The Washington times., 1920-06-12


probably be Vice Presidential candi-
date.
Now comes the youngest woman
thus far seen and the one most close
iy resembling q clipping from Har-
pAr's Bazaar. Her name 10 Alexandra
Carlisle Peiffer. She comes from
Lexington, Mass. and she could teach
Lodge himself how to talk with
real Massachusetts, accent rms
young lady deserves praise ana de-
scription.
She has plain leather shoes. with
heels as nat and wide as those OF q
policeman. Her sailor hat OF sum
whitesstraw sits on the back or her
head. Her hair curls very nicely
around her ears, and she can pro
nounce the word progress as
though there were at least four syi-
tables In II. Her dress 10 plain linen
or cotton-a sort OF one-piece ar
rangement. with the little pockets IN
front. that might cost $l0.22 or $ieo
probably $19o.
Makes Excellent speech.
She wears a wide belt OF brilliant
patent leather. and there are ladies'
here that would give a million dollars
and best thanks for a shape ike hers
shoulders wide. hips narrow some
body at some time has told her that
she adds to any landscape. so she Is
not frightened. although she Is mod
est and bashful, as good wonen al
ways are. In addition. although men
think more Of how a woman looks
than of how she talks, this very
young woman. about twenty-five
years old, Is an excellent speaker.
Mr.. Bryan says. Merely as an ora
tor, that is the best speech made thus
far" The lady says Coolidge was
born on the Attn of July.
Ex-senator Butler OF North Caro-
lima, Is nominating Mr.. Pritchard. a
Federal Judge of North Carolina. \
great Democrat at this convention.
who does not like to be quoted. says.
"Pritchard Is really a very good man
for a Republican"
Harding, Poindexter. Sproul. Butler,
Hoover, perhaps Sutherland and La
Toilette, and others are still to be
nominated.
Your humble servant has started to
write for next Sundays paper a TO
day" column on the ancient laws
concerning usury. He interrupts
that important performance to report
that Mr.. Ogden Mills. OF Newport,
who keeps a valet and shows H. Is
nominating Nicholas Murray Butler
for the Presidency.
Bryan Leaves With Jest.
william Jennings Bryan has left
the room. saying as he goes. They
dropped feathers from the roof for
Wood. / suppose they will drop beer
bottles for Mr.. Butler. since he Is in
favor of beer, and l am going out"
For a young man that might at
this moment be putting his foot on
the accelerator. and going home
where he will be free from care, Mr..
Mills speaks well. II is no easy mat
ter to succeed in spite OF wealth in
this world.
w. r. Hearst has just come In and
is sitting next to Bryan, who Is In
the Hearst reporters section. They
are discussing politics with becom
ing gravity. Two newspaper artists
are making pictures of them as they
talk
Perhaps you heard about two
friends that met on Yom kippur, the
day when every man forgets and for
gives his enmities.
One man said to the other, "I wish
you just what you wish me" The
other replird, "You're commencing
again"
Big Editqs There.
There are several important editors
here just now. although many are
not working as they should be.
Young Joseph Medill Patterson, edi-
tor Of the Chicago Tribune, is sitting
back of Hearst. Patterson is one Of
the best OF reasons for cursing the
As
from a grandfather whose ability has
made his descendants rich.
He is one of the best editors In the
country, but fortunately for his COM
petitors. he doesn't have to work.
Just now he is wondering. probably,
as editors in the United States Won
der. just how Hearst's American can
sell in New York city at ten cents a
copy against all the other papers at
FIVE cents. and hold a circulation Of a
million. no Ave center having more
than half that.
Perhaps, also. Patterson wonders
how and why Hearst is able to sell
his Herald and Examiner in Chicago
for ten cents against the Tribune at
seven cents, and have a circulation SO
big that he has to hold it down for
lack OF white paper
Inc answer IN new IOTh ana I'll
cago is: Virtue is it's own reward. In
all cities, at all prices"
Mr.. Mills has finished his nomina.
ton of DR.. Butler. and Miss Boswell
in pale yellow dress, black hat, pat
ent leather shoes and shiny imitation
diamond buckles, is seconding the
nomination.
Brings In Louis XIV.
She guarantees DR.. Buffers health
and sounds Republican principles
She brings in Louis XIV. but Edna
Ferber. Nellie Bly,, and young Mr.
Howard's wife, who dropped in this
morning to stay all day, can't hear
what Miss Boswell says, because they
want to know how she fixed her dress
You can never know, for this writer
can't describe 1t. 1t is cut open on
the sides from the shoulder all the
way down. The situation 10 saved
by putting satin into the cut and
holding the cut edges together with
fancy silk frogs" That's all we can
tell you.
This lady. like ali the other ladies.