Mrs. John Drew at seventy-six is as
active as a kitten. Her theatrical com-i
pany owes almost all of its success to
her clover dancing and exquisite act-1
ing. Mrs. Drew is to the young act-;
ress the inspiration which rare old Joe
Jefferson is to the actor.
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher is one of
the most delightful of all the famous
widows. She is eighty-four years of
age, but so pleasing in face and man
ner, so young in heart and thought,
that it is hard to realize that she has
passed so many milestones of a way
sometimes weary and rough to tread.
She lives in a pretty apartment sur
rounded by pictures, books, and all
sorts of remembrances of her distin
guished husband. All of her faculties
are unimpaired, and she is thoroughly
informed on all of the questions of the
day, and prepared and delighted to
discuss them.
Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnson was once
the first lady of the laud, when her
tin vie, J nines Buchanan, was president,
and she was charming, gracious Har
riet Lane. After the death of her hus
band, Henry Elliott Johnson, she went
hack to Washington to live. She has
one of the handsomest residences in
tlie capital, and goes a great deal into
society.
General Grant’s Widow.
General Grant’s widow, Mrs. Julia
Dent Grant, divides her time between
New York and Washington. She has
not as yet decided in which place she
will buy her future home. Mrs. Grant
realized almost $500,000 from the
memoirs of her husband, and the gov
ernment allows her a pension of $5,000
a year. So she Is quite well-to-do.
She has four children and twelve
grandchildren, who make her life a
very full and pleasant one.
