Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-05-29
MISS CLEVELAND AND HER BROTH



Miss Cleveland has a thoughtful,
refined face. not at al handsome
and not at all ugly. she is decidedly
sail0w, aud looks as If she might
be about IS or 20 years old. She
came here with short hair, rather
gray and slightly waved all over
her head. No woman ever looks
dignlied with short hair, but 1t
was not unDec0ming to her, aud
did not give her an absolutely
aggressive wOman-lecturer look.
If she was so soon going to sue
cumb to popular opinion on the
subject Of short hair for women,
it's pity she didn't pin on hel
coils and pulls before she cane
here, for so marked a change here
would have caused comment IN
private life, and in her case it has
made no end Of talk. The women
who laughed and sneered at heI
for wearing short hair now do the
same thing because she has follow
ed the fashion. Poor woman . sac
looks anxious and worried, and
the sooner she learns TO follow hel
brothers example aud gang hei
ain gait the sooner she will b,
happy.
Her dresses are not remarkable
in any way; she has quite n pretty
figure, and might look better than
she does if she would hire some
woman who has perfect taste to
dress her and to stand over heI
dressmaller when her clothes arc
fitted. She appears like woman
who had given her attention to
better and higher matters than
clothes; but, then, clothes are
one Of the minor matters that a
woman in her position must attend
to herself or have some one else to
attend to. Her manners are per-
fectly courteous, but not cordial ;
she has no society manner OF any
kind, and il is quite easy TO see
that, although she means to do her
duty as the mistress OF the White
House, it is simply duty to her and
no more; that she is really very
much bored and very tired ;
that she receives guests every
day because she must, and that she
is Il thankful woman when her
hour is finished.
TO US the society phrase, Mr..
Cleveland is a very 'cOmmOn-lOOk.
ing man. His pest friends, his
most ardent supporters, admit,
what is certainly true, that, when
one first looks into the Presi lent )
face, one sees just a coarse face.
But there IS Il great deal more
there. no person, no matter how
prejudiced, can help seeing in his
face and figure a calm, powerful
repose, and full Of dignity Of the
most simple aud impressive sort.
He looks like Il man against whom
any circumstances, any people,
any powers might beat until they
tire themselves out without NOV
ing him a hairs breadth from the
position he had originally taken
for himself. One feels instlnctively
that here is man who is President
OF the United States in absolute
truth, and who is going to follow
out his own convictions If the world
turns upside down because Of
them. Some people say Miss
Cleveland has much influence over
him, but people who have talked
WITH him DO not believe it, aud one
woman goes SO fdras 90 say: Pooh.
influence the President : don't
believe if the most enchanting
angel Of the female persuasion in
heaven itself should fall mt his feet
with wings spread out She would
make any more impression upon
him than the rest Of us do; and,
goodness knows, that ism t much
llls manners are perfectly courte-
Gus. lie has a pleasant voice,
shakes hands cordially, says few
pleasant words, if he has time, and
makes it quite evident to every one
when their turn is over, and in a
perfectly simple, courteous way