The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-19
RARE Collection Owned 8by Mrs
Keitnoh, Oldest living 1jic!scet'lgs.s
~ dant$ VI MARTINI Vaslliligt oli. 4
RECALL lee Nj VERNON ! E ! y
@N1iHors, Ft,rnitt,r 8sP7 aitlti1gs,
t*833 Si1vcr,yares and Otl,er. vi
Things IJsed. Bss
BY Gilberta S. Whittle.


n 5i BY Gilberta s. !. White. 5sa8
rT |T 5osa viz WIFI ysh'nstsns
* gg& $3l n tomb at Mount Vernot1 stand
NJ E..aE Ing n itwed silence nearE the tl1i'
9$ k&zEzz.say holds pll that s mortal o. one
5S5 30 dist lhct it1ltnor tal, may y,
be Interested To ltno " thu NJ tll-
ths she yhn' itas ssh o ed
more han ~ II tllfe
s.iis III, death. ,Yaa close hssocldtsa VII
the grcnt man. lie cusk Hhich or SIN
$ishthat Of Mnrti,a . iii liza SEleanor4,1 7 eter.8
n NfrsG yVnshington's tirBt great randchld,
#1lnmod for ller lirse rai1ddnughte the y
siIdren her Joh gusttlIs
grnnddnughtcr of Lord ltirno , l,hs
little slrl, who was born Jn i,uary 20 Ivy,
nearly three years bc fore " ashitn Y u,
Hist r1nc niontlsS after that event, was
taught % walk by hlin tie grese9 s v
tinted Hsopes rising gently from, the shln.
Ing the fore ana y
vocal With the twlttsr q matin ~ rd 1s
Il tic two must have made q 4prttt PIE
SSturn on theSvcrhndnE ut Mount " ornon yonSS
er,y snf,ns wf h dmpod
slow. uncertain " tor. h S5iif III .s3 Il
the teryeiiiig
3clearSand tho shadow q cure $st tart lnto
reality when we ;clns p the hand q q, u 2,
sister the child B T. We,.
ai,t'of Martha washing on. and her y
"a surveying Observation-Disclosures lnS the third de-
gree. At Mrs enn ms bcautlt ul, his.
toric Place IN Geors g
sS ingtoii during The difficult second sum.
S$iiier, which. lic enjoyed seeing her r,arlI'-
presg of' h i,er first tooth, and a tile chair,
gift from srea
With 1'elna ut O. ono llt VEG ONE
Priceless Relics al Tudor Place,
eon aIns u Seslass 1aI1y
priceless iel OF 7!
4 events OF Mrs. Kennons u T i1e central
portion of. thes st utcoed ~ strnct1 irn yyas
built in s1s1S ~ her father, Col. Tl,o!nns
dnuEhfer1 81 JOHN Park Gusts. but the
wings Rhicis III ,lnites,F ding Y l,ens he
purchased the ars 81 much /. ear.
ler Is aituated ths near .,; E.
rounding II, shaded BY forcst trees anu Ct Z
3ntersccted with gravel h ga "
boon redliced e = 3! o, rs
Entering tho grea iron ga te an odor. q
u lockwood, aug estives OF lonial, gardens:
F8grects you, amt, 10 wing the &urivewaiy,
outlined BY the pui,gent shrub nia enSs r
setnbl!DR q nni1lmo tn green ts ble.5 ana ~
evenly rln,tned and wit + yueh !, IS fIoseiiy
Intervene l.lI, che At y =,
ihese 81 bufa and Into spacious cen
iraI $apartment.5 An inverted bay win
dow, half nclosing5 q round sst on. poFea q,
whose sgppoirttea
while thanking It on 81 er " e are VICE Y
dnorwnys leading into cont y r g om q.
ona to the s aone esf behInd
whose glass doors Is q 80 palm, q scion On
~ 81 one Of threc brought toE this country
III III ono 81 the historic tea shi ps y7nlch
e ona of ase sent 10 Mount Vernon
Sdestroyed9 By D. fire which occurred there
turning d portion Of tho GREENHOUSE an A. :
other was carried " o V, 4 1rs
VENT orIp 70 Co Pratt;s 6 ardens III Plladelphl!a.
j51n 1915 Pc er drove to thu = clt Y
Ii her carriage. the journey SocGupying io o,ir
AZ III. offshoot Of tho palm. bringing y home
In aSbAsket. Tic plant thus TRANSPORTER
"a is now a scrni-tree, and Under; the CARA
er,s erlng snTa bears eyefy
Desk Given BY Lafayette. .
s IN the room to the ght sof the central
@ apurtnlent$ e is @ a bra frame ii mirror
hpns III dpe akG5 g a MS
Peter by General LnfaSet te, When she n. !, was
SaSlittle girl, while the walls OF al three
q are covered with al rare col lect lon 81 PIC
sE lures "A nlOng [ llese arc the painting py
Edward " Savage $50 vic ely copied l. q
II the family group Mt NJ cunt Vernon. LIE
portraits OF Genera and Mrs. We shing-
c vet of s'i ana Of John Parke Gus
as It's and engraved rcprod uctions . ~ Trtim-
bulls famous battle scenes and OF ,A =,
scheffer's portrait OF afayct sent ~
A. him to Mrs. Pet ter after his visit 70 Iuuor
Place IN 1891. .s3 ....
OF tho miniatures owned by Mrs: Ken {, !
oe e eP Nete
form OF bun md blue, With Delicate shirt
LAT her special request irnme ely before y I,
8&icr older Sister, Illiza,i tho al cest tor Of
Kirby Flower slnlth,5of baltimore. Inc
superb herloons arc u set A da rs \. bl Y,
framed reliqunry Mt the bacl ehntninin1g
locks bf hair pf N ellie md George Wash;
ingto 'arko Gusts The NINA spr g, O
Mrs u. ~ W ~ =,
sooll utter her nurrin Re ana on tlle reve
slde of}whlclisis Il portrait .of John PAlk Y 3
Custis, slle Wea rs ~ lavellde g 'yltl !
lace Hchu, caught 1T the throat \. with e g !,
Mount Vernon 'by Field after, her. hus-
x band death and a short time y before her
own, she appenra IN her 1. m orninE cal d
that her grand daughter, Mrs Peter, may
see her in her oyery-day lace. s
Wedding Gown and Slippers
Sas$ Mrs, WI shingt on's bridal goWn; 70 u ele-
giant white broendei With rich lace trim,
&nlings1d rawn back from g 81 lver-Wrol
pettlcoat carried ns back Il he testlyl--
IL ties at The White House, OH tho Pampn-
key River In New Kent count Va the
purple satin slippers, en,broid ercd, wit !
IL silver and worn with 4. !, being, a So o.
#tien blythe rector Of st, Peter 4 Church,
* still used for worship, and If here |. the
couple passed their honeymoon, w shlilg'
ton glYlng tho ExecutlY Alansi y q "
name IN memory, Of these ssoclatlons,