, 1897-04-30

uSdlu lave SIo"u up III TIE mlnu3
o: a younger generation.
Mrs. Grant is in touch with current
events, and keeps up friendship made in
White House and on the tour of the
world with many noted men and women.
For instance. there was an animated cor
.respondence during the recent Chinese
japanese war with Lii Hung Chang,
which would be Of historic interest now,
The Oriental Bismarck and Mrs. Grant
became friendly al the time OF the
Grants visit to China, and exchang-
ed letters after the generals death. Mrs.
Grant believed in the ultimate success
Of the Chinese arms and told Lii so. Ii
wrote her from time to time news o: the
progress OF the war, and sent her an ac-
count of the peace negotiations which
resulted in the treaty of Shimonoseki.
Mrs. Grant is a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ing lady, with whom Time has dealt
kindly. Her well-rounded cheeks are
unmarried by wrinkles, and though her
eyes have failed until reading has be-
'oile Il tdSh, tnelI brightness IS unulm-
med. She walks firmly. and is not cas-
lily fatigued. She has Il low voice and a
sprightly way of conversation, with a
kindly affability that is charming.
COL. FRED GRANT.
Col. Fred Dent Grant. the eldest OF
Gen. Grants children, is a clear figure
in a New Workers. eye. He bears a strik-
ing resemblance to his father, in feat
ure and figure, his very beard growing
in the characteristic form of Gen.
Grants. Col. Grant is AZ years old. As
II lad he accompanied his father in his
campaigns. and at 10 years he had seen
five great battles. At II he entered West
Point military academy, and after a
short army service. resigned to go into
railway engineering in the far west.
Later he served on Gen. Sherman's
staff. and in 1881 he resigned his COM
mission. He went with his parents on
he tour Of the world. Col. Grant as
sisted his father in the preparation Of
. his memoirs.
~ iiii Sph 'ppollltu lI1ll
minister to Austria, and at Vienna he
was popular at court. and served his
e country's interests capably. When
r Strong was making up the personnel Of
l his administration Col. Grant was
r strongly recommended to him for COM
q missioner of public works. his engineer
4 ing training and his executive expert
once being brought to the mayors no
tice. 4 place in the board Of police was
: assigned to him instead.
n Upon MCkinley's ascension to the
presidency he was put forward as a can
didate for his former post at Vienna,
. but the appointment OF other New York.
: ers to high diplomatic positions COM
PEELED the appointment of another to that
important capital. Col. Grant has been
e considered ut seveTi. republican nation
al conventions in the light d. an avail
e able nominee Cor the vice presidehEy.-
Col. Grants wife was Ida Honore be.
fore her marriage in 1874. inc Mrs. Pot,
e ter Palmer, of Chicago, is her sister
Mrs. Grant was n belle in Chicago as &
girl, and now presides with dignity anf
grace over her husbands household at
No. 25 East Sixty-second street.
Julia Dent Grant. Colonel and mrs.
i Grants daughter. is one of the few nil
y dren who can boast OF having been horn
= in the White House. She is now in her
Il 81 year. She is a favorite in societyand
y is a clever artist.
! NELLIE GRANT.
Nellie Grants marriage in the White
! House in her fathers second term was
an event that was long talked blout.
Her husband, Algernon Sartoris, is u
son of Edward Sartoris, and his m)ther
was Adelaide kemble, Il sister Of Fan
ME kemble. and herself an author Of
some note. Mr.. and Mrs. Sartors re-
sided in England after their marriage,
paying with their children occasional
visits to Gen. Grant. Mrs. Sartoris a
few years & brought her children to
live with Mrs. Grant, and recently
brought out her daughter Vivian in
Washington society. Mother and daugh-
ter are deservedly popular there, where
many friends who remember Nellie
Grants amiable qualities as a school girl
see them reflected in the younger wo-
man. Miss Vivian Sartoris is Il bright
and agreeable as well as a pretty girl.
THE OTHER CHILDREN.
Ulysses is the second Of Gen. Grants
children, being a year younger than Col.
Fred. He was born in Ohio and chose
the law for his calling, studying at Co
lumbia law school in this city. After
ward he went into commercial pursuits.
He married, in 1881, a daughter of Sem
ator Chaffee.
Jesse Grant, the youngest. is a grad
uate of the Columbia School OF Mines.
He is a wealthy resident OF San Diego,
Cal. His wife was a Miss Chapman.
daughter OF a San Francisco millionaire.
Ulysses S. Grant and his brother Jesse
have beer less frequently seen and heard
OF in New York in the past 10 years than
their brother and sister. At the St.
| Louis convention last year Ulysses was
mentioned prominently for second place
on the national ticket, the California
delegation having no other candidate for
said that hn "nlNIh