Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-06

Washington, March 6.-To readjusr
n bit-the hand that smooths mans
necktie rules the world. and It prob
ably will be that way in the White
house during the next four years. as It
ever was there and elsewhere. OF
course our relations with Mexico are
important and the great toll question
that Great Britain stirred up over our
own Panama canal doubtless is one a
transcendent interest. But We confess
THAI nine-tenths Of the L. S. A. will
give more attention and thought 70
what the Wilson daughters do, whom
they see, where they go their report
ed engagements 70 be married, their
dances, their serious social work and
what not. than it viii to that chest
nutty Mexican situation or the dry old
topic Of tolls
VINO cares about Great Britain,
Mexico, France the kaiser. or Premier
Asquith7
BY what right does that eternal mill
tant suffraget, window-smashiBg yarn
come UP and take the place OF real i've
news-as 70 what these and other prom
inent girls wore at MrE. De Peyster' s
tea at which Patteroffsky pianoed?
All social Washington is audible
over Mrs Wilson and Misses Margaret
Jessie and Eleanore. Doubtless they
already are being married OF" by a
dozen busy matrons who would rather
tell Cupid his business than read a pa
per at the Free WOmRn's club. Ten tC
one. too. the beautiful trio will be wei
on the road to matrimonv before faith
er's four wears are over, for that real
ly cannot be helped. Think Of the
smart. stTaight-shouldere naval Off
GERS who will be waiting on thest
girls. and the erect. formal. rather en-
barrassed military youths who viii
click heels together and bOw-oh how
they do bow?-as Margaret Jessie Of
Eleanore enters the green room,
Perhaps. after all. the green room
will be hest for many OF the callers.
And Mrs. WilsOn-sweet. tender
watchful mother that she -prObabl,
will wish ere long that she had a doz
On pairs Of ewes 10 keep tab on wha
those active young women are doing
There's no mistake, they will be il
great demand and will be petted an,
"ovated" prOlusely Mother has toll
them 10 expect this and hopes non
OF the daughters viii be spoiled SIN
also has asked them 10 read something
about other women of the White hous
and see what they had to face and oI
dure-for AZ times It is case OF cr
durance
All this recalls that the "eXocutiy
mansion as II was known under IA
Mckinley administration. has huuse
n charming lot Of women. one canUC
refrain from mentioning Dolly" Mad
son at the outset, for Dolly" has mad
good copy" ever since the BIRTHS
sacked and burned the White house j
1914.
The immortal Dolly" frequently ha
presided as hostess for President Je
ferson through the eight years whg
Mr. Madison was secretary OF stat
and therefore the piquant one Wa
quite AT home when hubby .hmse
moved into the great Ave ricau pa
ace Here, rs the presidents wifi
she reigned again for eight years.
Now. most women get terribly excl
ed over n fire or near fire, but not :
Mrs. Dorothy Madison. Add TO Il
fire a lot Of s1rly, angry swaggerir
redcoats who had no respect for libe
tvs cradle or anything Ike that. ar
one can see what uiuc-tcuths of OF
dearest ones would do The Rriuy
soldiers We're ON the way and sever
Of the Madison household already hg
beaten a retreat lr Is confusing
admit that men were amoUr the nun
Der. gentlemen who should have 7
NAMED and made a stab of some k.r
az the redgCats Dolly Nadiso
however refused TO bulge until &C
tain pictures and mementos We're 7
moved She didn't forget her powd
pun, either
In a letter dated Aug % ISL
Mrs Madison wrote 20 a friend abo
the impudent approach Of the BIRTHS
ors. aud also how she was loath
leave the mansion She said
Our friend Mr. Carroll. mas con
10 hasten my departure, and is in We
bad humor with me because ! insist {
waiting until the large picture OF Ge
eral Washington is secured and 1t I
Quires 70 be unscrewed from the va
This process was found too tedious z
those precarlous moments. have {
dered the frame 20 be broken and q
canvass taken out. IL is done. and Il
precious portrait placed IN the ham