The morning times., 1896-06-22
BARONESS BODISC0 COMING
After Years of Russian Life She
Is to Visit Georgetown.
Her Beautiful Yoang Daughter Is 9
Favorite at the Cars Court and
VIII Come. With Her.

the czarina at the, recent coronation a
Moscow. Their intsEests are her deares
hopes, and she cannot leave Russia 10
the ties that bind her 40 America. sh
may, however, bring her daughter wit
her. ia
The young girl Is described as very bea u
full, and her appearance in Washington
| would make a great SIR Anyone who
has seen the portraitsi OF her mother
father, and little brother ran easily beiiev,
she is fair to look upon, high spirited, ant
good. - Is
The baroness comes here In connection
| with her property interests. Her HUSBAND
died almost at the tine OF the coronation,
( throwing a mantle of sadness over the
occasion for his family and friends. The
| settlement OF his estate ,has barely COM
meneed. Among Other American posses
sions OF the family Is the building ut the
corner of Thirtieth and N streets, George
town.
THE HOME IN GEORGETOWN.
This place mas history ofits own. 1t is a
long, Irregular pile of bricks. with odd
little additions OF frame work. Its three
stories and basement, owing to its great
| length aud the irreguiarity ofits contour
In the rear. do not appear to be over two
stories. II faces west on Thirtieth street
20 words, Seminary Hotel," that tell OF
Is use forty years ago,
II was then u school Known as '.The Sens-
mary" under the Misses English It was
pafronized by some Of the wealthiest aud
most noted families in the city. The WYE
of q Connecticut governor, here on visit.
the other day, went out to seeft as the place
where she received her education.
Many Washington physicians, however.
if n tOapifal durinN fta
and occasionally zone visitor, sight seeing
at the capital, goes out there to secure q
relic OF the place where he spent weary
hours when laid up with wounds received ON
a Southern battlefield, or IL may be a wife
or daughter revisiting The place where the
life OF loved one was watched ebbiug
a way with fever. Later the house was
made a hotel. and 1t hasever since been used
as an apartment house.
Many know il as the home OF the late
Joseph Barton, for thirty years In the
Treasury, and until the beg!i,1ing Of tie
present administration. Chief IF the ar
chives division in the Winder building.
opp,s site the State, War and Navy Depart
ment.
Mr.. Barton was the father Of the Baroness
Bodisco, and, with his wife md the younger
children at first. and later with his wife
alone, occupied sGme OF the best parts in
occurred last February. and since then his
widow has been most OF the time with her
daughter, Mrs. Cowell. OF Waterbury,
Conn.,, or her SONS, Joseph and Harry, who
are New York business men.
Mr.. Barton was ut his death eight years
old while Mrs. BarttM is seventy-oiie. II
lie had lived TO next year they would have
celebrated their golden wedding TIE
daughter. Mrs. Cowcll. is the wife of a
VI. 80.
sons are in good circumstances. The older
was in the West a the time of the punic Of
1893, and then gave up his plans there.
He is now Interested In West Virginia
mining lands. and . successful operator.
THE FAMILY rs ENGLISH.
Mr.. Barton was an EnEiishman by birth,
and cafne here from London about fifty
years dgo HeAaocated first In New York
city, where he was d publisher of chiliren's
books He made y spec,aIty OF the kind
made with linen leaves, so as to tie durable.
These sold in these days ut 20 cents each.
and he Supplied the jobhing trade. He WIS
a printer. and published the books in his
own place. employing a lumber of COM
positors and binders, But En- giish houses
reduced the price to a half shilling whole
sale. End he was forced out of the business.
He was Mason OF hish, degree and quite
popular. ,Ho
Through this and, other influences he
obtained an appointment. in the Treasury
thirty hears ago, and remained in the sery-
ice Till very near the end Of his life. At
the incoming of the present Democratic nd
ministratiou. being a Republican, he was
reduced from chief Of division 10 a II 600
clcrkship. et,
1t was in the early days of Mr.. Barton's
official life that the romantic marriag ge OF
his daughter with the Count Podisco oc-
cured. The young couple met quite by
accident. and their love affair sprung up
without a wopl to lead up to it.
ANOTHER AMERICAN BRIDE.
The baron, however, had the example
OF his father to guide him in marrying an
American wife. The elder Baron Bodisco
had been welded, while an attache OF the
Russian legation here, to a Miss Williams
OF Georgetown, and the fact that Miss Bar
tons home was in that part of the city
may have counted for something with the
young noblenan.
Soon after the close of the civil war,
during the winter of 1867-6S, leading
that it would be great benefaction to
found a home for the orphans of soldiers
and sailors.
She interested q number OF her friends,
and they easily secured tie countenanceand
support of the government. A general
was made and nearly all the FASH
ionahle set We're interested. The plan
was TO raise the necessary funds by a
great fair. Committees were appointed,
and for weeks there were preparations OF
the most elaborate kind.
The government furnished the lumber
from historic war buildings to erect a
huge building at the corner of Seventh
street and Penns ylyania avenue. Each
State was to have its booth, and aid was
solicited from all parts OF the country.
Fancy articles OF needlework, books,
paintings and the product OF feminine skill
maiilines were uppliedinabuntiance. Many
Southern leaders, anxious that the terrible
strife through which the country had pass
Ell should he forgot, urged that their States
should show their patriotism by generous
gifts, and much came, even from the South.
The great building was gaily decorated,
and for six mouths it was open. During the
season OF greatest gayety it was crowded
nightly with leaders of society. aud the
prettiest women OF the capitai gathered
there with the men who had returned from
the battlefield only a little while before
and still coald see thc smoke and hear the
roar and rattle that made widows aud or
phans all through the land.
fhey arrdres,s I IN uniform. asever ything
belonging to the affair assumed a military
aspect. The naval officers we're there, toa
To give their support. On every side were
evidences of the great victory won. The
halls blazcd with national colors. and the