The sun., 1919-06-15

the old house as apartments to the as
piring intellectuals of Greenwich Wiz
lage and reserved the lower floor for
himself and his treasures Of the past.
Only block or 30 away. at the
! southeast corner Of Fifth avenue and
Ninth street, ID q quaint house with
Gothic trimmings and mullioned win
dows where smoked and wrote for
many a year Samuel L. Clemens, bet
ter known as Mark Twain. Often he
could be seen coming out of the dim
portals OF an evening clad in his
famous white broadcloth evening suit
end pufilng one Of those cigars which
he said he negotiated at the rate Of
$3.50 q barrel. Some Of his best work,
that OF the later period which is filed
with delicate sentiment and q charming
icealism. was written in this Fifth
avenue residence. OF which he was the
tenant until he moved to the country
home which he had built for himself
In Connecticut.
7 The spirit OF old New York rests
upon West Twelfth street. with its
sedate and prim houses, which seem
to browse through the long summer
afternoons. And yet In Twelfth
street have been housed men of ac-
| ton and of force who have made their
| mark upon the history Of the world.
Mator-Gen. Winfield Scott had as his
city home ~ West Twelfth street.
He purchased It in 1858, several years
before the country hailed him as the
| conqueror of Mexico. An officer who
Lived up to the finest traditions of the
military profession, the General was
notable figure in the social life Of
| the metropolis. He entertained Law
ishly in the spacious dwelling in
Twelfth street and was deeply attached
to that section Of the city. The house
was sold many years ago and In now
known as the Rosemary Home. which
was founded for the benefit of young
business women. The long parlor on
tho first floor Is now a dining room.
No tablet distinguishes the place
where the courtly warrior dwelt.
yet there Is a suggestion OF the days
recording that Rosemary Is for re-
membrance."
Where Clemenceau Lived.
From Versailles, where statesmen
foregather about the table Of green
baize, 1t is a far cry to somnolent
Twelfth street. and yet many a time
the Tiger of France" trod its tagged
pavements. Georges Clemenceau, that
commanding figure in the Peace Cont
ference, lived for several years at
No. 212. where he made q determined
though unsuccessful effort to gain q
livelihood by practising medicine. He
i spent more Of his time in tutoring or
in reading In the New York Pubic
Library. then in Astor place, than he
did In ministering to patients. The
odd looking slice Of q house In which
he had his once remains to this day
much the same as 1t was when he
lived there. Prom Twelfth street he
went to Stamford, Conn, where he
taught IN Q young womens seminary
and after seveFal terms returned to
France 10 resume his remarkable and
brilliant career which had been inter-
rupted BY ezils and diversity.
Tony sarg's MArionettes dangle al
their strings In what was once the
parlor Of the house OF Daniel Drew
American nnancier. who lived for
many years at West Sixteenth street
The building Is now filled with artists
studios or the rooms OF persons who
contribute to what in this day Is some.
ktimes called literature"
William Cullen Bryant, poet and
Journalist, the author OF "Thana 0 psis, .
made his home across the street a,
No. ~.
That romantic character in the
world Of drama. Edwin Forrest. had
as the setting for his picturesque per.
sonality as West Twenty-secont
4 street. The ornate. double house witt
Its dignified and beautiful entrance re.
mains to this day just as II was wher
the great actor was its tenant Here
many receptions were held, and Mr.
and Mrs. Forrest had there what wa.
in effect a salon visited by the brilliant
men and women OF the literary ant
social circles of the day.
Royalty often comes 10 these shores
ives in seclusion and goes back to II,
iLyWn. On the pppsr end Of Manhattan