Kate Chase - Civil War Socialite - Circa 1861
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NPG Title: Kate Chase Sprague
Date: Circa 1861 [Date from Wikipedia]
Photographer: Mathew Brady Studio
Notes: A stereoscopic portrait of Kate Chase (1840-1899), daughter of Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury, Salmon P. Chase. She was supposedly the shining star of the D.C. social scene, and evidently had some role in advising Mrs. Lincoln as to such matters, before they had a falling out. In 1863, she married Senator William Sprague, an event which was covered by newspapers across the country. Below are several articles to provide some additional background information on Kate Chase Sprague.
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The Pittsburg Dispatch
Sunday, October 19, 1890
A FAMOUS SCANDAL
Recalled by the Suicide of Young Willie Sprague Out West.
STORIES ABOUT SALMON P. CHASE.
How His Daughter Kate Was Humiliated at the White House.
LITERARY AND BIOGRAPHICAL WORK
"Washington, October 18.-- The suicide of Willie Sprague, the grandson of Salmon P. Chase, at Seattle a few days ago is bringing forth a number of new stories about the characters in the scandal. Here at Washington Kate Chase has always been considered as having been more sinned against than sinning. Sprague was a very rich man at the time of his marriage, and his money and position overshadowed his real character. His drinking tendencies were not known and he acted in such a manner soon after the marriage that Kate Chase, who was in intimate connection with the greatest minds of her day, lost all respect for him. She tried for a long time to conceal her disgust and she kept him many times from public disgrace.
I heard last night of a state dinner at the White House, which gives a faint idea of the indignities she had to undergo. This dinner was given by President Lincoln to Chief Justice Chase in honor of his appointment as head of the Supreme Court. It was a swell affair. The Justices of the Supreme Court and the highest officials were present with their wives, and Mrs. Kate Chase-Sprague and her husband were among them.
A DEEP HUMILIATION.
She was the center of admiration, and she sat on Mrs. Lincoln's left hand, opposite her father, who had the seat on the right of the President's wife, as the guest of honor. Sprague was then in the United States Senate, and he had taken one of the other ladies out to dinner, and had a seat on the other side of the table some distance from his wife. He evidently had taken several drinks before he came to the White House, and at the third course his eyes became glassy and his voice thick. At the end of the fourth he sank back in his chair in a deep sleep. Mrs. Sprague knowing his condition had kept some watch of him, and as she saw this her face turned pale, but she did not give any other indication of her trouble.
She at last managed to catch her father's eye, and he saw at once that she was in agony. She looked at her husband, and the Chief Justice then said to Mrs. Lincoln: "I see that Senator Sprague is ill. Will you not have your butler take him out quietly to the cloak room?" Mrs. Lincoln gave the directions, and two waiters carried him, this husband of the then brightest woman in Washington, out and laid him on the lounge, where he slumbered until dinner was over.
SHE HID HER SUFFERING.
Then the Chief Justice superintended putting him into his carriage and he was taken home. Mrs. Sprague was almost dying with mortification, but throughout that long dinner she gave no signs of her pain. She was as bright in her repartees as ever, and she listened with a smile to the complimentary speeches and congratulatory remarks that were given to her father. This happened early in her married life. Is it any wonder that her distrust grew as time went on and such excesses became frequent?
Kate Chase-Sprague was only 24 when she was married, but her life had been such that she knew more of men and things than the grayest-haired lady among her guests on that occasion. She was her father's confidential secretary. She had presided over his home in Columbus while he was Governor of Ohio, and she was his chief lieutenant and most ardent worker in his campaign for the Presidency of the United States. It may be that her ambition to have her father in the White House made her marry Governor Sprague, for Chase, though he had been Senator of the United States, and had had a long public career, was far from wealthy, and he had no money "to put where it would do the most good." Sprague was the richest man in Rhode Island and he was thought to be several times a millionaire.
WHEN EACH WAS A GOVERNOR.
He met Kate Chase when her father was Governor of Ohio and when he was Governor of Rhode Island. It was at Cleveland, where Kate Chase was visiting. The wedding took place here in Washington while Salmon P. Chase was Secretary of the Treasury. His house was on Sixth street, near the Patent Office, a place that is now far out in the fashionable part of the city. It was in the days of President Lincoln one of the finest houses here, and the bridal chamber, the library and parlor which the young couple were to occupy were furnished with every luxury which wealth and good taste could supply. Marble mantels were imported from Italy, Oriental rugs covered the floors and the parlor was luxuriously furnished.
The wedding was a grand one, and President Lincoln was among the guests. He reached the house just after the ceremony had been performed, and he gave the bride a hearty kiss when he came in. He was told that the wedding was over and replied that he regretted it, but if it was so he had to submit, and added, "I suppose you can't burn that gunpowder twice for even a President."
…..Kate Chase is still a very fine looking woman. She looks ten years younger than she really is, and she works as hard as any woman in Washington. She is writing a life of her father, and her work will be full of unwritten history. In her wonderful reminiscences gathered during a period covering a quarter of a century, in which she was in the closest confidential relation with the greatest statesmen and Generals of her day, she has bushels of letters made up of the private correspondence of public men and she has her father's diary and letters. Not long ago she said that she considered this diary one of the most historical papers in existence. She keeps it in a fireproof vault, and she will quote from it very freely in her work….”
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The Evening Times
Friday, February 21, 1896
KATE CHASE AS A FARMER
Will Turn Edgewood Into a Truck Farm and Raise Vegetables-
Woman Much Beset by Misfortune Is Again on Her Feet and Determined to Succeed
The payment of the mortgage that was about to be foreclosed by the friends of Kate Chase and her father, now puts a woman much beset by misfortune on her feet.
She proposes to turn her attention to truck farming, and raise vegetable, chickens and eggs, to be sold In this city, where good living is one of the principal recreations from the affairs of state.
Her present determination is in keeping with the high spirit and independence of character that has always distinguished Kate Chase. At least, every one may hope that as market gardener the daughter of her rather will restore the fortunes of her old home.
A certain historical glamour has always surrounded Mrs. Kate Chase, as she prefers to be called. A girl of 16 when her father was governor of Ohio, she was mistress of his house. Her distinguished appearance, sparkling wit, and turn for affairs, made her a figure in the political world, of which her father was so conspicuous a figure.
When Mr. Lincoln called Mr. Chase to Washington as Secretary of the Treasury, Kate Chase, as all the country knew her, easily led the official household of the President.
Ex-Secretary McCulloch once, speaking of the secret of her social success, remarked: "It is because when she is talking to you, you feel that you are the very person she wanted to meet. That she has forgotten your existence the next moment is an afterthought.”
When her engagement to Senator Sprague, of Rhode Island, was announced it had the importance of an alliance between high contracting parties. Senator Sprague had the prestige of a war governor, a military man, the youngest member of the Senate, and one of the richest men in the country.
The wedding was one of the events of a time bristling with events. When their first child was born it was regarded as a national event, and a description of the baby's wardrobe was read by every woman in the country. When the baby began to talk, its clever speeches were passed from mouth to mouth. Three children were born - a boy and two girls.
When rumors of domestic trouble in the Sprague family were first heard they created a sensation. The country was then young to divorce and family troubles aired in court. Senator Sprague's fortune was swept away in the panic that succeeded the prosperity that followed the war. The difficulty of meeting bills did not tend to harmonize the family drifting toward separation.
After her divorce Mrs. Sprague retired to Edgewood, the country home of Chief Justice Chase. Edgewood is not far from the Soldiers' Home. It was an estate bought in 1869 from Mr. Thomas Magruder, and the house on it was built by Mr. Berry. It is an old-fashioned place.
On the right is the library of the Chief Justice, opening into the dining room, once a noble apartment, rich in memories of distinguished guests. On the other side are double parlors in the old style, and a long, vine-wreathed gallery running across the house.
Although Kate Chase retired from society, she was still at Edgewood the center of a notable group. Roscoe Conkling was then a frequent visitor. Phil Sheridan, President Grant and Senator Sherman came to revive old memories and discuss the affairs of the day.
It is said that at Edgewood the campaign against Mr. Blaine in 1884 was planned. But those days of great men are gone. Mrs. Sprague has been living in retirement, endeavoring by cultivating the land around Edgewood to combat the financial ruin that for years has been threatening her.
Ethel Chase Sprague, her oldest daughter and second child, went on the stage, and for some time was a member of Richard Mansfield’s company. The second daughter, who is said to resemble her mother in looks and temperament has been her mother's companion.
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The Times, Washington,
Tuesday, August 1, 1899
A Famous Woman Dead
Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague Passes Away Unexpectedly.
She Was the Daughter of a Chief Justice and Once the Wife of the War Governor of Rhode Island - Had Been Sick But a Short Time - No Funeral Arrangements Made.
"The arrangements for the funeral of Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague, who died at her home, Edgewood, near Eckington, yesterday morning from Bright's disease [kidney disease], have not yet been completed. Mrs. Sprague's death was a great shock to her acquaintances in this city, many of whom were not aware of her serious illness. It was very generally known that she had not been in the best of health for some time past. She would not consult a physician, however, and the disease was allowed to run until ten days ago, when she was completely prostrated.
….Sunday ureamic convulsions set in and it was then known that the end was very near. The patient rallied after the first serious spell of convulsions, but it was only for a short time, and she gradually grew weaker until 3 o'clock yesterday morning, when she breathed her last…..
A Remarkable Life.
Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague, or Mrs. Kate Chase as she has latterly been known, was a decade ago a most prominent figure in the official society of the National Capital. She was the presiding genius at many of the great social events during the war, and for some time after it, and was known to be one of the most charming and attractive women in the country. Her great personal beauty gave her wide reputation, and as the mistress of her father's house she entertained lavishly and with great dignity. She was a social leader while her father was Secretary of the Treasury in Lincoln's Cabinet and Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court for almost ten years thereafter. Her father was one of the most notable figures brought into prominence by the war between the States. He had been Governor of Ohio for two terms (1855-59) before he came to Washington as a member of Mr. Lincoln's Cabinet,
Governor Chase was a widower at the time of his election to office, and his sixteen-year-old daughter became the mistress of the gubernatorial mansion, in Columbus. Miss Chase, as she was then, soon became well known, for the manner in which she received her father's guests and the dignity with which she administered to the affairs of the household. She was the confidant and adviser of her father in all his affairs. When Mr. Lincoln was elected President Governor Chase was made Secretary of the Treasury and moved his household to Washington. He died In New York May 7. 1873. His family was then residing in this city and to his daughter he bequeathed his beautiful suburban home, Edgewood, where she lived at the time of her death.
With her father’s coming to the National Capital commenced the epoch in Mrs. Sprague's career that made her famous throughout the country. Already pre-eminent in her native State as a hostess and giver of magnificent entertainments, she repeated her triumphs in Washington and soon became the guiding spirit of the social world here.
The Chase Mansion.
The round of entertainments at the Chase mansion, corner of Sixth and E Streets northwest, were notable ones, and the grace and beauty of its presiding mistress made the place the headquarters for everything of a social nature in the city. The youthful hostess had a wonderful gift of personal magnetism, which made her exceedingly popular. It was here that she met William Sprague, who was then Governor of Rhode Island. He was a handsome gentleman and very wealthy. In a short time the engagement of the couple was announced, and the marriage was one of the most brilliant that had ever taken place in this city up to that time. The wedding march, which was played by the Marine Band, was especially written for the occasion, and the reception that followed had never been equaled in point of the magnificence of the decorations or display. The spectacle of this affair will live long in the memory of all who were fortunate enough to be present, and will go down in history as one of the most many weddings that have taken place in the Nation's Capital…..
At her father's death she became possessed of the magnificent estate just outside the city which had been the scene of so many social triumphs. With her daughters she retired to the seclusion offered by this semi-country house and lived the life of a recluse, rarely appearing in public. Her name became only a memory, but one which will live long in the minds of those who were permitted to witness her queen-like rule over society. The wealth with which she was supposed to be possessed dwindled rapidly until only the Edgewood estate remained. This, in a few years, became heavily mortgaged and at one time Mrs. Sprague was dispossessed and left with absolutely nothing….”
….When Chief Justice Chase died his remains were brought to this city and buried at Oak Hill Cemetery. In 1886 the State of Ohio appropriated a sum of money for the removal of the remains to Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, where it is expected Mrs. Sprague will be buried…..”
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Findagrave Link: www.findagrave.com/memorial/4642/katherine-jane-sprague
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Kate Chase - Civil War Socialite - Circa 1861
3D red/cyan anaglyph created from stereograph courtesy of National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection, at: npg.si.edu/portraits
NPG Title: Kate Chase Sprague
Date: Circa 1861 [Date from Wikipedia]
Photographer: Mathew Brady Studio
Notes: A stereoscopic portrait of Kate Chase (1840-1899), daughter of Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury, Salmon P. Chase. She was supposedly the shining star of the D.C. social scene, and evidently had some role in advising Mrs. Lincoln as to such matters, before they had a falling out. In 1863, she married Senator William Sprague, an event which was covered by newspapers across the country. Below are several articles to provide some additional background information on Kate Chase Sprague.
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The Pittsburg Dispatch
Sunday, October 19, 1890
A FAMOUS SCANDAL
Recalled by the Suicide of Young Willie Sprague Out West.
STORIES ABOUT SALMON P. CHASE.
How His Daughter Kate Was Humiliated at the White House.
LITERARY AND BIOGRAPHICAL WORK
"Washington, October 18.-- The suicide of Willie Sprague, the grandson of Salmon P. Chase, at Seattle a few days ago is bringing forth a number of new stories about the characters in the scandal. Here at Washington Kate Chase has always been considered as having been more sinned against than sinning. Sprague was a very rich man at the time of his marriage, and his money and position overshadowed his real character. His drinking tendencies were not known and he acted in such a manner soon after the marriage that Kate Chase, who was in intimate connection with the greatest minds of her day, lost all respect for him. She tried for a long time to conceal her disgust and she kept him many times from public disgrace.
I heard last night of a state dinner at the White House, which gives a faint idea of the indignities she had to undergo. This dinner was given by President Lincoln to Chief Justice Chase in honor of his appointment as head of the Supreme Court. It was a swell affair. The Justices of the Supreme Court and the highest officials were present with their wives, and Mrs. Kate Chase-Sprague and her husband were among them.
A DEEP HUMILIATION.
She was the center of admiration, and she sat on Mrs. Lincoln's left hand, opposite her father, who had the seat on the right of the President's wife, as the guest of honor. Sprague was then in the United States Senate, and he had taken one of the other ladies out to dinner, and had a seat on the other side of the table some distance from his wife. He evidently had taken several drinks before he came to the White House, and at the third course his eyes became glassy and his voice thick. At the end of the fourth he sank back in his chair in a deep sleep. Mrs. Sprague knowing his condition had kept some watch of him, and as she saw this her face turned pale, but she did not give any other indication of her trouble.
She at last managed to catch her father's eye, and he saw at once that she was in agony. She looked at her husband, and the Chief Justice then said to Mrs. Lincoln: "I see that Senator Sprague is ill. Will you not have your butler take him out quietly to the cloak room?" Mrs. Lincoln gave the directions, and two waiters carried him, this husband of the then brightest woman in Washington, out and laid him on the lounge, where he slumbered until dinner was over.
SHE HID HER SUFFERING.
Then the Chief Justice superintended putting him into his carriage and he was taken home. Mrs. Sprague was almost dying with mortification, but throughout that long dinner she gave no signs of her pain. She was as bright in her repartees as ever, and she listened with a smile to the complimentary speeches and congratulatory remarks that were given to her father. This happened early in her married life. Is it any wonder that her distrust grew as time went on and such excesses became frequent?
Kate Chase-Sprague was only 24 when she was married, but her life had been such that she knew more of men and things than the grayest-haired lady among her guests on that occasion. She was her father's confidential secretary. She had presided over his home in Columbus while he was Governor of Ohio, and she was his chief lieutenant and most ardent worker in his campaign for the Presidency of the United States. It may be that her ambition to have her father in the White House made her marry Governor Sprague, for Chase, though he had been Senator of the United States, and had had a long public career, was far from wealthy, and he had no money "to put where it would do the most good." Sprague was the richest man in Rhode Island and he was thought to be several times a millionaire.
WHEN EACH WAS A GOVERNOR.
He met Kate Chase when her father was Governor of Ohio and when he was Governor of Rhode Island. It was at Cleveland, where Kate Chase was visiting. The wedding took place here in Washington while Salmon P. Chase was Secretary of the Treasury. His house was on Sixth street, near the Patent Office, a place that is now far out in the fashionable part of the city. It was in the days of President Lincoln one of the finest houses here, and the bridal chamber, the library and parlor which the young couple were to occupy were furnished with every luxury which wealth and good taste could supply. Marble mantels were imported from Italy, Oriental rugs covered the floors and the parlor was luxuriously furnished.
The wedding was a grand one, and President Lincoln was among the guests. He reached the house just after the ceremony had been performed, and he gave the bride a hearty kiss when he came in. He was told that the wedding was over and replied that he regretted it, but if it was so he had to submit, and added, "I suppose you can't burn that gunpowder twice for even a President."
…..Kate Chase is still a very fine looking woman. She looks ten years younger than she really is, and she works as hard as any woman in Washington. She is writing a life of her father, and her work will be full of unwritten history. In her wonderful reminiscences gathered during a period covering a quarter of a century, in which she was in the closest confidential relation with the greatest statesmen and Generals of her day, she has bushels of letters made up of the private correspondence of public men and she has her father's diary and letters. Not long ago she said that she considered this diary one of the most historical papers in existence. She keeps it in a fireproof vault, and she will quote from it very freely in her work….”
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The Evening Times
Friday, February 21, 1896
KATE CHASE AS A FARMER
Will Turn Edgewood Into a Truck Farm and Raise Vegetables-
Woman Much Beset by Misfortune Is Again on Her Feet and Determined to Succeed
The payment of the mortgage that was about to be foreclosed by the friends of Kate Chase and her father, now puts a woman much beset by misfortune on her feet.
She proposes to turn her attention to truck farming, and raise vegetable, chickens and eggs, to be sold In this city, where good living is one of the principal recreations from the affairs of state.
Her present determination is in keeping with the high spirit and independence of character that has always distinguished Kate Chase. At least, every one may hope that as market gardener the daughter of her rather will restore the fortunes of her old home.
A certain historical glamour has always surrounded Mrs. Kate Chase, as she prefers to be called. A girl of 16 when her father was governor of Ohio, she was mistress of his house. Her distinguished appearance, sparkling wit, and turn for affairs, made her a figure in the political world, of which her father was so conspicuous a figure.
When Mr. Lincoln called Mr. Chase to Washington as Secretary of the Treasury, Kate Chase, as all the country knew her, easily led the official household of the President.
Ex-Secretary McCulloch once, speaking of the secret of her social success, remarked: "It is because when she is talking to you, you feel that you are the very person she wanted to meet. That she has forgotten your existence the next moment is an afterthought.”
When her engagement to Senator Sprague, of Rhode Island, was announced it had the importance of an alliance between high contracting parties. Senator Sprague had the prestige of a war governor, a military man, the youngest member of the Senate, and one of the richest men in the country.
The wedding was one of the events of a time bristling with events. When their first child was born it was regarded as a national event, and a description of the baby's wardrobe was read by every woman in the country. When the baby began to talk, its clever speeches were passed from mouth to mouth. Three children were born - a boy and two girls.
When rumors of domestic trouble in the Sprague family were first heard they created a sensation. The country was then young to divorce and family troubles aired in court. Senator Sprague's fortune was swept away in the panic that succeeded the prosperity that followed the war. The difficulty of meeting bills did not tend to harmonize the family drifting toward separation.
After her divorce Mrs. Sprague retired to Edgewood, the country home of Chief Justice Chase. Edgewood is not far from the Soldiers' Home. It was an estate bought in 1869 from Mr. Thomas Magruder, and the house on it was built by Mr. Berry. It is an old-fashioned place.
On the right is the library of the Chief Justice, opening into the dining room, once a noble apartment, rich in memories of distinguished guests. On the other side are double parlors in the old style, and a long, vine-wreathed gallery running across the house.
Although Kate Chase retired from society, she was still at Edgewood the center of a notable group. Roscoe Conkling was then a frequent visitor. Phil Sheridan, President Grant and Senator Sherman came to revive old memories and discuss the affairs of the day.
It is said that at Edgewood the campaign against Mr. Blaine in 1884 was planned. But those days of great men are gone. Mrs. Sprague has been living in retirement, endeavoring by cultivating the land around Edgewood to combat the financial ruin that for years has been threatening her.
Ethel Chase Sprague, her oldest daughter and second child, went on the stage, and for some time was a member of Richard Mansfield’s company. The second daughter, who is said to resemble her mother in looks and temperament has been her mother's companion.
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The Times, Washington,
Tuesday, August 1, 1899
A Famous Woman Dead
Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague Passes Away Unexpectedly.
She Was the Daughter of a Chief Justice and Once the Wife of the War Governor of Rhode Island - Had Been Sick But a Short Time - No Funeral Arrangements Made.
"The arrangements for the funeral of Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague, who died at her home, Edgewood, near Eckington, yesterday morning from Bright's disease [kidney disease], have not yet been completed. Mrs. Sprague's death was a great shock to her acquaintances in this city, many of whom were not aware of her serious illness. It was very generally known that she had not been in the best of health for some time past. She would not consult a physician, however, and the disease was allowed to run until ten days ago, when she was completely prostrated.
….Sunday ureamic convulsions set in and it was then known that the end was very near. The patient rallied after the first serious spell of convulsions, but it was only for a short time, and she gradually grew weaker until 3 o'clock yesterday morning, when she breathed her last…..
A Remarkable Life.
Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague, or Mrs. Kate Chase as she has latterly been known, was a decade ago a most prominent figure in the official society of the National Capital. She was the presiding genius at many of the great social events during the war, and for some time after it, and was known to be one of the most charming and attractive women in the country. Her great personal beauty gave her wide reputation, and as the mistress of her father's house she entertained lavishly and with great dignity. She was a social leader while her father was Secretary of the Treasury in Lincoln's Cabinet and Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court for almost ten years thereafter. Her father was one of the most notable figures brought into prominence by the war between the States. He had been Governor of Ohio for two terms (1855-59) before he came to Washington as a member of Mr. Lincoln's Cabinet,
Governor Chase was a widower at the time of his election to office, and his sixteen-year-old daughter became the mistress of the gubernatorial mansion, in Columbus. Miss Chase, as she was then, soon became well known, for the manner in which she received her father's guests and the dignity with which she administered to the affairs of the household. She was the confidant and adviser of her father in all his affairs. When Mr. Lincoln was elected President Governor Chase was made Secretary of the Treasury and moved his household to Washington. He died In New York May 7. 1873. His family was then residing in this city and to his daughter he bequeathed his beautiful suburban home, Edgewood, where she lived at the time of her death.
With her father’s coming to the National Capital commenced the epoch in Mrs. Sprague's career that made her famous throughout the country. Already pre-eminent in her native State as a hostess and giver of magnificent entertainments, she repeated her triumphs in Washington and soon became the guiding spirit of the social world here.
The Chase Mansion.
The round of entertainments at the Chase mansion, corner of Sixth and E Streets northwest, were notable ones, and the grace and beauty of its presiding mistress made the place the headquarters for everything of a social nature in the city. The youthful hostess had a wonderful gift of personal magnetism, which made her exceedingly popular. It was here that she met William Sprague, who was then Governor of Rhode Island. He was a handsome gentleman and very wealthy. In a short time the engagement of the couple was announced, and the marriage was one of the most brilliant that had ever taken place in this city up to that time. The wedding march, which was played by the Marine Band, was especially written for the occasion, and the reception that followed had never been equaled in point of the magnificence of the decorations or display. The spectacle of this affair will live long in the memory of all who were fortunate enough to be present, and will go down in history as one of the most many weddings that have taken place in the Nation's Capital…..
At her father's death she became possessed of the magnificent estate just outside the city which had been the scene of so many social triumphs. With her daughters she retired to the seclusion offered by this semi-country house and lived the life of a recluse, rarely appearing in public. Her name became only a memory, but one which will live long in the minds of those who were permitted to witness her queen-like rule over society. The wealth with which she was supposed to be possessed dwindled rapidly until only the Edgewood estate remained. This, in a few years, became heavily mortgaged and at one time Mrs. Sprague was dispossessed and left with absolutely nothing….”
….When Chief Justice Chase died his remains were brought to this city and buried at Oak Hill Cemetery. In 1886 the State of Ohio appropriated a sum of money for the removal of the remains to Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, where it is expected Mrs. Sprague will be buried…..”
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Findagrave Link: www.findagrave.com/memorial/4642/katherine-jane-sprague
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Red/Cyan (not red/blue) glasses of the proper density must be used to view 3D effect without ghosting. Anaglyph prepared using red cyan glasses from The Center For Civil War Photography / American Battlefield Trust. CCWP Link: www.civilwarphotography.org/