The Washington herald., 1918-12-01
Women Prominent in the Social Life of the Nations Capital

when the hostess steps down from
her pedestal as First Lady of the
Land and becomes the charming.
gracious hostess, simple-mannered.
friendly, interested-ready to tell n
joke on herself or listen to one on
one of her guests, il it be without
sting or bitterness.
One of last Mondays guests told
how they were all more or less teas
ing Mrs. Wilson about her 'trous-
seau" with which she was to dazzle
the eyes of the allied statesmen, and
uphold the credit of our own United
States, and she admitted with smiles
and a touch of confusion, that she
had been getting "a few clothes;
she simply had to have them!
Which nobody could-or would-deny.
And 1t is told that one day early in
the year-after the bitter weather
that surrounded the holidays and ran
into January last year, as, stand
ing near that same cracking fire
one of her guests said something
about admiring her nerve on hearing
that she had gone out to the links
and played golf with the President
with snow on the ground and the
thermometer lowering around zero
her eyes crinkled into smile as she
answered. DO you know, / admired
my nerve, too, when / read about it:
Wasn't it wonderful of me?" Then,
more seriously. she said that she
did go whenever she could, as the
President needed the exercise and the
air, and 1t was not particularly al
Turing to go alone as a solemn duty.
but golf in the weather we had just
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On Monday night there was another
Bon Voyage" up at the French en-
bassy-to Foch, and the allied armies
behind him, as they entered Alsace-
Lorraine-the provinces which France
had loved long since and lost awhile
and to the Germans getting out
though probably one was particular
whether 1t was bon or not, so long
as II was voyage" for them!
The President and Mrs. Wilson paid
the same compliment to France and
her ambassador that they had paid
two weeks earlier to Italy and hers,
and were received with the same pomp
and circumstance. 1t was a beauti-
ful and brilliant scene, the stately erl-
bassy Haunting the triumphant tri-
color, and the main drawing room dec
GRATED with rows of slim fragrant
pine trees-"the pines of Alsace-'
Nine. Jusserand said, with a happy
catch in her voice. 4 strinsed or
chestra rendered a delightful program
throughout the evening, with patriotic
airs well scattered through it, the
music serving as an ohligato to the
hum Of conversation and the laughter
Of glad congratulation.
The company was almost entirely
official, including Cabinet members,
diplomatic representatives of the al
lies and neutral countries, with their
starfs. the French embassy staff, al
most to a man. with their wives, and
the French High Commission-uni-
forms and decorations galore!-and a
large delegation of the central com
mittee Of the Alsace-Lorraine societies
of the United States, who came down
from New York especially to do honor
TO the occasion. In fact so numerous
were the official guests that the Am
bassador and Nine. Jusserand were
very much circumscribed In inviting
their own most intimate friends, and
were obliged, to my certain know
ledge, to refuse requests from some
who had received cards. and asked
permission to bring house guests with
thern. a matter OF considerable en-
barassment to Nine. Jusserand.
The President and Mrs. Wilson ar
rived at the embassy shortly before