The New York herald., 1920-11-07
Mrs. Harding Expected to Give
the personal Touch to White
House Parties.
row that the election Is over

n TOW that the election Is over
M and even the shouting has
died down, Washington is
busily taking account of stock. con-
sidering what the election gave and
what it is taking away and try ing TO
decide whether or no elections are an
unmixed blessing. OF course it has
brought TO the capital a nav Presi--
dent and a new First Lady.
Those who know Mrs. Harding best
know her as essentially a home
body" one who made no attempt to
figure as a social leader in Washing
ton They do not. however. argue
that she therefore will overlook the
more formal events-state dinners.
receptions. &c.-but that there will be
a great deal of transformations enter
tanning at the White House-snall
parties, with the personal touch" dis
tinctly discernible.
Certainly Mrs. Harding has been in
defatigable as a hostess at Marion all
summer. The constant procession OF
guests there found an unfailing well
come. This front porch campaign
business may be dignified, and Il GER
tainly IS easier for candidate to be
cast as the Mountain than as Ma
homet--but It puts the burden OF en-
tertaining, rather than OF beinS enter
tained--on his wife.
Washington does not know Governor
and Mrs. Coolidge at all, but It will
mako their acquaintance when they
come, as presumably they will. about
the first OF the year looking FOR a house.
And does IL not seem rather a scandal
that the vice-President OF these United
States should be put 10 the necessity OF
house hunting2 Doesn't IL seem as II
he should be furnished n suitable house
in which TO maintain his position with
dignity 10 is recalled that Vlce-Presi-
dent ana Mrs. Marshall after looking
vainly for a house which would meet
their official needs. settled down first at
I, the Shorehain and after'vard moved 10
the Willard.
Mrs. wadswortb Active I'm Society.
Senator wadsworth of New York has
won out IN spite OF tho women. and
frankly. the loss Of the wadsworth fam
iiy would have been almost a social ca
lamity. Mrs. Wadsworth has been
prominent IN Washington since the. day
Of her debut. when her father. the late
/. John Hay, was Secretary OF State
Their young daughter is almost of de-
butante age.
Senator Phelan's losing out for re-
election In California spells a distinct
social loss 20 Washington. He is a
bachelor. but is as hospltablo az he Is
wealthy and is frequent and lavish
host. giving dances for the debutantes
and dinners for the dowagers with equal
enthusiasm.
Equally n social loss VIII be the eiirni-
nation OF the BrecSinridge Longs--.if Mr..
Longs loss OF the Missouri Senatorshlp,
which he was out for. means their ieav-
fnG the capital. It Is tho seat long hold
by the late Senator Joel u. Stone that
ne wanted. But Senator Soden Spen-
GER. who has been filling It since Mr..
Stones death. was carried along I'm the
Republican tidal wave. Mr. and Mrs.
Long have occupied for the last three
years the Franklin McVeagh house In
Sixteenth street They had taken n
tust when that long line. of high
commissions began coming over here
at the time the United tates entered
no war. and before they themselves
took possession they loaned II 10 Uncle
Sam for the British Higi Commission
hsa6ed by Baifour and Bridges. Then
again when the King and Queen of the
f7elginns came ever they turned out for