Telegram-herald., 1889-11-05

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house and home interests a. hzs been
Mrs. Harrison's lie should have found
tame % lasest herself sith 50 msch Of
what is ordinarily believed - De TIE 70
salt Of only the most extensive soclA a.
obligations properly reauited n 70
Harrison Is not = society woman Ia tbs
vulgar acceptance Of the term. Her
ambitions have never led her % any
such aspirations. bat l have never seen
= woman Who could more thoroughly
answer tie req ulrements imposed ~
exalted position A woman Wno can
bake delicious biscuits. sew beautifully,
keep al her household arrangements In
stand a. the right hand OF the fresi-
dent Of this country and with charm
ing grace receive two or three thousand
peocls whom she never saw before, Civ
Ing each a pleasant word or apt great
ing. seems 90 me 20 very nearly encom-
pass the entire gsmut Of feminine ooI-
cations.
pom 8 few customs Mrs Harrison
declines 10 take Official grounds. There
have been several of her predecessors
who seemed 20 think such action was
necessary in order TO obtain reputa-
tion for indiyid uality IL the necessity
ever existed IL does not in the present
instance. Mrs. Harrison is not SO far
As dress goes. fashionable woman, but
her clothes ft and are not worn as
though on bad terms with their wearer.
As 70 whether woman in Washington
shall cut their necks, or rather the
bodies Of their dresses very high or
very low. Mrs Harrison Will not under
take 70 decide, preierring to keep out
OF discussions that must include the
consideration OF the possession or the
society of the Capital As 20
bustles Mrs. Harrison is credited with
saying: why. il some ladies want 70
wear them they can do 1t, I'm sure, and
IL they don't want them, why, they
needn't; II is not my affair in either cir
cumstance."
There seems TO be an enormous
amount Of good sense in taking such a
position. AS 70 wine Mrs. Harrison
says that if the President wants wine
on his table why, the wine viii be there
and Il he does not want &. no wine will
be -ervsd. In other words Mrs. Harri
son .oeS not fnten5 20 attempt regulat-
ing tic consciaac aces, social. political or
moral, OF any one save hecself. Not
d4y passes that does not bring forty or
more letters TO Mrs. Harrison. To the
shame of the writer's be II said. not a
few OK them are from able bodied mon
who seek TO procure the kind Offices of
Mrs. Harrison in aiding their applica-
tions to the President Cor official prefer
ment Cranks OF all kinds. sizes, STYLES
and descriptions beset her with their
drivel, but few Of the latter kind ever
get as far as Mrs. Harrison's desk Ever
since the general public got the idea
that the mistress of the White House
intended to govern the domestic ma
chinery herself, household receipts for
food, clothing and medicines have
poured in. One we'll meaning woman
from tAs Michigan pine forests sug.
gested that Mr.. Harrisons old flannel
shirts would make splendid night gowns
for Baby Mckee. Similar advice comes
with every mail.
In the midst Of this. Mrs. Harrison
goes right along performing her duties
as the wife of Ben iamin T. Harrison
and the Lady Of the White House with.
out neglecting either role, and IL there
is any difference in her regard for the
two Offices she cares more for the for.
mer than the latter. MCC. LINGAN.