The sun., 1919-07-13
GOWNS OF THE WOMEN IN THE RETURNING
PRESIDENTIAL PARTY ARE CALLED "GEN1S'
Mrs Wilson's Attire Simply Exudes Paris Noted
unity Washington President Among His Many Gifts of
Seven Foot Elephant Tusks and Some Spears from Abyssna

for one OF their long motor rides out
into the country.
Mrs. Baker, wife Of the Secretary,
| seems to have been kept out Of several
good times through her habit of do
ing her dirty duty" Probably when it
involved the children she did not
srudge it. But she was rather anus
ingly disgruntled, when after having
virtuously stayed at home the last
time the Secretary went abroad in
April after the fighting was we'll aver.
simply because SO many officers' wives
were rending the air with their hitter
cries at not being allowed to 60 over
and Join their husbands, that she felt
II was up to her to set a good example.
She found stories had been sent out
rather generally TO the effect that she
had gone over with her husband. She
had letters from friends wishing her
bon voyage; and even one from a
PIttsburg friend timed to greet her on
her return, the writer having read
In the papers" that she had gone over
with Mr.. Baker.
Miss Lowe, one of Mrs. Bakers init
mate friends from Cleveland, who has
been her guest for several months. has
gone home. And she must be sadly
missed in the Baker household. In
fact, she's missed in other quarters.
too, for she is a most friendly sort of
person. And you know the old phrase
about being a hero to your valet?
Well, II seems as II 1t must take a
very genuine hero to be one of his
| houshe guests. And measured by that
standard. the Bakers pan out pretty
| well. For there is no earthly doubt
| OF Miss loves genuine admiration and
affection for Mrs. Baker; and no one
could observe her real enthusiasm for
Mr.. Baker without feeling that there
must be some reason for it. In re-
Spouse TO a smiling and entirely nom
critical allusion to his lack OF inches,
Miss Lowe broke out:
why, I never think of that at all.
II you knew how really big he is, you'd
never think of his being small"
And she didn't say 1t to please Mrs
Baker, who was not around at the
time, and who. unless It reaches her
now. never heard Of her house guests
pretty speech.
The Bakers have no present inten-
ton of leaving their pleasant George
town home, with its ample garden and
its perfectly good orchard. They have
found II entirely habitable for the last
two summers and are likely to spend
most Of this summer there, though II is
possible that Mrs. Baker may decide on
little trip in August.
Daniels Cruising Parties.
Secretary and Mrs Daniels will be
coming and going during the sum-
mer, keeping the house open, and prob
ably spending many week ends on
board the Sylph cruising in nearby
waters. Last week. for instance, Mrs.
Daniels had a small party for little
trip down the river, while Mr.. Daniels
went out to Columbus to address
Methodist convention and bespeak its
Endorsement OF the League of Nations.
It seems rather an invidious distinc-
ton that some of the Cabinet men,
bers should have official yachts per-
tanning to their jobs-the Treasury,
Navy and Department OF Commerce
have them-and that the others should
have to content themselves with sea
going hacks" in the form of motors
or even just plain 'kerridge."
The Postmaster General might set
up an official airplane and get a lot
of fun out of it. II would serve 10
relieve the tedium OF the rather drab
summer the Burlesons seem to be
planning. They apparently expect to