Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-07-31

learned the real Spanish. In her trip
around the world Mrs. Taft conversed :
With the representatives of several ma
ttons IN their own tongues, thereby
cansinr her husband a pang of envy
because he was not so good linguist
Both candidates wives are demo.
cratic in their tastes and in their man.
ner. Both are noted for their remark
able memory of names and faces, thus
proving that they are we'll qualified
to be politicians on their own hook.
just here occurs to me conversation
which overheard the other day In a
public place. A man from Cincinnati
was talking politics to a party of
friends. Mr. Bryan was the chief
topic. The Cincinnati man remarked
that Mrs. Bryan Is good at remember
ing folks"
why" he said, II met Mrs Bryan
twelve years ago when she was with
her husband on one of his tours dur
ing his first campaign. There was an
impromptu reception to the candidate
at Akron, O. Most of us We're intro
NSiSCu " MIS-. tOO. he CdQQI-
dates wife smllingly said that she
hoped I'd vote for her husband. She
also said she hoped she'd meet me
again.
"Of course she'd say that" said a
lady in the party. THAT'S politeness.-
"Also politics." continued the Gin
cinnati man. But hear the sequel.
Six weeks later happened to be in
Columbus when the Bryan train was
there. Local Democrats had arranged
reception. I fell in line with hun
dreds of others and passed to shake
hands with the candidate again. Mrs.
Bryan spied me-would you believe 1t?
and called me over to her She
called me by name. said she was glad
to see me again. reminded me that we
had met at Akron and said she hoped
we'd meet again-and she also hoped
I'd not forget to vote for Mr.. Bryan.
Now. what you do think Of that?"
AT her home Mrs. Bryan is as busy
as her husband. Until his recent NOM
ination for the presidency she took
dictation from him every morning and
typewrote his correspondence. That
Ntto lhS duliy JlOSldiullG dltGE UEedk-
fast. and an early breakfast at that
Later in the day Mrs. Bryan had. the
pleasure of debating her own CORE
spondence to her own secretary. Since
the Bryan name became so prominent
she receives all sorts of letters from
all sorts of people. all of which she
answers except those which bear the
unmistakable imprint Of crankism.
Tasteful but Quiet Dressers.
Both Mrs. Taft and Mrs Bryan dress
tastefully, but quietly. On recent
trip abroad Mrs. Taft made worlds
record in quick shopping. She was in
Paris three hours. During that time
she laid In large supply Of new
gowns, bonnets and other articles Of
apparel. These are for important
functions. When at home Mrs. Taft
dresses Economically. Mrs. Bryan at
her home wears the simplest apparel.
1t is said that sometimes when old
friends call and the young negro door
attendant takes their cards to the H.
brary where she is busy at her type
writer she receives them without wait
ing to take off the apron which she
wears when seated at the machine.
But when Mrs. Bryan attends the So
cial functions of Lincoln she Is at
tired in gowns which are said to sur
pass all others In Lincoln for quality
and style. Some of her gowns are
made abroad. others by dressmakers
in her own neighborhood
Mrs. Taft is fond of outdoor sports.
Her favorite exercise is rowing. When
she spent summer at Oxford, Eng
land, not long ago she rowed several
miles daily on one Of the streams She
Is also vigorous walker Rain does
not deter her. She dons waterproof
cloak and takes her constitutional
right out in the downpour.
Mrs. Bryan's tastes incline to serious
subjects in literature. Her favorite
novelist is Victor Hugo
Mrs. Taft keeps pace with the best
current literature and enjoys some of
the old classics. One of her favorite
authors is George Eliot. Like her hus-
band. she has n rich sense of humor.
This enhances her vivacity
The most cursory review Of the lives
of the two women who are rivals for
the first ladvshp of the land is suffi-
Gent to show that. no matter how the
election goes. there will be in the
White House for-tle next four years
woman perfectly capable of making a
, fine Impression upon domestic and for
eign visitors. Whether she be Mrs
Bryan or Mrs. Taft. she will represent
to al the world the best thing there is
In all the world namely. the cutivat-
ed. urspoiled. high minded American
woman. wife and mother