The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-01

He had placed the ambitious and talented
youth where he could achieve both fame and
fortune, had introduced him into the highest
social circles and shown to the world thar
he regarded him as his dearest confidential
friend, and for years the two men had en-
loved the closest and strongest intimacy,
Mrs. Tilton had been born into Plymouth
Church, baptized by Mr.. Beecher, had taught
IN his Sunday school, visited at his homo.
lie loved her as his own, and she adOred him
as d very Christ. To these two great in
tellectuai and spiritual magnets first TO one,
then to the other, she was irresistibly and
uncontrollably drawn When troubles arose
and the two became bitterly hostile, her
situation was most pitiable. After matters
had eliminated and the battle on,
Beecher still spoke of her as 1.-The beloved
Christian woman" and Iilton as the whit
est-souled woman who ever lived" Weak
she may have been through her emotions,
never wilfully wicked. and far less SHINING
than sinned against She was wholly dom-
mated by two powerful influences. Between
the upper and the neither millstones her life
was crushed
MISS ANTHONY AT HOME.
1t is q pleasing picture which closes the
book, sketching Susan B. Anthony with her
sister Mary in their home at Roch-
ester, n. Y. An invariabe rule with
which nothing is allowed to interfere, is
plenty of fresh air and exercise and she
regards these as the handspring of her long
years Of health and activity. If she has
been on the cars all day she walks from
the station to her stopping place. After d
speech, she walks home. When in Rochester
she often writes until nearly 10 o'clock at
night, then puts on a long cloak. ties a
SCARF over her head goes out to the mail
box, and walks eight or ten blocks return
ing III q warm glow; gives herself a thor
ough rubbing, and is ready for a nights
rest IN room where the window is omen
at all seasons. The policemen are accus-
toned TO the late pedestrian, and often
speak word of greeting as she passes II
Is not an unusual thing for her to take UP
broom, when it has been showing ali tho
evening, ana sweep the walks around and
IN front of the house lust before
going to bed. In dress Miss An
thony is extremely particular She
considers it poor economy 10 y'ear
cheap material, always buys the hest
Iaorlcs, innings and trimmings, and EMPLOYS
year. and often this is a present iron,
some Toying friend. While she wears only
PACK SILK or satin IN public, she loves color,
anu her mousse qfess Is usually maroon or
soft cardinal. Her laces and few niecee ~
lewelry are gifts from women. The slender
little ring worn on the wedding fnger''
was placed there thirty years AGO ~ be~
devoted friend, DIR. Clenence I,9zier So
Eever IN lifetime has changed the stvIe OF
wearing Aer hair once dark brown gIossv-
ana abundant, now thin and fine and s6ini,,tr
IKE spun silver. which is always evenly
parted comped over the ears and coiled low
at the back, thus showing the fine contoi,r
OF her mead In all the details of The foiler
ale - most laslldlous, and a rent a missin,
button or a frayed edge is considered almost
an objectionable sin 0e
MISS Anthony attends Unitarian fsb,,rob
put retains her membership in the Socief,,
OF Quakers. On the rare occasions when she
hseus physician she consuits some woman
~ me homeopathic school, but she is on
posSu 70 nuch medicine, believing that prom
81 uteI ana exercise are the best cure for
IliosL nnaladles. Although pleased ALWAYS 10
49, "SiSOalle cdliers, she makes few visits ex-
Cept 20 the faithful friends Of olden tiroes
whose names so often have been mentioned
IN these pages. She finds the DAYS ali 80
S slloIl Tor the great work whose demards
lease with every year While Afiss ~
lIony reels an abiding interest in bo13sofei5
dlldiEs' the details and manaeeInent 49,,
sSSItly 9eEoive upon her sister Mar,s 49,
a i looks carefully after the finances -, 80 -
49,. e5is INQUEST income is not ali ammo
tna aatteu ~ the cause Of woman suffrapa I,
,,laSSs VI y material nature She u tba
s,gtes complement to the life of her ssiftaS
lio;on ~ ~ al vital questions. suffrage 70
, ee.ssn, ehe various reforms. the two arc ~
tba S,,,a aeSoIa and, as they sit together IN
hefoSa.e ~ h ies Tor the usual twilight cha
- ~ ete lamps are lighted there il 49,,
~ snat dwelling in the past ia vobiet io 11
psopaS are 50 prone. but an Is ~ tb ,Sis ola
e rs l ne I'VE topics of this day and fhe ~,
W., $50 80, Mnlch they share alike i'ts
~ ~ anthony home in Rochester, stas
1880 a. ssleet' one Of the nicely paved 49,
rees.kfffS3 lNSelllutsS IN the western mart ~ a.
80 = ,s ~ 10y. II IS plain Sabsfanfisl 80
reo,,,s ats-StoEy brick house az fhsrfA
$500 aee- WI ~. modern cOnvenIences ana 81
CsaSSisa, III t.AAss mary 1t IS Furnished 49,
Ss~ae. ,sss simplicity, but with ever1,tt3.
s sNSeese.tS - make Il comfortahlo - SlAsi1
AtoAt pisflor are piano EASY eh,sfrss - N
friends. - 7asezss-nfac SiVep