Julia Dent Grant grew up in a typical wealthy Southern home. She met twenty-two year old Ulysses S. Grant for the first time at her family estate. She and Ulysses both loved novels and both were raised in a strict Methodist home. Julia's father didn't want them to be together. He wanted her to marry someone wealthier and more successful. However, the couple became secretly engaged and finally married in 1849. Mrs. Grant was totally devoted to her husband and family. During the Civil War, she joined her husband at any safe opportunity. Her father's fears were proven wrong when Ulysses S. Grant became President of the United States. Mrs. Grant had a sense of style that was never extravagant but highly refined. She transformed the then shabby White house into one of elegance and warmth, welcoming visitors with grace and compassion. Married women of her time were expected to wear their bridal tiaras to important social occasions, and she never missed an opportunity to do so. At the same time, she was described by her many guests as unpretentious and friendly. Her primary intentions while in the White House were to be an excellent wife and mother; policy and business were never allowed to interfere.
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