The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-12

BY HESTER BRONSON COPPER.

tive ability and sound business judg-
ment came 10 the front. Mr.. Bryan
was absent much of the time, and as
the building was not by contract. but
under the personal supervision of the
owners, it was necessary that a strong
hand should be at the helm. To see
the final results is to know that she
builded well. Within the portals is
every evidence of culture and extensive
travel. A weighty volume would be re-
quired in which TO do justice 10 the vast
collection of personal gifts TO both Mr..
and Mrs. Bryan; tokens of respect and
admiration from every quarter OF the
| globe. There are fine paintings. rare
old pottery. beautiful specimens OF the
taxidermists' art. autograph portraits
| of famous men and women, and quaint
old relics from the Holy Land
One witty Nebraska editor has as
serted that he ''gaZed upon a half cord
of gold headed canes" During the cam
paign of 1896 Mr. Bryan was made the
recipient OF a vast number of silver
souvenirs Gree silver. you know, quite
enough to establish a mint. / am nure.
| The gift most highly priced by Mrs.
/ Bryan is a life size bust Of her hus-
band. carved from Carrara marble In
Florence, Italy, and presented TO her
| by the Democrats of the District OF Co
| lumbia. Just above this handsome bust
( III TIE uEdWlIlS lIltIc udLSS d liiic
| portrait of the late Philo S. Bennett
of New Haven, Conn.
In the great hall on the main floor
| may be seen a life size portrait of
| Thomas jefferson, while just below on
a stand there is usually displayed a
| priceless old punch bowl or mortar,
used in the home of jefferson. The IL
/ brary is probably the favorite room in
! the Bryan home. Here are gathered
many valuable books, most of them
| being the works of great masters, both
of ancient and modern times. Many
| souvenirs are on display here. but per-
! haps the one thing most in harmony
! with western life is a fine specimen OF
/ the American eagle, captured on the
plains of Nebraska and mounted by a
| personal friend of the family. An open
piano in the library suggests that they
often have Just song at twilight.
when the lights are low" while grand
| piano in the drawing room is used for
more formal functions.
On the basement floor is found the
| private Office ard study of Mr.. Bryan.
which is probably the most interesting
room to many visitors who wend their
way to "Fairview." Here may be seen
an extensive and valuable working Ii
brary' of political and economic works.
and a massive desk we'll laden with
papers and computations. for il is
here that Mr.. Bryan prepares his edi-
toral work when at home a stenog-
rapher comes from the city to attend
to much of the heavy correspondence
THAI finds its way to "Fairview."
Another room especially worthy OF no.
tice is the museum or den on the third
floor, which is maintained particularly
for the pleasure and education Of the
children. 1t contains specimens from
land and sea, Aztec pottery. curious
yeapons-from foreign shores, queer fish
d i birds and shells, and several sets
of natural history to aid and instruct
the son and daughter of the house in
thei- search for knowledge.
Thus IL is that Mrs. Bryan's best
thought ard endeavor are centered in
the welfare of her home. and the pleas
ure of her family. Her closest friends
and associates find embodied in her
character all the requisites of the high
est type of womanhood. She is a COM
panionable mother and a steadfast
friend Endowed with much good COM
mon sense and practical religion, her
Y work outside the home circle is produc-
: tive of satisfactory results, while her
: scholarly achievements and her ability
s as a fluent speaker, aided L. her gra-
n cious manner. well fit her for any ex-
G allied station to which she might be
called.
= Copyright. 1908. by Joseph B. BowIes.