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happened. For she, like hSr mother
before her. is devoted to horses and
entirely fearless and at home with
them. Mrs. Mccormick often laughs
to this day at what used to be one of
her fathers pet jokes, to the effect
that il Ruth had been a man and
had had to choose a career he would
have been seriously worried lest she
fond was she Of a good horse and so
given as a youngster to haunting the
stables.
Lanes Back in Capital.
Mrs. Lane and her young daughter,
Miss Nancy, arrived on Thursday after
having been away since the end Of
May on trip with the Secretary
which took them as far as the Ha-
waiian Islands. He arrived a couple
| of weeks earlier, having answered the
call OF business by an earlier steam
ship, while they fingered bit In Homo
lulu and stopped to visit in California
their home before Mr.. Lane came to
Washington to take Il place on the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
whence he was drafted to his present
Cabinet job.
Secretary Daniels came bach from New
York, where he went to help out the
Bastile day celebration. TO find big
house party awaiting him. His mother,
Mrs. Mary G. Daniels. whose serious
| Illness a month or two ago kept him
and Mrs. Daniels anxious and took
them on unexpected trips to North
Carolina; his brother, Judge Frank
! Daniels, and his niece. Miss Mary
Cleves Daniels, were already there;
and on Tuesday Miss Evelyn Hope
De els, Charles c. Daniels and James
Robertson Daniels arrived. The latter
were on their way from their New
York homo to the mountains OF North
Carolina for their summer outing.
A rumored probable return in which
washington Is deeply interested is
that OF Jonkheer and Nine. Loudon,
the former once Secretary OF the
Netherlands Legation here. and, ac-
cording to report. likely to be returned
as Minister, succeeding DR.. Phillips,
who came over last February. sue
ceeding Chevalier van Rappard. AS
l understand it, the appointment of
Jonkheer Loudon has not been for
mally announced, but the report that
1t will be persists, and Is, OF course,
more than pleasing to Washington
society.
For both he and Nine. Loudon are
we'll known in the capital not only
from having been previously stationed
here but from the fact that Mime.
Loudon is an American woman, for
merly a Miss Eustis Of New Orleans,
and having an American wife nearly
always adds to an arriving diplomats
popularity. The Loudons when they
were here before had the house down
on T. street (Which is the Rittenhouse
Square district OF Washington now
occupied by Postmaster-G General and
Mrs. Burleson and their two daughters.
In those days they were immensely
popular. entertaining frequently but
rather modestly. as Is the custom Of
the Dutch. and being particularly
given TO entertaining musicians and
music lovers. being themselves OF the
latter class and having a thorough
knowledge OF the subject.
Miss Nsnsen studying Music.
On that basis they should find Miss
Liv Nansen. daughter OF DR.. Fridtjof
Nansen, the explorer. thoroughly con-
genial. Miss Nansen has been here
all winter as a student primarily
studying music. She came last fall
when her father was here as head of
the Norwegian special mission, and
according to their plan at the time re-
manned after he had gone.
She was. OF course, a good deal en-
tertained along with him while he was
here, and the centre Of some brilliant
doings among Washington scientists
as well as in the diplomatic circle.
Since then one has not seen or heard
a great deal OF her Apparently ito
complete her studies" was not a mere
bluff.
She has been living quietly at the
Burlington. with plenty of friends. and
having doubtless a pleasant time in
her own quiet and studious way. But