The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-03
MRS. HARDING IS
OF NEW ORDER
New Mistress Of White
House a Woman Who
Has Done Things
ROSE NAMED FOR HER
Is Species Of Female Whose
Identity Is Not Swallowed
Up in That Of Husband

Mrs Harding will stand on: IN tho
list Of presiding ladies of the white
housc, IN that shc IN the first 20 as
sumo tho dignity since tho pnffing
of tho nineteenth amendment. and
abe may be Faid to typify tho nov
order in tho most striking way. For
Mrs. Harding is u thoroughly trained
business women, the fun partner
bud associate OF her husband Ia the
publication OF tho Marion star, and
for years sic carried the burden of
tho circulation department. bending
all her energies and RiviE- most OF
her time 20 this Important work.
Since Mrs Abigail Adams hung
her clothes 20 dry In the east room
Of the famous mansion 80 others
have presided over its deBtinies, and
of these but few like M.g Harding,
had regular profession or selected
"A carccr OF any sort. Mrs. itooss-
Welt had studied nursing, particular.
" childish ailmenta. and was about
10 enter upon her duties In the pro
Icsslon whom she renewed n former
romance with Theodore Roosevelt.
She ~ perhaps best remembered In
the maternal role and for her devo-
tion In the sickroom. Mrs. TAFT took
~ degree In the Cincinnati Conserva-
tory OF Music and taught there Tor
year before aho. too. followed the
natural vocation for woman. mntri-
mony. But her love OF music domi-
mates ali memories OF her In the
white house.
one lovely lady had won fame be-
hind the footlights before she en-
tered her role, Mrs. Robert Tyler.
daughter In -law of President John
Tyler, who had been Priscilla Coop
er, we'll known actross In her day.
Miss Abigail Pierce was teacher
and reluctantly yielded her work IN
select school IN Buffalo to aid her
mother In the official amenities.
Nearly half century later another
teacher. Miss Rose Cleveland, came
TO Washington TO act as chatclalne
for her brother.
But say the nugurs OF the wom-
ans party II viii be the rule and
not the exception hercafic- TO have
women like Mrs. Harding In the
white house, those who have done
something on their own account and
whose identity is not swallowed up
In that OF their husband. and Il GER
tainly adds much to tho prospect.
II the first lady reserves Tor her
self one OF the oldtime pleasures
when she was senatorial hostess
and saunters down tho business
gtreots which lie so close to the white
house, she will zee shop windows
brave In their display of Mira Hard
ing blue" which IN really u very
pretty blue and one which would
he immensely becoming to her. when
she does conclude to try II on some
spring frocks. Blue has always been
Mrs. Harding'a favorite color, aud II
is the shade above all others which
matches her eyes and sets forth the
glowing shade of light brown hair.
But the color was dyed and christ
ened efter Mrs. Harding had cor-
cluded her most important pur-
chases.
To name color. flower or
street after an important parsonage
ends the power OF the American
public to compliment its favorltes
In the official world. Already sew
eral ambitious florists are speeding
new varieties OF roses, which will
he called the Florence Harding"
rose. and naturally. since tho exalted
lady for whom Il is called Is partial
TO blue, tho rose II pale pink with
whitetinged petals. which IA tho
ideal flower 10 wear with azure.
Some OF the "Florence Harding
roses viii be tested at the annual
meeting Of the American Rose so
ciety In May. and " they come up 10
tho standard OF excellence required,
some dozens OF tho bushes will be
placed In the rose garden AT the
south of the white house, Just be-
yond tho Dutch garden which Mrs.
Roosevelt planted