The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-23

three hours about town or along a
country road. She is not strenuous,
however, and could not be called
athletic, is rather one who enjoys
good health and living, reasonable
hours and prefers healthful fun to
late suppers.
Indication of her love of the open
is found in the frequent jaunts Mrs
Gait and the president took into the
country after the announcement of
their engagement. On several occa-
sions hampers of picnic lunch were
loaded into the presidents limousine
to be investigated during the long
ride over the rolling highways Of
Virginia and Maryland.
Mrs. Gait is not suffragist. 1t is
not because she opposes suffrage. 1t
is because she has never gone deeply
into the issue. Mrs. Gait is of COM
mercially successful family. Two of
her brothers, Richard w. and Julian
B. Boiling, are associated in the Gait
jewelry firm, the Oldest in the city,
established by Norman Galt's grand
father and now owned by Mrs. Will
son herself. -n.-
Mrs. Wilson's other brothers are
John Randolph Boiling of Washing
ton, and Rolfe E. Boiling, manager
[of the Commercial Bank of Panama.
Her sisters are Mrs. Matthew H.
Maury of Admission, Ala, Mrs. Alex
ander Hunter Calf and Miss Bertha
Boiling, who now make their home
in Washington.
The coming of a woman of Mrs.
WILSON'S type to the White House is
a matter of general satisfaction to
genuine Washingtonians. White
House life will not be new or strange
to her. The Gait family Of Washing
ton and the Bollings of Wythville
have been on visiting terms at the
executive mansion many years. Dur
ing the first Cleveland administra-
ton Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Gait were
not only among the closest of the
personal friends of President Cleve-
land, but were also among the very
few guests at the wedding of Presi-
dent Cleveland and Miss Frances Fol-
som. Miss Gertrude Gait, now Mrs.
Richardson Of Columbus, Ohio, prac-
tically made her debut in the White
House as protege of Mrs. Cleveland.
1t was from a country town in old
Virginia that Miss Edith Boiling
came to Washington some twenty
years ago. Possessed of more than
average beauty she Immediately
found herself in cultured circle. 1t
| is from this circle that the coming
,, season is likely to draw a new ele-
ment to the White House.
Mrs. Wilson is a bright happy gen
| tlewoman with a smile which in
stantly wins. Her smile is the most
winning and attractive feature OF
her beautiful face. Her hair is very
dark, with not suspicion of gray;
and she is of medium height, erect,
graceful and well proportioned.
She has spent much time the last
few months working on her trous-
seau; and the gowns in it represent
her taste and character as interpret
ed by the handiwork of many mo-
distes, from those of New York to
popular Baltimore tailors and mod
est Washington dressmaker.
None of Mrs. Wilson's new gowns
are brilliant. They run to soft
green Boiling green, Mrs. Boiling
| Gait Wilson's friends call it,; rose
color, mild yellow and dark blue
The sleeves of nearly all of them are
long, after the more modish patterns
The necks of the evening gowns are
without exception modest decollette
/ One of her costumes which is distinc-
! tive in its suggestion of Boiling
green, is of green duvetyn, soft
velvety material, which seems tc
blend silk and old fashioned chenille
1t is trimmed in beaver.
/ q &