The Washington herald., 1921-03-20

the silver plate saved by Mistress
Madison and that which has surely
been AIDED to 1t since?
The spoons of the White House.
which Mrs. Wilson used at her in
formal teas. and which Mrs. Harding
found awaiting her. are individual
ly marked Presidents House" The
silver used at the private table is
kept separate from the massive col
lection of state silver. which must
of course. be under lock and key
when not In use for formal occa-
sions
Naturally, not all of the silver
ware used in the White House Is
Of strictly American make. Much
of IL is very old and the finest of
the very old silver in the South Is
Of English origin. Many are the
old Colonial pieces in the White
House silver service and in every
regal estate of the South. The
bride who puzzles over the purpose
Of each odd wedding piece today.
will learn with Joy that brides OF
those times received silver gifts
quite as mystifying.
In such collections you will hnq
the silver nutmeg Crater that stood
by when egg-nog was mixed; punch
strainers with a hyadle on each
side; silver meat sls,wers with a
ring to slip your finger through
when the skewer was removed at
the table; chutney spoons with mar
row bowls six inches long; tea cad
dies cut from an elephants tusk.
with silver bottom and cover; egg
boilers that cooked one egg at
time over an alcohol lamp; gravy
ladies fifteen inches long: candle
snuffers resting on silver trays;
pierced spoon for draining the tea
leaves from the cup, and on this
same spoon a long needle-like han
die that was thrust into the mouth
of the pot to free II from tea leaves.
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INTEREST IN HARDINGS
CONTINUES TO SOAR.
Even though Warren G. Harding
and Mrs. Harding have been occu-
pying the White House over fort
night now, interest in them and
their comings and goings have not
subsided one hit. The grounds are
constantly filled with people hoping
to catch a glimpse OF the Chier
Executive and the First Lady, WHO
are always greeted with a cheer.
Washington really can't get quite
accustomed to the sight of the
throng of sightseers and the stir OF
motor cars on the White House
driveway and children romping on
the lawn. And they seem to be
keeping open house as well as open
grounds. Didn't my small son come
ia fal
me he had strolled over to the
White House and into it and had
seen this room and that, this thirs =
and that and so forth. He had fol-
lowed the crowd and rambled about,
no one stopping him even though he
was alone. Is 1t any wonder the
popularity of the Hardings is grow
ing by leaps and bounds:
Society-not only here but In
most of the large cities for the So
cial leaders in other cities are fire.
quentiy hidden to attend a White
House function in Washington -
have been eagerly awaiting the first
| announcement of a formal social
event at the Executive Mansion. For
! society is anticipating a brilliant
four years to come at the President S
house, with a hostess whose tact
and charm is rapidly becoming a
by-word. She is not sonly making
plans for entertaining, but has al
ready started the ball to rolling, by
the diplomatic reception of last
! week. 1t was generally thought
that nothing of the sort of any size
or formality would take place until
after Easter as next Sunday is
Easter and Lent almost a thing of
the past. But evidently they thought
what is the use of waiting - and
what is the use-society almost en-
tirely ignores Lent nowadays. Even
large charity affairs are given dur
ing Lent now-the Scotch entertain
ment given at the willard last Fri
day night for the benefit of the
| Southern Industrial Educational As
ISOLATION, for an example, when So
ciety attended en- masse-more or
less. 1t was thought that President
and Mrs. Harding would be there
but they didn't materialize. hear
they are expected to attend a pri-
vate showing of a popular flm un-
| der the auspices of the Racquet Club
Wednesday night at the willard