Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-07
GLIMPSE Of NEXT
F|RSTLADY0 OF LAND
Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes
Has Neither Pursued or
Stunned Society Here.
HAS GREAT ADAPTIBILlTY

When Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes
| takes up her residence in the White
House next March as mistress OF the
| most interesting home in the country
the greetings of the world of Washing
stranger. resident of the capital
since the autumn of 1910 and a member
| of one of its most distinguished circles
she has acquired a wide acquaintance
in its resident and official circles and
cacies of its etiquette.
The Supreme Court circle, with which
Mrs. Hughes was identified for six
years, occupies one of the most enviable
positions in the whole makeup OF Of
fetal Washington. Its members APP
pointed for life, it sees administra-
lions come and go with no interruption
to it's own mode of life and pursues
\ with equanimity the even tenor OF its
way. This condition is not without its
Influence on the attitude of all its mem
bers, setting them apart from the po-
Ilitical vortex which seizes upon Wash
ington at times.
Establish Selves Permanently.
The justices and their families. when
| they come here, establish themselves
permanently and in very short time
acquire the old resident point OF view
As a rule they own their homes. Mr.
and Mrs. Hughes not only own the
house in street. from which they will
move in March to the White House, but
they built it to accord with their own
needs and tastes. AS it reflects the lat
ter it may be taken as an index OF the
next occupants of the White House.
L. IL m a
1910. shortly after the appointment OF
Mr.. Hughes to the Supreme bench by
President Taft, to secure a residence
for the following autumn. when MI
Hughes would enter upon his new ou-
ties, Mr. and Mrs. Hughes encountered
two difficulties.
The first was to find a house with
library in which Mr.. Hughes collection
of books might find Judgment. and the
other was to find house with q gar
den. to meet Mrs. Hughes tastes. These
two requirements are Signlhcant. ano
speak for themselves as to the az.
mosphere the next President and his
wife will impart to the White House.
Conservative as to Society.
Socially, Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes have
taken the conservative part habituai
with the Supreme Court circle in such
activities. They have neither pursued
1t with a capital 'S." nor do they I'M
derestimate its advantages. They ac-
cept a considerable number of the many
| Invitations that find the way to their
door, and are frequently met together
! at large receptions. Not infreQuentiy
| in the last season or two nave they
! been accompanied upon such occasions
by their eldest daughter. Miss Helen
| Hughes. Debutantes are rare IN the
Supreme Court circle. and following
fyyn
Vassar Of Miss Helen Hughes. society
anticipated a cominS-out part In those
high quarters. Miss Hughes. however.
without forEality. took her place by
her mothers side on her regular Mon
day afternoons at home. and met the
great as we'll as the lesser lights of
her parents world.
Il Drawn Into Limelight.
: Three years ago the Hughes were
, drawn more or less into the social
: limeIight through their connection with
the first wedding of the Wilson admin
istration that of Miss Jessie Wilson
and Francis B. Sayre. Mr.. Sayre was
their house guest at the time of the
wedding. and their son, Charles E.
Hughes jr., was one of the ushers
Miss Katherine Hughes. the second
? daughter of the family. who following
her mothers footsteps is now stu
| dent at w elleSley, Will unlSn neT course
there. four years hence, liz time for at
least one season as White House
debutante. The youngest daughter.
Elizabeth. nine years old, should be
more at home in the executive mansion
than any member of the family, hav-
ing been born in the executive man.
sion at Albany during her fathers
| term as governor.
The family life will be an interesting
side of the White House during the
next administration, for there are not
only children, but grandchildren, to
enliven it. Charles E. Hughes, jr., who
married a classmate at VasSar of his
sister Helen. having two children. The
younger was born just about the time
Mr.. Hughes became the nominee of his
party for the presidency.
Success Is Expected.
Her knowledge of Washington and
its ways augmented by her experience
as chatelaine of the governors home
at Albany will stand Mrs. Hughes in
good stead when she takes up next
March her duties as mistress of the
| White House The marvellous adapta-
| bility which she has shown this sum-
mer augurs well for her success in that
| most exacting of positions, with all it's
| honors and responsibilities. first lady
| of the land.
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