The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-14
THE NEW CABINET WOMAN.
Brisf Sketch of tho Wife OF tho Postmaster
General.

Drief Sketch of tho Wife OF tho Postmastor
General.
Washington Post
The new cabinet woman is one OF tho
most retiring women in Washington.
and so quiet life docs Mrs. William
Wilson lead that tho taco Of tho vito OF
the new postmaster general is not ut oil
familiar. oven to many women who have
been longest in official life.
She fuitills tho idoal OF the man who
thinks woman's sphcrc is her home.
Mrs. Wilson has OF la.o years lived both
winter and summon at tho family homo
in Charlestowu, W. Va, which Is but
two hours ride from Washington. Ex-
tremely delicate health and the youth
Of her children have furnished Mrs.
Wilson with excuses for not living in
the capital while Congress Ia In session.
So distnateiul has sho found gay life
that sho never comes to Washington
except for week or q month at the
longest, at time. Then she ROMANS
at the home OF relatives, whore she is
now stopping. or with her father. At
such times Mrs. Wilson rarely can DO
lursd out to more than one reception,
when sho goes simply to crafty her
husband. So little known is she that
when she appeared at an afternoon ro-
cep,ion given by Mrs. Tarsney, OF Mis-.
souri,, wife Of Mr.. Wilson's cloae assist
ant on the ways and means committee,
good Democratic women hurried to got
| glimpse OF hor to SEQ what the tariff
bill makers wife looked like. They
| found q slender woman OF medium
height dressed in black. and wearing
| her dark hair waved about the temples.
She has very bright dark eyes, cordial
smile, is quietly seli-possessed. and not
only is ble,sed with sensn OF tho hu-
morous, but among her friends eau
gIvO expression to 1t.
Mrs. Wilson was II daughter OF Pro-
lessor yelling, president OF the Column
bian University. While her children,
OF whom there are four. were young
Mrs. Wilson used part OF her time in
Charlestown in looking after their edu-
cation herself. Ono OF the soma Is well
| known to every congressman, as he has
been with his father a; the capital. The
older daughter, who is seventeen years
old, is at young ladies' school in Fir.
ginia, and Betty, the youngest, aged
| fourteen, is with her mother.
AT the CharIestown home Mrs. vii.
son leads quiet life suited to her tastes.
She reads grea. deal, looks alter the
poor in tho nechborhood and is dc.
won't church woman. Mr.. Wilson is
able to reach HIS family with short
railroad ride aud finds complete rest
there, for Mrs. Wilson says "he can find
plenty OF people to worry him about
politics. so when no comes into tho
house we nevor discuss politics. l pre-,
fer other subjects aud he hears enough
OF it outside
Late in the spring. year ago. Mrs.
| Wilson came to tho capital to cRre for
her husbands health. and until he could
leave tho capital Mrs. Wilson endured
| great anxiety, watching her husband
almost throwing his life away over tho
tariff bill. They apont part OF the aum-
mer in Mexico. where Afra. Wilson
nurseu her husband back 10 health.
| When he sailed for Europe che return.
cd to the country home. She ms been
in Washington the past winter moro
than for years previously, but has for
several reasons remained in seclu,ion.
Sho would have boon very glad person
ally to have seen hor husband ou. OF
political service for a time. but Mrs.
Wilson is not looking at the position
and duties OF tho cablnc. woman with
| any pleasure o. oven qualification.
The Wilson's are no. rich. and in nc.
cord with Mrs. Wilson's atrone dislike
10 entering society the new postmaster
generals household will no. make my
attempt at saye:y. 1t will not DO dc.
cidcd for somc months as to whether
they will take house or reside at some
hotel noxt winter.
II Mrs. Wilson's health continues to
improve during tho summer rs 1t has
in tho last six Inon,ha sho will bo able
to 60 through with tho most important
social duties that fall to tho lot OF n
cabinet woman.
Mira Wilson will spend tho summer Mt
tho Charlos.Town home.
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