The morning news., 1894-11-25

stewart viii spend the winter in England.
1t Is curious fact that many of the
owners of the finest residences in this
| city do not live in them. The late James
q. Blaine leased his palatial home on
Dupont circle, and lived and died In an
old rattle-trap of a house on Lafayette
square, situated almost within a stones
throw Of the white house 1t was in this
historic house. then a fashionable club,
that Barton Key was lettering the day
he was called out by Daniel f.. Sickles,
who shot and killed him not twenty PAGES
from the house.
Senator Stewart has for years lived
in a modest house on Vermont avenue
and the elegant new home of the widow
of the late Senator Hearst OF CaliforNla
is unoccupied nine months in the year
The Blaine mansion on Dupont circle
has been for rent ever since 1t was va
Gated by Letter the millionaire dry goods
man of Chicago, about two years ago.
Families who can afford to pay $4,000
year for a residence are about as scarce
here as they are In other cities This is
the sum Letter paid for the Blaine house
Justice and Mrs. White have returned
from their wedding trip, and are now at
their new home on n street. This mar
riage, which took place at the Church of
st. Francis Xavier in New York, was the
consummation of a very romantic love
AFFAIR. The gallant justice waited more
than twice as long for his bride as did
Jacob for Rachel. Mr. White is the sec
ond Catholic ever confirmed as a justice Of
the supreme court of the United States,
the first being the late Chief Justice Taney
OF Maryland, who rendered the celebrated
Dred Scott decision.
Washington society viii suffer q loss
this winter in the family of Ex-Gov. Car
roll Of Maryland, a descendant OF the
signer of the Declaration Of independence.
Their annual ball has been one of the
events of every season here Gov Car
roll recently received u cablegram telling
of the fatal Illness of his daughter, the
Baroness Anita La Grange, who Is said to
be dying of consumption. Mr. Carroll left
for France Immediately upon the receipt
of the cablegram.
One OF tho interesting questions Of the
day IS what is Mr.. Cleveland going to do
with the painting Love and Life" pre-
sented to this country by Watts the noted
English artist. This picture is at present
hidden away In the cellar Of the White
House It Is reasonably certain that he
viii not carry out the wishes Of the donor
and hang IL IN any public part of the ex-
ccutiVe mansion II will be remembered
that at the time the story Of the picture
was first printed several ladies Of the
WOman's Christian Temperance Union an
nOunced their intention OF seeing the pic
ture, and II they decided that It was an
lmmOdest one they would call the matter
to the attention Of the national organiza-
tion In yearly meeting at Cleveland
They went away 10 the meeting at
Cleveland however, without getting "a
sight at the picture, and # Is not known
what they viii DO. They viii scarcely
pass judgment without seeing the pic
turC.
The walls Of the handsome and commo-
dlous new building for the Corcoran Art
Gallery are now up 10 the second story.
and the building will probably be ready for
occupancy within a year. n win be occu-
pied by the Corcoran School OF Art az
wen as q picture gallery. and being built
especially for this purpose viii have ali
the modern facilities for light 40 essen
tial for the proper display of works Of art.
There ia "A plan afoot 10 either Aell or lease
the Old building az present occupied By the
Corcoran Art Gallery to tho government
for the use OF the supreme court. II Is
safe 10 say that nine-tenths Of an via.
itora who come TO the capital for the pur.
pose Of seeing the eights visit thi8 inetI.
tuition founded through the generosity VI
the late W W. Coreorau or thlf city
on thsee days Of the week Hiuission 4
FREQ and 0u the other three fee of 3
cents iH charged. This gees toward tha
support of the Nallers The money taken
amounts 10 a. considerable sum annually.