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and Mrs. Mclean did the shopping,
then the three went down to the
dock and tried the samples every
where till they got just what the
first lady of the land wanted and ap
proved of, and she is a woman who
knows exactly what she wants and
exactly what she does not want. 1t
was considerable work, but the re-
suit is worth it. The Mayfower is
a worthy sea-going vessel. 1t has
had an honorable career, too. 1t
was built more than Is years ago
for Robert Goelet of New York. He
offered it to the government for use
in the Spanish war, at the close of
which it was brought to Washing
ton and put into commission as a
yacht for the president. Colonel
Roosevelt was the first to make
much use of it. 1t was used also in
the late war. At the end of next
week. probably Friday, it will start
for Boston with the President and
Mrs. Harding on board and small
party of friends. They will go to
Plymouth for the celebration there
and return here the following week.
One of the largest tea parties
which Mrs. Harding has given on
board was that given to some of
the women writers of Washington,
mainly those who write of society
and society people. 1t was charm
ing party and the distinguished host
ess was an unusually charming and
informal one. Her costume, dis
tinctly appropriate and distinctly
smart" was of white Moorish crepe
with trimmings of jade green. 1t
was a plain skirt and Tuxedo style
coat, with which she wore a very
smart small hat of white duvetyn,
with narrow brim turned up jaunt-
| lily at the front, little to the right
side, where soft white and jade
breast feathers held it.
Miss Esther Mclaughlin, daugh-
ter of the representative from York,
| Neb., has returned to the McLaugh-
lin home in Washington after at
tending the Christian Endeavor con-
vention in New York, to which she
was delegate.
Mrs. Andrews. wife of the repre-
sentative from Hastings, Neb., is.
regaining her strength steadily after
her long illness brought on from
overwork during the war; when she
attempted to.keep up her work with
the Day Nursery which she br-
ganized, and to look after and about
20 of the young girl war workers
who could not find proper homes.
Mrs. Andrews had intended to go
home for the summer, but has
changed her plans. She will take up
duties as an official hostess again by
the time the season opens next win
ter.
Mrs. Denise Baralow, who former
ly was Miss Louise Peck of Omaha,
returned on Wednesday from a sew
eral weeks visit at Watch Hill, R. l.,
as the guest of Mrs. Phipps, wife of
the senator from Colorado. Mrs.
Barkalow will remain in their pretty
Georgetown home probably until the
autumn.
Mrs. Clarence r. Day nee Smith
of Omaha, who is prolonging her
visit in the Canal Zone, Panama. was
among the guests at dinner given
on July 2 by Governor and Mrs.
Morrow in honor of Brigadier Cen
eral and Mrs. w. D. Connor. who
are also visiting there.
Mrs. Victor Rosewater came re-
Gently from Omaha and joined Mr..
Rosewater for an indefinite stay.
They are established in an apartment
at Wardman Park Inn and have
with them their young daughter.
Their son is staying in Baltimore
| with his maternal grandparents.