Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-03


lover cane to zee his finance she ran to him
and threw herself into his arms. Her fnther
said, Why. Fanny /" 10 mock reproof, and
Fanny, csufussd and blushine very red,
managed to stammsr paiyeIy, Hew could /
help II, fstherf" And 90 this Young eoupls
started out With plenty Of love but without
anytsing eise In particular IN the way OF
pvsr tes sets or diamond icwslry or settle
tsests.
THEIR FIRST HOME
IN New York after Willard hsd become presi-
dent OF q railroad and q big bgure 10 the
street was the Westminster Hstel, on Irving
Place, aud IL was here that Garrison died.
Then Mr.. Willard built the house that wss
Afterwards ssIa to Wbiieaw Raid. II 10 a
palace. modelled after the best ltslisn exam.
plea, occupying whole blsck, with Q
frontage OF 200 feet. aud cost million
dollars without counting the inside WORK.
But the crash came and the Wizards never
lived In 10. After this they went 10 Ger
masy, where Mr.. Yillsrd endesred hlmself
10 his couptrynIen by his interest 10 public
charitie, and enterprises, and they deuged
him with memssto and engre.ed thshks
aud seat him beck bore with large funds
and unlimited power TO invest and manage
the same. One Of his latest investments was
In three fourhs oi tho bsrst-railrosd stock
OF Tacoma, for which be paid, understand,
sl:5,oO0
MRS WILLARD AT yoRrYPIvE.
Mrs. Willard IL now forty-nvo years old.
She 4, petife, with a well-rounded figure,
and abundasi gray barr and elsrlou, dark
eyes, she IL said not 10 resemble her father.
There are four children, the eldest OF whom
10 girl named Helen, not yet out. The
Youngest. boy OF about eight years,
bears his fathers German surname.
Hislsard One son is, understand,
In Harvard. Ar. Willard made a great
point Of having his children educated
ia this country. and this was The most
important factor IN bringing him back.
Helen il an expert viellnisi. and all the
family are musicians. Mt. Willard IL fine
interpreter, on the piano, OF the best Ger
man composers. They all speak German in-
differently with English, and the daughter
he. German maid. The bone lie OF the
i'mily "a very happy, aud very simple and
charming.
MAGNIFICENT HONE.
They live In the magnificent apartment OF
the great Tiffany house al Sesenty-second
street and Madison avenue, which was de-
signed for Mr.. Tiffany. Sr.. and never occu-
pied by HIM. The house is especially In
tsrsstinr, a. having besn designed by Mr..
Louis Tiffany ssd embodyins. without re-
g,r( to cost, that artl'ps ideas OF architecture
and decoration. Entrance to the Willard
suite IL through an srchwsys 10 the front
wall, which IL furnished with portculli',
and suggests q feudsl castle. A retainer
scrutinzes ysu from the wall Opposite
rs YOU mount to the door. The larse
senare vestibule Is foOrsd, walled, and
csilsd with red marble and red sand
stone, the two m,tching in tint The upper
half OF the walls ara OF sandstone psnels cut
In open lsttice-work, with epilescent Tiffany
Glass behind, through which the lIsht sits.
Tbs grand entrance hall Ia OF white marble
with pillar, OF Mexican onyx, aud the brsad
marble staircase has balu'trade OF solid
marble cut In OPEN lattice work. There l.
an Oriental room, one OF whose glories is .
colossal nantsl, fourteen feet lors. brought
from HIsd0stsn. The carving on 1t IL rnBT-
velleus. IL 1, very ancient and has an in
teresting history. The rest OF the house is
or q corresponding scale.
Some OF Gsrrlson's old friends are dis
posed TO feel little disappointed that his
daughter hss never shown any actiye inte'
rest in public reforms or social questions.
The explanation is perhaps TO be found In
the fact tbst she is msrtied to German
who has the conservative ideas OF his race
regarding women.