New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-07
MISS CLARK HAS FINE
DAY IN AVENUE SHOPS
Representatives AmbaSsadreSS
Extraordinary Looks for
Wedding Gift.
TOO SMART FOR REPORTERS
While They Wrangle with jan
itor She Slips Away to Be-
gin Work of Her All
Important Mission.

, The greater part of a day in the jeWeiry
shops OF Fifth avenue was not nearly
enough for Miss Genevieve Clark, daugh-
ter Of Champ Clark. who is in the city
10 select the wedding gift of the House
of Representatives for Miss Jessie Will
son. After spending hours in looking
over the most costly and intricate output
of the gold and silver craftsmen MISS
Clark admitted she had looked at SO
many beautiful things that she was be-
wildered.
81 stu have several days in which TO
make up my mind" she said late IN the
afternoon. II don't have to go BACK TOT
week. II may he that ! shall walt uh-
ill the last day to select a gift for MISS
Wilson. but once | make up my nina /
shall not change H. ! never do that.
Miss Clark, with her cousin, Miss Fran
ces Stockwel at whose home, 40. lou
East 9th street. she is staying, left on
sbopping tour at Il o'clock in the morn
ing. Before setting out on her important
mission the Daughter Of the Democra-
CIV" as Miss Clark is sometimes called Ia
the capital, hoodwinked newspaper men
and photographers who were waiting TO
see her.
Before Miss Clark finished breakfast the
cards of dozen reporters were piled pc
side her plate. The reporters gathered in
the hallway ON the ground floor of the
APARTMENT house in which the StochWells
live until there were so many that the
janitor became alarmed. Running across
the street TO the East 9th street ponce
station. he besought a patrolman 10 uIS-
perse the crowd. The patro!man' no"
ever, was in sympathy with the repoI t.'
and he conceded with their view that II
was perfectly all right 10 await N''S
Clark on the sidewalk.
SO the reporters waited an houI OF
more but the Speakers daughter dIu ~
appear Then they learned tndI MInS
Clark and her cousin. Miss Stoch"el,
had slipped through a court al the rear
OF the apartment house and out INTO Last
66th street. -
BY the time her disappearance was
known Miss Clark was in flith avenue
shop enthralled over display or JeWeis
and services Of silver which willing safes
men set forth for her inspection. To the
suaYe men behind the counters MISS
Clark let IL be known that although she
is only nineteen she has decided views OF
her own and in the present matter VIII
select. 81.
Although she would not commit herself
to reporters whether she Intended TO buy
Jewels or "A silver service, IL was evident
that Miss Clark paid most attention 10
the silver things. In a little book she
totted down the cost, weight, design ana
other interesting features OF all she was
shown.
After luncheon Miss Clark and her
cousin renewed their quest for the we'd
ding gift
Daughter Of the Democracy" "Of course
| know what brides like. but, you know
this gift must be one pleasing TO MISS
Wilson and Mr.. Savre. the House or Rep
resentatives and myself. IL makes my
task a very difficult one. indeed.
Miss Clark returned TO the StockwCH
apartment few minutes before O'Clock.
In the evening she went TO small dance
given in her honor. and this morning she
will again sally forth 10 look for a we'd
ding present