The Detroit times., 1909-03-10
MRS. TAFT AND HER.
AIDS IN A NEW
SOCIAL REGIME
WIVES OF CABINET MEMBERS
QUALIFIED TO SHED LUSTRE
ON FUTURE FESTIVITIES IN
THE WHITE HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, March 10.-Will
the new mistress of the White House
keep To the social standards set by
the Roosevelts or will she establish
her own traditions? is the query OIL
the tip of the tongue IN Washington.
In the matter OF entertainment al
the White House on the occasions OF
the great fetes there will be probably
little change. EXCEPT in minor mat
ters, there is nowadays, little room for
the exercise Of individual ideas. In
the more personal affairs. Mrs. Tafts
preferences are pronounced enough 10
make her presence felt.
Leaving Miss Taft ont OF the ques.
ton there is enough youth and ambi-
ton In the immediate family circle to
go far toward having the Taft admin
istration mark time with that Of any
that has preceded H. Miss Louise
Taft. daughter OF Mr. and Mrs Henry
w. Taft, is a dashng young woman
!. who came out two seasons ago. Miss
Louise, who is young, demure and
sweet tempered has the added distinc-
ton Of being In direct line OF success
sion for the Sinton millions. Among
Mrs w H. Tafts connections her
neices, the Misses Anderson. viii also
come forward for a share In the social
distinction and opportunity which ae-
crues TO those in close touch with the
\ White House family
AS to the members Of the cabine,
circle. Mrs. Taft will have little room
for anxiety Mrs. Knox. wife of the
premier OF the circle. has had the
means and leisure TO enjoy life In
many lands. Gracious in manner and
considerable of those with whom she
is brought In contact, she Is peculiarly
fitted for the roles she viii fill as
leading lady" in the diplomatic con
tingent The Knoxes are abundantly
|. equipped with money and social eX-
perience and although not devotee
of the dinner and card tables. Mrs
Knox has brought her stately ana
beautiful home into notice as one OF
the most hospitable in the city. She
Is the smartest of the smart In the
matter both of her gowns and her
equipages.
Other Ladies Of the Cabinet.
or the left overs" in the cabine,
Mrs Meyer as the wife of the secre-
tary OF the navy. will take a step up
ward in the little group that centefS
about the first lady. AS woman OF
tremendous ambition socially and III
the possession OF great wealth, she
may be depended upon To do her part
in keeping the social pot boiling.
Miss Wilson daughter of the secre-
tarv Ut agriculture, will introduce a
new note into the life Of the capital.
The possessor Of superb soprano
voice. TO the cultivation OF which she
has devoted the past four years, she
will make her professional debut III
! New York after Easter at a concert a,
the Plaza.
Mrs. MacVeagh. wife OF the new
secretary of the treasury Is one oi
the women 10 whom social chicago
looks 10 establish its position In the
minds of the sceptical. She Is wo-
man not only OF wealth. but of culture
She has been presented az MANI
courts. has Travelled not only In the
main trodden ways OF the socially
privileged but in out-of.the'way cor
/ ners of the world
Mrs. MacVeagh has collection OF
wonderful curios. some Of her Chi
! nest and Japanese treasures. dlscrlm-
| inately picked up Oh their native
ground by their possessor being OK
almost priceless rarity. patron OF
the arts Mr.. and Mrs MacVeagh have
1 done much in a material way 10 Ell
rich the collections OF their natiVe
= city. The only son, Eames MacNeagn,
Is a bachelor and regarded as one oi
! the biggest matrimonial catches III
1 the country.
| In the family OF the secretary of
| war the cabinet will have another
| Chicago accession. Mrs. Dickinson Is
/ Tennesseean bright. agreeable,
l quick -witted woman with the innerlt-
| ed gifts OF the true hostess. During
! the second Cleveland administrator
1 she had four years Washington eN'
| nerience as wife of the assistant at
| torney-general. Mr.. ana MIS- Dlcklh'
i sons family consists OF three sons,
N two OF whom are married. ne thlIu
As student at Yale
The New York members OF the cir
| Gle the encouragement and Mrs.
1 George w. Wickersham, are recruited
4 from two of the best old families OF
! the state. As Miss Mildred Wendell,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius
| Wendell, OF Albany Mrs. Wickersham
passed her schoolgirl days at one oil
4 The fashionable finishing schools or
/ the capital She has wide circle or
/ friends I'm Washington, where MT.
n. Wickersham has purchased beauti'
I full home. Mrs. Wickershams mo
Their, born Hinckley. member OF the
famous old Knickerbocker family. re-
sides at Poughkeepsie with another
daughter. Mrs. Taylor. widow OF Lieut..
Taylor. u. s. A.
81 Mrs. Wickersham Well Gowned.
Mrs. Wickershanl Is tall and grace
mI and always irreproachably well
gowned The Wickersham family con-
J sists OF q school girl daughter. Miss
Constance, who is In her early teens.
and a son, Cornelius Wendell Wicker
sham, a member Of the class OF 'O9 a,
Harvard An elder daughter. Mrs. Al
bert Aiken, was recently married. Mr..