The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-16
THE SIMPSONS HOME
Ihe Residence. Characteristics and Personal Ap-
pearance Of the Members Of the Fam1u
Of The FdnouS Admiral.

imagine him in feminine attire. with Iux.
uriant dark brown hair smoothly mart.
ed from his broad. low forehead. and. be.
hoid, one has fair picture of the admi.
rails wife!
Ihis aversion to being photographed
Is one OF many traits that mark Mrn-
sampson as being unmodern.
There is. however. one kind of club
"hich the junior members Of the Samp-
son family would find agreeable--that
Is a tennis club. When Admiral Sarnp-
son himself isn't smashing Spanish bat
terles, ne Is never SO happy as with n
tennis racket in his hand. A few yeara
ago he had the reputation OF being the
nhest tennis player in Washington. He
ana ex-secretary Olney made a team OK
tennis players that left trail of VIC
tories behind them over which WASH
ington still speaks with bated breath.
Matched against each other they afford
ed scene OF conflict that would at
ieast run the storming of Santiago =
close second.
strangers who met the dignifed naval
omcer and the secretary OF state on
| pennsylvania avenue engaged in SOL
emn converse, edging nearer to catch
| or state that fell from their expert
enced lips. would be startled to find
them plunged in animated discussion OF
tennis scores and expert ideas on serv-
ing the ball. All the younger Samp-
sons are good tennis players, and had,
the admiral remained In New York. NJ
was the expectation when they took the
Glen Ridge house before the breaking
out OF the war the general public
may be pretty sure the Glen Rfdgers
would have seen some crack tennis
playing.
Until vacation time the two Sampson
boys were in daily attendance at the
Glen Ridge school. They are bright lit
tie fellows, full OF fun and high spirits,
and were great favorites with their
schoolmates, who felt deeply the honor
of association with a real live acting rear
admirals sons Masters Harold and
Ralph. however. were not i'm the least
spoiled by the admiration OF the other
children. who looked on them as sources
of Information quite superior to the
daily newspapers.
Since school has closed an occasional
visit TO New York city when their
mother or sisters go shopping has va
ried the monotony of the vacation play
time. The interest which the children
take in the war cannot be wondered at.
The Iowa. from which their father was
transferred to the New York when given
command of the north Atlantic SQUAD
ron, the boys considered the one invin-
chile ship in the navies OF the world
and they wept bitter tears when 1t was
taken away from their father. Every
spar and every ounce of oakum on the
ship Is dear to them. and IL took some
persuasion to convince the boys that
the New York. while it was not the
Iowa. was better ship for the COM
mander OF the fleet. The boys are well
posted in all that relates to naval az
fairs, as they are the JOY and delight Of
their fathers heart and. when he is at
home. his very shadows.
When Admiral Dewey won his great
victory at Manila and there were sur
misses that the war would be speedily
brought to close. Master Ralph made
himself heard with the protest:
well, hope the war won't stop un-
I'll papa has had chance In good
scrap"
When they grow up, both boys mean
10 be naval officers, and il is their am
Dition TO some day command ships as
Inc as tnelr pet iowa.
Miss Olive Harrington Sampson. the
daughter. is engaged to be
married to a young San Franciscan. She
s n very handsome girl, with the
brightest and merriest OF brown eyes
md a figure that is the perfection OF
lender grace. Books and music are ia
'orite recreatIons with her. although
he has a wholesome, happy interest in
ociety. for which she is eminently fit-
ed. Her sympathies are keen and
uick.
One OF her latest interests n the
ollege Settlement work on the east
lde of New York. to which some Of the
'orkers among the poor introduced her.
It her first visit to the Settlement
ouse. on Rivington street, the little ur-
hins of the east side who were NOT en-
tiled by membership to the pleasure OF
1eeting her mobbed the door and were
I her request admitted instead OF be-
,g dispersed by the police. The young
ters, on their best behavior. marched
ast her In orderly file. satisfied. and
pread the news over the east side Of
ow they had shaken hands with the
aughter OF the man who Is "lickin the
paniards down I'm Cuba"
Mrs. Sampson was Miss Elisabeth
urling and was before her marriage a
'acher I'm Vassar and In Wells col
'ges. where she was an enthusiastic
nd successful instructor.
She was but 20 when she first entered
assar college as a teacher. and there
a good story to the effect that on the
urney thither her car seat was shared
Y an august member or the senior
ass who. with kind intent asked her
she Miss Burling) were properly pre-.
red to pass the preparatory examina-
ms. The seniors conformation the
xt day when she discovered the
nth caused persistent game cf hide
"a seek to bc played thereafter be-
ccn the new instructor end the un-
ppy senior