The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-12-02
THE NENT FIRST LADY.
Interesting Character Sketch OF Mrs.
Warrior g. HasI;inG


sonality OF Mrs. Harding, but in view
of the undoubted Importance Of the
role women will play in the new ad-
ministration, nothing that throws
light on the subject is supertlOuS. The
following observations are based on
a day spent in Maryland IS,
much of it at the Harding home. and
on about an hours private cOnversa-
ton with Mrs. Harding herself.
To sum up Mrs. Harding in a nut
shell, writes Constance DreXel in the
Washington Herald, it may be said
that, unless the president-elect's wife
reverses herself entirely after enter
in the white house, We shall have a
first lady of the land who embodies
within herself what one might con-
slider the new type of American wo-
man.
Mrs. Harding is a woman who is a
forceful, Independent personality in
herself She would make a splendid
success as business woman or in any
executive position ION her own," but
she throws this undoubted ability in
to team work with her husband.
Be it said, all to the honor of our
future president, that he is the first
to acknowledge this situation. All
close friends of the Hardings say that
Mrs. Harding compliments personal
ity AS some one said in describing
them:
FRIEND Describes Them.
Mr. Harding is the kind who
would stop in the street to help
wounded dog, but his wife would
gently tap him on the arm to re-
mind him: Warren, YOU know we
won't get to that important engage
ment if you stop here; somebody else
can do this but we have got to get
to that place by certain time
And, instead of resenting this as
interference or as any evidence that
his wife is 'strong-minded, Mr.. Har-
ding would appreciate the suggestion
and the result would be beneficial to
the affairs in hand" said my infor-
mant.
Yes, Mrs. Harding has decidedly
practical turn of mind which adds
just the needed punch" to Mr.. Har-
ding's makeup. This, in my estima-
tion, is added assurance that the
American people have made a wise
choice in selecting Senator Harding
as chief of state With Mr.. Har-
ding's help he will steer straight
course in the turbulent seas which
are always ready to engulf man in
so responsible position.
Has GirIish Figure.
In appearance, Mrs. Harding is
about five feet six inches tall, slen-
der and girlish in figure. She might
be anywhere from 40 to 80 years of
age. Her hair, carefully coiffed un-
der net, is turning gray. but attract
i've with it's marcel wave. She is fair
in complexion with nice clear skin
and good teeth. Her most striking
feature is the straightness of her
nose as it blends with the forehead. |
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man nose of the senator.
There is a colored butler and a col |
ored maid, but the entire house-keep-
lag arrangements were being manag-
ed by the wife of the Hardings'
chauffeur. This was due to Mrs. Har-
ding's good sense, for she felt that
she must be free at every moment to
greet the hundreds of people who
poured into Marion almost every day,
wanting to catch a glimpse of the
Hardings. The senator might be bu-
sy in his Office in the house next door,
?opt he always knew that Mrs. Har-
QluS was UIl uCIlo " SoAiAS WV W S@No
front door to the porch.
Front Porch Huge.
The ''porch' at the Harding house
is huge covered veranda, with a de-
cided rotunda effect on one side. NO
doubt that in other years on summer
davs. it has been tastefully furnished
with wicker furniture, but this sum-
mer it has been bare, making room
for the hundreds Of people VINO
climbed to it on front porch days.
In personal conversation, Mrs.
Harding struck a philosophlc note
when she declared that she thought
women had not yet realized no"
much they can accomplish in the
world through the medium OF the
home.
There isn't bit of doubt but what
Mrs. Hardin will support the ap-
pointment of women to important