The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-16
New Mistress Installed in Gov
ernOr's House.
Mrs. Bone Devoted to Her Chill
dren Rather Than Society.
INTERESTING FAMILY.
Master Harry Leland Bone Is
Very Popular.
Not Likely There Will Be Many
4" Mansion PARTIES .

There is one particular in which the
new family at the Governors House dif-
9ers from the retiring governors house
hold. it includes some little folks. Dur
ing Governor Stanley's administration
the executive mansion was gay with the
presence of the girls and young men Of
the younger society crowd, friends OF
Miss Harriet Stanley and Mr.. Harry
Stanley when the latter was in town.
and Master Eugene, Governor and Mrs.
stanley's third child, is a youngster of
twelve But there have been no toddlers
IA the states new executive mansion
until Monday. when Master Harry
Leland Bone and Miss Mildred Bone.
aged respectively four years and twenty
months, took possession Of the bachelor
governors home. The snow man built
by Master Eugene Stanley to guard the
front entrance Of the house is dissolvins
In Rrigid tears at the departure of his
creator, although he would doubtless
prefer TO continue a monument to tndt
young mans memory, but inside in the
big reception hall a WOolly sheep, lying
on its back in the middle of the floor.
Gestifies to the fact that there are small
eEles from LlIIput land IN the house,
From the back drawing room, while the
visitor waits, comes a jangling sound of
fearful and wonderful discOrds accom-
panying the childish trebles which tell
that Master Harry Leland and Miss
Mildred have discovered the hitherto,
unsupported possibilities OF fun in the
BteinWay grand There is rag baby
In the Library and a tin soldier in the
tower room, and the patter of little feet
and the prattle of little voices all over
the Governors House 1t is mere
matter Of form to pretend that Gov
ernor Bailey is the master of the Gov
ernor's House, and that Mrs. Harry }.
Bone, wife Of his private secretary, who
with his family occupies the executive
residence with the governor, is its mis-
tress. The real heads of the house are
Master Harry Leland and Miss Mildred
Bone
The new mistress of the Governors
House is pretty and young and grac-
ious and charming. She is a blonde
with quantities of hair of the blonde
cendre description, blue eyes, a slender, (
erect figure of average height although
its sHghtness makes her look taller She /
IS not what might be called a stunning
dresser" but her clothes suit her and /
she is always very neatly gotten up. /
one Of her most winning qualities is |
her utter lack of affectation. Her man !
ner is simple, sincere, direct and pleas
ing, which is the best possible qualifi- |
cation for a woman in her position |
and will enable her to meet any emer- +
gency successfully.
The purchase of the states new ex-
ecuuVe residence gave q new import I
ance to the position Of the mistress of !
the governors household in Topeka So
ciety. Formerly nothing much was ex-
pected of the governors family in a 4
social way, but Mrs. Stanley and Miss /
Stanley did a good deal of entertain
ing and made the Governors House [
noted for its generous hospitality Mrs I
Bone however. does not expect to do /
much in that way. Only she says
''what Governor Bailey thinks abso-