New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-05


| from Philadelphia, the successor of Samuel >.
| Randall and for his personal eccen'rcitl"s anu
his old-timc courtesy and polish Of manner. In"
vcncrabl, Morton McMichacl. so long the editor
and proprietor of The Philadelphia Norfh-Amrr-
ican VINO died few years ago. Is in III" group
and near him is the picture Of 'eorg" NJ D'li'''
who wa- Nicr-lrc>dont Of IA" lnf"i ''""H
when james X Polk was President. Charles
Gilpin was another man Of the old type. %
was G. Willing: also Thomas willing One of
the descendants of this family in the female line.
az New-Yorker= will remember married into the
| Astor family and no doubt this little INK was
| forged out Of the marriage In the seventies OF
! Miss Paul, laughter Of James w. Paul, OF rhila-
dclpha, 10 William Waldorf Astor. Alexander
/ Henry elected probably moro frequently to the
| Mavoralty than any of hi, predecessors, a hand
some man Of the Philadelphia lawyer type, Is
hero SO also is Daniel VI. Fox. TN" Mayor OF
! Philadelphia who signed thr ordinance provIding
| Cor the establishment OF a paid lr" Dplrthlent
in that city. The incident Is recalled IN .nis
| connection that Mr.. Fox was moved to approve
| tins act, which AT the time was moi p'PulaI
! one by an appeal made 70 him III person ny
mother whose son had been led To- his rum through
| the evil associations and vicious Influences OF u"
! old volunteer system which PhiladcphIi was 80
slow in yielding mp. The portrait Of Peter Nc
| { all "a man conspicuous IN tho period OF the
war, is one which looks appropriate in ITS pace
here in view Of the respected position which ne
occupied during his liiotlm" IN the quaker ny,
The other Mayors who appear in their different
styles of dress common to the periods in which
they lived are Matthew Glark'on. John p s'escr'
H inneS f SsRcr. io.I Jorcs samuel Nj c~ Jc%
swift. John barclay, Robert Wharton, Robert J..
Conrad, Michael Kappclh, Joseph WHtsQn John
and John Barker Coming down to more recent
dates wc scc the broad, good-naturcd conntcnanc'
! of William H. Stokcy. who was the clty excel
| tive during the Pennsylvania railroad riots III
| T,i, -. and Iyu
thc maintenance of order IN that cry, until
the arrival of General Hancock with the rrgtiir
| which be was held by all class's OF the com
munity, no less than by the stcrnn"ss and wisdom
of his action. Then there is William t. smith
"a massive man who seemed to have great dra!
Of difficulty in carrying himself around, and yel
after all Scewcd to find great delight in dong
it. This brings tke list down to Edwin fi'leF
and the present Mayer +. ). Stuart. q.
| The Executive Commissioners room Is on the
west side of the building, aud south OF 1t Is
the Governors room which Is nanosouieiy w' an
cocd in c!cry. with inrhituic correspondence an"
| all Of colonial pattern III =,
| Above the stairway and against III" wall OF
the gallery on ia" second Moor Oh .' ",m nr,cn 10
| fap The story is well known and ne incident
| il generally accepted ~ that on which was ba-r
the creation of the stars ana H MI III :, '" IT,
| generally believed that the coat OF arms OF wash
| ington formed the basis. Iii" rcd ana wht' per
pcndicuar stripes were ilci'.S , ~ ,rne st,rS
in cL,.f are supposed to have suggested the scat
| trrnc of stais in the field of blue TO represent
| thr number of states The painting reveals the
| woman IN the Arch-st. house in lhllad"lphla
stitching the flag together II being spread across
her lap, wmlc Washington is sitting near forming
''' " ,hr .rcond floor also are portraits of Will
| lam and Hannah Penn. On" of tine pictures 81
| William Penn here on exhibition was painted III
| 1854 and is believed 20 he rh" oldest portrait oil
| lin in existence Different portraits of ifl,la
| min Franklin a.n appear. Tnrrc are mohy other
| int re- I'M roc> in the hulidinc bat some OF
them ~ Interesting only rs represent itNr OF IN
| period ~ which they were uSrd, rl'h,' th'h a."
Icing possessed of any historical value on ac-
conn; of associations.
! arc g., nurcL bowl used hy WASHINGTON durial
the Rcvoniion portrait OF washington painted
when Ii" WIS co,.mandrr-lh-oliir, p n,I crnro
| his death "a sword of General Anthony Wayne,
a man Of Philadelphia with sections OF land aa-
accent. mad" in 30; inc nta'e no Wrs Il" l,hu
| Adams when she sat for her portrait TO stuart,
fork and spoon from Valley Forge watch, vest
| and stockings worn by Charles Carroll II Car
elton when he signed the Dcriarntion OF Indc-
| rcndcncc an ale mug that belonged to John
Paul Jones, the sann.cr,pt OF ~" 'rS1 prycr III
| bavonot and Nnr-lock taken from the frigate
Augusta sunk IN Philadelphia dnr l', ,lr keVo
luton, aud rcs' swoiu o. Jon" nn,;,od "a
great credit for all they have accomplished, MT
only by the application OF E'r,lstsnt ian4r IN,
by their good tast" III arr Nh'r' "''i'.SS VI" W.
correspond their Judgment was sought an tot,
lowed II i, du' 10 IN iact; no u u; ,hl, az
cid gold velvet carpet. so mai" III PtrladripIla
stretched with uniformity along th" floors Of al
the apartments and rooms lenf , q delishiii,n'
effect 10 the wainscotng ana colors OF IN" wall,
| Thora hos hern DELAY in the hanging Of etchngs.
Ihes.. We're ali put in place. hut error in the
matter Of selection of BACKGROUND suitable in color
| H. n,nlinas we're M once taken down and new
backrronnd was supplied with a beneficial effect
Representatives Of the passing generation COM