The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-12-19
MRS. TERRELL ANXIOUS.
Wife of the American Minister tC
Turkey Waits for His Return.
Vow York Herald.

each morning into the. New York
papers Is that of brown-eyed, gen
lt.e-mouihed woman. with soft gray
hair and an expression of refinement
and culture stamped on her hand
some face. She looks for the news
from Turkey, and eagerly reads every
word of it before touching her break
fast.
This is the wife of Alexander W.
Terrell, United States minister to
Turkey. She lived among these
Turks. has seen the suffering Arme-
pians and has been the sultan's guest
at dinner. ''An ornament 10 diplo-
matte society," YOU think as you look
at her, and when YOU hear her talk
YOU add. land Il real helpmate to our
brave and honest American minis
ter
She is woman of uncommon
mental ability, and has the charm
and gracious manner OF southern
born and bred woman. y kindly
smile lights up her whole face as She
talks. and keen sense of hunor is
shown in her twlnkling eyes.
When she tells you that she has
daughters and granddaughter, you
look incre,lulously at her smooth
pink checks, where time has left but
few marks. You see the light of
mother love in her eyes, however,
and only hope that those grand
daughters will be as fine women and
As Well fitted to become the wives Of
future American ministers or pres
idenis
She has much strength of charac-
ter and wonderfully sweet nature,
added to a most attractive personal
ity and rare conversational ability,
and all those make her interesting
beyond the ordinary.
Mr.. Terrell had obtained leave of
absence and expected 10 JOIN his
wife in New Y ork and spend Thanks
giving in their Texas home. The
troubles arising in Turkey, however,
made this plan impossible, and Mrs.
Terrell Is bearing the separation
philosophically. She does not be
lieve. that men must work and wo-
men must weep
She does not weep, bat, on the
other hand has taken uparms against
those opposed to her husband, and is
defending him here as valiantly as
, he is defending the rights of Ameri-
can citizens in Constantinopie.
4 spirited correspondence is going
on between Mrs. Terrell and the
Rev. Sir. johnson of jefferson City,
No. The latter, through misinform-
ton, let Us hope, declared from his
pulpit that Mr.. Terrell was a traitor
AID deserved 10 be hanged. Mrs.
Terrell wrote 10 johnson as soon as
she learned of his startling declara-
lion.
As quick to show gratitude. as re-
sentiment, Mrs. Terrell, on reading
letter sent to New York paper by
F. Iiopinkson Smith, the well known
artist and writer, defending the min
lister TO Turkey and denouncing the
Rev. johnson, wrote Mr.. Smith a
cordial note thanking him for his
letter. Mr.. Smith, with his wife and
daughter, called on Mrs. Terrell, and
she has since been entertained at
their home on Thirth-fourth street.
Mrs. Terrell, who was in Constan-
tinopie for year, found the life
there full of novel and Interesting
social functions and vast opportuni-
ties Of meeting people from all parts
OF the world. The gay and festive
FrenchmaR, the long haired Greek.
The black mustached Russian, the
comfortable beef-eating EDgIishman
the tall and somber Turk-aIl are
there and all'mingle in the diplomat
ic society of Constantiuople. Even
the sultan has shown his face TO her
the face he has so many supersti-
sons ideas about showing, and which
he absolutely refuses to have photo
graphed. -s
Mrs. Terrerl's daughter, who was
with them at the Turkish CAPITA,
has very beautiful voice, and oil
the occasion CT their dining with the
sultan he was so pleased with her
singing that magnificent jewei, d
necklace was presented to her, while
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