The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-23
MRS. LEASE IMPRESSED THEM
Good Words for Wichita's Favorite DsuEh
ter From Old Missouri

| The Morning Democrat Of Carthage,
No, speaking Of Mrs. Lease. says:
Mrs Mary E. Lease. the famous
Kansan and widely known Populist OF
the Sunfiower state arrived in the city
yesterday from Lamar, where she adj
dressed a large audience on the previous
evening. Mrs. Lease was met at the
train by a committee consisting Of Rev.
Oldham, Mrs. Bartrim, Miss Hammons
and Miss Harrison and she was at once
escorted TO the Harrington, where she
was made the guest Of the Nineteenth
Century club, under the auspices OF
which club she will be entertained while
| in the city. Yesterday afternoon at
| the lecture room OF the Presbyterian
church, Mrs. Lease was entertained by
| the club and there met nearly 100 OF the
| leading ladies Of the city, including the
| twenty-five members Of the club Mrs.
Lease is a tall. very dignified and re-
fined looking woman, her appearance i'm
pressing anyone with her intellectual
". She does not appear as many
think, a typical representative OF the
species Of man, known as the new wo-
man, and il any one thinks that when
he sees Mrs. Lease she viii be attired
in boomers with coat and vest, collar
and tie like a mans, that person will be
very much surprised. for Mrs. Lease
attire is that OF the most refined and
stylish ladies, and when she addressed
the club at the church yesterday after
noon one might have thought that she
came from Paris had not Carthage been
so close 10 Kansas that most every
body feels almost acquainted with her.
The talented speaker yesterday after
noon wore a very elegant black satin
skirt with a beautiful pink bodice. cos
tune very elegantly and stylishly made
and the Democrat can consistently say
that Mrs. Lease is the best looking and
best dressed Populist that has ever ad-
dressed an audience in this city either
from a wagon in the streets. or from a
platform in a hall or in a grove. The
Democrat believes that il the Pops had
more speakers like Mrs. Lease more
tone would be given 10 their party tend
ing much toward lessening the effect OF
that appellation "Hayseed" which come
from a too unfrequented use OF the
clothes brush. Mrs Lease not only
KEEPS her clothes well brushed. bu:
also has a We'll brushed mind and her
address yesterday bears cut. well. the
sta tement- She took for her text. LAS
a Man Thinketh. So Is He" She says
and can make themselves what they
wish by the train OF thought they fol-
low. She spoke OF the condition ot
man physically. mentally and spiritual
". She thinks physically all the pro-
gress has been made that can be made
and the highest attachments have been
reached Intellectually man is grow
ing and is now advancing more particu-
larry in this classified ton OF his being.
There is vet much room for growth, in
teIlectually and spiritually. Her ad-
dress was very pleasing and along the
lines Of advanced thought. All present
were delighted with her elocution and
would have enjoyed her talk had II been
much longer
In company and converse ton Mrs
Lease Is what the men would call \
good mixer. and possesses the happy
faculty % making friends and drawing
them 10 her by her magnetic personality
and superior attaiumsnts- This after
noon The distinguished visitor VIII re-
Ceive al the Harrington from 70
o'clock and VIII - pleased . meet any
lady OF gentlemen who wishes 70 call OIL
her Tonight she VIII speak at the
Grand. on the subject Christ or Cae-
sar' and VIII be greeted by very
large audience On the subject OF poll
tics. Ms, Lease Is well informed. aus
gives opinions and forecasts thar VII
compare n every respect with those o.
the leading politicians q the day. She
Is soon 70 90 east on four-mO1ths tour
Of the states. but VIII attend the Popu-
list convention az ST. Louis and take :
hand IN the proceedings
Mrs. Lease VIII be entertained today |
part o. the time BY Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. |
Mshon. acquaintance. on South Carl |
son avenue"
There was a case Of smallpox report |