The herald., 1896-02-16

society columns Of the newspapers as
attending some social or state function
with their well-known papas. Each has
her little circle Of friends, but outside
of its boundaries she is not known to
exist. She is regarded purely in the
light Of an ornament to her paternal
home and is supposed to have no Sc
rious reason for living, eptperhaps,
to contract an advantageous marriage.
Yet some of these girls render valua-
BILE services to their distinguished
papas, and in the presidential cam
paign Just beginning they will play i'm
portant if silent parts. No one better
appreciates the pitfalls OF foolish am
bition than the experienced politicians.
Loyal friends and advisers are neces-
sary to win success, but the servicea-
BILE kind are terribly scarce. But the
man who has a clever daughter to rely
upon is fairly we'll protected. Politics
is such delicate game that intuition
counts Tor good deal, and woman's
intuition is far superior to mans.
There is big, bluff, self-reliant Tom
Reed, for instance. Even his enemies
acknowledge his ability to take care of
himself under any conditions. Yet he
makes political contidante OF his
pretty young daughter, Miss Kitty
Reed. She has not "come out" yet in
the social sense, and the smart people
of Washington don't know her even by
sight. She has brown hair and gray
eyes and isn't half as big as her father,
according to the weighing machine.
But she had power of good hard
sense, which is all devoted to the in
tricacies OF politics. She knows all ths
Washington statesmen by sight and
their political histories from A to ",
but not one out of thirty knows her.
She is one of the regulars in the house
gallery and is always on hand when
there is anything Of particular moment
going on.
1t is we'll known that Mrs. Rsed is
greatly opposed to the political promi-
nence of her husband. She is the
daughter of Congregational clergy
man and fancies the quiet of a privete
home more than the turmoil of public
life. Nv. Reed said not long ago: 81
have never been able to get my wife to
more than tolerate my political carser.
She in no wise approves of it. Kitty,
however, is quite politician, and. be.
lieve, indorses me in my public charac-
ter"
The big speaker is very proud of the
interest Miss Kitty takes in his public
we'll being. She is confident that her
father will be the next standard bearer
of the G. 0. r., and has confided to
him how she will manage affairs in the
White House. She is strong in her
likes and dislikes, and one of her self
appointed tasks is to warn her father
against men who,she claims, in the guise
of friendship, ara trying TO work his
downfall. Mr.. Reed does not cast them
off completely when ste tells him 10,
but he acknowledges that he always
punctuates tn r fri sndship with an in
terrogation po II.
When the campaign really gets up to
fever heat Miss KITTY expects to do
soma tall work She constantly lee
turcs her father about his bad habit of
making bitter remarks, and hopes 10
reform him before warm weather comes
around. She intends TO revise his
speeches and cut the sentences VITA a
pungent flavor, and otherwise sweeten
the oratorical efforts Of the big Maine
statesman.
Levi +, Morton, wiz. is Just nov re.