Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-28

MARY GARRETT.
 ical condition Is such that he can give no more advice ou railroad or other business matters Tie balance of hts years W .I 6e spent at his beautiful country seat Cp lands, " just beyond the city limits, with a few months of the winter In his cIty home or Mount Vernon place
 Yet to meet Miss Mary on the street she would be the last one to be regarded as millionaire She dresses 1T. severely plain taste, always in dark Colors and looks like one of those elderly spinsters who are supposed De such necessities at church sewing circles and IT, religious work
 Personal Appearance.
 Between 5 and 50 hut nearer 60 years of age with dark gray hair part pt which Is made into frizzles'' over the brow, thin features, sharp nose. kaen blue eyes which scAr you through heavy gold bowed eyeglasses. slIm figure but very small and well shaped hands for au elder y lady. iT height about feet $ inches Not very imposing ih appearance. is shep True. but after a moments conversation the visitor Is forced tG admit that she Is no ordinary woman While q1iet and re served iE her Iuanner, she Is SO hcccsIomed IC business ways that she has acquired . man s decision and emphasis and. as the ' saytnG Is. talks to The point She = quite nervous and shows it In her quick short steps tU walking and d peculiar mo tinn of her fingers when she IS cOnvsrsing But sha !s lar from being irritable nt naughty 10 H stranger. hn matter how humble Sh.' talks with ;h" same freedom that sh" would toward tho first lady ot the JAi,d.
 How She Spends Her :Bays.
 When in this country. Miss Garrett's h fn fS ,li ,n 10" and her residence on Monument street. tut stones throw from her brothers house She enters hers through heavy pOrtico supported hy granite pillars. The hOpSr itself Is 'jf painted brick, with mar hle Ia''tl foundation. and Ot the old BaIti IH2r" $tyl.' ;,f architecture Its only cx- terror points nf note are the many win duwS 0f cathedral glass and the large glass covered HonSorvatDry. but one can get no Id"n ot th" beauties hidden within The observer would know Som0 rich person lived there. but II Is no better than 50 other houses near 1t. and many are much | more elaborate structures
 On arising. which Miss Garrett usually 1 does about : 80 m, an English serving woman brings her . cup Of coffee Then she dresses and glanccs over her mail un- til breakfast at sharp She is light cater and. though her chef Is a conEOis seur in French cuisino she is fond of Eng fish dishes, and the guest at her tahlc finds l chops and roast hoCf among tho regular | ViandS As tho mail frequently amounts to l50 or 200 IrttCrs considerable timo aft CT breakfast is given to this
 Most nf tho financial matters, unless of | much importance, arc turned over to her agcnt, Mir A. B Crane To her private secretary arc dictated many replies to let. tcrs from railroad directors. asking her | opinion on this or that plan, for it Is un- | dUrstood that Miss Garrett Is always con | suited before any improvement or change | of policy Is carried out by the Baltimore | and Ohio railroad management Her calls | for aid-beggiug letters, in plain English often reach 100 day, and not few re- | ceivo attention, but fl the cases of distress | art in the city she usually assists them | through sOmo church society in which she | is interested.
 Has No Fear of Cranks. Occasionally sh0 hears from a crank, but as she believes in paying no attention l to this class and has no fear of them the | wAstebasket receives all such cpistles For an hour befcrr luncheon she Is usually | prepared to recclVe callers. After the meal comes an hour or su of sleep. then moro time to be spent on the mail When she
 
 hour of D. m Ouca-.unally she takes the air by a short walG and visit to some friend or to her brother, whose gen. eral business aff.!rs she directs Ii she de | sircs to drive. Aa electric bell summons | her carriage with pair of imported bays l guided by regulation English cOachman By his >ido is model tiger The Gar | rett livery is dark green arl silver, and it | Is seen everywhere, even CD the horse cloths Sometimes she takes her female | steIographeI. sCiirtlEles friend. on the | drive. Her iavurite route Is out to Druid Hill or Cliff parks. in the northern sub urbs
 Dinner is le main repast in the Garrett house, and st tils time perhaps moro cere mony is observed than on any other occa- | sion. An hour l. always occupied, and l when guests are at the table twice that timc passes away before the finger bowls l diners. Must a: Miss Carr, US reading Is done at night H;d she Is d Leftover in TO tiring by Ut least 10 D. m A half hour | later not light is Ia be seen in this man. sion unless tho mistress is giving a dinner or reception
 Out of tine Gozen servants who attend to | Miss Garrstt's wants not one ts cOlored The elder Garrett was very partial to them, but his daughters frequent visits | abroad caused her la adopt the English ways, and for the last five years her homo has been cared for by English. from her waiting maid tO tho cook. SEe aOes nos | pay them very liberal wages, ;Lu coach man receiving the largest salary. She has the reputation Ct heIng kInd to 'hem,