The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-25
WILSON AND WIFE At
CHRISTMAS CABARET
Keep Time With the Singers
and Applaud the Old
Time Melodies.
HAPPY DAY ENDS MERELY

stead Hotel here. Apparently uncon-
scious Of the Interested guests about
them they laughed and chatted between
acts. applauded spiritedly the numbers
they liked. especially the Southern songH
and fairly danced In their chairs.
A. the syncopated numbers were
played and sung both the President and
his bride tapped their feet on the noor In
perfect time. At the end OF the enter
tainment they left rs simply as they had
entered, without being presented to the
guests.
II was apparent by every LINT OF the
Presidents face that he was overJoyed
at the opportunity which the informal
event gave him to abandon his retire.
ment in a degree.
Mrs. Wilson Happy.
Mrs. Wilson, too. was smiling and
happy. but apparently unconscious OF the
attention which she attracted. Her gown
was Of black chiffon and velvet. made
with cream satin and chiffon let In at The
s,dcs of the skirt. The bodice was decol-
Iete and the gown sleeveless. There
was n tucker of flesh colored chifon and
a scarf of flesh colored tulle. She wore
the diamon brooch which the PRESIDENT
gave her as "A wedding present. Inc
usual orchid was missing.
But IL the President WAS too HAPPY ana
too engrossed in the entertainment ~
notice those about him. and u Mrs.
Wilson was oblivious of her prominence,
the crowd apparently had an entirely
different feeling save one old lady VINO
has not let go her knitting since she
came to the hotel. nut Tor ono
pair OF ~honeynooners the two were the
centre Of the evening. Their appear
snce was n surprise. 1t had been sur
missed that because Of their consistent
refusals they would remain In their
rooms tonight. However, the Fresi-
dent let II be known that he and Mrs.
Wilson appreciated hugely the kintness
planned for them.
As they entered the foyer the guests
arose. but the two quick!y look a seat
and adopted an attitude which plainly
meant that they were a simple couple
in the crowd, and desired no attention.
Earlier in the evening they had been
given special honors by the hotel man.
ager. When the entered the dining
room for dinner a light flashed. and
revealed a little Christmas tree, the iIlu'
limitations formed into flowers and birds.
AZ the top was a dove OF peace. Ths
fTcSlucit Saw NE
this attention.
Sends His Grectiags.,
IN the evening he and Mrs. Wilson
gave their best wishes to the members
OF the hotel party and he sent the news
paper men the seasons
The cabaret performers, In their best
Christmas spirit, remembered the Presi-
dents preference for s~yncopated music.
Between acts an orchestra played classi-
cal music. But with due Difference -
In culture Of a Virginia gentleman n
a Princeton professor. II must be re-
corded tina the President: was all at
tention when the ragtime began.
Just politely Interested. as a duty, when
the other music filled tn. air.
One act pleased the President espe-
ohally. Two OF the cabaret perform
ers put on a pantomime OF q barber
chair experience. The barber used his
bones" for raZors. for hot towels. foT
strop and for scissors. and clippers and
all the time kept up a ragtime rhythm
with them. When the President wasn't
laughing at the antics OF the two his
feet were moving with the rattle OF the
"bones."
Southern songs cas-
At Back to Dixieland' and MY Old
Kentucky Home" Mrs. Wilson Joined the
President in applause. When the Pres.
ident %applauded the darkies were 3 o
tickled and fiustered that they almost
stopped the act.
Mrs. Wilson's favorite. aside from the
Virginia song, was a cakewalk act in
which a very small darby girl and a
very large and very bony partner fig
uTed.
In the crowd which saw the show were
several other honeymoon couples. One
young lady who sat next Mrs. Wilson
was so faithless as TO take her eyes
away from the bridegroom at least q
half dozen times. One other couple of
honeymooners hid themselves early In
the evening behind an expansive palm
and refused to be budged. President or
NO President.
When the President entered the room
the band played The Star Spangled
Banner" and to close the entertainment
"My Country, IT'S OF Thee but the
President refused to recognize that either
number was meant particularly for him.
Barton French, "A young New Yorker,
who vainly sought enough thrills in
Flanders and France to drive away duh
ennui, had an adventure here this after
noon that left him sensation stated. He
unwittingly drove a golf ball that
rocketed to earth within ten feet OF
HI. and Mrs. Wilson and only learned
OF II when "A secret service man rushed
up with a sharp word OF rebuke. Bu,
that was only the beginning. The news
reached the hotel and Immediately was
flashed all over the country. Wild
rumors followed on the New York Stock
Exchange; first, that the President had
been seriously injured while golfing, and
second, that he had been hurt in an
automobile accident.
RumOrs Hun Wild.
Both rumors were fired back 10 the
brokerage office In the hotel for v~erlica-
thn. The local agent answered that
: neither story could be true. but was or
dered to forget his personal opinion and
make a report An exciting half hOus
ensued before II was learned that the
President was safe and had not been IN
an automobile all day.
The near accident occurred between
the fourteenth and fifteenth holes. Mr.
French really had the right Of way. Hii
caddie had given him the signal to drive
the Wilson party being hidden by a
hillock. The first he knew Of the even,
was when "A secret service officer rushed
up to tell him that he had just missed
the President of the United States and
his bride.
Mr.. French has been here a short time
since his return from the western front
where he drove an ambulance. His
mother, who gave her Paris home &c
Inc Red Cross society and who did much
work to relieve suffering, will reach here
Tomorrow.
honeymooners continue to arrive