The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10
LIKES The EAST.
Mrs. Bailey Talks Entertaining
" of Her Trip.
Was Especially Pleased With
Visit in Washington.
MET MRS. ROOSEVELT.
Tells How Wife OF President
Was Dressed.
MET MRS. ROOSEVELT.
Didn't See Children Because
They Had the Measles.

When Governor and Mrs. Bailey were
married about a year ago they had
planned an extended eastern wedding
journey but the food in the Kaw vai-
ley and the governors official respon-
sibilities in the relief work prevented
their going at that time and series
of unexpected circumstances continued
for almost a year to interfere with their
arrangements so that the visit TO
Washington, New York and New Eng
land from which they returned Sunday
was really their wedding journey.
1T was delightful trip in every
way" Mrs. Bailey said this morning.
You know / had never been east be-
fore and I enjoyed every minute of it.
Of course every one is enchanted with
Washington when they first see it and
although it is an old story to most peo-
PIE l made the regulation sight-SeerS'
tour with much pleasure. Mrs. Long,
wife of our senator, you know, made
arrangements for me to meet Mrs
Roosevelt and we went to the White
House by appointment and were re
ceived in the Blue room, which yol
know has been done over under Mrs.
RooseVeit's directions in a very dark
shade of Napoleon blue. After we had
waited only q few minutes Mrs. RooSe-
welt came in with Major Sullivan, the
charge d'affaires at the White House.
you know, who introduces visitors and
attends to such formalities- She wore
a charming gown of blue panne velvet
of a lighter shade than the furnishings
of the room, and just the color OF her
eyes. It was trimmed with some love
ly white lace and was made so grace
fully and becOmingly- Her manner was
very gracious and pleasant, not at all
formal and official She made nef
greeting cordial and personal, not so
much like that of the wife of the presi-
dent of the United States to the wife
of the governor of one of the states as
like that of woman making new
acquaintance whom she wishes to treat
with especial kindness and courtesy.
She said she had heard the president
speak of being entertained at the Gov
errors House in Topeka and of the
dinner which Governor Bailey had Civ
en- for him and all that she said and did
was in a manner to impress itself most
pleasantly upon strangers memory
After we had nnlSheu our NlSlL we
were taken over the White House ana
of course 1 enjoyed that very much as
any housekeeper would. NO, L dldn
see any of the Roosevelt children. The
little ones, you know, were i'll with the
measles.
yes, we happened to be in Washing
ton for the dinner which Congressman
and Mrs. Murdoch and Congressman
and Mrs Campbell gave for the mem
bers of the Kansas delegation ana
there We're several other entertain
ments which we attended while we
were in town. Senator and Mrs Long
gave a dinner for us and Mr.. Br1sto "!
the fourth assistant postmaster general
and Mrs Bristow gave another.
I'VE were in New York city for sew
erai days and we visited at the OLD
homes of the governors parents e
| fersonville, Vermont, a little sleepy, old
New England village in the midst o1
the Green mountains, where Governor
| Railey's mother lived, and at The
Hague. near old Fort Ticonderago, New
York, where his father was brough;
up
Mrs. Bailey, whose statement same
months ago that she would rather live
on the governors farm in Baileyville
! than at the Governors House in Tope-
ka. which has been widely quoted, is al
! indication of the quiet tastes of the
/ governors wife and it is therefore moi
Surprising to learn that she enjoyed thu
visits to these quaint old villages which
were the birthplaces of her nus pand s
! parents as much as any detail OF then
| belated wedding tourney.