The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-10
Trips Far From Heated Washington Called Off in Many
Gases Because Congress Recess Is Abandoned
{. Turn to Real Politics. as Suffrage Battle Is Won

Mrs. Medill Mccormack has left the
Illinois farm. She has gone down to
Southampton, L. l.. and 10 passing a
few days with Mrs. Robert McCor-
mick, her husbands mother. She I'M
doubtedly went there to see her two
youngsters comfortably settled at
their grandmother's. Senator McCor-
mick, who had been on the farm for a
few days. returned to Washington
Monday.
Mrs. Mccormick Is expected by him
some time next week. She win then
undoubtedly plunge as enthusiast
cally into the work of the National
Republican woman's Executive Com
mittee as she has into the work Of
the great dairy farm out in Illinois Of
which she is SO proud. The farm. be
1t understood, is Mrs. McCormick's
hobby rather than the Senator's. She
has of course her superintendent, but
she takes an active interest in that
farm and devotes herself to 1t abso-
luteiy when she is supposed to be on
the Job there. She has lately been
running the dairy end Of it, having
studied seriously at agricultural col
leges in order to do II intelligently.
Another socially prominent woman
who is nice little object lesson TO the
men from the Southern States who
argue that the Southern women do
not want suffrage and wouldn't vote
II they had 1t is Mrs. Gibson Fahne-
stock of Newport and Washington.
About the, first news that came from
Mrs. FahnestOck after she had opened
her cottage at Newport for the season
was that she had been one Of the very
first women to register there to vote.
Mrs Fahnestock is q Southerner Of
the Southerners. She has been for
the last year or two the head of the
United Daughters Of the Confederacy
In the District Of Columbia and active
In all the organizations undertakings,
whether social, philanthropic or patri-
otto. She is one of the most active
members also Of the Woman's Naval
Service, Inc.
Mrs. Fahnestock has had with her
for most OF the summer her daughter.
Margaret-Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes, Jr.
and latterly Marguerite Caperton.
daughter OF Admiral and Mrs. Caper-
ton. The mention Of Margaret Fahne-
stock Stokes recalls the ingenious
comment OF two young war workers
studying a display Of photographs in a
photographers window. They were
photographs of one OF the biggest OF
the winters costume balls. and one
young woman called gleefuily to her
companion:
ooh. Ethel, get on to the 'vamp'
with the things in her hair!"
1t was Margaret in the weird Burne.
Jones effect that she wore at the Rus
sian ball, and with a sweeping para
disc wing at a rakish angle on each
side Of her head.
Margaret Fahnestock has always
been addicted to remarkable clothes
which she designs herself. Fortu-
fiately II she doesn't like the result
she doesn't have to wear the clothes
ito the bitter end" She can afford
to give them away or get rid of them
somehow.
Sometimes she turns out some beau
tiful and novel; costumes and looks
wonderfully well in them. Sometimes
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Generally she manages to look decid-
eddy swagger in her "brainstorms," as
the girls here used to call them.
But 1t is said that at Newport about
her only rival In the matter of spec
tacular costume is Mrs. Sarah Ben
1amin Rogers Pratt who is supposed
to be engaged to Preston Gibson.
Eats White House Food for sz.7s.
After the President had put his
spoke into the Congress wheel last
week he betook himself down the river
on the Mayfiower Miss Margaret did
not go along. She had party Of her
own on that Saturday night-the COM
munity centre box party-not theatre
box. Her box was bid In by an en-
tirely suitable and presentabie supper
partner for her, DR.. H. B. Learned
vice-president OF the Board of Educa-
ton, who paid s2.75 for box Of White
House food and the privilege of eating
1t with the Presidents daughter.
Tuesday was the night the White
House party picked for Its weekly visit
to Keith's, and 1t was distinctly fam.
lily party, Notwithstanding that Mrs
Wilson's mother and sister, Mrs. Will
liam Boiling and Miss Bertha Boiling
went to Atlantic City a couple OF weeks
ago and are not expected back for an
other fortnight anyhow, They had
with them Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Hunter Gait. Mrs. Wilson's brother-in-
law and sister, and their son, BOILING
Calf nnd hnt
Boiling. -
The little group was rather prepon-
deratingly masculine, but Miss Mar
garet Wilson, who might have bal
anced things, was being the honor
guest at the Purple Iris Tea House
that night at a dinner given for her
by her cousins. Col. and Mrs. Edward
T. Brown. And it's very much more
to the purpose to be the honor guest at
a Purple Iris dinner than to be one OF
a family box party at Keith's.
Mrs. Alexander Hunter Gait, while
at first glance she does not look at al
like Mrs. Wilson, really bears a strong
family resemblance to her. She Is
much smaller and a blonde, where
Mrs. Wilson is a decided brunette.
Mrs. Wilson FavOrs Blue.
Mrs. Wilson looked attractive at the
theatre party in a simple summary
gown Of what looked like white hand
kerchief linen. with a collar whose
long revers came down to the waist
line. Of rather a decided blue, embroid.
cred in white. and bandings of the
same down the front OF the skirt She