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SOMETHING OF THE NEXT MISTRESS OF
THE WHITE HOUSE.
Her Domestic Surroundings and Life
IA Very Pleasant Picture--.Who
She Was and Where She Met Her
HuSbunI,

IA Very Pleasant Picture--.Who
, She Was and Where She Met Her
Husband.
Nc'O York World.
i INDIANApoLIS, Sept. 5.-No. GA North Della
ware avenue is Il comfortable two-Story brick
house. II is set back from the street, little
to one side of the green lawn which sur
rounds II. At the rear Is Il frame stable, and q
few bushy trees break the sod. Under one Of
swapping at bOthersOme flies. There is moth.
ing remarkable about the house: in fact, 1T Is
the most unpretentious along this way, fOr
81 North Delaware avenue is beautiful street ol
artistic buildings. y grassy track and rows OF
trees divide the street, smooth and clean
from the sidewalk. The houses arc all sci
back some distance, and the lawns are smooth
or broken by flower beds. Tennis grounds
and swinging hammockS show that pleasure
and ease are both given some sought.
had waited several days for Mrs Harri.
some trepidation called the next morning,
i fearing she would be too weary to see any Wis.,
itors. However, there was no hesitancy
about admitting me, no mysterious running
about as il they had something to hide. The
woman showed mo into the parlor and re-
turned almost i'm mediately TO say that Mrs.
Harrison would be down in few moments
"Mamic,"I heard q clear, musical voice
call, ''come take the baby. want to go down
stairs"
"Yes, mamma" and slender, girlish figure
in q neat morning gown, ran lightly past the
; door upstairs. ] heard the soft rustic OF
skirts, and then lady with large brown eyes
and grayish hair stood before me. II am Mrs.
HARRISON" she announced. and held out her
hand and looked at me inquiringly, while
told tho nature of my visit.
~ think it rather embarrassing to ask one
to talk of ones SELF" she sud with smile.
"You would get better story, either favora-
BILE or otherwise, by going to some one who
knows me; yet if can give you anything
that will help you, shall be most happy"
from your trip to see visitors this morning."
az am not in the least tired" she asserted,
with bright smile. 1T was trip for rest
and has been OF benefit to Mr.. Harrison. l
am proud that shave great deal OF vitality.
| I am never i'll. and since the nomination !
have not had an hour, can say. to rest. A
then, and have had the entire care of them
both and Of my grandson Benjamin added to
my other duties. With it all am we'll and
happy. I have always taught myself not to
comfort and never deducts from iti so think
that is the secret Of my perfect health"
with all these duties it must be necessary
"No % indeed" nesS she laughed dii merriiy. "That's
what never had. When J. was girl my
dear old mother made me learn to work. l
used to make me angry. Will never 40 TINS
ly. Very we'll, mother would answer quiet
| ly, the knowledge will be no trouble II you
don't, and If you are ever compelled to 1t Will
L Oe luVdludUlS. SoO WAS IduBuI SNcly
and became an expert. especially as q baker:
My bread was beautiful. / don't know how
nice it would be now,:ior it is years since |
have made any; MY knowledge g has! has served Sapes
1 have always attended TO my own household
matters and think it Il great pleasure. often
get up at u o'clock in order to go to market 1
always take Benjamin, my grandson, with
me, because the early morning ride does him
family always; how else could expect to
have things to please me?''
"Will you tell me of your girlhood days?"'
"Yes, they were my happy ones" she said,
!eelingly- II was born In Oxford, Ohio. Ny
father, DR.. John w. Scott, was professor of the
was afterwards president of the female col
lege in the same town, which position he held
at the time of marriage. received my edu-
cation at the seminary there and was happy
wants then. We had drying and sleighing
parties, but did not dance. 1t was considered
a great sin there, but we nanged to have just
as much fun without. We would put on our
newly starched calico dresses and sun bon
nets, and we were grand and content. Isn't
1t wonderful how the lives Of girls have
uating year wearing sun bonnet yet we all
did SO and were proud Of them when newly
llaundered."
"Where did you meet General Harrison?"
"At Oxford. He was student at the uni
versity and l at the seminary. We were
friends and we were graduated the same year.
When he was twenty years old and l almost
that we were married. So we started in life
young aud we have never been sorry"
| "Are your parents living"
"My father, who will be eighty-nine years
old in sser Is ying in Rnses ord T
| what family have your"
II have son in Montana He is married to
| the daughter of Senator Saunders, the old
/ War Governor. My son has a cattle ranch
and is somewhat Of a journalist. He has one
child, Martisser, q little daughter have
daughter, Mrs. Mary-we call her Mamie
band is tradesman In boot and shoe house
in this city. They were married when Mr..
Harrison was in Washington, SO we had them
take charge Of the house for US, and since our
return they have lived with US. My daughter
has two children, Benjamin Harrison Mckee,
eighteen years old, who Is the ninth Benja-
min Harrison directly down, and the baby.
Mary Lodge Mckee. who is but eight weeks
old, but is jolly, plump little fairy"
| "What Is your regular routine Of the day? ?''
| at does not differ from any ones" she said.
"Ieet up at 6, do my marketing, breakfast at
| 1880, bathe and dress the babies and have O
romp with Benjamin, lunch at and have
dinner at 8. Except in tb3 summer months
l devote two mornings weekly to painting
OF which am member. BY the way, this is
| very literary city. We have three literary
classes as well as literary clubs; and we have
a Woman's Club which is most entertaining
|
we have Fortnightly Club and the Merrill
Literary Club, named in honor Of our teacher,
Miss Katharine Merrill, q remarkably gifted
woman. Our success Is due TO her teaching"
| In addition to all this Mrs. Harrison is quite
| q musician, understanding music thoroughly
and being very fond of 1t. And now l have
not told you what she looks like, but as her
face is already familiar to the reading public
there is not much to tell. Suppose describe
her as sho looked the morning called on her.
She is small, probably not more than five feet
two inches, and has q plump figure. Her
hands and feet are baby-like in size and her
l little dimpled fingers display q marriage ring
and three diamonds. She wore plain gray
cloth skirt and plated jacket, belted at the
waist Her sleeves were tight and plain,
showing the outlines of q finely moulded
arm, and enamelled gold bracelets clasped the
fair wrists. Her eyes are large and n soft
brown and her hair contrasts beautifully, be-.
ing gray, Her mouth is the right size for
beauty. She wears soft, fluffy bang and her
hair coiled low on her neck. Her pictures do
not do her justice, as they can not show how
her face lights up, how the soul comes into
her eyes and how the expression foretells
every thought She is a brilliant conversa-
well as beautiful woman.
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