The Washington times., 1921-03-27
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HE king is dead. long live the
king" has its applica ton in a re.
MY. public as well as in monarchical
'cquntries. The President and Mrs. Hard
ing falls trippingly from lips which
used to linger lovingly over 1.-The
PRESIDENT and Mrs. WILSON, And one
iYo invited ito meet the Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge" at the very
houses where. few short weeks ago
parties were being given in honor Of
''ti1e Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall" Indeed, 1t mas taken the new
Administration a surprisingly short
time to get shaken down, socially as
wself as politically; and there's sort
of.'9ld home week" atmosphere about
the Capital. for Washington is nor
mally Republican.
FAMILIES OF CABINET
busy GETTING sET.rLEB.
SO far the Cabinet has not been
played up" very extensively in the
society columns. for the families OF
the members are rather too busy GET.
ting settled here or packing up
"hTrt home" to have had time to go
insfor society very seriously0 One has
Occasionally seen the names of the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Hughes
before Mrs. Hughes went back to New
e fork-or the Secretary of War and
Mrs. Weeks the Secretary Of Com
merce and Mrs, Hoover in dinner
Lists, but none of them has yet done
any entertaining save only Secretary
and Mrs. Weeks, who. being residents
off Washington. have not had to put
out new roots.
Qn the other hand, the Vice Presi-
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continuously on the go; and society
has worn path to the White House
doors. The President and. Mrs. Hard.
ing Invite guests to lunch or dine with
thAm as casually--and as cordially
,asilif they were living at 2314 Wyom-
inE avenue instead of at 1900 Penn
syNvania avenue. And Mrs. Harding s
att home pretty nearly every after
noSn to groups of ladies ,,who have !
previously written asking an appoint
ment to call. There is always an aide |
tollmake the introductions, but no |
other hint OF ceremony. and frequent
~ the guests and their hostess have
q friendly chat over the tea cups
l>&%t 3 ~
Following the precedent established
by previous mistresses of the White
House. Mrs Harding always receives
IN the Red Room except upon state
oScaSiohS' when the historic Blue /
Room is used-ndeed. one may safely
Guage the degree of .formality OF a
White House party by the place where
the First Lady. greets her guests. 1t
was in the Red Room that Mrs. Will
son had tea with Mrs. Harding one 4
day last week--and 1t must have been
rather curious sensation for the
former mistress of the White House
10 junction as a guest where she had \
so long filed the role of hostess
EIrE HOUSE STAFF
FOND OF MRS. WILSON.
Every member of the White House
ataf who is a hold over" from the
Democratic Administration-and most .
OF them are. for there have been no &:
sweeping changes-who could be
spared from his duties managed to !
come within range of Mrs. wilson's :
trifndly greeting, for they all swear =.
oy3 her. Among the most treasured !
pc sessions or some of the attaches .
of the Executive Mansion are the au- ;
tographed photographs OF herself and =
the former President which Mrs. Will )
son presented to them on leaving the +
White House. =
H-or let us say when-Mr. Wilson ,
is strong enough to take part ir gen. g
eral society some pretty problems in a
precedence are. likely to develop. :
Former Presidents are not numerous
ana, lf l remember correctly, none
has settled down to make his home
n washington since Madison's day. fl
~hen Dolly Madison was an un- C
'roTned queen in society. Even then +
Z was after she was widowed that. II