The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-11-22
SHARERS OF VICTORY.
THE WIVES OF THE SUCCESSFIJI
CANDIDATES.


CANDIDATES.
Some Facts About the Lady Who will
| Occupy Mrs. Cleveland's Place In the
| White HOUSEWIFE President Nor
toms Pretty and Accomplished Wife.
[Frons the NJ 2. Worzd.l
Early in the campaign special fe-
male correspondent was sent out to
Indianapolis to visit Mrs. Harrison.
To this correspondent Mrs Harrison
gave the following account of her
life.
"I was born in Oxford, O. NV.
father, DR.. John w. Scott, was pro-
fessor of the Miami University at the
time of my birth, and was afterwards
president of the female college in the
same town, which position he held
at the time of my marriage. I re-
ceived my education at the seminary
there and was happy girl. We vii
lage girls were very simple in our
wants then. We mad driving and
sleighing parties, but we did not dance.
1t was considered great sin there,
but we managed to have Just as much
fun without. We would put on our
newly starched calico dresses and sun
bonnets, and we were grand and con-
tent. Isn't it wonderful how the lives
of girls have changed? Imagine any
girl during her graduating year wear
ing un-bonnet, yet we all did so
and were proud of them when newly
laundered."
"Where did you meet General
Harrison.
| AT Oxford. He was student at
the University and at the seminary.
We were friends and we were gradu-
ated the same year. When he was
| 20 years old and [ almost that we
were married. So we started in life
young and we have never been sor-
ry."
care your parents living ?'
"My father who will be SO years
old in January, is living in Washing
ton with my widowed sister, Mrs.
Russell Lord. I have also a brother
living"
"What family have you %
Il have son in Montana He is
married to the daughter of Senator
Saunders, the old war Governor. My
son has cattle ranch and is somewhat
of a journalist. He has one child,
Martisser, little daughter. 1 have
a daughter, Mrs. Mary-we call her
Mamie-McKee. She lives here with
us, and her husband is tradesman in a
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, 18 years
old, who is the ninth Benjamin Har-
rison directly down, and the baby,
Mary Lodge Mckee, who is but s
weeks old, but is a jolly, plump little
fairy
| Mrs. Harrison is quite a musician,
understanding music thoroughly and
being very fond of it. And, now
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 l describe her sshe look
ed the moring 1 called on her. She is
small, probably not more than five
feet two inches. and has plump fig
ure. Her hands and feet are baby
like in size and her little dlmpled
fingers display marriage ring and
three diamonds. She wore plain
| gray cloth skirt and pleated jacket
belted at the waist. Her sleeves are
tight and plain, showing the outline
of finely moulded arm, and enamel
led gold bacelets clasped the fair wrists
Her eyes are large and soft brown
and her hair contrasts beautifully
being gray. Her mouth is the right
size for beauty. She wears a soft
fluffy bang and her hair coiled low on
her neck. Her pictures do not dc
her justice, as they cannot show how
her face lights up, how the soul come:
; into her eyes and how the expression
foretells every thought. She is bril-
liant conversationalist, and indeed &
most cultivated as well as beautiful
woman.
Mrs. Harrison is a dilligent ane
studious reader, put does not fine
much interest in the novels of to day
She is member of the Presbyterian
church, and until she removed t.
Washington taught class in Sunda,
School. She is also one of the mos
useful and tireless managers of tn
Orphan Asylum. She is passionate
ly fond of music and has quite bril-
liant performer in her daughter, Mrs
Mckee. Moreover, with all he
brilliancy, Mrs. Harrison enjoys
good joke, and can tell in an inimits
2 Bile manner very funny anecdotes.
!. But Mrs. Harrison's home? 1t
not extraordinary in any way. On
enters the unusually wide hall b
double glass doors. On one side c
. the hall, which is at the side of th
house instead of the centre, is a larg
dark leather settee and two high bac
. leather chairs. On small inlaid to
IS table near the parlor door are fe
+ brightly -colored asters in large ant
y que jar and basket of ripe pear
q Above hangs an old painting by Ii
K man of Gen. Harrison's historic gran'
o father. It is draped with the Sta
. and Stripes of the United States.
o large silk flag is also hung midway
It the hall. The parlor is large and n
p crowded. The furniture is easy an
T of variety of designs. A piece
is rare old tapestry hangs above Il
j mantel, on which are some antiql
sr china ornaments. In the back parl
! is q piano, an easel holding the lii