THE GREAT SOLDIER'S BODY. RELATIVES AND VISITORS LOOK UPON IT AGAIN.

Visitors marched up to the cottage from Saratoga today and asked permission to see the body of General Grant. Their request was granted. The parlor doors had been opened since morning. There were no applications to see the body until the afternoon. It was, on one account at least, a fortunate thing that visitors were admitted. The embalmer had been much criticized for the strictures upon his work. He would not admit to the changes in appearance, despite many witnesses who told him to the contrary. This morning he applied a bleaching agent which by afternoon had taken effect. The embalmer regards his work as perfect.

Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Sartoris and others of the family visited the parlor this afternoon. The guards left them alone at the coffin. Colonel Grant attended them. The stay was about half an hour. The intention of the family is that Mrs. Grant shall go to the parlor at least once a day between now and Tuesday. The shock of seeing the body in the coffin already has passed. It is hoped that this may lessen the trial of parting. She bore today's visit well.

The finest floral piece yet received came by evening's train from New York, the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford. The piece represents "The Gates Ajar" and the piece is a large design, occupying a space about six by five feet. Tonight it stands at the foot of the coffin. (Note: This piece is still on display at Grant's Cottage, Wilton, New York.) Mrs. Grant has occupied herself part of today in preparing drapery for the leather easy chair in which the General sat during most of the time in the sick room, since March. Ulysses Grant, Jr. led his mother into the parlor again in the late afternoon. The coffin lid was closed and the son himself removed it.

They remained with it a few minutes only, when the guard resumed duty. The face showed little change since the morning, discoloration under the eyes again appearing. A wreath arrived and Colonel Grant entered with it as his mother was in the parlor. The scene was one of sorrow restrained. Mrs. Grant bore up with fortitude. the purpose of lessening her pain by accustoming her to the sight of the General in his coffin seems so far to have been well devised. Its thorough efficacy, however, has yet to be tested.