The Washington herald., 1917-11-11

Tor meeting collectively and In small
groups. The wedding OF Miss Kath-
crime McClintock and Capt Franklin
H. Ellis, for which Mrs. William
Howard Taft came to Washington,
the Boston symphony which, with DR..
Carl Muck, the leader, caused no end
of excitement. and the marriage yes
rerday of Miss Ruth Patterson and
Lieut. Melville Fuller wallace, and
the big reception at the home of Mrs.
Robert Patterson, which followed, all
gave vent to the pent up feelings of
gay society folk who were terribly
grateful for having to leave their knit
ting at home for a while.
The busiest woman in the United
States Just now is the First Lady of
the Land" the mistress Of the White
House.
Her first care is for the health Of
the President, so she begins every
day with a round of the golf courses,
except Sunday, when she accompanies
him to church. After golf and break
fast there comes for her q flood Of
responsibilities which she meets with
a determined, but smiling face. She
end the Presidents cousin, Miss Helen
Woodrow Bones. concern themselves
in war work. not with good wishes
but the real labor of their hands. and
lave done fully as much sewing Tor
the Red Cross as any other two wom-
en- in the country.
After the sewing is planned and per
haps executed, there is luncheon with
the President and moro frequently
than otherwise, a guest or two, tol-
lowed by a few brief hours Of atten-
EHn0
TIN the hundreds of women. wives OF
the men who have come TO the Capital
to give their time and money to help
The various war commissions, must be
net informally, but by appointment
and 4 similar recognition must be
given the wives OF officials and the
host OF personal friends who love her.
These little reception teas take place
IN the Red Parlor, and if it is cool
enough a bright fire burns on the
hearth and always there is a cosy tea
table in one corner, from which either
Miss Bones or Miss Benham, the lat
ter the secretary of Mrs. Wilson,
Pours for the guests.
Friday 1t was a luncheon party for
the Cabinet members wives, the first
CS the season, when the friendliest
sort Of conversation was heard. and
even plans for the coming season-or
rather the lack of plans-discussed.
There are hundreds of notes to be
answered and requests to be complied
-yi-h. or a reason for not doing so
being given. While the work falls
Upon Hiss Benham. the planning falls
uCon the first lady" for even the
smallest slip would perhaps cost her
honestly won popularity.
The President loves q vaudeville
show, light opera or a staging that
lives a bit of mirtn in its handling,
but in war times he would forget al
uogcther to take this recreation did
not Mrs. Wilson urge him to 1t. 1t
vas Mrs. Wilson, too, who wished him
10 nose for the John Sergeant portrait
for which he repairs to the East end
O. the White House at some time
every day. There is the mother Of
the trst lady. Mrs. Boiling, who de-
serves and receives her measure of
attention, and hundreds Of other small
things constantly crop Up calling for
ir -7iate disposition.
md sin there are women who wish
they had the easy life Of the Presi-
dents wife. Maybe conducive to this
wish is the happy smile, the we'll
y-oomed person and CHEEKY, well
u.5dulated voice Of Mrs. Wilson.
It Is Mrs. Wilson'S name which
heads the list of world-famed women
who lend their names as patrOnesses
Tor Hero Land" the splendid spec
racie to be produced By the State
Women's War Relief Society in Grand
Central Palace, New York, for nine
teen days beginning with November
"a
The ambassadors of all the allied
countries and their wives have given
their names to add to that Of Mrs.
wilson, and in spectacular beauty the
-reat event will equal an Arabian
Nights tale.
Mrs. Harry Payne whitney's
streets Of Bagdad'' give a keynote
# what may be expected of Hero
and"
At hrst- these were to be the Bal
X ms, one wide range of Eastern color
.ud architecture. representing every
md from Eastern Europe to India.
r-t all this has been merged into
Eagdad, and the scene will be very
Gorgeous and ultra-Oriental, taking
I'd, as it will, one entire floor of the
paIace-the third.
Mrs. Whitney has worked out IA
cades of green and black and gold,
With pierced windows and gold grill
york. She has designed pink pillars
with twisted stripes of rainbow hues,
romantic balconies, to be hung with
rays and family lit by oriental Ian
terms. turquoise and golden in color.
swinging on the cords. and as great
feature in the midst OF these, Per-
sian garden.
Forty Junior League girls each day
ere to man the Red Cross tea room
tor the first week as its mattresses.
The opening night of Hero Land"
is to he American Night" and Mon
Eay, November 26. French Night"
tuesday is to be British Night" and
wednesday. November %, Jewish
War Relief Day"
Almost the rarest of all social hap
Jennings will take place when on No
y-ernber II Senorita Dolores Cecilia
Ronillas, daughter OF the Ambassador
yf Mexico and Sonora de Bonillas, Is
married to Senor DIR. Juan B. Rojo,
first secretary Of the Mexican en-
baSsy.
Not since Countess Luse Alexandra
Won Bernstorff, daughter of Count and
Countess Won Bernstorff, and Count
Raymon Pourtales were married has
ne wedding of an Ambassadors
daughter been celebrated in Washing
ton.
The details for the wedding are ex-
sAsaingty interesting, even though
simple, and society folk will Lyatch
keenly for each item of news!
The ceremony &l tsse place in the
ball room at the Embassy at IL
o'clock in the morning of the 18th, and
a temporary altar will be erected
there and nuptial high mass will fol-
low the ceremnnY- Sannrita Maria