The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-19

inally had country homo y.
site now occupied by the p,s.
Retreat, but ~ was burned do,.so
1884, and during the linn" u u
Philadelphia was tho capftaI ~
country seat was al Lemon u5
which became the great rc'o..
the fashionable people, the rsrS.
being described as pcrfect p..
disc.
one OF the few persons that W. III
lngton is said to have rcauv W.
was Alexander Hamilton. sccrs,,1
OF the treasury. and his wife beeaT,
one OF Lady Washington resrl
ana best friends. She was EIIzabe,|
schuyler, d ughter Of Gems.
Schuyler OF revolutionary fame a,i|
came OF n race OF women noted "a
charm, intellect and high courag,
The Hamilton's home was al al
corner of Third and Walnut srss,,|
and hero they entertained maj,
foreigners OF distinction, such az N
exilcd Able Talleyrand and "a
Duke OF Kent, father OF Queen v.|
torla. II was at a dinner al MI
Hamilton's that Jerome E1pan,-l
met the beautiful Miss Paterson 4
Baltimore, whom he slbsaguen,
married, and, at Napolcon's com|
mand, repudiated. After her hg,
band was killed IN tho duel wiJ
Aaron Burr. Mrs. Hamilton lived
great retirement I'm New York Cil
whero she founded an orpht|
asylum for girls
The Chew girls OF Gcrmsntorr
Margaret, Sophia and Harriet ver|
great favorltes with Lady WashIsr|
ton, and the general treated the
almost as IL they were his Chlldre
Harriet accompanied him when n
sat TO Stuart for his portrait, AL
Washington always insisted that ii
pleasant expression In this porira|
was due to Mistress Harrie"s enll|
oning conversation.
Mrs. John jay, as tho wife of 81
first chief Justice. had been pro7|
inent and charming figure In ii
first Administration in New Yor|
where her visiting list uumberd
i1S persons, the 400" of New Yo|
society at that time, but the cad
OF a growing family prevented Nd
from spending much time In Phil
! delphla.
The daughter OF Governor Ill
ingston, of New York. born 90 afa|
ence and carefully trained and od|
| Gated, Sarah Livingston, was NAL
ried at II TO John jay, and at
accompanied him when he went
Spain as our first minister, as II
did also three years later when i
was sent TO Paris as one
| the commissioners TO arrange
treaty OF peace with England III
career in Madrid and Paris Was|
brilliant social success. The Il
eigners were enthusiastic IN NJ
praise. and wherever she went i
became n favorite. A lifelong i
and Madame de lafayette; th|
were congenial spirits, both be
very domestic.
handsome. as we'll as pleasing
manner. In one OF his letters 4
grave chief Justice bade her tell III
whether her eyes were as brl5
as ever" She was capable I'm 4
management OF all domestic affai|
and was noted for the elegance
her dinners. In 1874 Mr.. Jay VI
appointed by Washington as \
envoy extraordinary to Great B1
ain, and here Mrs. Jays charm|
personality and brilliant gifts ellc|
ed the same admiration as at oh
courts.
Although not one OF the cabl|
ladies during Washington's admI
istratlon, there was no woman
the United States who held such 4
-preme sway In the social world
was welded in Philadelphia 4
many years by Mrs. Bingham. Il
acknowledged leader of Amerlc|
society. She was the daughter
Thomas Willing. n member OF Il
congress of 1875. man who|
character for stainless integrity vi
not unlike that of Washingtd
Married at 16, at 20 she acCompa|
led her husband 10 Europe and vi
presented at the court of Louis Nl|
where she was considered one OF 1
most fascinating women of ID
time.