The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-18
new FIRST LADY
WOMAN. 0 \ ! OF P0|SE|
Also She Knows What to
Wear and How to
Wear 1t.
by IDAH MeeLoNE GIBSON

lPIEi6Sr's mCSLONES l6SON.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 1S.-
All Washington is again agog with
gossip over the president S wedding,
and yet no one knows very much
about It In fact, Mrs. Gait is quite as
much a stranger toEWashington PEG.
pie as is the wife OF the new cong ;ess.
man. S @ IT.;
The other; night at the. theatcr the
= Fa glasses were trained on her
4 ftsof3 the evening, and her seeming
qconsciousness showed that she had
poise and "a sense Of .humor. ..
She chatted with the president as
if{sheS were. alone in, her own drawing.
room, and yet any woman, in her posi-.
ton must have known that she was
the observed Of all observers.
Asnewspaper woman who thinks
che Is on more than Just the usual
repertorial terms with Joe Tumulty,
the presidents secretary. went to him
with her usual confidence In getting
what she wanted, the. other day, and
said: "a. <
81 am after a picture OF Mrs. Gait
tniher wedding dress"
Tumulty looked at her, and then his
Irish mouth widened In a smile. 4
"1Iunderstand there amt going to
be no wedding dress pictures" he
ypuchsafed, "atHleas until after the
wedding. u. ~. ~. Z. -. :,
I'll tell YOU. I certainly have to take
of my hat to that lady; she Is. run.
ming her wedding to suit herself, and
IN her own way. The mere fact tina.
she is marrying the president of the
United States does not make 1t any
less her own personal affair.
have not spoken: to Mrs. Gait
since the day her engagement was an.
npunced 3 that's Just, how much she
thinks she needs a press agent.
Atsher wedding Mrs. Gait will wear
aSthin gold bracelet set with turquoise.
It's a rather gorgeous old affair that
was the something old and some.
thing borrowed. and .blueli worn by
Mrs. Sayre and Mrs. McAdoo at their
weddings.
The white house bride will. carry
out the old superstition that insists
osbe happy ever after" a bride must
wear something old and something
new, something borrowed. and some.
thing blue. !" $50;
don't believe, however, that Mrs.
Gait has many superstitions. She
certainly has broken that one which
says a bride should never wear any
jof her strousseaul gowns until after, tie
2 wedding. She, has been wearing her
new frocks as last as they. came from
the dressmail ers-and make no mis-.
take, gentle woman reader, the com,
Ing first lady of the land is going to
yet the fashion for Americas well
dressed women. For the first! time in
the memory OF woman, the wife OF the
president tof the United States will be
nwoman who knows how toIwear; her
clothes. e. 4 .,35 b,
HerIfayorites are black, gray. mauve
or orchid, although she, has been seen
10 navy blue and niger brown tailor,
mades. s'te seldom wears white, fol
II draws attention to "a complexion
that 10 {slightlyi sallow. ~. x =
Among her strousseau costumes that
have not been seen In an exquisite
negligee made by q famous New York
gown builder. Il 10 of chiffon In or
chid tints; the Sunderslip sis Eof deep
orchid color embroidered Gin silver
iiroidery; 4 have seen her in at & isas,
three gowns embroidered In silver
threadQ a long loose coat OF lighter
orchid edged with silver fringe falls
over the deeper tinted slip which Il
cut low and sleeyeless. The one I'm,
dtvidual touch, and you may be ssr 10
that on all Mrs. Gait 81 gowns you will
get at least one, Is o belt made d,
crushed chiffon OF Erobin's eers blus.