The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-29
Official Washington
Lonesome When
Hardings Went
to New York s

II family IL away!" 1t was Lad
die Boy, the White House aire-
dale, who was quoted thus in re-
cent cartoon. But i believe pretty
nearly everybody In Washington
echoed the sentiment.
1t was really surprising what \
iet-down sort Of feeling Washington
experienced with the President and
Mrs. Harding out of town. 1t wasn't
quite so noticeable over the week
end, for Nine. Curie was here to 10
made much of-although. to be sure,
this great little woman 10 80 frail
that she had to receive many of the
honors showered upon her by proxy.
her daughters representing her. But
Monday came and Tuesday. with moth
ing going on at the White House and
not much anywhere else, and one be-
gan to realize how Washington has
already come to depend upon the
White House for social leadership.
The Hardings got back on We'd
nesday morning after . rather siren
uous visit in New York and q rough
trip homo aboard tho Mayhower.
But, no sooner were they home again.
than the President was at his desk.
attacking his accumulation Of cor
respondence. and that very afternoon
Mrs. Harding resumed her custom
of receiving callers informally Then.
next day, came the second White
House garden party and the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harding, again re-
ceived between 1900 and 1000 guests
and sent each one away convinced
that the President 10 . perfect host
and that the White House has never
had q more gracious chatslaine.
Mrs. Harding drew genuine
~.
party. A triumph Of faith apparent
ly. for II had rained and rained and
when Thursday morning dawned gray
and chilly everybody was discouraged.
Not 20 the White House, however. for
all queries were answered with Yes,
there would be q party" and Yes. II
would be held in the garden" and
Never mind about the weather. 1t will
be clear by afternoon" And II was
brilliantly clear-and the gold Of the
sunshine. tho blue of the sky and the
green's Of the trees aid the sloping
lawns showed a vividness of tone
which only comes when the face Of
the world has been new washed.
The reception was organised like
tho first garden party. the guest com
ing in by way Of the East gate and
the long glazed corridor and winding
in q colorful ribbon over the lawn to
where the President and Mrs. Harding
were standing. And IL anything could
add to the charm of the scene as one
remembered 1t from last time, II was
tho heavenly scent of the honeysuckle
winding about the hand rails Of the
great South portico and just now
breaking into bloom, n II was watt
ed out to the guests.
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HORNS OF ELFLAND
FAMILY BLOWING.
The Marine Band. resplendant in
scarlet coats. blue trousers and much
gold lace. played as 1t did last week.
and it's music Is never lovelier than
when given out Of doors. The pro-
gram, in the selection of which Mrs.
Harding had a hand. IT appears, was
particularly pleasing. too. and con-
tanned many old familiar airs. In
one selection chimes rang out with
a silvery. clearness while In another
one heard series Of bugls calls
which sounded for all the world like
Tennyson's "horns of elfland family
blowing"
1t was amusing to watch the guests
as they came In and made their way
down the line. which took two solid
hours to pass the President and Mrs.
Harding. The Vice President and
Mrs. Coolidge. who had missed the
FIRST warden party. arrived a bit late.
and Mrs. Coolidge was scolded amic-
ably by the President for not having
been ION her Job" sooner. Mrs. Ned
Mclean. resplendant in cerise crepe
de chine and fringe and smoke col
ored chiffon, combined with MOLE
skin and wearing wonderful Jewels.
was an early arrival and foregather-
ed behind the line" with Mrs. Mar
shall Field and lovely Mrs. Hare LIP
pincott and such Of Mrs. Harding's
special friends as Mrs. Joseph 8. Frel-
inHhuysen and Mrs. Harry New. the
world and his wife strollinE up to
greet them there.
The French Ambassador and Mime.
Jusserand came early and stayed
late. while Lady Geddes, wife OF the
British Ambassador, arrived we'll at
ter 8 o'clock. Miss Margaret Benson
was with her. Senator Medill Nc
Cormick kissed the First Lady's hand
as he greeted her. Congressman and
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth made quite
a stir as they came in. for "Teddy's
daughter has the attraction Of a
magnet. Besides. the Assistant Sec
rotary Of the Navy and Mrs. The
odore Roosevelt were with them, ana
everybody wanted to get a glimpse
of young Mrs. Roosevelt, who has
only been in Washington for occa-
sional visits since her husband was
appointed to his new post.
A charming person. she. and
pretty. too, in a wholesome sort of
way. I never see her without bark
Ing back to that day during the war
when she cams down to Washington
to attend a meeting OF the women's
committee of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, Mrs. Medill McCor-
mick's pet enterprise. and to tell
about the recreation work which she
had been doing at Aix-les- Bains--
ACHES and PAINS the boys always
called thunder the auspices of the
Y. NJ. c. A. She had on her ~" uni
form then and she reminded me ir-
resistably of Rose in Eight Cousins"
Chairs were set about under the
great trees for those who wanted to
watch the colorful scene at their