The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-06-24
STILL A SHINING LIGHT,

buchanan's Niece Ouce Most Beau.
tiful Belle Of Two Continents.
Washington letter: The most notable
figure in the colony of former celebrities
at Washington is Harriet Lane Johnston,
tho nieco Of President Buchanan. who
presided at the executive mansion during
his administration, and at his home n
London when he represented this govern
ment at tho court of st. James. She was
u fayoTite of the queen and the toast OF
her day. Although the exquisite hair that
Won for her the pseudonyme of ..the gold.
en- beauty has become white, this re.
maIltabie woman is stiil noted for her
loneliness of person, the wit, grace and
ssoc:a! genius that forty years ago made
her the talk of two hemispheres. and TO
her is willingly accorded a leading place
In the society over which she onre ruled
q queen.
Mrs. Johnston lives In the fashionable
quarter of town in a house noted as hav-
ing been the home of MIR. Evarts when
he was in the senate-spacious, old-fash-
Toned mansion filed with souvenirs that
serve as reminders of the official life Of
It's mistress. A treasured memento OF
those memorable days Is a portrait OF the
prince of Wales, painted after his return
from America and sent in pleasant re-
membranca OF his stay at the white
mouse. That was a cry period, Prince AL
berts visit. the Gayest i'll the annals Of an
administration that has never been APP
preached in social b~rilliancy.
Harriet. Lane was singularly fitted for
the difficult position she 80 well main
tanned. None of her SUCCESSORS has been
more perfectly equipped for 1t or has adj
ministered the affairs of the presidents
home with greater dignity or elegance.
Young, beautiful. charming, clever, with
a repose of manne unusual In a very
young woman. ana infinite tact. she had
been carefully educated. and. as a men,
Der Of the diplomatic corps at the English
capital, where. by the grace OF the queen.
who distinguished the fair young Amer
lean in many ways. the rank Of a minis
terss wife was accorded her. Miss Lane
gained an experience that was invaluable
to her in the high place to which she was
subsequently, called.
The popularity the beautiful niece of
the American minister enjoyed in London
cannot be oyerestimated. The fashiona-
bic world followed the lead of the queen.
circles, ceurted and 1attered. when her
uncle received he degree OF doctor OF
laws from tho University Ok Oxford.
which Wat bestowed upon him at the Tina
Teinyson WAS similarly honored. the stu-
body and Wildly and enthusiastically,
chcered their lovely cousin from acrosa'
the water. Dignined ana stately in mid
die age. Mrs. Johnston is said to have
been a fun-lovinE .hoyden in her early
evidence of the warm heart and the gen
erous disposition which have always
characterized her. Looking from his win
dow in Lancaster n morning her aris-
%tucratlc uncle was astontshed to see his
~favorite niece Harriet ~trundling a great
wheelbarrow full of wood, her cheeks
hushed by the unwonted exercise, hor
hair flying, her hat tipped to one side,
on her way. she explained when taken to
ant, with the substantial present, fearing
the poor creature might be suffering with
the cold.