The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-06-14
HENRY WLLARD's FAMILY.


Mrs. Henry Willard, wife Of the re-
markablc iinancier. cx-president of the
Northern Pacific, ex-king of Wall
street, ex-banlirupt, the story of whose
rise and fall and restoration makes
one of the remarkable pages of Amer
lean personal aistory,is thconly daagh-
ter of William Lloyd Garrison. Mr..
Garrison used to say: II love all my
children, but especially Fanny" $40
had four brothers. Que day the eldest,
Wendell Phiilips Garrison, brought
home IL younw German, II newspaper
writer. HIS namc was Heinrich Hell
gard. The moment he and Fanny met
ii was all over with them both--it was
love at first sight. She did not hest
tate because he was poor. Her faith
cr's home was poor. but she had been
very happy in it for all that, and size
had been taught that love ismorc than
riches.
Their first home in New York after
Willard had become president of a
railroad and u big figure in the street
was the Westminster hotel, on Irving
place, and it was here that Garrison
died. Then Mr.. Willard built the
house that was afterward sold to
Whitclaw Red, 1t is a palace, mod
eled after the best Italian examples,
occupying n whole block, with IL 'front.'
age of 200 feet. and cost $1,000, GOO,
not counting the inside work, writes
the New York correspondent of the
Richmond NisDrtch. But the crash
came and the Wizards never lived in
it. After this they vent to Germany,
where Mr.. Willard cndearel himself to
his countrymen b. his interest in pub
lie charities and enterprises, and they
deluged him with memcntocs and en-
crossed thanks. and sen him back
here with large funds and unlimited
| power to invest and manage the same.
One of the latest investments was in
turec-fourlllS of the horse railroad
stock of Tacoma. for which he paid, |
understand, $3.50, 600.
Mrs. Wizard is now 10 years old.
She is petite, with II w|cll-rounded
figure and abundant gray hair and
glorious dark eyes. She is said not to
resemble her father. There are four
children, the eldest of whom is Il girl
named Helen, not yet out. The young
est, Il boy about 8 years, bears his
fathers German surname, Heilgard.
One son is, | understand, in Harvard.
Mr.. Willard made Il great point Of
having his children educated in this
country, and this WAS the most i'm.
portant factor in bringing him back,
Helen is an expert violinist, and nj
the family are musicians. MIR. Fillarc
is Il fine interpreter on the piano o.
tj,n hast fNnrn,nn .,p,Nhcnrs fThny
all speak German indilfereutly Will
English. and the daughter has a.Ger
man maid. The home life of the fam
lily is very happy and very simple ant
charming.
They live in a magnificent apart
ment of the great Tiffany house a
Sevcnty-second street and Madison
avenue, which was designed for Mr.
Tiffany, ST.. and never occupied by
him, The house is especially inter
esting as having been designed b,
Mr.. Louis Tiffany and o%mbodying
without regard TO cost. that artists
ideas of architecture and decoration
Entrance TO the Willard suite j:
through an archway in the front wall
which is furnished with a portcullis
and suggests n fcudal castle. A re
taincr scrutinizcs you from the wal
opposite as you mount the door. TIL
large square vcstibulc is tloored
walled and ceilod with red marble an,
red sandstone, the two matching il
tint. The upper half of the walls AZ
of sandstone panels, which are cut il
open lattice work, with opalcscen
Tiffany glass behind, through wlicI
the light Sits. The entrance. hall j
of white marble. with pillars of Mex
can onyX, and the broad marble stain
case has Il balrstrade of solid marble
but in open lattice work. There is Il
oriental room. one OF whose g%lorics
a colossal mantel, fourteen feet Ions
brought from l~lindoostan. The cary
iMr on it is mnryelols.