The Washington herald., 1921-02-13

II her father goes into the Cabi-
net Miss Natalie will probably be
a Cabinet" bud. as she is just II
and will be out of the "sub-deb"
class within a year or two. As a
Cabinet bud I feel safe in foretelling
Miss Natalie will be as popular as
her mother, for she Is decidedly
Not content with being
pretty, however, Miss Natalie is
clever as well. Though only II she
is already the author of a number
of charming little stories and
sketches that have appeared from
time to time IN the magazines.
YELLED IN SECLUSION
PROPER FOR SUB-DEB.
Washington has seen and heard
but little OF Miss Natalie, for her
mother evidently believes in keep
ing her daughter out of the public
eye until she is ready for her debut.
II my memory serves 1 think the
only time 1 have ever seen her at
one of her mothers parties was at
the time Mrs. Hammond entertain
ed for Mrs. Grover Cleveland, just
before the latter's marriage to DR..
Preston. Natalie, then a mere child,
was on hand and won every one
present with her charming little
ways. Since then she has been
veiled in the seclusion proper for
"sub-deb."
To go back to the College wom-
ans Club, at their tea last Monday
the guest OF honor was Miss Alice
Robertson, the new Representative
from Oklahoma, whom 1 have not
met, but in whom l am very much
interest, d. l imagine you are too,
so I'm going to tell you all I have
learned about her. l suppose it is
all true.
She is a motherly woman, with
a soft voice, and a way of half shut
ting her eyes as she talks. Miss
Robertson will not make a good
social lion. She is too honest, so
one person told me.
MORE OF GRANDMOTHER
THAN PUBLIC CHARACTER.
1t is hard to imagine Miss Rob
ertson as a laundering statesman
or public character. Rather does
she suggest grandmotherly quail
ties and the tones Of her voice sug-
gest story telling and the giving
OF advice for naughty children rath-
er than the making of perorations
and orations.
NHISS ROBERTSON is tall,
MI rather heavy, white-haired
AF2 woman, with a smile that
crinkles all of her face. /
Il have new pair OF long white
gloves" she said to a friend Of
mine. Some one gave me $40 10
buy them. I bought them, but I
have never worn them. 1t seems
sinful to wear them after spending
that much for them"
Miss Robertson does not make a
set speech. She can't, she says,
but just talks about whatever
comes to her mind. As a result.
her speech is usually a very per-
sonal and informal thing, showing
much of the woman and revealing
her broadness of sympathy, her
generosity and her kindness 1t is
hard for Miss Robertson to con-
denim any one, judging from her
talk.
Il didn't want suffrage, and I
think that a woman has many trials
since suffrage has been granted
that she did not have BEFORE" she
said. Il don't agree with her there
I notice the women who talked like
that were the first ones to rush to
the polls on election day and to
run for political jobs! But, excuse
me for interrupting.) IF a woman
insists on equal rights, she must
take them and she is left to take
care Of herself in many places that
she used to be protected.
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OPPOSED SUFFRAGE,
MEN HAD HER ELECTED.
Il did the best that could
against suffrage. Ou bet the day
will come when she will hesitate
long to admit that.) Yet someone
said to me the other day, Here You
work against it, but the minute we
have suffrage you go and grab the
prize of 1t ALL I didn't grab II.
The men made me take it. That
Democrat in my district had to be
beaten and a woman was the only
one who could do it.
Even if some of US didn't want
to vote We have been drafted and
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