New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-13

sfrs' Fassstt has a remarkable knowledge Of pub
lie questions end an exceeding breadth of mfor-
nation upsa them.
The five children of the Fassett home make a
charming feature There are four sturdy boys
md one girl. The boys are Bryant Soat, Newton
Croker Truman Edmund, and j. Soat Fassett,
r. The girl is named Margaret j, Sloat. jr., Is
The Youngest member OF the family just old enough
10 lisp lIurrah for Papa" He is an in
tense Republican, and is strong supporter OF
his father This youngster not only has the
honor of bearing his fathers name, but when Mr.
Fassett's birthday comes around, which IS NoNem-
Der 49, the members of the family and friends
are compelled to keep things even, TO get two
sets of presents for j. Soat, and j. Sloat, IT,,
because the yOungsteT was born on his fathers
birthday. All of the children are jolly and good
natured The older children do not IKE it bit
because their father is not going TO New-York to
live. as they expected, and in their way are doing
considerable amount Of kicking The Oldest
boy. Bryant is the leader of the opposition. lie is
about ten wears old, and lie had his anticpations
of what he would do and see in New-YoTk raised
TO an exceedingly high pitch. lie feels the dis
appointment sadly and he frankly told bis father
that be did not want TO go TO Albany at all
The candidate does not anticipate, however, that
the opposition of his young son VIII make any
material difference in the result Of the campaign.
Mrs Fassett is a warm and ardent supporter
of the public schools and all of the children who
ere old enough TO go are 20 be sent 70 the pubic
school near by. Owing TO the fact that she IN
tended 10 have them with her in New-Iork City,
they did not start with the opening of the fall
term, but they begin on Monday.
In society Mrs. Fassett is a leader She is tall
and stately, and for her beauty alone, besides
her accomplishments, she is woman of whom
any man might well be proud. As young woman.
che the belle Of her home, but that did not
turn her head nor prevent her from making the re
marlabiy fortunate selection that she did
wedding the means of bringing the energetic
and pushing young law student and the beautiful
and rich niece Of Charles Croker, the California
millionaire together. She came East from her
home in Sacramento TO attend the wedding of a
cousin who married the cousin of the man who be-
came her husband The attachment between
them mutual and spontaneous and in spite OF
the fact that many richer men were suitors for
her hand, she accepted the young lawyer She
never has had cause to regret it, The fortune
which she brought TO him enabled the brilliant
lawy'r 70 push ahead more quickly and grow
more rapidly Had his wife come to him without
penny the result undoubtedly would have been
the same, for Mr.. Fassett is possessed of gener-
ouo VI ble gctdltFe 4udllIy,
which sooner or later would have brought him
% the front Mrs. FssSett like Mrs. Norton
the wife Of the Vice-Prosident Of the
United States, has tender heart and many are the
deeds of charity that she does. unknown 10 any
but herself and the recipient. and like Mrs. Nor
ton. she takes great pleasure in so doing No
worthy case ever reached her ears that did not
receive some assistance from her. She is much
sverse 20 publicity in regard matters Of this sort
and il was with the utmost urging that The Trib-
une correspondent learned from her that she was
associated with the support Of the EImira In
dustrial School, the Orphans Home and the
Home for the Aged. At luncheon at her home
Friday last she heard for the first time Of the
accident TO the young plumber who was hurt by
q slEy-rocket during the reception of her husband
on the previous evening Her first exclamation
was, "Sloatl what can we do for the poor fell
low"
Among her neighbors Mrs. Fassett is extremely
popular She is constantly entertaining them
and with her husband is active and liberal in the
support of the First Baptist Church, of which
both are members. a little incident showing the
love Of the church people for Mr.. and Mrs Fassett
might be told. The choir were rehearsing on
Thursday night when the voice of booming cannon
&hiah announced the nomination. was heard,