The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-03-16

former hIrh officials Of the nation. including
the widows of our military and naval heroes.
Conspicuous among the number are the two
r'yuE widows Of presidents, Mrs. Mary
Lord Harrison and Mrs Grover Cleveland.
Mrs Cleveland spends most Of her time In tho
family home at Princeton or al her farm IN
New Hampshire though she has OF LATE de-
voted no little time to residence In S"itzcr'
lind. whore her children are being educated.
Mrs Harrison. likewise spends much time
abroad though shC maintains home In lndi'
annapolis and INDUCES In occasional lengthy
vacations IN q log house In the Adirondacks
OF the widows OF the nations warriors
probably the public hears most frequently OF
Mrs phI sheridan. widow Of the famous cav
airy leader. although Mrs Logan and Mrs.
Pickett the latter the widow Of the touicdcr'
ate ,hicflain who led the desperate charge at
Gc,'ysburg have been moro or less In the
public eye owing to their literary work ana
their careers on the lecture platform. Mrs.
Sheridan, alike to both these other widows,
resides at The national capital and an nnocdoto
is told Of Mrs Sheridan to the effect that she
sloup,d some gossip which spcculntod as 10
her romarriuge by the remark. Il would rather
be- tic widow Of PIN Sheridan than tho wife
of any man alive"
Ana speaking Of the rcmarriago of widows,
& may BE- added that one OF the circumstances
that renders these widowed women of wealth
interesting TO many people Is the possibility
OF rcmarLagc-an Cver-present incentive 10
speculation. even though the objecs OF such
public curiosity may have not the slightest
intention of again entering the bonds OF mat.
rtmony And that this solicitude is by no
means restricted to dsintorested observers or
confined to the United States is eloquently at.
tested By the attentions which eligible mem.
bors Of the nobility OF Europe have showored
upon Mrs Potter Palmer, Mrs. Jack" Gardl.
ner Mrs. Marshall Field and-most courtcd Of
all-Mrs. Nouuic Worthington Stewart Leeds,
the dazzinEly wealthy as well as dazznGly
beautiful young widow of n multimillionnire
who rarnered the golden harvest of the tin
plate industry and sundry railroads
Almost all the wealthy American widows
seem to Lave pcnchnnt for spending more or
less Of their time in Europe and there are 9TH
ers who live there continuously, returning but
seldom to their native land, and then only
for visits. In this class are the widows OF for.
eign diplomats who receive pensions from the
governments served by their late husbands. A
conspicuous example Is afforded by Baroness
Sernburg-the former Miss Langham, Ken.
lucky beauty. who as the result of genuine
romance that began as a case Of love ut first
sight on transatlantic liner, married Baron
Spcck Won Stornburg. a very capable German
diplomat who lost his life as the result OF dis
ease contracted while serving his government
10 India.
In the field OF art many American widows,
such MS Mrs. St Gaudens, factors, II not
by virtue of their own talents at least as GUS
todans OF the masterpieces left BY their de
ceased husbands, and the same is true in the
spheres Of literature and public life, where the
collection Of the papers OF nm eminent man or
tho publication OF his memoirs has frequently
devolyed upon the widow. In the financial
world wealthy widows, by sheer force OF their
monetary possessions. WELD an Influence rec.
ognizod by all men OF affairs The most no
table example. Of course is that afforded by
Mrs. Hetty Green, who controls one OF the
wealthiest and most powerful of the New York
banks.