New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24
Society Quits
Capital Over
The Weekends
Diplomats and u. S. Officials
Unable To Be Away From
Washington All Summer
Look Forward TO Trips
Presidents ruiseP opular
Mrs. Harding Has Interior
of Mayfower Decorated;
Coolidges Entertain Sons


government employees are all watch
ing for the week ends with like avid
ty. The President and Mrs. Harding
sailed away on the Mayf1ower Satur-
day, carrying with them as guests the
Attorney General. Mr. Daugherty;
Senator and Mrs. Harry S. New, Sem
ator Walter E. Edge, of New Jersey:
General John ], Pershing. CHIEF of
staff, U. S. A; General Charles G.
Dawes. Colonel c. r. Horbes, Brigadier
General c. E. Sawyer, the Presidents
physician, and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Beale Mclean. They are to return
Monday.
The few changes Mrs Harding has
had made on the Mayfiower have added
much to It's comfortable appearance
and general attractiveness. The rose
colored plush covering on the furni-
ture In the drawing room was not re-
placed, but was given a covering of
black cretoane made gay with water
lilies and other aquatic plants, further
enhanced by the inhabitants of the see
in their natural colors. The card
room, the smoking room, dining room
and music room, as we'll as the sleep
ing rooms. We're likewise relieved OF
the heavy hxngings. In the white
music room and the dining room silk
hangings of sea green were used
Complimented on her taste on re-
furnishing the hangings and covers,
Mrs. Harding laughingly confessed
that they were the choice of Mrs Atlee
Pomerene. Mrs. Harry S. New and
Mrs. Mclean.
Wife of the President
Is an Expert Horsewoman
News of the President taking to the
saddle brings out the story that Mrs.
Harding is an expert horsewoman, and
when she rode constantly was figured
rs ona Of the best equestriennes in her
section Of the state. 1t was DR.. Sawyer
VINO first told the story of her prowess
n the saddle and the story was sub
stantiatcd and added to by other Ohio
ans Undoubtedly Mrs. Harding will
accompany the President on many of
his rides and she will be the first ex
pert horsewoman to preside as the first
lady of the land in many years. Mrs.
Roosevelt rode occasionally
Mrs. Lcngsworth rode when she was
Alice Roosevelt, but apparently cared
little for the sport Her most famous
exploit in the saddle was on the now
orie ride which she and her late
fs.ter took with Prince Henry of
PRUSSIA. which was so hard, so fast and
so long that they arrived at the White
house late fer dinner and Prince
Esaygs uniform was sent to the White
save time by DOMINIC it there and thus
dino with the President in due form.
.J4s Taft never cared for riding,
thourh Miss Helen Taft developed into
q more than ordinarily good rider
while in the White House. Neither the
trst nor second Mrs. Wilson rode, and
again it devolved upon a daughter of
the house to keep up the accomplish
ment. Miss Margaret Wilson being both
graceful and expert in the saddle.
Canceling his passage for France
Amos as the snip sailed from New
York gives the Ambassador and Mime.
Jusserana another taste of hot weather
in Washington. which, however, they
always bear philosophically. The proba-
bihJy OF an international conference on
disarmament and the Pacific question
undoubtedly caused the change. Both
the Ambassador of Italy, Signor kicci,
and.the Ambassador of Chile plan trips
to Europe late in the summer. The
Ambassador of Argentina has been in
France for some time. Baron de Car
tier, the Ambassador of Belgium, who
expected to join the Baroness IA
Brussels, has had to postpone his trip.
There is ever some new interest be-
ing injected into the social life of
Washington by the arrival of dis
tingushed foreigners. This week 1t
was General Pietro Badoglio, of the
Italian army, who brought an essence
o. new life into things.
Almost as soon as the President
landed from the Mayhower Monday he
started in on his weeks program, and
Tuesday he received General Badoglio,
the Ambassador of Italy, who previous
~ entertained at luncheon for his
countryman, and members of the staff
and Of General Bodoglio's suite. This
Italian general, as the guest of the
United States, was handsomely enter
tanned otherwise. Colonel d Bernezzo,
military attache, entertained for him
at dinner at the Army and Navy Club
Monday. Late in the day Tuesday the
Secretary of War; Mr.. Weeks, and the
Secretary of the Navy, Mr.. DENLY, ac-
companied by General Badoglio, start
&c tor the Capes aboard a United States
destroyer and at Hampton Roads
boarded the flagship Pennsylvania tx
view the bombing tests. From Hamp-
ton Roads the general went to New
York, but will return to Washington
before leaving the United States
Nice-President Gives Time
To Entertaining His Sons
The President and Mrs. Coolidge
enjoy showing their schoolboy sons
Jchn and Calvin. the sights of tht
capital and did little cruising last
sunday with them on the slctofla, tne
handsome yacht of Senator Freling-
huysen, which is anchored here. Later
they took the party to dine informally
at the New Willard. The boys have
made friends at the White House anc
the Capitol and wherever they go are
happily received. John Coolidge is th<
more studious of the two and is sell
dom separated from book, carrying
one with him wherever he goes.
When Bishop John William Hamil
ton, chancellor of the American Uni
yersity at Washington, recently sailet
Tor Europe to attend the Ecumenica
Congress in London he was accom-
panied by his brother. William Dear
Hamilton, of Boston. They sailed OF
the steamship La Savoie and The
Bishop will be the guest of Sir Rob
ert and Lady Perks while in London
Miss Hamilton, daughter of the Bishop
IS stlil in their apartment at Stone
leigh Court.
:, The Secretary OF the Treasury, Mr.
mellon, has taken possession of Burton
Lodge, the Seth Barton French place a
not Springs, Va, and is accompanie,
py his daughter, Miss Ailsa Mellan
ne Secretary will be able to spend onl.
Inc week ends at the Springs, but Mis-
Meiion will remain until the autumi
ana Will have constantly with her