The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-30
Washington, d. C

King is the spirit which has
prevailed since March L. The
old court has disbanded and departed
and the court of the new President has
stepped into it's place. The Republican
party. after sixteen years of suprem-
acy. has bowed it's head in defeat,
furled its standards and stepped down
into oblivion. while the banners OF De-
every quarter
The new President has ushered in a
new order--a palmer. simpler, less com
pick order-of living, and his Cabinet
follows his lead.
Mrs. Wilson. the first lady of the
ianG. quietly assumed her place at the
helm of the social ship of state. and
without any demonstration or blare OF
trumpets, new social regime is
launched upon its course.
Home interests are paramount. For
the present at least simple, quiet en-
Pertaining is the order of tho hour
Even precedence, the autocrat of Wash
ington. is gently given side seat. and
Washington rubs it's eyes TO behold it
self in place OF the ever waxing bril-
lance OF the past, with its constant
whirl Of social events going to bed
when the sage says II should. going TO
church on Sunday. with the ban on
work and elaborate entertaining. ana
withal going back to revival OF the
times when Sunday was a day Of rest,
IL
ing that wines and liquors will not be
considered an essential part of hospi-
tality.
The Simple Life.
There seems to he IA general desire
among the new Cabinet women to dress
simply. live simply and enjoy life, and
10 keep within their means" AS one
cabinet hostess expressed 1T:
None of us are millionaires, none
OF us are even rich. and If we arc to
practice the principles of true Demo-
cracy we will live within our husbands
salaries True hospitality means som C.
thing beyond n mere qualification OF
the senses Brilliant decorations and
elaborate feasts without the true spirit
of mutual appreciation and enjoyment
are but the hollow shams Of ostcnta-
ton"
The women of the new Cabinet are
a remarkable group OF women. All of
them are OF unusual mental callbrc.
and their outlook upon life has neces-
sarily been serious enough TO consider
questions from several sides, but with
them all at present home life stands
first and their entertaining during the
spring at least, will follow the simple
lines After that, when the official
season begins in the fall---wcll, there
is something in Washington Official
lite which gets into the blood and then
The social whirl begins
rninistration will be with regard TO its
entertaining is riddle and the cap
,tnl has neither sphinx nor oracle
II is "A fnatteE OF conRratulation.
both to- the administration and
the public at large, that Mrs. william
Jennings Bryan is the third lady of
the land to-day, and the social mentor
for the other Cabine, hostesses out
of rhf galaxy of the charming women
of the new regime there is none bet
ter htted by temperament ana intel
tual attainment to be the wife of the
premier Of the nation than Mrs. Bryan.
who combines the qualities of wife,
mother, talented lawyer noted club
woman, linguist and earnest student,
with the result that when the diplo-
mats call at the home Of the Secretary
of State they viii be met by q wo-
man Of cosmopolitan culture who is
thoroughly familiar with tho various
political phases of their home govern
ment
society Not Paramount.
In a recent interview Mrs. Bryan de-
ciarcd that with the appointments on
ly few hour. old it was entirely too
carly TO make any statement about
her social plans in view of the fact
that she had not formed any other
than that after a time she would take
q house and spend the most Of her
time here with Mr.. Bryan when his
duties required his presence in the
capital.
Al the suggestion that her new
duties would he likely To cause her
10 relinquish a large proportion OF her
club and ph!lanthropic work. Mrs
Bryan explained that she would never
allow tho emotions OF any position to
submerge her Individuality and that
she could see no reason why the So
cial duties of the Cabinet hostess
should absorb all OF her time Ia the
exclusion of other interests
Mrs. Bryan was Miss Mary BAIRD
The daughter OF Mr. and Mrs John
Baird, Of Perry, III. where she was
born In June. 1861. At twenty she
was graduated with first hcnors from
n Presbyterian school for young ladies
in Jacksonville. Ill After grad
nation, she did special work in the
Illinois college and also in The Uni-er-
sity OF Nebraska
Her marriage 10 Mr. Bryan occurred
NJ Perry, III. in 1884, after which, un
der her husbands supervision she
pursued the course Of Law laid down
by the Union College OF Chicago. and
was admitted TO the bar In distric,
and Supreme Courts Of Nebraska IN
1851 This was done without anv in.
tention OF practicing, but simpy 70
enable her 10 enter more thoroughly
into her husbands work ard ambi-
don
Organized sororis.
.tis entrance into politics forced hen
10 follow him into that field also. and
she has endeavored for the last TWEEN.
~ years to keep herself thoroughly
Informed upon political conditions
both locally and internationally
Mrs. Bryan feels a sympathetic In