its youthful appearance. There were Few
wrinkles in her face, and. except when IL
was IN repose, it showed no signs OF age
bier hair rad become white, but over IL
she wore wig of light brown hair, ne
com ng TO Der blue eyes and fair complex
ION. she was simple in her taste ana very
aostemiOus, dieting herself almost as
tnough she was recovering from severe
Illness. 1t was largely due to the excelIent
care she took OF herself that she retained
ner youthful figure and complexion,
and the activity which made her seem
thirty years younger than she really was.
She was very active. and, though living
on the third story of her house, when
could ONLY be reached bv two long flights
Of stairs. never asked assistance in mount
ing them. She rose at O'Clock and break
tasted In the breakfast room on the nrst
moor. During the mornings she often
shopped or drove out. Dinner was at
O'Clock. and the afternoon was sIent IN
making or receiving calls and in driving
/" the park. A light tea was served at
500 O'Clock. and after calls from few
ola frle nds, Mrs. Stewart vent 70 bed about
10 O'Clock. Occasionally she would go 10
reception or tea, stopping only for Anew
minutes.
At Saratoga, this last summer as for
many before 1t, Mrs. Stewart occupied
suite 1 rooms on the first floor of the
Grand Urion Hotel. She enjoyed the
hustle of hotel life as a temporary change,
and often had one or more of her grand
nieces with her at Saratoga.
Mrs. Stewards immediate family was
not very large. She had three unmarried
half sisters. Misses Anna. Julia and
Emma CIinch, and nephew and niece,
the chiidren of Charles p. Chnch, her half
brother, who for fifty years before his
death was a deputy collector Of New York.
The nephew as Mrs. Stewards favorite;
he is Charles j CIinch, resident o.
Paris, where he is President of the Ameri-
can Club. To HIM Mrs. stewart has
allowed at least $4,000 yearly. The niece
10 Sarah, wife of Mr.. j. Lawrence Smith
OF Shutdown, L. /. She has five daugb-
tiers. Mrs. Osborne OF Chicago, Mrs.
Prescott Hall Butter, Mrs. J. Bloomfeld
Wether'll. and Mrs. Stanford White OF
New York, and Mrs. Ella Smith. Mrs.
Stewart gave the house 355 Filth avenue
to Mrs. Butler as wedding present,
BjTs. Stewart took no active part in the
management of any charitable work, al
though her gifts to WORTHY objects were
continual. The completion OF the
WOman's Home on Fourth avenue, Thir-
ty-second and Thirty-third streets, now
turned into hotel, and the erection of
the Cathedral and schools at Garden City.
we're the carrying OFT OF plans made by
her husband. But in many other cases
Mrs. Stewart acted on the impulses Of her
own beart, and secretly. When at the
Hahnemann Hospital fair in the Madison
square Garden In 1879 the gallery broke
and Mrs. Hegeman was killed. Mrs.
Stewart sent Der check for $4,000 to the
hospital the next morning.
Although she carried through so mag
nlicently the plans for the Cathedral and
schO )ls at Garden CITY, Mrs Stewart
not connected closely with any church.
She owned pew at St. Marks, Stuyve-
SAINT square, but since the death OF Mr..
Stewart Dad never att ended services
there. Probably the last time she at
tended church was a the dedication OF
Christ Church Cathedral at Garden City
about year ago, when she was present
at the service and partook of the COM
munion Immediately after the clergy.
The interior OF Mrs. Stewards house is
practically sealed book TO most New
Workers. Through the middle of the
house run two broad halls, crossing one
anOt her in the middle of the house. The
two lower stories are huilt almost entirely
of marble, what in ordinary houses would
be wood being in this house OF polished
Italian marble. The doors of the rooms
are OF solid rosewood. Carpets especially
made abroad cover the floors OF tie
first story, the borders in every in
stance being exact copies OF the
elaborate frescoes on the ceilings. To
do away with the GOODNESS of marble the
walls OF the first two stories are almost
hidden behind heavy hangings. and car
pets conceal the marble floors. In the
entrance hall stands Harriet Hosmer's
'Zenoba," and Powers "Greek SIave' is
in the art gallery. In this great room
hangs col ection OF pictures valued at
fully $l,000.000. Among the collection
are paintings by Murllo and Raphael,
Rosa BOnheur's "Horse Fair" Hunting.
dOn's Lady Washington's Reception"
and famous pictures by Meissonier,
Bouguneau, Vernet and Gerome. Some OF
the furniture in The drawing room is up
holstered in genuine old Gobelin tapestry,
aud bric-a.brac crowds the house. Mrs.
stewards own rooms were furnished IN
an Old fashioned but very comfortable
manner. The furniture WAS of solid rose
wood, heavy, and ella bOTately carved. The
color II the draperies and coverings WAS
CRIMSON. y coal fire generally burned in
her rooms and every hing dark was ban.
ished from them. Mauy of the changes
made by Mrs. stewart were not in keep
ing with tue original plan OF the house,
but their effect was to make it much more
comfortable than 1t would otherwise have