The New York herald., 1921-05-29
wAaHINoroN. D. G. May 2s.

take more than two months 10 efface
the impression of eight years OF moth
ing doing at the White House-and
deadly dullness. in a social way. But
when the President and Mrs. Harding
started for New York Saturday eve
ming they seemed to have completely
taken the wind out of the capitals
sails. Nine. Curie's visit and the hos
pitable necessity OF entertaining her
gave a certain impetus for a day or
two, but when that died out with her
departure for Philadelphia there seemed
next to nothing doing until the flag
again went up on the White House
with the return of the Presidential
party Wednesday.
Just as soon as they got back things
began to brighten up; even the skies.
1t had been raining and was raw and
cold. Garden parties were scheduled,
but they were almost impossible. But
Wednesday by noon-two hours after
the arrival Of the May fower-it had
cleared off. The Harding luck held.
IT was drying up finely for the second
OF their garden parties. which was held
Thursday.
Everybody about the White House
seems to have confidence In "the Har-
ding luck" All through the morning
there were anxious inquiries as TO
whether II was to be an indoor or ON
outdoor party-and the answer was al
ways serenely ooh It's going to be a
garden party" And II was. The sun
came out, and while there was chill
wind at times It helped to dry the la,ns
50 that they we're quite practical for q
garden party by the time the ga den
party began to arrive and the President
and Mrs. Harding took their places on
the prayer rug" under the trees at the
west side of the lawn.
Mrs. Harding was an attractive figure
in a gown of embroidered gray georgette
over rose colored silk, which CLEANED
through the gray. suggesting dawn
breaking rosily through a bank of gray
clouds. Her hat was a medium large
one OF fine transparent gray straw. with
uncurled ostrich showing the rose and
gray tones of the gown She wore gray
strap slippers and gray silk hosiery and
greeted her fifteen hundred guests with
smiling pressure of her ungloved
hand-which somehow always seems so
much more cordial than the gloved one.
Miss Harlan was stationed near the
entrance to the gardens. with one or
two OF the aides and one of the old time
State Department men to help her weed
out the diplomats and others who were
entitled to perhaps q little special con-
sideration and escort them at once to
the President and Mrs. Harding instead
Of working their way slowly down
long line. Laddie Boy was not on duty,
and I was rather amused late in the
afternoon to hear the President call
laughingly sftsr Mrs Harding as she
started across, the lawn to say word
OF appreciation TO the band and release
them from their labors, Are you going
to do that End of Perfect Day stunt
again?" And her emphatic "No. I am
not One gathered that Mrs. Harding
had to submit to certain amount Of
good humored chatting over her efforts
to automatically suggest to last weeks
party that 1t was over.
Gen. Pershing Was There.
Among the persons and personages
who .hronged the lawn during the at
ternoon easily the most generally popu-
lar mas Gen Pershing. who came early
ana was the centre OF an interested
group. Presently he disappeared Inside
the house-for there was dancing in the
east room, and the General loves to
dance Tie Vice President and Mrs.
Coolidge were among the early comers
and early goers. They had a dinner
engagement that night and presumably
Mrs. Coolidge wanted to rest a bit be-
fore dressing for II. Mrs. Wallace was
the only one OF the Cabinet women
whom | saw: she and Secretary Wal
lace stayed most OF the afternoon. Sec
retary Davis and Postmaster-Genera
Will n. Hays were present without
their other halves, neither Mrs. Hays
nor Mrs. Davis being in town. Robert
Woods Bliss, Third Assistaa. Secretary
of State. was also there alone. Mrs. Bliss
having gone abroad. Fred Upnam.
treasurer OF the National Republican
Committee. ard Mrs. Upham were very
much In evidence and seemed to be
cumming with Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sui
livan and Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Gros-
venor.
Representative and Mrs. Longworth
came rather tate and were Immediately
surrounded. Mrs. Longworth wore a
smart gown OF brocaded Canton crepe Of
henna color showing narrow black pip
ings. with which she wore a long string
OF polished black beads and a rather
large transparent black hat with para
disc feathers. Mrs. Medill Mccormick, In
a handsome beaded gown of blue georg-
ette, discovered her and hailed her lie
lightedly. and then. OF course, the
McCormicks and the Longworths played
around together for the rest or the
afternoon. They are all sorts chummy
Mrs Longworth was talking prize fight
with any one who seemed capable Of
talking II with her. She seemed to
know her subject and find II intensely
interesting
Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis, just up
from the South, and Mrs. James Mac
donald, In mourning Oor her mother.
who died quite recently. seemed to be
together: and Mrs. Lewis was being
greeted and welcomed wherever she
went. for she is lively, likable person
who made many friends while her hus-
band was here as Senator and Demo
cratic whip. Mrs. Medll Mccormick
whose husband supplanted hers In the
Senate. greeted her cordially, even af-
fectionately. Mrs. John A. Logan, Sr.,
was a notable figure, carefully shielded
from any unnecessary fatigue by her
daughter Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker
Among Others present we're Senator
and Mrs. Harry New. Senator and Mrs
Freilnghuysen. Senator and Mrs. Capper,
Justice and Mrs Brandies, Justice and
Mrs McKenna and Justice McReynolds,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hamlin and Miss
Anna Hamlin, Mrs. Clyde Kelly. Mrs
Marshal Field. Mrs. Henry r. Dimock.
Mrs. GIllett and her younger daughter