The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-07-13
By Z. c. DRUM-HUNr

The stars and Stripes are flying
from the flag pole atop the white
House once more-the President is
in residence" He, with his charm
ing wife. returned to our midst last
Tuesday evening in a veritable blaze
OF glory. All of the city turned out
TO welcome them home. 1t was a
spontaneous greeting and one that
came from the very bottom OF the
hearts of the people. He was greet
ed as returning hero.
Then the city settled down; the
President got busy and attacked the
tremendous pile of business await
ing his attention and things went
on in their usual way very quickly.
The President probably had his
busiest week In the White House.
In a way. il was soon difficult to
realize that the Chief Executive and
his wife had been away from US at
all. Society, Official. diplomatic and
residential. wendell its way up to
the Capitol to hear the President
talk to the members Of Congress
just as they have done lots of times.
They saw them at the theater at
night just like they use to do and
they read in the papers Of their
comings and goings. of their playing
golf in the early morning. of their
motor rides, of Mrs. Boiling and
Miss Bertha Boiling. mother and
sister Of Mrs. Wilson. lunching at
the white House-everything was
just as II use to be.
But II Is not to last long; they
will soon be of again for a nation
wide tour. campaigning for the
league of nations. The trip Is to
include a visit to the Pacific Coast.
where the President will view the
newly FORMED Pacific feet about the
middle of August. The fleet is to
leave these waters on its trip to the
Pacific about July 10 and according
20 present plans. the Secretary of
INC Navy, Josephus Daniels. who
was to go with it. will now go out
there with the Presidential party in
stead 1t Is possible that Secretary
Daniels may forego. his purpose of
accompanying the fleet from Hamp-
ton Roads and will instead go with
the Presidents party on the land
trip and Join the fleet in California.
Details are still under consideration
and may not be settled until the
Presidents plans are determined.
The President expects to start on
in about ten days now. but his itin-
erary for his Swing around the cir
Gle" is still unsettled. The next ten
DAYS ought to give him chance to
see what direction the assault on
the league OF nations covenant will
take.
WOMEN INTERESTED IN
MRS. WILSON'S CLOTHES.
Society has been marking time to
see what was going to happen after
the return Of the President and Mrs
Wilson. hoping that there might De
at least a garden party or two at the
Executive Mansion or something OF
the sort, but it develops now that 1t
will be some time in August before
they really settle down. The women
are waiting and longing for oppor-
tunities to get a good look at Mrs.
Wilson's clothes for they just take IL
for granted that she bought a large
and interesting trousseau while in
Paris.
I told you some weeks ago that silk
fringe dresses were just the thing In
France; that at the Long Champs
races they were so numerous as TO be
very noticeable. Well. the dress MIS-.
Wilson wore when she landed in New
York bears out my statement. She
wore a decidedly stylish street dress
OF light gray tricotine, the most at
tractive feature of which was fringe
which reached almost from the low
belt to the hem of the skirt. the latter
being about six inches from the
ground. A hat of medium size and
of the same color as the dress. and
finished with a stylishly adjusted
plume, was worn. and over the dress,
partly concealing it, was a very up
to-date Paris cape of light gray and
white striped material. lined with
white.
At the Capitol Thursday her gown
was of black satin. with a jetted top
of kings blue. She wore a picture
hat OF gray tulle with a scarf of
tulle swathing her throat. 1t was a
most interesting occasion-that after
noon at the Capitol. apd lucky was
the person who had a card. Ger
tainly all the prominent folks were
there and a few others. The place
was packed. But all eyes were either
on the President or on Mrs. Wilson's
party in the executive gallery above
In Paris the skirts are often almost
entirely of fringe. starting from the
hips and reaching quite to the ankles.
over a very tight-fitting underdress
Of silk. satin or crepe. and with q