Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-25
The Wives of Statesmen--Tell
Who She is and How
She Acts.
Society Bellies at the White House-Mrs.
Window, the Ideal WelI-bred
WOman-Mrs. Ingalls, Ideal.
Story of Washington Dining RoOm-How a
Paris Dress Was spOiled-LadyhOOd is
Not Confined to the ParlOr.
copyright, 1901
pecial correspondence of the Gazette.

Special correspondence of the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, May 2O.-During the
past week have interviewed our leading
statesmen IS wives as to the perfect lady.
find that each has her ideal and that
their talks are full of good points of
advice to the young women of the land.
/ first chatted with Mrs. Harrison. Said
she:
"Girls should imbibe good manners
without much teachings but there Is one
quality that mothers should impress on
their daughters, and that is that they
should. always consider other peoples
pleasure before their own. 1 am sure
that this is the one thing lacking in the
Tell-bred girl, and have been panied
beyond measure by seeing girls when
they were introduced to any person who
for some reason they did not consider
their equal bow coldly without one kindly
word of greeting and turn the head to
continue their interrupted conversation
with some friend. Tha9 has happened at
my receptions, and 1t occurred once or
twice when l myself have made the in
PRODUCTION. Disrespect to any caller at the
white house is disrespect to me, and
have decided never to officially recognize
girls whom l have seen guilty of this
breach of kindness if not etiquette. am
fond of young girls, and l like to see
them winning and cordial in their man
ner to the most humble person who comes
into their presence. They can find ample
time TO enjoy their friends society in
their own drawing room, but when they
-, hon 20 gfaf Fha no.
they should make courtesy to their guests
the first consideration. 1 always think
when see any one disdainful of those
whom they meet, of the story of Wash
ington when he met his colored man
servant, and raising his hat in response
TO the man s salutation. Some one said
TO him:
els it possible, Gen. Washington,
that you raise you hat to your slave?"
Eyes, always, for l will not have a
slave Guido me in politeness. -
''To me, continued Mrs. Harrison;
'tthat is the most essential lesson a girl
can learn, and If she remembers that
story well older people will never have to
blush for her and, with little laugh,
81 will not have 10 debar her from the
White House.
MRS. HARRIsoN's ESTIMATE OF WASH
NGToN SOCIETY.
"Do you not think Washington society
open to criticism on other points?''
''No,' replied the presidents wife,
81 do not think of any SPECIAL things,
FOR think the capital deserves its claim
to being the most friendly and courteous
of cities. There is one custom that
! have sometimes regretted, and
that is the fashion which has ari-
sen in the last three or four years of not
Introducing strangers to your friends.
OF course 1 do not mean general intro
auctions, for that has all the faults of
the other extreme. But it surely makes
any caller feel more at her ease to have
the right to speak to at least one person
in the room. In this city it is the more
necessary because the official houses are
open to strangers. 1t is understood that
# is lady's privilege to recognize any
one she has met in this way, but at the
same time il is more kindly and more
American to introduce. Then, TOO, as
rule, hostess invites very few people to
her house whom every lady pressG: can
not recognize. F"
SHE is ENGLISH YOU KNOW.
One of the bowling swells of this city is
the wife OF a rich man who is also sena-
tor. She is q woman who has always had