Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-05

800 Wyoming avenue, and proceeded on a
chevy Chase car to 18th street, where they
transferred. Alighting from the car at @
and 18th streets. they proceeded, chatting
pleasantly, toward Mr.. Pillings residence
Miss Violet had been looking forward with
extreme pleasure 10 the evening. and was
eager TO reach the sceEe of the entertain
ment. She was Slightly in advance of her
mother when 18th street was reached. AS
she stepped from the curb the latter said:
Nioiet, mold on a minute AS the daugh-
ter stopped and turned, ner mother h.aved
deep breath and fell to the pavement.
Had Died Instantly.
She appeared to be in a faint and was
carried into the residence of Mrs Wilker-
son. opposite to the Pilling mouse. on 18th
street, and Dr. Clarence A. Weaver vac
called ill., He found that Mrs. Fassett had
been dead for some minutes, and that she
mad bly, died instantly whom sba feu
MT. ana Mrs. WILDER Delano the latter a
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Fassett vere at
10. une reception of Mr.. and Mrs. Pillfng, and
were quietly notified of the sad event nv
MISS Violet Coroner Carr after a consni
tauon with DIR. Weaver, decided that an
inquest would be unnecessary. and RI.
nIuy was removed TO the late residence of
me deceased, 1900 Wyoming avenue. Mrs.
raSsett was about sixty-fiye wears ar asa
wen preserved, of an amiable and attract
I'VE disposition, and her family has the.
~ lnpathy OF q wide circle of friends in
'neir SAD bereavement. She was q uat;v,
OF New York state, being born near Lake
OSwego. f>e
TIE arrangements for the funeral have
not been completed.
Mrs. Fassett's Career
MIS- Fdssett was an artist of considera bic
merit, portrature being her speciality Her
talent in this direction is shown in The
Electoral Commission the large canvas
now hanging in the northeast corner of the
senate wing of the Capitol. In this work
Mrs. Fassett reproduced the portraits Of
over 2oo persons who were identified with
the exciting legal controversy over the re-
spectlVe claims of Hayes and Tilden to tn.
presidency of the United States, or were
prominent in national affairs at that period
Inc scene is laid in the United States Su-
premc Court room, and the time is that
When William NJ Evarts was making his
famous argument The work was pur-
chased from the artist for 81 800
Mrs. FassettS portrait of President Gar
held, painted when he was chairman of
the appropriations committee of the House
now hangs in the room of that commi ttee
at the Capitol, and the portrait of Chief
Justice Waite, painted by order Of the Su-
preme Court. hangs in the Justices robing
room. She painted many ether portraits of
prominent men and women. During the
last few years she confined herself to the
paiHtiiiS VI OH ivory, q
Of art in which she was successful
Mrs. Fassett was the wife of Samuel Fas-
sett, the photographer They came to
Washington from Ohio in 1876 and opened
a photograph gallery and studio at 925
Pennsylvania avenue. Mr.. Fassett was
subsequently appointed official photographer
of the Treasury Department, a position he
held for several years. Besides her hus-
band Mrs. Fassett leaves seven children,
four daughters and three sons. The daugh-
tiers are Mrs. Clark r. Hodge, recently
widowed after brief married experience;
Mrs. Myron A. Pease of Chicago, Mrs. Will
bur Delano and Miss Violet Fassett, all of
whom, except Mrs. Pease lived at the
family house. No. 1900 Wyoming avenue.
The sons are Raphael Of st. Paul, Mimi;
Montague of Chicago and Arthur of Tren-
ton. N. J..