Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-11

covers the whole territory. / was AL
ways particularly impressed by the tale
which the old chroniclers tell of Chris
topher Harrison. the founder of In
dianapolis. According TO this story. Har-
risen was an unsuccessful sutton for the
hand of the lovely Elizabeth Patterson of
Baltimore. She had pledged her troth
TO him, but was unable to Withstand the
glamour and romance attaching to The
courtshiD of Jerome Bonaparte. Harri-
son fled 10 the desert to cure his wounded
heart, and after living the life of a hermit
for several years he emerged from his
solitude and became quite a figure in the
state whose capital he founded. He was
elected lieutenant governor in 1915 and
lad the foundations for the fame and
fortune of his desce ndants.
Mrs. Cline may be described as the
motheriy type of woman, and her love OF
home Is the only paramount issue to her
devotion 10 her adopted state. In Wash
ington she felt the loss of her home in
Angola to such a degree that after ha"-
ing successfully striven against house,
keeping worries throughout the whole
winter she took house the latter part
Of May and remained at her post until
Congress adjourned. Hotel life was nov
ell experience except for the expedienc,
of travelling, but her husband and daue i
ter felt the loss of home comforts and of
home cooking SO keenly that she could
not endure their unrest. Mrs. Cline Is a
famous cook and she was totally indiffer-
ent 10 the unrelia bility of the Washington
domestic. She had for many years been
accustomed to preparing certain dainties
for her husband and IL was one of her
joys that Mr.. Cline still relishes what she
provides more than the productions of the
most famous hosiery or French cook.
Mrs. Cline believes that cooking will
never be a lost art in Indiana and that
one Of the requisites for happy and sue
cessful married life is for the wife to be
a good cook.
Both Mr. Cline and I have always ad-
vocated the highest and best education
which money and time could provide, and
this both for girls and for boys. have
not found that college life makes a girl
unfit for home duties. Rather IL makes her
more thoughtful of their Importance. So
much time is now devoted TO the social
questions in college and the duty of the
individual that the thinking student learns
the true value of a home. i cannot ap-
prove altogether of some OF the fantastic
doctrines which some of the colleges and
universities are sponsoring. but from
these the earnest student keeps aloof.
Il find that a person has to know much
more in these days TO get along than In
the old time. The college girl is better
equipped for any emergency and equally
we'll prepared to take any station. humble
OF eAditeu MI ZINE mas Always Deefl
committed to this doctrine. He thinks
that the parent who neglects to provide
every child with a means of livelihood
fails in a most sacred duty. The higher
education seems to be solved for those
who have something of this worlds goods.
but in this general term / believe in hav-
ing a girl or boy choose some speciality
and be ready to make practical use of IL.
trust my daughter will never be thrown
on her own resources. But life is uncer-
tain and IL Is a profound satisfaction to
feel that she Is well equipped to wrestle
with the problem Of living"
Miss Carrie Cline was among the popu-