The morning times., 1895-07-14
GORlGES GREAT FETE GOV. SHEPHERD SRETURH
transformations Arrival of Wash
ingtOn's Man Of Destiny.
THRONGS AT HIS HOTEL
Accom- pn nied by His wife and Daugh-
ter-Deepening Lines on His Face
the Only Signs OF His Age-The
City Old ana New-Notlced IL Great
Change.

''If you wish to see his monument, look
around you" might as appropriately be
said OF Alexander Il. Shepherd as it was
said of Sir Christopher Wren.
Washington's man of destiny, ex-Gov
Shepherd, arrived in the city yesterday
morning in a most transformations manner
and is at the Arlington Hotel
Eight years ago his return here was made
the occasion OF q most brilliant civic dem
onstration
He came here yesterday unhcra Ided,
accompanied by members OF his immediate
family, wife and daughter, but he was soon
discovered in his retreat and was made
the subject of an impromptu ovation by
his friends.
In his party are Mrs Alexander R. Shep-
herd and Mrs. L. A. Quintard, his daugh-
ter. They came direct from FL Paso,
stopping only a few days at Suwanee,
| Tenn, 10 see relatives there, and thence
| into the city he made so beautiful and SO
great
FAMILIAR TO ALL.
| The history Of Gov. Shepherd is naturally
the most familiar subject to all Washing
! tonians, at least since 1871, when he
| began TO transform its roads into avenues
| and its brick into marble, as Augustus did
| for his Norman bai1wick.
The demonstration which welcomed him
| here eight years ago was an evidence that
! he is stlll the author and creator of the
/ Augustan age of Washington
Gov. Shepherd received his callers yester-
day in the parlors of the Arlington and last
! night in the parlor of his handsome suite of
| apartments. lie was surrounded When The
| Times called on him by number of callers
whom Mrs. Shepherd ana Mrs Quintard as
| sisted in entertaining.
| Perhaps the only indications of Gov. Shep-
! herds age are the deepening lines OF his
face. His movements are as easy and as
deliberate as when he looked about the city
of Washington twenty-four years ago, and
! said prophctically the ancient hings, You
must go"
He looked the impersonation OF Dumas
idea OF Twenty Years After" There
were three conversations in progress in
the parlor at the Same moment the governor
talking 10 the press representatives and the
ladies each with their own circle OF callers.
THE OLD AND NEW.
In reply TO a suggestion that he should
talk about the old and the new Washington
the governor said:
Il was Just sa wing to my friends that I
have not yet had a vrey great opportunity
! of forming any impressions since my last
| visit. ! have taken as yet only very hasty
glance at very small section of the city.
My visit was to the central portion OF the
city and I noted that there have been very
many improvem ents since ! was here in
| 1897, both in reference to the finer Charac-
ter of the buildings and the taste displayed
| in their construction" :"
| Mrs. Shepherd has a most gracious man
! ner and is just as beautiful as when she
was universally admired as Mis- Alix
Young, which, by the way, was to all ap
| pearances, not very long ago.
Mrs. Quintard is the Gaughter-inlaw o
Bishop Quintard, of Tennessee, and the
wife OF Mr.. E A Quintard, jr, Of New
turn to her family in New York,
The party has made no arrangements for
their period of recreation here.
SOME OF THE CALLERS
Among the callers yesterday were Hon.
! David Nash Morgan, United States Treas
| urer; Mrs. John W Clarke, Mr.. Frank A
J Miller, Mr W C. Mcintyre, Mr.. Charles Gregg
! Watson, Mr.. James Stevenson, Mr.. B. P.
! BlackfOrd, Max rmes, Mr. G. Smthmeyer,
! Mr.. GeorgeC. Gorham, Mr.. G. w. Gray Mr..
! John T Divine, eS-Mayor Berrett, Mr. For
/ sythe, the old city surveyOr; Mr.. Thomas
Shepherd, brother OF che governor; Mr..
/ John VI Young, brother of Mrs. Shepherd;
the secretary oC the japanese legation, Mrs.
| Merchant sister OF Mr.. Shepherd, and many
/ others Mrs Judge Bradley, Mrs. Shep-
herds sister, is not now n the city