The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-10
Leaves From Lives
of Notable People.
BY G1LBERTA S. WHlTTLE.

crossing the bridge to washington ex-
cept to visit Mrs. Madison in her last
Illness. She embraced the Roman Ceuo-
lie religion, leading the life Of a recluse,
and beoueathed to the institution q beau-
tifui portrait OF her husband, with
number OF trophies OF his achievements
In the Bay OF Tripoly during the Bar
barry war.
The late Mrs. Matilda Bache Emory,
great granddaughter Of Benjamin Frank
lin, then living on II street, in Wash.
ington, Is another pleasant memory OF
chs date. Mrs. Emory who was born
in philadelphia, first visited Washing
ton during the last year OF Jackson's
last term, when she was the guest OF
Mrs Meade. the mother OF General 9.
g. Meade, who afterwards commanded
the Union troops ut Gettysburg.
II was then II years old, she said,
land while with Mrs Meade l dined at
the White House when my young mind
was much impressed by the Presidents
grand manner, 30 full OF force and yet
so simple and unconventional. After dfn-
ner he smoked a corn cob pipe up the
chimney."
During this visit Miss Bache met Cap
tain Emory whom she married in 1898.
When the Civil War broke out they were
li<ing in Washington. but while gym
oatll,zns politically with the North,
Mrs. Emory said, many OF my closest
friends were Southerners-s,s Jefferson,
Davis and his wife and Joseph q. john
aton and Mrs. Johnston. One of my
sons, indeed, then at the University OF
Virginia. Joined the Confederate Army
and fought throughout the struggle on
that side. At the close OF the war was
awakened one morning by the firing OF
cannon, and sending to the War De-
nrkS, o.. At1sk trSp
Lees surrender. Fastening to the spot
i heard Secretary Stanton read the tele-
grams from Grants army from a window
of tho War Department, when regardless
of spectators friends rushed weeping
for Joy into each others arms
After the war General Emory was sta
toned at Fort Mcpherson. when Buffalo
Bill, described by Mrs. Emory as the
handsomest man she ever saw, was his
scout, During our stay there General
Sheridan, With q party from New York,
among whom were James Gordon Ben
nett and the two Jeromes, came to Cen
ernl Emory's post, and with his scout
for q guide, went on a buffalo hunt
$5 Among Mrs. En1ory's friends In WASH
ington was tho Marquis dc 1Iontholon,
minister to Mexico during A1axim;lan's
IFreigh, and at his marriage she was brides
maid, with Abram Vanburen, brother
of Martin Vanburen, as groomsAnan. The
Marquis lived at the Corcoran home. and
the beautiful ball given by his wife and
himself was long remembered Mt the
apital Indeed" to quote Mrs. Emory
tthe old-ume simplicity was gradually
exchanged for q more pretefitious style
Of living. and the administration OF Cen
teral Grant, when Mrs. Hamilton Fish
gave dinners and balls OF real elegance,
and Mrs. George Robson presided over
what Oscar Wilde called the only salons
which he saw in America, was the most
brilliant that Washington had ever
known s5S
Speaking OF her grcat-grandfather, Mrs.
Emory said:#'I have lived to see his
discovery what he designed 1t to be-the
servant OF the people. But am dread
fully afraid Of this, the greatest agency
| Of modern times, and have never been