The sun., 1890-07-20
GEN. KNox's HEADQUARTERS.

was somewhat, peculiar and her dignifed man.
i,% ner save % bert her the appearance Of being taller
Alston's famous picture OF him. He was n
large full man, above middle stature His legs
feet we're very nearly s hair was shor
In front. standing up, and was powdered and
queued; lis forehead was low. his face large
and full below; his eyes rather small, gray. and
brilliant knox's natural prorensities were
highly social, and no man better enjoyed
Gr!iswod,s Republican Court" says:
Mrs Knox was one Of the heroines Of the
largest couple there and both were favorites,
some but amiable leader Of society. without
done in any place where fashionable mon and
women sought enjoyment"
tonary army was In quarters at Snake Hill.
there were numerous festivities besides the
levees givon by the Commander-ln-C Chief The
entertainments were usually most simple but
me @ hnoies ON ope occasion gave ball at the
Ellison house; WHICH seems to have 1een quite
panes in the Ellison house were to be traced.
a few years ago. three names which had been
Wynk oop and Maria Golden. Tradition says
that the last named, the daughter of u we'll
BEAUTIFUL er oroneq tie bnx ball on the the famous Eors
night in question with Washington himself and
the tradition goes further, and says that IL Was
pane herself with diamond that glistened on
her own forehnger. 1t would be interesting,
too, II the tradition would tell Just how Wash
inGton danced with III" pretty Maria Golden.
There are SO many varying stories as to, the
manner th af WasSlnGt9ns b dancing: One author
sometimes walked through the figures; but he
IA 1873, writes TO a friend OF n ball which
Washington attended the night before; :" His
Excellency and Mrs. Greene danced upward OF
the whole We had a pretty little frisk." These,
OF course. were times OF great anxiety to Wash
inGton and his officers. despite oil tho festivi-
son house TO soc Gen. Knox, and the two would
pace up and down the long porch OF the house
in earnest conversation. or hold whispered
conferences in Gen. knoN's study, The Society
time and Knox was prime mover in the af-
tair. Doubtless the walls OF tho old Ellison
house could tell much of the inception OF the
society and It's first organization.
The old house has stood unchanged since
Gen KNOX slime. Many years ago Mr. Ohm ia
cob Astor proposed to the owners OF Hill Farm
aplan ior nllinG in the flats near the house md
not carried ont but. had 1t been. 1t would have |
altered the whole region greatly. A bullet !
lodged In the wainscoting in tho oGreit hall Of tho
came there by accident. The house once had !
q ghost story. OF course, but inquiry discovered |,
that froIicsome goat. with II broken chain !
was responsible for the terrors. 1t Is said !
that tho family now owning tho place arc |
think nG Of selling IL. and then. Of course, !
there Is no tel ing 10 what uses the historic old
mansion Will he nut. or what Will be its fatc. .
u would be pity. from a merely sentimental /
point OF vlew. to havo tho old rlace owned by ,
my but q descendant OF the original owner. /
But IT is to be hoped that in any event tho !
.ory or u shop. or he used for a purpose uu-
worthy its interesting past.