The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-10
How President and Mrs. Mckinley
Are Spending Their Outinq

are spending InelF UuIing
From the Hotel Champlain where the
president and Mrs. Mckinley are passing
the summer days, correspondent writes
as follows of the way in which they spend
their time:
Mrs. Mckinley looks frai and delicate
indeed. She has one of the sweetest faces.
and her smile is radiantly beautiful 1t is
lovely to see the presidents sincere de-
votion to-his invalid wife. The two are as
devoted as lovers in their first youth, and
the pride Mrs. Mckinley feels in her hus-
band and all he does is quite touching.
To her he is absolutely without failing,
and surely no husband could be kinder and
more loving than he to her.
The McKinleyites have with them in their
own immediate party Miss Sara Duncan,
the presidents niece; Postmaster-Gener
! Smith and his wife, Dr. and Mrs Rixey,
| the family physician, and Private Secre-
| tary Cortelyou. Others who are here
merely because the president is are Secre-
! tary Lyman Gage, Attorney General
| Griggs, Vlce-President Hobart and family
| and Mr.. Elihu Root, the new secretary of
/ war.
They are all at that small and quiet little
| hosiery the Hotel Champain, and they are
| taking perfect rest and comfort.
Mr.. Mckinley goes for long walk every
| morning with some of his friends This Is
to reduce his flesh, and he has taken to
golf with a great deal of gusto. 1t is anus
| ing TO see that he is affected by the be-
| witohing game just like all the rest, and
when he gets back to the hotel he sits and
| talks the language of golf for hours
! When our president plays the ancient
ana honorable game he wears knickerbock-
| ers, gay plaid stockings, a SLOUGH hat and
Cambria shirt. He looks like a prosper
Gus business man, and has a most good
| natured, benign countenance, even when
| the little ball gets into some beastly hole
he doesn't swear at golf. which really
| stamps him as remarkable, for cuss words
and golf are supposed to be inseparable
| one OF the prettiest things the president
| does Is to bring home to Mrs. Mckinley
| each morning from his walk a little nose
gay OF wild flowers. He gathers them here
ana there as he walks and talks. and pre-
sents them to Mrs. Mckinley with court
ly bow She receives them smilingly and
pins them to her corsage wearing them
until they are quite withered.
Mrs. Mckinley, although such an inya-
No. Is very stylish woman for her age.
Sne Is always dressed in the most fault
less taste, and her gowns are rich and
handsome. Her hair is iron gray and cut
snort, and she wears II brushed back from
a straight parting, where 1t is held by
decorative side combs.
In the morning she wears loose flowing
robes OF lawn or silk for she sits about
the piazza and walks but little.
At dinner Mrs. Mckinley is always
beautifully dressed, and she looked very
stately and fine one evening in a gown of
silver gray satin with ruffies of fine old
lace about the throata and down the front.
She wore some fine diamonds and pearls,
and diamond. studded side combs in her
hair.
When she promenades the veranda with
Mr.. Mckinley after dinner she winds a
large lace fchu about her head in a most
becoming fashion, and wears a light, cob
webby shawl of white over her shoulders.
In the daytime, when she is not sleep
ing or eating, Mrs. Mckinley is at work ON
dainty needlework and embroidery, which
is done exquisitely.
Mr.. McKinleys niece, Miss Sara Dun
can, of Canton, o., is bright, pretty girl
who was graduated this June from wes-
tern college. She Is very happy and lively,
and plays golf with her distinguished I'M
Gle. She is a great favorite with all the
political men of the party, whom she en-
tertains with her bright conversation. She
well known to all the great lights of
Washington, as she has frequently assist
ed her aunt at entertaining.
She dresses with a great deal of taste
and style, and the president takes very
great interest in her pretty things, passing
kindly Judgment upon them. He delights
to see a woman stylishly dressed, and he
is very good judge of what is tasteful
and fitting in woman's attire.
One of Miss Duncan's prettiest gowns is
of fine cream-colored canvas OF very
light weight 1t is made over white silk,
and has wide insertions of ecru lace let
into the skirt and waist The sleeves are
of alternate bands of insertion and can
vas, and the yoke is Of ecru lace entirely.
The high wrinkled stock and the folded
bal+ nf Water-Qrpen SILK fastened
with large black velvet buckles.
With this pretty gown Miss Duncan
wears a hat of cream-colored silk mule,
shirred on cords of feather bone and haV-
ing three pissed frills forming the brim.