The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-07

She Talks About the President, Miss Cleve-
land, Miss Folsom, Mrs. Grant and Others.

She Talks About the President, Miss Cleve-
land, Miss Folsom, Mrs. Grant and Others.
Denver Tribu me- Republican.
Mrs. Thomas A Hendricks, wife Of the late
Vice-president of the United States, and one OF
the most remarkable women Of the age, 80 far as
political and social distinction concerned, ar
rived in Denver from San Francisco late Friday
night, and spent yesterday at the Windsor Ho-
tel She was accompanied by the wife Of Judge
Holman, of Indianapolis, the two ladies having
spent the past month in San Francisco and Vera
Cruz. A Tribune Republican reporter called at
the hotel and sent up his card. He was
shown into the parlor, and there entered
presently a beautiful elderly lady, Mrs.
Hendricks. She is of medium height and her
dark hair is just beginning to be streaked with
silver. She has an aristocratic cast OF features,
nose long and slender, and pair of magnifi-
cent dark eyes which can still flash fire when
their owner is aroused.
These eyes are covered with gold trimmed
spectacles, and are beautiful even in such
guise Mrs. Hendricks wears her hair in soft,
short bangs, through which silver threads are
peeping family, Under her widows bonnet with
its long. black veil She wore plain black cash
mere, relieved only by short onyx chain which
held her watch, but her left hand was covered
with sparkling gems and costly diamonds flashed
In her ears. 1t was observed that the lady had
very small feet and wore extremely neat fitting
boots
AS she entered the parlor she extended her
hand cordially, asking, with smile, as the wind
blew great clouds of dust past the windows, if
this were typical Colorado day.
81 am sorry ehal not see much of your State"
she said, .as am in hurry to get home to
Indianapolis. have the honor of being pres-
dent of the board Of the female reformatory
school in that city, and want to be at home
Tuesday to the May meeting. think possibly
they might get along without me- but am
anxious to be there" Here the lady smiled
showing an excellent set of teeth as she did So
'Do you find the work encouragingl asked
the reporter.
"Oh! yes indeed. We have a female prison
at Indianapolis. as it is thought better to keep
the criminal classes separated and the Reform
School is really State institution. 1t has been
running now twelve years, and we are constantly
receiving much encouragement in our work No
girl, who has been received at the school, has
ever been sent back second time. We think
that is conclusive proof OF the good we are do
ing
Francisco because she wanted rest. She had an
aunt there. and she had expected to be very
quiet, but she had been tempted into going to
Vera Cruz, and so she had not had much rest
after all. They had travelled by the short line
through the Royal Gorge; that line OF railroad
was wonderful piece of engineering, Mrs.
Hendricks thought-she wondered whose brain
first conceived such an idea. AS the converse
ton progressed it naturally drifted around to the
President and Miss Cleveland.
what do you think of the rumor regarding
the Presidents marriage?' asked the reporter.
''Oh! | don't know anything about 1T" said
Mrs. Hendricks ''Those rumors so fire.
quent, one never knows what to believe. have
never met Miss Folsom, but she is known TO be
a very lovely girl in every respect. Washington
society is very jealous of the prestige Of its
upper tendon, and don't believe 1t thinks the
Presidents sister is quite the right person to
reign at the White House. The fact of her
being the Presidents sister instead of his wife
fails to please in some instances. Miss Cleve-
land is known to have been power in the sec
ton of country which she came from, but
believe she left all her strong minded notions
behind her. She has made an earnest, con-
scientious effort to please, and is trying hard to
do her duty in everv particular. Her task IS no
easy one to perform, and think 1t would be
very unkind to criticise her.
"Her book, as you know, was we'll received In
Washington and elsewhere. l believe that
great many of her pet theories concerning wo
men were left out of the book, and that the vol
ume was published in a very opportune time.
1t cannot be said that she has any decided social
gifts-women of her type seldom have have
not the remotest idea of whether President
Cleveland wants 10 marry or not am sure
there is nothing in his manner by which the
signs could be read either way. AS for their
being church people, they attend Presbyterian
Church, which, as it has always been considered
Republican, is thought peculiar place for them
to worship. think that Mr.. Cleveland is rather
a reserved gentleman. He has not been long
accustomed to public life 4"
Further than this Mrs. Hendricks would say
nothing regarding her impressions OF Mr.. and
Miss Cleveland. She answered questions, but
took care to express no opinions.
"You have known many of the ladies who have
lived at the White House, Mrs. Hendricks" said
the most brilliant woman VINO has presided In
the mansion during your time2"
''Well," said Mrs. Hendricks thoughtfully, Il
should say Miss Harriet Lane. Mr.. Buchanan's
niece. She had been abroad with her uncle and
was possessed of rare social gifts She was pc
cu4iarly calculated to adorn her station in lie.
She is widow now, but will always be remem-
bered as Harriet Lane l think Mrs. Hayes left
a good impression on Washington society, al
though half think she was sorry when it was
all over that she had carried her temperance no.
tions so far aud excited so much comment. She
entertained most elegantly, and presume that
went long way toward ingratiating her into the
hearts of the people"
II suppose no Presidents wife ever had such
advantages as Mrs Grant She has seen nearly
all the countries in the world. and could
tainly.never be at loss for something to talk
about"
'Have you any taste for politics, Mrs. Hen
dricksl'
''None whatever. I should greatly have pre-
ferred living quietly in private, but my husbands
ambitions led him elsewhere. He was simply
lawyer when married him-a very good lawyer,
it is true-but only lawyer. When | saw
Wuer0 his dSpiTdIlOuS idys Tcdu pOlltiCS VI
course kept up with the subject for his sake,
but not because had any taste for it. 1t may
be said of some Vice-presidents that their posi-
tons honored them, but / can say of my hus-
band, and without any egotism, that he honored
the place he filed. We had long, happy mar
ried life, and we grew together in all the years
so closely that it is very hard for me to live
without him. The press had very garbled ac
counts of my husbands illness-that is, of the
expressions he used concerning his feelings in
hic Loot n
suddenly that he had little time left in which to
express himself at any length.
HE was not a man who expressed himself
freely TO the outside world. can't imagine how
such expressions got abroad: once published they
seemed to be flashed all over the world stimuli
taneously. have often heard great politicians
say that if reporters would only con6ne them
selves strictly to the truth half the heart burn