Evening star., 1909-08-29

home a quaint farmhouse in New Hamp-
shire. not so many miles distant from
the country seat of Mrs. John Hay, widow
of the late Secretary of State.
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Something of this same taste i'll sum-
mer life is manifest among many of the
women who have won farne through their
own efforts rather than as a result of the
glory reflected from distinguished hus-
band or father. That Mrs. Edith Wharton
the novelist. may prefer TO find her vaca-
tion diversion-and incidentally add to her
store of literary materially mingling
with the gay throng at Lenox or else
where but represents minority in the
talented sisterhood Much more typical
is the spectacle of Miss Maude Adams
seeking rest and privacy in her cottage
in the Catskills or her farm on Long
Island: Miss Helen Gould enjoying quiet
ude at her country place on the HUDSON
or Miss May Irwin reveling in the rest
full Independence of her own island in the
St Lawrence river. Even the American
women who spend their summers abroad
are not all disciples of perpetual activity
In refutation of any such charge 1t Is but
necessary to point to the weli-nigh ideal
domestic life of Mrs. Andrew Carnegie
at Skibo Castle in Scotland.
Mrs. Taft. wife of the President, has,
through fortunate similarity of tastes, al
program to a considerable extent a dupli-
cate of that of her husband. Although
Mrs. Taft does not play golf, she has
a full knowledge Of and lively interest in
the game, and she has always been accus-
toned to not only accompany her hus-
band to the golf links, but also to tramp
over the course with him. This summer,
by reason of somewhat impaired health,
Mrs. Taft has been compelled to restrict
her outdoor diversions largely to motor
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with an occasional interlude in the form
of a yachting excursion. Mrs. Taft had
anticipated no end of enjoyment in pilot
ing her own electric runabout which she
purchased last spring, but has been COM
PEELED for the time being to turn this
natty car over to her daughter, Helen,
in whose affections 1t shares a place with
tennis and horseback riding.
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Mrs James S. Sherman spends the sum-
mer at Utica, N. Y, largely under the
domination OF a couple of pretty grand
children, who live near enough to the
Sherman homestead to enable them to
spend most of their time on its broad
lawn or in it's towering garden. which.
next to these imperious youngsters. is
Mrs. Sherman's especial fad Mrs. Sher-
man has the benefit of change, but does
not get much real rest In summer, un-
less she accompanies her husband on
one of his occasional trips to the st.
Lawrence river or the Businesses of the
Adirondacks. The explanation is found
in the fact that Utica, N. Y, in sum-
mer is a mighty sociable place-partly
because 1t is at this season the scene
of a prolonged homecoming festival for
such members OF the old families as have
settled in other communities. Naturally
there is no end of entertaining, and the
Shermans, who number among their per
sonal acquaintances a large share OF
the population of their home city, are
ever in the thick of it. However, Mrs.
Sherman does endeavor to reserve time
for a daily motor ride, often taking her
husband to the golf links, or mayhap
to the local base ball park.
Mrs. Philander c. Knox, wife Of the