The Washington times., 1915-12-18

member OF which has added distinction
Fto his natue." They have been makers
OF a good old Yorkshire family which
| has hal honored' place in English his
tory for generations
Mrs Cats mother, Mrs. Boiling. was
/ Miss Sailie White. OF bedford. Va. Her
father, Judge Boiling, though. not
| rich man. WAS highly resnected and
| man Of consequence; and In her home nj
Wythev!lle, the Young Edith Boiling
| had the advantage Of cultivated sssoc,a-
tlons and tho most refined surroundings.
4 She was one Of nine children, who
grow up 20 force an extraordinarily
I congenial and unitel family. She was
, educated in various private schools Of
! Virginia. One Of her sisters. MiAs, Ger
I trVde Iolling. married Alex ander Hunter
Gait Of Washington, and 1t was while
| thnt Miss Edith BolinC met Norman
Gait, a cousin of her sister'E husband.
| Iand married Rim.
Mr. Gait was a part owner OF the
came to him by Inheritance, and Is one
of the Oldest firms in Washington. The
Galts are Of Scotch origin; they have
been people Of means and Importance in
Washington for several generations and
in the old, days "befo' de wah" and just
afterward Galts, then funny old shah
by little place. used to serve in lieu OF
a club for statesmen passing to and
/ from the Capitol and many ambitious
| schemes and measures Of great import
were Matched in that little back room.
, When Norman Gait lied eight years
as somewhere in the neighborhood OF
100000. to his wife, without any reser-
walton whatsoever, making her "eXecu-
trix without bond" She bought out the
| remaining interest. and Is now the sole
owner OF the business, which is run by
/ her two brothers. Richard Wilmer and
! Randolph Boiling.
The Gait family Of Washington and
L TrAII % NF..NA
duly elated at the distinction attained
/ by their kinswoman. They have been
on visiting terms at the White House
before. During the first Cleveland Ad-
/ ministration Mr.. and Mrs. William NJ.
| Gait were not only among the close per
sonal friends of President Cleveland.
but were among the very few guests
at the marriage OF the President and
Calf, now Mrs. Richardson. OF Column
bus, Ohio. practically made her debut
at the White House as II proteEe of
Mrs. Cleveland.
An Excellent HOmcm&ker.
A composite picture OF the new Mis-
| tress OF the White House. formed from
the columns that have been written
about her, assumes rather mythical pro-
| portions. The press would have it that
she is a cultivated and brilliant mus-
clan, a student OF history, economies,
| dnV l0S science OF government, an ON
nivorous reader. etc, in short. a bit OF
a blue stocking.
] As a matter OF fact the President 8
| hrlde-to-be has a pleasant voice. and
used to sing good deal as n girl. when
her sister. Mrs. Maurv., plaved her ac-
| corln@nrhC nts. but she H. no stCGent OF
| music. Her education. that Of the tyDl-
cal Southern woman ~ gentle birth and
breeding. tended more to the cultivation
or domestic arts and social graees than
70 DEVELOPMENT along Intellectual lines
l She is an 60 :+.'e1' EC CusekenDer ana
what Is more Important. homemaker
An ardent churchwoman. she has pre-.
ferred to make use Of church charities
as medium for her social and philam,
fthropic activities. Withal she has q
hatred of notorletY. and in all her good
works takes very seriously the mandate
let, let not StG your L left hand know what you'
In word. Mrs. Gait is a gentIewnm
an. charming product of the South
whose graces she imblbed in the VIr
ginia home in which she was born anC
grew up. She is fairly tall. with
} graceful figure. and rich brown hair
Her eyes are blue gray. but so shadoweC
by long dark lashes that to the casual oh
server they appear black. Her mouth
which Is considered by many her love
Hest feature. Is Rraciously curved anC
very expressive. and her face is ami
mated when she talks
charm to the difficult role OF first LADY
OF the land; while those familiar witt
social history in the Capital are prophe
sying for her degree of personal popu
larity. which has been achieved by nc
tchatelaine OF the White House since
Mrs. Cleveland.
Her Part In Social World.
The part which the new Mrs. Wilson
Is to play In the social world of Wash
ington is OF considerable moment t
society folk. While the wife of tn,
, President is almost as restricted as tn,
, President himself in accepting invita-
tions outside the Cabinet circle she car
I WELD immense influence and 'set tn
pace" for the rest of the world to fol
=; low. 1t Is on the cards that this. Is, I,
be gala season. but 1t is hardly prob
able that the White House Will agail
become the pivot about which soclet,
, IN the Capital revolVed as IL was dur
Z ing the Taft regime. Mrs. Taft had no
, only wide social experience, but grea
4 social ambition, and Mrs. Gait woul
seem to be by no means ambitious
5 Moreover. the President seems to car
= not atSall for the social end OF his Jot
!, Probably a salient feature OF the win
3 tier will be a closer welding OF the Off
lcisl and residential elements of Wash
Flngton. When Mrs. Gait came to Wash
inSton she found herself the center q
a cultured, well-bred circle of men an
women whose forefathers were the pio
, neers of the District OF Columbia, peo
| pie of intelligence, wealth and influence
| who stayed in Washington and fostere
its financial and commercial welfar
, while official dignitaries came and wen
with each new Congress and Admins
tration. To these "caVe 'dwellers" wi
doubtless come the recognition from tn
5 White. House which they have, neve