The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-17
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and is very domestic in her inclinations.
When it was discovered that she was q
lawyer, congressman who meant to be
very agreeable inquired of her with
what line of law she was most familiar.
Mrs. Bryan's quick answer was:
"Dome,t ic relations. sir.
II the Bryans should como into the
White Hcnse. many people would recall
and contrast the night of their first ap-
pearancc there with Mrs. Bryan's pros
pect of standing at the head Of the re-
cep;ion lire.
twas laa5 after Bryan's speech when
everybody wanted TO soc him and his
lawyer wife. Mrs. Bryan appeared in a
high necked, long sloeved black cash
mere dress, not even fashionably cut or
made. Bryan wore his usual Prince Al
bert coat and possibly white lawn tie.
The pair stood about and looked lost
while people told each other who the
transformations, rather old fashioned
looking couple We're, yet neither was at
all embarrassed. Both got more than a
little amusement out of watching the
Washington, and then only on ofncial
occasions. Mrs. Bryan never appeared
in evening dress during their Washing
ton life and Bryan surely never has
owned a dress suit. They never attend
ed fashionable dinners and certainly
gave none themselves.
Mrs. Bryans head is the most notice.
able thing about her. 1t is very shapely
and the heavy dark brown hair is al
ways brushed smoothly back from
very high, full forehead The hair is
thick. soft and fine and simply coiled
into mass ON top. the head.
Mrs. Bryan would sacrifice and en-
durc anything once she had made up
her mind that "a thing was right. She
has ideals and will consider her hus-
bands nomination as righteous and "a
step toward what the organs maintain
is the correction OF the wrongs of the
masses of the people. She has sweet
and we'll trained voice in talking, and
the men and women who penetrate her
appreciate her honesty of pur-
pose and sincerity. She despises shams
Of every kind. and, above all, is natural
and unaffected.
Mr. Bryan lives well in commodious 4
dwelling in the fashionable part of Lin
coin. His family consists of Mrs Bryan;
Ruth, aged II; William j., Jr., aged 9, (
and Grace, aged 5. The study, in which .
both Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan have desks, is
q very attractive room. Ii is filled with
books, statuary and lnementos of cam
paignS There arc busts or portraits of
noted men, and there are two butcher
lnives which Mr.. Bryan used in the
with Field to refutc the lat
-er's boast of the effects of high protec-
ion
Last year Mr. Bryan was asked if he
lad any aspirations looking to the
White House. and he said; mo, have
10 wish to be Il presidential candidate,
neither now nor in the years to come.
Ny whole thought now is conferred OH
ny family and my profession so far as
ny own personal desires go. / was
'rought up in the country and / wish
ny children to have some of the same
earring. They are now of the age when
hey need a fathers care. and l wish to ,
et into practice again. for very much
njoy the law. which has been neces-
arily abandoned during my four years
Il Washington.
Concerning his speech at the conven-
ion which nominated him for president, j
Ion. Amos Cummings says: Last of :
II came BRYAN He administered the,
CUP de grace to the rising hopes of the