Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-02-13
PRESIDENTS WIVES.
-Four Now Living and Enjoying
Life.

Lie.
At present Mrs. Harrison, wife OF
the ex-president, is busily engaged
making her wardrobe for her trip
abroad with General Harrison when
he goes in the early spring in he in
Lere6L OF the Venezuelan commission.
her outfit for this trip will be very
complete and dainty throughout, Tor
she believes in wearing ones best nm
cry when travelling in foreign lands.
In addition to supervising the prepar-
alton of her own clothes and or little
Elizabeth's, Mrs. Harrison is brushing
up her French and keeps her French
book near her, putting in every spare
moment on it's perusal. That the Har-
rison household in Indianapolis is
purely democratic is indicated by the
fact that both General and Mrs. Har-
rison frequently accompany the taV-
Ored visitor to the door and stand ana
chat comfortably there, seldom leaving
a guest to the formal care OF the Ser
want. Mrs. Harrison's dinners are oc-
many of these dinners. General Ben
iamin Tracy was recently entertained
at dinner, and many distinguished Wis
itors to indianapolis have sat around
the former presidents mahogany and
been entertained by his charming
wife.
Mrs. Julia Dent Grant, WIDOW Of the
ixri
quietly in her beautiful home at 2lll
Massachusetts avenue, Washington.
She has lived here almost continuously
since the death Of her distinguished
husband Her family consists OF her
widowed daughter, Mrs. Nellie Sar-
toris; her granddaughter, Rosemary
and Vivian Sartoris, and her grandson,
Algernon Sartoris. The latter, who is
a lieutenant of artillery in the regular
army, is now in Cuba and member Of
Major General Fitzhugh Lees staff.
Mrs. Grant, who is now more than 70
years of age, is quite feeble and rarely
leaves home for any purpose. Her
sight is failing rapidly and she is UNI
able to recognize her most intimate
friends at short distance. She is
also becoming quite deaf. However,
she is very fond Of gayety and takes
deep interest in social affairs. She
and her daughter entertain very Law
isuly and their receptions and dinners
are always largely attended. Very few
persons outside Of official and diplo-
matte circles are invited to these en-
tertainments. Mrs. Grant is we'll pro-
vided for financially. She draws q
pension from the government Of $4,000
a year and she still receives liberal
royalties from the sale Of General
Grants memoirs.
Mrs. James A. Garfield, wife Of the
martyred president, lives at Mentor
Lake county, O., about Is miles from
Cleveland. During the summer her
son, H A. Garfield, president of the
! Cleveland chamber Of commerce, lives
win her, and her second son, James
r. Garfield, state senator from Lake
county, lives there all the year. Sen
/ ator Garfield has a separate house on
! the same premesis. The brothers
practice law in Cleveland under the
firm name Of Garfield, Garfield &
Howe. It will be remembered that
shortly after the death Of President
Garfield Mrs Garfield bought home
in Prospect street. This has long since
| been sold and is now occupied by the
Tavern club. Mrs. Garfield lives a
quiet, happy, retired suburban life.
uAentor is an agricultural township,
but the village is quite neat little set
cement, and nowadays suburban cleo