Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-10-12
Bee Bureau.
Washington. Oct. II.


The presidents official family
have shown him the respect Of
remaining very quiet during the
past fortnight, because of the
anxiety very generally felt over
his illness. Especially was Washing
ton alarmed when his two daughters,
Mrs. McAdoo and Mrs. Sayre came
to the White House, and his brother,
Joseph R. Wilson OF Baltimore, and
his cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. William
c. Wilson and Miss Wilson Of
Franklin. Pa, came early in the
week.
The anxiety was lifted consider
ably when they all returned to their
homes. 1t seemed quite unnatural
that Miss Bones, the presidents
cousin, who has been so closely
linked with the White House fam
lily ever since their arrival in Wash
ington should remain absent. and
there seems to be much mystery
about her whereabouts. No one
appears to know just where Miss
Bones is, but she was for some time
in New York after the presidential
party went to Europe. She is great
ly missed from the White House cir
Gle for she was extremely popular,
very attractive and really charm
ing personality.
Mrs. Wilson has not, UP to this
: writing, left the White House since
the Presidents illness took a turn
for the worse. Each afternoon
during their say here the three
daughters went for drive together.
Mrs. Sayre left her three little chill
dren with Mr.. Sayre's aunts IN
Pennsylvania on her way down
here and returned to them on Tues
day night. Mr.. McAdoo came down
the middle of last week with his
daughter. Sally, who entered school
in Washington. They spent several
days at the Shorehanl.
King aud Queen.
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
and Secretary of State and Mrs.
Lansing had thrilling visit in New
York when they went to greet
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth
of the Belgians on their arrival IN
New York. 1t was a drenching day,
but it did not dampen the ardor OF
the New York crowds, nor did It
curtail any of the festivities planned.
The description of the royal guests
as given BY Mrs. Marshall and Mrs
Lansing held the interest of their
friends during its recital in several
instances. The king especially
came in for enthusiastic admiration,
for he is so good looking" every
one agrees. Decidedly handsomer,
even, than his pictures show, with
the complexion of beautiful Eng
lish girl and the manners OF a Ches-
terheld, he is every inch a gentle
man Of many destinations. He is
also larger than his pictures indi-
cate, just as the queen is smaller
In fact, she is quite petite and ex-
tremely girlish in her favorite. SIM
Die. straight-line gowns, in which
she is most frequently seen. She
wore when she left the steamer a
complete costume of white. which
she did not change for the luncheon
given by the king after their arrival
at the hotel in New York. He was
host on this occasion to the wee
president and the secretary OF state
and the other officials and the ladies'
OF their party. 1t was charming
occasion, according to the reports
the guests brought back to Wash
ington with them.
Both the king and the queen
speak perfect English. The queen
is not beautiful woman, in the
matter of features, except tor her
eyes, which are beautiful blue,
Belgian blue rather than any other
tint. in spite of her birth as a Ba-
varian duchess. Her eyes have an
unfathomable expression, as though
she saw so many more things than
lust what is around her, LOOK
which is to be seen in the eyes OF
thousandsA.of men and women. u
is said, who have gone through tne
horrors OF this late war. -.
When she left the George Wash
ington, Queen Elizabeth wore a
gown OF white charmeuse, made IN
straight lines, and only moderately
narrow, like Mrs. Wilson's Paris
gowns all are. The narrow, gro
tesque skirts are not worn by the
real ladies in Europe, as they are
not in this country. Her hat was a
small, close-htting toque OF white
satin, with lovely white Paradise
feather. She wore superb string
of pearls, her only ornament, and a
flowing white automobile veil envel-
oped her head and shoulders. 1t
was cold and rainy and she had on a
great coat of white Bolivia cloth
with a large collar and deep cults
Of white fox. Her shoes were white
buckskin oxfords, with unique
tongue which was long and reached
high above the shoes, the ends split
into tassel-like fringe which hung
down, of course, over the foot. Mrs
Lansing had met the queen before
and when she comes here the last
weekend in October she will by nc
means be among stranggs.
Baroness de Cartier wife OF the
Relpjan ambassador spent much