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Show Fond Memories Cluster About Rose Cottage ' tit .jse se Hospitable Old Home Soon Will Be Razed i ROSE COTTAGE, former home of Mrs. B. A. M. Froiseth, where many celebrities were entertained, sketched especially for The Tribune, by Miss Myra Sawyer. Notables of America and Europe Eu-rope Spent Happy Hours in Beautiful Abode. By OEA LEIGH TEAUGKBER. I' TS glory doparfced and fast falling into decay, soon to be roplaced by an. up-to-date apartment houso, a little cottage at 28 West Sixth South street, has perhaps received nioro distinguished people within its walls than -any other place of like size west of tho Mississippi. It is an adobo houso covered with plaster, showing it to be one of early construction in Salt Lake. A porch, which formerly extended across the front and around one sldo of the house, used to be covered with crimson rambler roses, giving to tho place its poetic name of Rose cottage, m the days of its prime, when its mis-treas, mis-treas, Mrs. B. A. M. Froiseth, received tho friends made in an extended life I abroad and in the cast, before she oame to Salt Lake to mako her home in 1870. Boso cottage was built soon after this and continued to be the home of tho Froiseth family for thirty years. History-making years they were, since practically every celebrity who visited Salt Lake during that time was mado welcome in the home which Mrs. Froiseth Froi-seth had mado for herself after the interesting in-teresting experiences and acquaintances acquaint-ances of her youth. Entertained in London. Mrs. Froiseth went abroad first in 1866, when she was just 16 "years of age, with her brother, Colonel Finley Anderson, who was at the time and for a number of years afterward, European Eu-ropean representative of the New York Herald. His vivacious and charming young sister, possessing then as now, a striking personality entertained the friend b which, her brother's position brought to them in a home which she and her mother established in London. They remained thoro for five years, making trips to tho continent frequently. fre-quently. The homo of Robert Browning was just around the corner from the Anderson Ander-son home and informal visits were exchanged ex-changed between, the two households. Mrs. Froiseth, then Miss Jane Anderson, Ander-son, captured the poet's fancy, and among her most cherished possessions aro an autograph copy of his poems and his photograph. Tho book of poems Is a collection of the shorter works of Browning and is a London edition of 38G5, known as "Moxon's Miniature Poets," and is now quite rare. Tho book was presented present-ed to Mrs. Froiseth. by a member of the Browning family, but she had the poet attach "his autograph. Ho wrote: "Robert "Rob-ert Browning not having been privileged privi-leged to give this book, gives his best wishes to tho ownor of the book. March 1, 1869." At the name time the poet also inscribed in-scribed on. the portrait which he did not regard as a good likeness, the truly Brownmgosque observation1: "A sort of representation of Robert Browning. ' ' Browning Fond of Company. "Mr. Browning was socially inclined and loved to have his friend's come to his homo and to go to their homes," Baid Mrs. Froiseth, in a reminiscent mood, "although he did not attond any large social functions. He was an accomplished ac-complished musician, as well as a poet, and I have listened often to his piano improvising. His wife was dead at that time, and X never heard him refer to her. I have often wondered that his son did not develop any sort of talent with such an inheritance." Another interesting acquaintance which Mrs. Froiseth made in London was Henry M. Stanley. "Henry M. Stanley, then an awkward awk-ward youth, was Bent to my broth or by the New York Herald to be used in some capacity as European correspondent correspond-ent for oho Herald. Ho had applied to Colonel Bennett, then managing editor of the Herald, in Now York, for a position posi-tion as foreign correspondent, and Colonel Col-onel Bonnett had sent him to my brother to seo if ho could make use of him. Stanley certainly was unpromising looking look-ing and gavo no Impression of tho fame he was later to atfttin. Stanley a Correspondent. "This was in 1867 when England was at war with Abyssinia, and Stanley was sent to Africa as war correspondent. In the first decisive battle, in which King Theodore, the Abyssinian monarch, mon-arch, was captured, Stanley distinguished distin-guished himBclf by carrying the news of tho battle -to 'Cairo on horseback, telegraphing it to my brother before the information had reached tho English Eng-lish war department, and thus enabling the Herald to 'scoop' tho world on that choice bit of sensational news. "I will novcr forgot when 'the telegram tele-gram reached our homo. It was late at night, and my brothor got me out of, bed to help him mako copies of thq dispatch dis-patch to syndicate for tho Herald's news bureau. This was Stanley's first knock at the door of fame, and had the spectacular element of his later achievements." An Abyssinian Mirror. Mrs. Froiseth has a quaint little mirror mir-ror which Stanley picked up in King Theodore's tent after tho capture ana S resented to her on Iub return to Lon-on. Lon-on. It is a piece of looking glass about four inches squarOj mounted on something some-thing which looks like a crude effort :t bnrnt wood and framed in leather pasted on a wooden foundation. Another An-other relic in tho Froiseth family is a beautiful scarf, brought bv Stanley from Africa and presented fo Mrs. Froi-soth Froi-soth in London. Two rosaries brought from the Mount of Olives are also cherished. cher-ished. "Wiion Mr. Stanloy visitod Salt Lake twontvtwo years ago ou hits lecturing tour, Mrs. Froisoth called on him ut his hotel and ronewed their former acquaintance. The youngest daughter of the Froisoth housobold was then only a fow weeks old and had not been named. Mr. Stanloy was requested to select a name, and asked that she bo called Dorothy Stanley, for his v;ife, and ho she wns. Mrs. Froiseth has preserved the following fol-lowing noto from Mrs. Stanley written while she was in Salt Lake. Hotel Tcmpleton, Salt Lake Cify, Sunday, 1801. "Dear Mrs. Froiseth I thank you for your very gracious letter and uote. H would be most kind of you to come and see us. If 1 i o'clock would be convenient for you, as wo are going for a drive at 2 o'clock, so as to see as much as possible of your beautiful city. Yours very siiicoroly, DOROTHY STANLEY". "Rose Cottage" Established. After Mrs. Froiseth returned from Europe she mado a visit to Washington from her New York home, and there sho mot Mr. Froiseth, a young civil engineer en-gineer in tho employ of the government. They were married and Mr. Froisoth was sent to Utah as a government representative. rep-resentative. Ho made tho first map of the state, and has mado many subsequent subse-quent maps, being regarded an authoi-lty authoi-lty on Utah topography. Tho yomg couple felt that their western residence would bo only temporary, but as tho brido was of a home-loving disposition, Rose cottage was built and its interesting interest-ing history bogan. It had only a few rooms at lirst, but as the family grew more rooms were added, until it reached tho spacious proportions of nine rooms and the beautiful veranda. Mrs. Froiseth nevor went east again to live, but tho friends of her youth true to tho spirit of travel which had brought her in touch with them, penetrated pene-trated the great and wonderful new west and found congenial comradeship and culture in Rose cottage, trans-planted trans-planted with its mistress from old world and eastern environment. First Literary Club. Ouo of tho most distinguished guests of Rose Cottage was Julia Ward Howe, for whom Mrs. Froisoth gave a tea when she visited Salt Lake in 1SSS. It was through Mrs. Howe's suggestion, by tho way, that Salt Lake's first literary club, out of which the Ladies Literary club grew, was formed. This society was formed at Roso Cottage in 1S76 and was known as the "Blue Tea." Tho origin of tho name is interesting. Mrs. Froiseth was the guest of Mrs. Howe at an afternoon tea at her home in Newport in tho early '70s. It was a gathering of tho most dignified literary lit-erary lights of Now England at that time. Oliver Wendell Holmes, who was among tho guests, romarkod to Mrs. Howo that it was a regular "Blue Stocking" function. Mrs. Howo said, "No, it is a 'Blue toa.' " Later, when Mrs. Froiseth was lamanting to Mrs. club in her new home, Mrs. Howe asked why she did not orgauize one and call it tho "Blue Tea." The suggestion was followed by Mrs. Froiseth upon her return home. 'At her invitation twelve Salt Lake women of literary inclination met at Rose Cottage Cot-tage one afternoon and organized the "Blue Tea." Mrs. Froiseth was the first president and Mrs. J, C. Royle the yice -president. A year "later the Ladies La-dies Literary club was formed, with Mrs. Roylo as the president. r, "Blue Tea" Club. Following is a list of tho charter members of the "Blue Tea," only a few of whom are now living: Mrs. O i. xioinater, Airs. Dewey, wife of Major Ma-jor Dewey; Mrs. Goodspeed, Miss Victoria Vic-toria Reed, Mr T. R. Jones, Mrs. .A. G Paddock. Mrs. John Chislott, Mrs. J. C. Royle, Mrs. Emery, wife of the "Ov-ernor "Ov-ernor of the territory of Utah at that time; Mrs. Beatty, w'ife of Judge Beat-ty, Beat-ty, a prominent western lawyer, and Mrs. Gamble, also tho wife of a judgo of early days in Utah, and Mrs. Froiseth. Froi-seth. .Mrs. Froiseth has preserved an interesting inter-esting lcttor which sho received from Airs. Howe on her return liomo from her western trip, telling of her impressions impres-sions concerning it. The letter is dated '.July 1(3, 18SS. at Newport. Mrs. Howe's Impressions. Following aro somo extracts from it: My dear Mrs. Froiseth: Behold me at last arrived at my summer homo, the trip of travel ended and tho peaceful occupations of overy day life resumed. It seems a little lit-tle sad to look upon my journey as past it brought me so much that was new and delightful. Yet. I am thankful for my safe return and glad to take up various tasks to which my travels brought a long interruption, r sutTcrcc! somewhat in crossing the plains tho heat was great and the glare of the sun on the alkalino soil very trving. Tho canyons wcro indeed magnificent and T enjoyed them very much. Tho berrios you brought mo wore a great comfort. I reached Denver and afterwards Chicago without let or hindrance, and at the last named place met my dear daughter. Maun, who took 9 me to ,a snmmer resort called Lake Front and kept me over the 4th- My new story, "Mammon' comes out in tho August Lippin-cott. Lippin-cott. Try to get Judgo Goodwin to give it a good notice in his paper. When I think of all of you in Salt Lake City 1 feel thankful that that outpost of civilization is guarded by so many good and Jaithful women. Your li.R. G. doeB indeed "belong to the church militant mili-tant and you have "a charge to keep." T remember with gratitude the many kindnesses shown me by the corps and my pleasant and satisfactory sat-isfactory intercourse with individuals, individ-uals, among whom you must ever hold a prominent placo. How full of interest were my days in your city and how much of this was duo to vour efforts. I surely hope that X sfrall seo you again and wish that J may be able to return in somo degree tho true, generous hospitality hospital-ity you extended to mo in Salt Lake City. w Farewell for the present, dear Mrs. Froiseth. May all joy and peaco remain with you and the sisterhood sis-terhood in. Salt Lake City, prays TITT T 1 TV7 A TT TTT7 T7 "Kate Field, the noted woman journalist, jour-nalist, was a constant visitor at Rose cottage during her stay of nine months in Salt Lake in tho early 'SOs, and during dur-ing laler short visits to the city was with Mrs. Froisoth almost daily. Kate Field at the Cottage. During Miss Field's first visit Mrs, Froiseth gavo a luncheon which brought several remarkable women together. Mrs. Orson Pratt, wife of a well known apostle of tho Mormon church and mother of tho present warden of the penitentiary; Mrs. Sarah A. Cooke, a cultured Englishwoman and talentod pianist, both of Salt Lake; Mrs. Caroline Caro-line Severance, tho noted woman's suffrage suf-frage leader, and Kate Field, were ttio guests. Mrs. Antoinette Brown Black-well Black-well had an interesting article in the Woman's Journal of Boston on this luncheon, in which two women of the outside world held conference with two women of the Mormon church, which was at that timo a matter of great curiosity outside of Salt Lake. A reception was given at Rose cottage cot-tage for Annie Louise Cary, a world-fanicd world-fanicd contralto singer, and Clara Louise Kcllojig, another famed singer, who visited Snlt Lake in tho late '0s. Notables at JLuncheon. I Mrs. Cyrus W. Field, wifo of the famous fa-mous man who spanned the Atlantic with an electric euble, and hor niece, daughter of the noted jurist, David Dudley Field, wore guests of honor at a tea at Eose cottago when they visited Salt Lake twenty-six years ago. Mrs. Froisoth had kuown the Field "s in London Lon-don at the timo the Atlantic cable was opened in 1806. Colonel Anderson sent the first message over the cablo aftor the congratulatory ones. Tt was a special spe-cial to the Herald. An interesting noto to Colonol Anderson, An-derson, Mrs. Froisoth 's brothor, is kept among her old letters. It reads as follows: fol-lows: Cyrus W. Fiold and young ladies defer departuro for liomo lor a day to accept Mr. Anderson's invitation for Thursday, tho 25th, which they have much pleasure in doing. Palace Hotel, Kensington Gardens. Gar-dens. Whon Frances E. Willard, tho noted temperance advocate, came to Salt Lako twenty-five vears ago sho was entertained enter-tained by Mrs. Froiseth at a luncheon, followed by the christening of one of Mrs. Froiseth 's childron, who was named for Miss Willard. Following Miss Willard s visit by about a year. Mrs. J. C. Croly, the beloved be-loved "Jennie Juno" of the women's magazines and founder of the far-famed far-famed Sorosis club of Now York, was an honored guest at a tea at "Rose cottage. cot-tage. Mrs. A. M. Palmer, wifo of the noted theatrical manager, was also present pres-ent as a guest of honor at that time. Mrs. Antoinette Brown Blackwell, famed as an author, a Unitarian preacher preach-er and suffrage leader; Mrs. Henrietta Wolcott and Miss Peabody. a sister of Nathaniel Hawthorne, were guests on another occasion at a luncheon and reception. re-ception. Mrs. Mary Livernioro, a great temperance lender" of Massachusetts, was entertained at anothor timo. At an earlier dayt Dr, Charles Wins-low, Wins-low, a noted physician of Boston, was tho guest of honor at an evening reception recep-tion given by Mrs. Froiseth. Dr. Wins-low Wins-low was au ardent advocate of cremation, crema-tion, and when ho died thirty years ago his body was cremated in Salt Lake in a special crematory constructed for the purpose. It was tho second cremation in tho United States. General dc Trobriand. an early commander com-mander at Fort Douglas, and his successor, suc-cessor, General Morrow, were frequent guests at Eose cottage. General dc Trobriand Tro-briand 's father was" marshal to Napoleon Napol-eon tho great. Recall Colonel Anderson. 1 Colonel Anderson. Mrs, Froiseth 's brother, often visited her in Salt Lake, and is pleasantly remembered by many of the older residents of this city. Colonel Anderson was on General Hancock's Han-cock's staff during the Civil war, and afterward ontored the newspaper field, occupying front rank among tho foreign for-eign correspondents of tho New York Herald, with which ho was connectod for many years. Mrs. Froiseth has a picture of General Gen-eral Hancock, with his autograph attached. at-tached. Tt is inscribed, "To Miss Jane Anderson, with compliments of Winlicld S. Hancock, Major Gonoral U. S. army. ' ' Among Mrs. Froisoth 's treasures is a letter from George H. Boughton, the famous English artist, in which he compliments com-pliments somo sonnets which Mrs. Froiseth had published in a London magazine. It reads: January, 1S68. Dear Miss Anderson: 7 wish I could tell you iu this short space how much pleasure 1 had i reading read-ing your charming little sonnets in the Court Suburb magazine. They aro full of power, delicacy, poetry, truth and many other qualities quali-ties that go to make up the effort of a real poet in feeling. I can bear testimony that many others were as much struck with them as myself. T hope you will give us further and more extousivo evidence evi-dence of tho light you havo kept ' hidden under a bushel. We miss your pleasant face and your pleasant surroundings, Tn your going you loft a real void fKflf Uo ..t l r.ll,1 Afnv wo not hopo to seo you all back in Loudon somo bright day? Beliovo mo ever 3'ours in friendship friend-ship trulv. GEORGE H. BOUOnTON. This letter was written during one of Mrs. Froiseth 's visits to the continent conti-nent during the timo she was living in London. Mrs. Froiseth also possesses autographs auto-graphs of Louise M. Alcott, A. Bronson Alcott, General Sherman and many other celebrities with whom she was personally acquainted. Sho is oxtremoly modest, and seems to regard her remarkable experiences a a matter of course, and it is only with considerable tiring Ijat induced to talk about them. ;jj Mrs. Froisoth and her n?bMM their youngest daughter, Stanley Froiseth, now live at JM man avenue. The other surwMM hers of the family who snrroniM in Eose cottage havo dow eflM homes of their own. -M Mrs. Froiseth has made fJM cast and several journeys aor? her residence in Sa t KV tomplates others. She is bWI M club circles, working on the Sarah P""" hnm0 ad ia,IJ |
