Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-01

in the time of Washington. For IS years he lived in savannah. With his seven- teenth century ideas of social exclusive ness he acquired the knowledge and belief which eventually controlled the doors of metropolitan society
 Upon Ward McAllister fell the task of looking out for the family. He atten ded to their training. social and otherwise.
 Leaving savannah, he settled in New port, R. l., and made the fashionable pop ularity of that place He was a leader of modiSh folk by nature and training. It was at Newport that he originated the picnics which made him famous Though rarely bOastful. he Used to say that the food served on those occasions could not be matched in the world.
 To him wines were as plain as the let ters in book. He knew their history, the philosophy Of them and their worth to the fraction of dollar. He knew tho rare vintageS and could tell on the ends of his fingers the few private houses only where they could be found No buyer in the world knew more about wines than Ward McAllister.
 Professionally Mir McAllister was a lawyer. Hc was graduated from Yale and went to san Francisco in the fall of 1852 Western life. which was then crude, did not satisfy him. and after practicing law awhile with <, all McAlliSter. his brother. he came east and married Miss Sarah Gib- bons. a lady of wealth and good position. Then it was that he tiled in Newport His habits wore very regular.
 His Habits and Amusements-
 He rose at 9oclock breakfastod at 9 :45 and then welH riding or walking at II looking after business affairs from II 80 to l. took lunch at 80 sharp and dined at
 His favorite amusements were whist, billiards and small talk with friends He cared littlo or nothing for the theater or opera ur public amuscments of any de- soription although he sometimes attended the opera He was feet 9ls inches in height and weighed l90 pounds His brown hair was mixed with gray, and his head was bald except at the sides and hack. His mustarhe and imperial were gray. His eyes wcro blue. soft and kindly The forehead was high. nose aquilinc. chin firm and the mouth determined His fine l head w-.s set on Iuare shoulders, and his 1 carriage was very erect He dressed quietly always in dark clothes, invariably | wearing a high hat and cutaway coat on the street. and overgaiters-
 The Astors Chanlers. Samuel Ward, Marion Crawford, Amelie RiysS Julia Ward. Julia Ward Howe, the Boston Alp. | plstons and Princes, the Paterson Bona partes and tho Massachu usetts Parkers were all his relatives Early in life he married | Miss Hayward of Savannah. A good deal of his early married life wal | passed in France and other European coun tries, For some time Mir. and Mrs. Mo 1 Allister also lived in San Francisco. He leaves three children-Louise, Hey ward and Ward McAllister, Jr.. who livei in San Francisco and who was for some time a judge of a court in Alaska Mir McAnister has never been in any active business since his marriage. and fl
 later years has been the acknowledged leader of society in this country. Hi social carer as a society leader began fl tho seventies, and he was for many year prominent figure in the annual Patri arCh's hall and other notable social func | tionS
 He was an author of prominence and i
 best known as the writer of Society a | Have Found It
 When the news of his death becam
 known at the charity ball. which was il
 progress at Carnegie Music hall, genera
 surprise and sorrow were expressed. l
 was not thought that Mir. McAlllster's i'll
 ness was a serious one, and Miss Louis
 McAllister. his daughter, had expressed
 m opinion in the afternoon that her fa
 ther was we'll on the way toward recovery