Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-14

the White House and there are q few paintings
by famous artists hanging here and there. The
hall contains some old furniture which has
been In Mr.. HAYES family for generations. and
a long clock which belonged to his grandfather
stands in one corner. At she right as You enter
l. a little painting OF the ex-Presideut when he
was boz and there are photographs of HIM
self, Mrs. Hayes and their friends everywhere.
MR. HAYES PHOTOGRAPHS.
/ doubt whether there is a family in the
country who has many photographs as that
of ex-president Hayes. He told me that not long
ago they had begun TO count them. bu. had
stopped at 700 and he had no doubt but that
there were 10000 different photograph in the
house. These photographs are of all character
and of all subjects. Thousands of them relate
to the ex-president and his friends and great
rany of them are snap shots taken bv his chill
dreu and bv friends % the family. The house
has been photographed again and again and his
son Rutherford HAYES. ir., or ''Rud,' as be is
Familiarity called. is a very successful amateur
photographer. During my walk through the
house with him Mr.. HAYES showed me
dark room for developing photographs which is
better arranged than any have ever seen in a
Photographic gallery. and he gave me several
hundred photographs 70 select from. Among
those | selected one taken this fall when he was
just seventy years old. and another which was
taken at siXtv-five by Toledo photographer
and which is his favorite picture of himself.
In both Of these photographs he is represented
with Grand ARMY button in his coat ard he
il evidently proud Of his soldier record. Dur
ing nv stay we took photographs of a number
OF the rooms IN his house. and before left he
stood with me and his little grandson. sherman
HAYES, the steps at the end Of the house.
and m Photographic friend took picture of
US. The plate came out very well with the ex-
ception that moved NV head and thus have
two faces in the picture instead of one.
PICTURES OF MRS. HAYES
Many Of Mr.. Hayes photographs represent
Mrs. Hayes. and the ex-President spoke most
afrectiona.elv of her as he looked over them. The
one he likes best is that made bv a New York
pho.ocraphersom years before her death and
among his favOri:e pictures ia one which he
calls the Madonna picture. 1t il the photo
graph of n daguc-reotvDe or painting OF Mrs.
HAYES At about the time of her marriage and it
is wonderfully beautiful. The motheriv face in
the picture is indescribabIe and il is more
beautiful than most CO the Nadonnae known to
art. Another represents Nr. and Mira. HAYES
as thew looked shortly after their marriage. aud
among the striking snap shots OF the collection
il thu last picture thai was taken Of the wife of
the President. PRECEDENT HAYES calls ii 1.-The
Wounded Pigeon and il represents Mrs
Haves sitting with the Presidents hat on her
head with wounded pigeon in her hands
winch she WAS irving to SOothe and cure. One
o: the guests of the house snapped the camera
O9l nFA Natlol4. Lft hi'Aa AZ Is. anu me hlDu.
sym 7athetic face of Mrs. Hayes Is shown here
III all its beauty.
STORIES OF MRS. HAYES.
As weiooked over these pictures spoke of Mrs.
Ha~es and the ex-fresident gave her the most
beautiful tribute that a husband could make to
his departed wife. lie spoke OF her kindness
AID -aii: ''Shs was. I believe. one Of the most
wonderful women the world has ever knowu
She could do more things than any woman
have ever met and she did them all we'll she
bad most beautiful soul and she va. the per-
sOnIica:ion Of love. She thoroughly in
svmpathv with the world and she was ALWAYS
dCiRS soma kind meas for those about her. Her
sym Fathv extended 10 the poorest and the low
es' we'll a. 70 the rich and the famous. and as
al instance OF this remember little thing
that ppened a. Columbus a day or two after
was elected President. Mrs. Hayes was driv-