Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-02-06
The Next Mistress of the White House.


With the outgoing OF Mrs, William
Howard Taft, whom the country has
loved aud honored, there will 40 into
the white House four most attractive
women, the presidents wife and his
three charming daughters
1t has been said that no more refined,
unussuming and considerable leaders OF
the social SGT have entered Washington
In many days than will be these four.
Mrs. Wilson has never essayed to So
cial leadership. She hns been much In
social life, both rs the wife OF uni
versity president and mistress Of n GU
bernatornl mansion, but her home is
her life The social glamour OF the
White House has no appeal for Mrs.
Wilson and her daughters, although
they are admirably fitted for the high
social position. Mrs. Wilson Is demo
cratic In manner and life ms we'll as In
politics Her daughters, II has been
said, are not only like their mother. but
also resemble their distinguished ia
ther.
simple tastes, simple demands. SIM
Pile living without frllls or pretenses,
will be their part, Mrs, Wilson was
the daughter of n Presbyterian minis
ter. and she has never departed from
her raising" Her ideals of life are
high and religious she is wide read
er and an entertaining talker and nm
artist OF considerable ability, The
charms OF the three daughters will
readily make for them place In the
hearts OF Washington society and or
the nation.
Margaret Wilson. the eldest. Is TWEEN
ty.six. She il probably the plainest OF
the three sisters. She Ii n short. STEM
der, blond girl. wiry and yivnclous,
She loves golting. fishing or dashing
game Of tennis or baseball. She
dances gracefully, rides horseback,
swims. plays basketball and tells st0'
ries and converses as delightfully."- as
her father Miss Margaret Is the mu-
stefan of the family. with ambitions to
make her career on the concert stage.
The White House will probably not al
ter her plans. ms she Is devoted to her
art.
Miss Jessie, the second sister, is tho
beauty of the trio and also the more
serious. She In social settlement
worker and the youngest member OF
the nation board of the Young Wom-
ems Christian association.
Eleanor. the baby" Is the only one
who bears nickname. TO her family
and to her ntimates she Is Nell"
Tall. dark and attractive. she Is often
taken for the oldest OF the Wilson Sis
ters For the last two years she has
been studying art at the Philadelphia
Academy of Fine Arts. Miss Eleanor
In as lively as her eldest sister aud
brimful Of fun.
The next second lady of the land.
Mrs Thomas Riley Marshall, wife OF
the vice president elect. Is not sur
fragette. but she is probably one of the
cleverest women politicians In the
country She and her husband have
never been separated night through
their fifteen years Of married life. Mrs.
Marshall also enjoys the distinction OF
being the only woman TO accompany
her husband as a gubernatorial candi-
date from one end OF Indiana to the
other on speechmaking tour. She II
a woman of keen literary appreciation.
and the executive mansion at Phila-
delphia is full Of books. but devoid OF
bookishness Somebody has said OF
her home that Il In the kind to make
you lust want to sit down and stay
TO supper"