The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-25
MRS. HARDING s
FIRST DAY
IS busy
Back in Affairs Of World"
After Long illness, She
Tells Reporters.
By RUTH DAYTON,
COsmOpolltan News Service.

Cosmopolitan News Service.
NEW YORK, April 25.-Mrs.
Harding, wife of the President, left
for Washington shortly after mid.
night today. She yesterday spent
the First energetic day. she has
enjoyed back in the affairs of the
world since her recent illness.
She attended luncheon, received
newspaper women in the reception
room Of the Presidential suite at
the Waldorf Astoria. and attended
the Music Box Revue in the eve
ming.
Mrs. Harding apparently is again
in good health. She was vivacious
and in excellent spirits.
In her chat with newspaper rep
resentatives Mrs. Harding said she
had long been a student of human
nature. She said she can analyze
character by features. She con-
siders the ears the most indicative
feature, more so than the eyes.
Mrs. Harding was goregously
gowned and coiffeured, her eyes
alight, and her lips smiling. She
extended her hand saying in a
resonant voice: "How do you do!'
vibrant with Spirit.
Her personality was vibrant and
magnetic. Tall and slender, her
gray hair was waved and done high.
Her famous dog collar" that she
always wears, even in the morning,
with its mass Of diamonds. was
about her neck. A long clinging
real lace evening dress was draped
about her, over black satin, and
seemingly tied up on one side with
large bow of orchid and black
ribbon. Black hose and black satin
slippers with brilliants ornamented
her feet.
In answer to a remark about her
health, she said, II am feeling
much better than / did in the
South, but am not myself yet.
And / am so anxious to be entirely
well and start doing things. II Is
my first real day hack IN the
world after my illness and 1t feels
good!
81 am talking to you because I
am interested in women. like to
see women succeed"
After a bit of general converse
ton she said Of Cora Chase, the
opera singer:
II was surprised to meet her.
I had seen her pictures and she,
like myself, doesn't take good pic
lures"
"How about the picture Of you
with a queen of some country and
some one else that appeared with
the headline-'The Three Most
Beautiful Women In The World?' !"
Mrs. Harding laughed heartily
.oh, that picture with the queen
and scrub woman of Philadelphia.
the one Mr.. Griffith had in the
paper?
Mr.. Griffith explained to me why
he selected me in that picture some
time later at a luncheon. He said
that It was not only the features
he considered, but also the expires.
sion and what 1t stands for In the
character and qualities of a person.
And 1t is very difficult to catch
the expression of a face In pic
ture. That accounts for bad pic
lures"
Judged BY Ears.
Then it was remarked that by
Mrs. Hardink's eyes one could tell
A newspaper woman said, you
can tell everything about a person
by the eyes," Mrs. Harding re-
sponded enthusiastically:
"Oh, do you think so? / don't!
When 1 want to judge a person,
/ look first at his mouth. then at
his ears, and then at his eyes"
She exclaimed:
"Why, you can tell many. many
things by ears; oh, a great deal
about a person by the ears. II
the ears are far out from the head
you will give away everything you
have. And II they are very close
to the head, turned even toward
the head, you are very. close. You
can tell about temperament and all
sort of things by ears. 1 have al
ways been a student of human
nature and studied it very closely
in many ways" A reporter said:
Wont you look at my ears" Mrs.
Harding said: That's a nice ear.
Why cover it up. You don't throw
away things rashly. You are pru-
dent. But you don't take up for
yourself, do you? It's an artistic
cara good ear"
Delights The Girl.
The girl was delighted, and went
further. She said. 81 tell about
people by their hands. There's a
great science to the lines and shape
of hands"
Mrs. Harding looked at her hands
smilingly as she remarked:
81 have large hands. / studied
music and tried to make as broad
spread between my fingers as
could and have always driven
fast horses. Those things increase
the size Of hands" She held out
a hand in an explanatory gesture.