The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-09

very bright and forward and full Of his
father nervous energy. He IL affection
ately called "the young governor in
the family circle.
Mrs. Waite is not much over s feet
tall and not much over 100 pounds in
| weight. She dresses plainly and does not
60 into society. On the day essthe gov
ernor's inauguration she sat In q box in
the Broadway theater, where the cere-
mony took place, an inoffensive looking
woman, rather thin and wholly COM
monplace In appearance. just such a
woman as might be imagined sewing
buttons ON the governors clothes, q duty
which no doubt she is frequently called
upon to perform.
The society women of Capitol hill re-
garded her a a person of modest station.
who would probably make great many
blunders for their amusement, bat whom
they would not slight, though Il would
doubtless be their duty TO make her feel
her little deficiencies The shoe was
soon ON the other foot. Mrs. Waite left
formal cards Just once in return for calls
and since that time has appeared quite
oblivious of the existence of such d thing
as society, except on rare occasions The
ordinary functions at which q govern
or's wife ID the central figure ! not
graced by her presence, and she has Civ
m no entertainments, except an Occa-
sional card party to intimate friends
One ) for her action is probably
that the governor is a poor man, having
little income besides his salary, and
Irs. Waite knew that she could neither
entertain nor dress like the women ON
the hill. 1t Is said that Mrs. Waite
makes her own clothes I'm order to have
O money to devote to charity. She lis
interested in w. G. 4. II. work and
other reformatory movements, is d de-
yout believer in all the doctrines Of the
most advanced branch Of the Populist
movement and has been active in the
women's political clubs formed since
their right to vote was established.
But above all things else Mrs. Waite
Is interested in her husband and his
work. Her devotion to him Is complete,
and In return her influence over him ii
greater than that of all his other advisers
combined Not infrequently the govern
or says before deciding some important
matter, "Well, I'll talk to my wife
about ii, as though that were the most
natural thing possible. Unfriendly
tongues say that he il henpecked, that
Mrs. Waite i~nterferes altogether too re-
quently in matters of state, and that the
governor is guided entirely too much by
her opinions and judgment. Most people
who have mel Mrs. Waite consider her
aquiet domestic woman, quite incapable
of meddling with state affairs.
Colorado has no gubernatorial man
sion. Governor Waite resides In d small
family hotel in the heart of Denver. oc-
cupying q front and d back parlor and d
third small room. Tho apartments are
only four o. five feet from the ground.
separated from the sidewalk only BY q
narrow lawn. Meals are provided by the
house, except when Mrs. Waite gets m
d lunch over an oil stove. Sometimes
they eat in their room and at other
times sit at table with the rest of the
boardcrs.
& 81NG4l0A &0AkNE 1IO1&1GS lI0IW EUH
splendid executive chamber each day
about 5 o'clock unless there Is pressing
business. HepulB or his boots, sims his
feet Into the easy slippers kept at hand
by his wife and sinks into d bio 1onn0.
ing chair, from which he rarely rises
until IL Is time TO retire. Mrs. Waite ID
with him, his son plays around the
rooms, q few close friends, mostly ap,
pointees from the back counties. drop in.
and pass the evenings talking politics.
Governor and Mrs. Waite are both ma
ltives III western New York, where the
governor edited the Jamestown Journal
for 20 years. and where he married his
arst wife III 1852. The present MrA
Waite. who i b cousin 81 her prede-
cessor, was then 4 beautiful child 81 &
and danced merrily at the wedding.