The morning times., 1896-07-26
MRS. BRYAN.
Home Life of the Democratic Presi-
Dental Candidate.

Visitors to the Bryan home in Lincoln
Neb., say IL is one OF The prettest in tn,
| city. Situated in spreading grounds
| with versandas and shade trees around
| II Is the ideal spot for public man t1
! rest. Within is much that makes life
worth the living.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan have three chill
| j. Bryan, jr., is the SPECIAL pride, beng
the only boy, and a most precOcious lau.
He is six years OF age. Ruth, the eldest
OF the family, is ten, and there is q Laby
OF four, Grace.
The interior OF the Bryan house bears
singulariy public, even political, as
pect. Its ornaments are busts or states
cn-Clay, jefferson and the long gal
lery OF men who are ever living. There
are books upon all the public topics ever
agltated, and works or art OF every pa
triottc description, from pictures or wash
ington's career, down to the Worlds Fair
and the present day scenes. Mctneiltoes
OF great campaigns are scattered about.
Mrs. Bryan, unuer whose supervision the
furnishing of the house is necessarily
placed, Is a woman or what may be
called semi-public tastes. She studied
law FOR love or it in Illinois, and was ad-
United 10 the bar, for work, in Nebraska.
She Is said TO have done so To q assist her
busy husband, who has found plenty to
occupy his moments in the eight brief
years of his public life.
Mrs. Bryan Is an enthusia ste club
woman. She organized local Sorosis,
is at the head of many reform c.uus anu
favors all kinds of advance and enter
prise. Both she and her husband are
opposed to the use of intoXicants; and If
nj a m h..r inn
could be publicly displayed would, no
doubt, take public sentiment hace 70 ,i,e
Hayes daps of no liquor upon the table
Mr.. Bryan is said not to smoke, drink
or play gambling games. He is said 10
have no social life. Hence, up to this
time, all his attention has been turned
to public work.
The Bryan home shows no special evi-
dence OF friends in the sense of house.
warnings, house parties and social oc-
casons OF any sort. The principal room in
the house is the library. or study. Here
there are twin desks Tor the master aud
mistress. Both are occupied many Eours
of the day. ThS, former does his reading.
his writing. and his studying here, and
here the mistress acts as an amauuensis.
She Is said to write many OF Eer husbands
speeches and is tile Jotter-down Of many !
fine points for him. In this work they
are 30 completely in accord that II is
difficult TO tell where the wnrk of one
begins and the otiier leaves Off.
The children are being carefully edu-
Gated. hoy and girls alike. Their views
are the naturally broad ones OF that sys-
TEN of educa ton and you are not surprised
to see that all three look out upon the
world with precisely tile same set of eyes
Mrs. Bryan is a young woman. quite the
junior OF her tfIirt y-six- wear old husband
She is small dark haired little person.
with very bright eyes. q sweet voice and
quiet ways. She hns always been used to
he best society, her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Baird. now inmates ofthe Bryan home. being
we'll known and influential people. That i,
she has followed a studious bent rs from
ler own inclination. not from necessity.
Her favoritism is evinced from the fact |
hat she has been unanimously elected |