The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-20

in every photograph shop. Aud l
don't speak of her mental caliber alone,
because with all her swift intelligence,
her ready appreciation of excellence
in any liue, fnere are women OF
more commanding inteliects. An1
ties of her heart and soul,
because she herself is never willing TO
have them spoken of. That she is q
regular attendant at Divine service, that
the duties of wife and mother are dear to
her, that she has ii noble circle OF friends.
chosen for other qualities tina wealth or
station. we all know, and that is all we
have a right to know. And | don't speak
of her as a leader of fashion, because
thank Heaven a~gain-she is no such
thing. though the world has seen with
what grace she can fill the highest social
position.
LOVELY ALL ROUND WOMAN.
She is, bluntly and briefly, as | said be-
fore, a lovely 'all-roundn woman. There
is a quaint little fisher village on Buz.
Yards Bay. where I think every man,
and child would vote for Mrs.
Cleveland. She is the queen Of the coast.
and as unpretending and uncon-
scious in her queenliness as possible.
You may meet her crossing the salt
meadows wearing q blue flannel gown
and an old yellow silk handkerchief
knotted round her pretty neck, or her
sailboat passes you on the bay and you
get a vision of a laughing. ~sun-burned
face, white teeth and clear gray eyes.
under the shade of a big Tapping hat.
or perhaps you meet her at one OF Mrs.
Richard elders informal receptions,
looking brown but lovely in a dainty
white evening gown. Between you and
ms one of the things like about Mrs.
Cleveland is her taste in dress.
al TIC Hell
once went Co q sort of an Onen air
fancy fair, which was given in Marion
for the benefit Of the village library. OF
course Mrs. Cleveland's presence would
help the thing along, and. of course, with
her usual kindness Mrs. Cleveland was
ready to further a good object. / liked
the way she did 1t though. People
came expecting to find her well en- evil
dence and enjoy a good stare, but she
was nowhere to be seen. She didn't
particularly want to be seen. She was
hidden from public view, playing the
part of postmistress. Now, the post Of
flee was a sort of little booth rugged up
with o tiny window. at which you came
n asked II there was any mail for you.
And the postmistress, after asking your
name and looking the letters over,
would reply yes. there was one for you
and there was ten cents due upon it,
.~Thereupon you paid your ten cents and
received a letter which, during the
SSSA W.
dressed. OF course with a lot Of clever
people inside the little booth, knowing
all about most of those outside, there
were lots of bright personalities and
jokes at e~veryone's expense. 1
know for my dime I received an
impairment bit Of rhyme, which
makes me langh, yet whenever l
look at 1t: But later in the day, when it
became known that Mrs. Cleveland was
officiating there. the rush to the little
window reduced her at first to merely
writing autographs and eventually to
closing the Office.
Isuppose that was the only postofice
that Mrs. Cleveland ever Influenced.
Everyone knows that she has never at
tempted to bias her hus oand In favor of
any of her friends. And everyone knows
with what courteous firmness he declined
having even the name of his beautiful
wife used to advance his political tor
tunes. think we all respect both nus
band n wife for this delicate reserve.
Nevertheless. her undoubted popularity
so sweetly won. SO modestly worn, has
probably helped to place them both in the
proud position for which they are so well
fitted.