The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-09-11
WIVES CT THE PRESIDENTS.
Personal Appearance OF the Women whc
Have Iiuied the white House.


Have Ruled the white House.
OF mistresses of the White House
one of the most popular was Mrs.
James II. Polk. Like Mrs. Cleveland
| She was "A brunette, and of fine pres
ence. IT was often remarked that not
4 crowned head in Europe could queen
II more royalty than the wife of the
| republican President. Poets penued
| verses IN her honor. and on the last
4 sunday of her stay in Washington n
| clergyman addressed her from the pull
pit. She was treated with great dis
tiuctiOn, and after leaving the White
House was visited every New Years
Ivy the Legislature in body
Mrs George Washington also had
| lark hazel eyes and brown hair. She
was not beauty. but sl.e had good
| form. rather below middle weight, and
her manners were frank and engaging.
She dressed plainly, and at ball given
IN her honor she wore n simple russell
gown and white handkerchief about
her neck. One of her dresses, which
she herSel! manufactured, was of cot
ton. striped with silk. which she OBJ
stockings and old crimson chair COW
rrs.
Mrs. Monroe was considered beau
ty. She was tall and gracefully formed,
| polished md attractive in society. Mrs.
| John Adams was never beautiful but
| she was of imposing appearance and
| very intellectual
Mrs. John Quincy Adams was famed
| for her charming manners. and Mrs.
| Andrew jackson for her nmiablC tenn
per and kind heart. Mrs Martin Van
| Buren,, who died before her husband
| became President, was Il pretty woman
with modest, unassuming manners and
| gentle disposition.
The first Mrs. Tyler was one of the
bellies of Eastern Virginia. and was
most attractive in her striking lowell
ness of person and character The sec
ond Mrs. Tyler was the first woman TO
! marry y President. Before her mar.
! rage she was, for the one season she
| spent there. the belle of Washington.
y sparkling brunette was Mrs. Will
lam Henry Harrison. She was very
| handsome, with n face full of ANNA
I /.
| added glow to her features. which
| increased her charms. Upon her
countcnancc," it is recorded. nature
| has been profuSely liberal"
Mrs. Thomas jefferson was rcmarka-
bic for her beauty Her complexion
was brilliant, her large expressive
| eyes of tile richest tingc of auburn. g"
| y little above medium weight she was
/ slightly and delicately formed She
| danced, sang. played the spinnct and
| harpischord and rode with great skill
| Mrs. James Madison was pretty,
| buNom woman. with a smile and a
| pleasant word for every one She had
regular features and sparkling eyes.
| Mrs. Zachary Taylor was quiet
woman. but had great strength of char.
actcr and the true spirit Of American
| heroincs. enduring patiently privation
incident to life on the frontier. where
her husband. rs Major Taylor. was
stationed. She had no ambition be
yond making her home happy.
y blonde of rare beauty was Mrs
Willard Fillmore, with skin of daz-
zlinS Wilderness and auburn hair. She
was quite tail with fine figure and of
.e"mn" ro'!ns presence. She is ranked
with the wives of the two Adamses as
a learned woman. and il was through
| her that her husband asked for and OBJ
| tanned an appropriation of Congress to
buy books for the White House. Up
to that time there had been n Bible
| there, and little more.
Another woman of rare beauty was
| Mrs. Franklin Pierce. She also had
many accomplishments. She was very
refined and quiet, stunning society.
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln rs n girl was
very attractive and she had many
| suffers. When she became the mis-
trcss of the White House she was
fair and forty"
Mrs. Andrew Jackson posses the
| beauty of face and form which ron
dercd her mother one Of the most bean
! tiful of women. Mrs. Grant WINS n
| blonde. of delicate figure. rather below
| middle stature. Mrs. Hayes was Of
very attractive appearance. Mrs. Gar
! Held was noted for her tact. and her
| husband once said that he never had TO
explain away amy words Of his wife.
Mrs Arthur who died before her
| husband became President. was known
! as 'ihc beautiful Miss Herndon with
! the marvellous voice" before her mar
| ria.c
J Nrs. Harrison was fair as "a girl ana
possessed the blonde style Of beauty.
which also belongs TO Mrs Mckinley.