Evening star., 1921-03-06
% MISS EE1ENA CAPERToN, g.
of RichmondVa Guest Of her cousit
Miss Anhe Gordon
Mrs. Coolidge Charms
Washington Women by
Her Gracious Ways
Has Splendid Taste in Dress
and Is Sure to Prove Fa-
vorite in Capital Society.

From the woman viewpoint Mrs.
Calvin Coolidge is all right. Wash
ington women are representative of
the four corners of the earth, literally
speaking, and from the time OF her
first appearance in the capital Mon
day night up to the present time she
mas been weighed and not found want
ing. Her little schooling at the hands
Of Mrs. Thomas K. Marshall. who
filed the place Mrs. Coolidge occupies
for eight years-and part OF them
very strenuous and trying ones,
TOBIAS been invaluable and brought
her into the public eye in a modest
but prominent way.
Her closest associates in official So
ciety will be the wives of senators,
the great body of men over which her
husband will preside. but besides that
she will serve as the social buffer be-
tween the outside world and the
White House. because the President
and Mrs. Harding can. according to
tradition, accept no outside invitations
except with the cabinet members. The
Vice President and Mrs. Coolidge have
no such restrictions and even before
their arrival in Washington they had
accepted the invitation of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Mclean to be their guests
at a dinner and ball on the night Of
March 4. Other invitations have al
ready accumulated and the society
folk thirsty for an acquaintance with
the new administration will naturally
seek Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge.
Mrs. Coolidge wore on Inauguration
day a one-piece dark blue serge dress.
fashionable but simple, and the long
blue serge coat, finely tailored and Of
the same material as the dress. Her
hat was a rather small model of black
straw turned up both front and back
and showing a fluffy new fashioned
ostrich plume in a strong blue color
At the tea which Mrs. Marshall gave
Wednesday afternoon in her apartment
for Mrs. Coolidge to introduce her to
all the women of the Senate, she smiled
in the same contented. happy way and
quite won the heart of every one. She
also had a glimpse OF just how fond
Senate women can become of their
leader, as the women presented Mrs
Marshall with several handsome gifts,
including a tall silver basket for flowers.
as a further appreciation of her near
ness to them These gifts were in ad-
dition to the splendid silver service
shown in the films taken the day OF the
presentation.
It was Wednesday morning that Mrs.
Coolidge found herself in perfect maze
of activity, much sought for interviews
with newspaper women having been
postponed until that time that she might
give up Tuesday to Mrs. Marshall: She
did not actually pose for three photos-
raphers at once. but she came very
near II. Three were on hand at once
in the Coolidge suite. and without tho
least sign Of confusion or nervousness
she posed for each in turn changing her
hat. coat or dress as they suggested,
but all the time keeping perfectly calm
The suite occupied by the Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge is we'll located
one, large. bright and sunny and iook-
ing down to the Capitol and up to the
white House grounds. The floors are
covered with soft green velvet OF one
tone and the mahogany furniture Is up
holstered in green brocade OF a soL.er
everywhere-added to the charm OF the
EDO you play cards?' was asked OF
Mra. Coolidge. The answer came oacK
with simple directness that she aio
not care for cards; she admie.ea q q
nerhaps better. but is fond Of com.
pany. and while she says she is not
educated in music. always likes gooo
opera or concert. A box VIII oe
niaced at her disposal in various OF
the local theaters from time to time
during the spring, and she will un-
doubtedly have feast II not sur
felt in music and plays.
When Mrs. Coolidge posed for her
pictures she wore a fashionable III
tie late aIIcTnOoH VI iiCt AeSS
in black, mounted over black char
meuse, and worn with broad char
meuss sash in peacock blue. The
real up-to-date touch was given by
the pointed ,draperes at the sides
railing a Few inches below the hem
of the charmeuse. Her only orna-
rnent so far seen. is a string Of fine
filiKree silver beads of intricate de-
sign, which at a distance much re-
semble pearls. She must be fond OF
this womanly bit Of ornament for
she wears it with all her gowns.
Wednesday afternoon when she
received with Mrs. Marshall. she wore
a particularly becoming and attrac-
tive gown of fawn color chiffon, the
skirt finely accordion plated, with
a design in silver beads on the front
and sides Of the skirt and a band of
the same bead embroidery few
inches above the hem. The sleeves
were OF faWn color, bell shape and
finished at the hem with a band of
silver bead embroidery. The over
blouse was of the same material. but
in a well contrasted shade of blue. the
skirt Of which fell several inches be-
low the waist line. The same design
in silver was carried out on the
blouse. and the details Of the toilet.
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