Arizona republican., 1901-10-27

whistling and the flutter of red skirts have made the demure white mansion all over anew. i''. President Roosevelt has passed upon the much discussed question of th, name by which his official home shall be known. The stationery ordered for future use will be engraved ''rhe White House." and the new furnishings to be selected by Mrs. Roosevelt will be sim ilarly marked. As each state has. its executive mansion" the name com monly applied to the presidents home seems most appropriate.
 For the first time in many years, the lady of the White House will be the leader of society at the capital. A New York and Boston element will be large ly represented during the coming sea son. Mrs. Roosevelt was a Miss Edith Kermet Carew, and has always been leader in social circles. She represents the rare combination of a brilliant SO ciety woman and an admirable mother. Thoroughly accustomed to life moulded on conventional lines, she has still retained that phase of domesticity so dear to President Roosevelt's heart. There will be more home life in the White House than since the time ct the Grants. While Mrs. Cleveland was a charming and much loved mistress there. she spent a great deal of time at Woodley and Grey Gables. and was at the executive mansion very little; indeed, only during the official season. The president and Mrs. Roosevelt will retain their summer home at Oyster Bay. but will be at the White House the greater part of the year.
 Miss Isabel Hagner has been chosen by Mrs. Roosevelt as her social secre- n " vl- pointment and Miss Hagner will render purely personal service to the first lady of the land. While Mrs. Roosevelt is better equipped than any preceding lady of the White House to discrimi- nate in her choice of friends and arbi- u ate in the social Kingdom over which she will sway a gracious rule, the fact that she has availed herself of this aid emphasizes such a necessity in Washington.
 Miss Hagner is the daughter of Dr. Charles Hagner and made her debut here six years ago. She has been iden- tified with the smartest resident society and a change of fortune has thrown her upon her own resources She re- signed a position in the war depart ment to accept the offer of Mrs. Roose- welt.
 Miss Alice Roosevelt. the eighteen y just arrived in Washington; she will make her debut on January. at a dance. From this date until the close of the season there will be a series of entertainments for the young people at the White House. in addition to the usual state functions. On Shrove Tuesday" which this year falls upon February Il, there will be given a CO., tillon in the east room which will be t1,f I,-, i h ington. i - .-...E
 Miss Roosevelt has four charming girl cousins who will visit her during the winter. Among them, Miss Helen Roosevelt, daughter of the late James Roosevelt and granddaughter of Mrs. William Astor, is already well known in the most exclusive set of Washing ton. having visited her cousin, Mrs Cowles, last winter. e-,..
 The contemporaries of the presidents daughter in Washington society rep resent list of buds around whom cluster many interesting associations. Miss Florence Field. the eldest of the debutante list. is the daughter of Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page, and a niece of MT. Marshal Field of Chicago. It was her elder sister, Miss Minna Field. who. two years ago, eloped from DobbS Ferry where she was at school. with MT. Preston Gibson, son of the late Senator Gibson of Louisiana and nephew of Justice White of, the su-- preme court, who was his guardian. The young couple are now living in Chicago. where Marshall Field may keep a iwatchful eye upon them. MT. Preston Gibson was a student at Princeton and met Miss Field during the Christmas holidays, when they were married. Each of the daughters of Mrs. Page has a million in her own right. f
 Miss Harriet Wadsworth of New York. daughter of Representative Wadsworth.. will be a close contempo- rary of Miss Roosevelt. as will be also Miss Helen Mackay-Smith and Miss Mathilde Townsend.
 Miss NackaySmith is the eldest daughter of Rev. Dr. Mackay- Smith who is in charge of the c,iia inf loloIaial