The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-30
MRS. BRYAN'S VIEWS OF LIFE.
"A PRACTICAL AND SENSIBLE WO
MAN.

Not Fond OF Fashionable Society
Wholesome Rules for the Training
or Children.
Cor. n. y. Herald.
On the train between Kansas City
and Lincoln, at disjointcd intervals,
when Mrs. Bryan was not waving her
handkerchief from the near platform
Or not meeting the people, [ said to
her that the readers Of The Herald
would doubtless be very much interest.
ed to know her views on certain sub.
jccts. Mrs. Pryan is not only very
| modest woman, but also very attrac-
tive one. She dislikcs publicity, and
| is averse to being interviewed, because
she regards the 81" as egotistical.
After some hesitation she consented
| that [ might ask her certain questions
and publish the answers. said to
her:
"Mrs. Bryan, are you fond of soci-
ety."
81 am very fond of meeting people,"
she said, land enjoy my own circle of
friends. but society, as it is generally
understood, the formal round Of visits,
| the receptions and other functions at
which stcreotyped questions are asked
and answers given, which are forgotten
at once, because they were never made
TO be remembered, has very little at
traction for me.
In Lincoln, strange AZ it may per.
| haps seem TO you, coming from the
East, we have very delightful society.
There is no great or formal entertain
ing, but there arc professors from the
State University, women who are
| mem bprS of climbs and WIN kprn tn
selves informed ON the topics OF the
day, students Of the University, VINO
have come from the Fast especially to
study Western agricultural methods,
forming society which is attractive
and intellectual. OF course you can
find tho same thing in the East only
with rs, perhaps, there is less urtti-
ciality, and the hollowness OF society is
what the newspapers scom TO be al
ways deploring."
Have you any pronounced views on
the bringing up and education of chill
drcn ,"
Mrs. Bryan laughed. "You have
seen quite a little of the children dur
ing the last few days." she said, and
you ought to be able to Judge as to that.
| 40 not believe in trying to shape out
certain course for a child. ! believe
he or she must be allowed to develop
character, and prove what he or she
is best fitted for. One thing | do be-
| lieve in, and that is in giving my
daughters q thorough practical educa-
tion, making them practical in every
sense Of the word, SO that in case they
should be dependent upon their own
cxertions they would be able to fight
their own battle rs well as their
BROTHER can.
Children, think, should bo given
plenty OF fresh air and exercise, and in
their childhood their physical train
ing is OF even moro Importance than
their mental. 1t has been my custom
| for some years past to read to the chill
drcn every night before they went to
bed, stories, tales on any other juvenile
literature suited to them. Ruth my
oldest daughter, has always boon very
fond of reading, and being read to, hut
William for some little time took very
little interest in it. At last he showed
an interest, and now he can always be
amused by being read to or looking at
learn a great deal in this way, and
that it is good thing for them men
tally"
Are fairy talos IL good thing for
children TO hear"
81 think go. | read tho children
Ander5cn's stories in German, and al.
though they do not understand they
like to hear the words, and translate
them as read. The children in this
way get accustomed to tho sound OF
German and pick up u little here and |
there"
"You naturally believe in the bencf-
cial effect Of religion on a child ?"
81 do. ! do not care SO much for
IL H,,t fl,l l.. Il tx..x,
ciscs Il restraining and wholesome in
iluencc, aud that children, especially
boys, who have been taught a proper
reference for religion, live cleaner and
better livos. My code is worry simple
one. want my children to bo honest
to Toll tho truth and do the best they
can with the abilities which have been
givon them. AS said before, children
must tU II great extent. work out their
own character, and show what they arc
bust suited to accomplish"
" DO you believe in the new woman?"
"ThCrc is no new woman"
" Women are today what thew have
always boon. | am, OF course, il favor
OF women tnking proper outdoor cxor.
c"o and mnking themselves las perfect
phy"ically as they can mentally, but
there must be proper division line
between the sexes. | do not ride 4
bicycle, because haven't yet had time
to learn, but ] intend to. | do not soc
any necessity for women riding la some
Of tho costumes have seon.
" In brief, ! am not an advocate OF
extremes, either in fashions or any
thing ol8c y woman should not, in
my opinion, allow herself to stagratc
after marriagc. She should keep her.
sell as much up to date rs possible,
which is good thing not only for her
personally, but also for her children
and hor husband, But u woman's
first duty is TO her home, and sho ought
not to allow anything to Interfere with ,
that duty"
Aro you much Interested in poll
tcs?"
" am very much Interested in any.
thing that interests Mr.. Bryan,
although am not q politician,' Mrs.
Bryan laughiDgly added. {" I must not
talk politics." she went on to say. "but )
| will tell you that when Mr.. Byan was }
IN Congress | heard the speeches during
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