The Washington times., 1921-12-11

eers" had received, and the worlr
and his wife buttoned themselve
into their calling clothes and mad,
tho rounds.
Mrs. Coolidge received in her own
apartment on the third floor of the
Willard, the same apartment IN
which Mrs. Marshall was at home SO
many Wednesdays while Mr.. Mar.
shall was Vice President. And there
was much the same atmosphere of
friendliness and genuine hospitality
as prevailed in Mrs. Marshalrs day
Mrs. Gillett. wife of the Speaker Of
the House. who is the only person
outside the Vice Presidents wife an
the wives of members of the Pres
dents official family to receive
Cabinet Day" also held a big ~
ception on Wednesday afternoon.
She had several women Of the
ficial world pouring tea, and was
sisted besides by Mrs. Grafton Min,
Mrs. Thomas Blagden and Mrs. Ma
rice Fitzmaurice Day, all attra
tive young matrons and all frielG
of Mrs. Gillett's daughters, Ms
Reginald Foster and Miss Louisa
Hoar.
MRS. HUGHES, Mrs. Weeks.
Mrs. DENLY and Mrs. Hoover
all received at their respective
homes. after the traditional fashion
But Mrs. Fall, Mrs. Wallace and
Mrs. Davis, all of whom have apart.
ments at Wardman Park Hotel,
contributed their bit to the simplifi.
cation of the calling problem by re-
ceiving together in the ballroom Of
the hotel. Naturally they had one
of the largest receptions of the
afternoon and 1t was also one of the
pleasantest. Miss Ailsa Mellon,
daughter OF the Secretary Of the
Treasury, did not receive this
Wednesday, but herself made Cabi-
net calls. However, she expects to
be at home hereafter when the
Cabinet ladies receive if she is in
town.
Mrs. Hughes was assisted in dis
pensing hospitality by her daugh
ter. Miss Catherine Hughes. and
had Mrs. Henry p. Fletcher and
Mrs. Frederick Dearing at the
daintily appointed tea table which
was laid in the dining room. The
Hughes house is a delightful place,
every inch a home and suggestive
of both dignity and ease. 1t has
well proportioned rooms and cream
cinted walls and it's furnishings
seem to have grown just where
they now stand, although, of
course, almost everything was pur-
chased for the house at Sixteenth
and V streets. which they sold to
the Secretary OF War and Mrs.
Weeks when Mr.. Hughes resigned
from the supreme bench. or for
their New 'ork home.
Even th, rugs-and they are Of
great richness and beauty-seem to
be exactly designed for the spaces
they occupy. Only one thing they
couldn't find a place for-Secre-
tary Hughes library, and there are
thirty or forty cases of books as
yet unpacked. You see, when Mr..
and Mrs. Hughes built their v
street house. they designed a great
library and then built the rest Of the
house around 1t. Moreover. they
had what they used to call "the un-
derstudy"--a room below the library,
exactly like II in size and shape,
where the overflow from the library
could be stored on shelves. so that
they could be reached at any mo-
ment.
This, Of course, was a Joy, an1
ever since Secretary and Mrs,
Hughes gavo up their V street
house. they have found their books
problem. Many Of them, of course,
are now In Mr.. Hughes study down
stairs and the family favorites are
found on shelves In the living room
for no house could be . real home