The Washington times., 1924-05-16
WHITE HOUSE
GARDEN FETE
SCORES
Rain Holds Off Until.
Party Is Over; Gar
dens Lovely
By JEAN ELIOT.
THE campaign slogan e.

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cool with Coolidge" might
- well have served for the
garden party at the White House
yesterday. For guests who donned
truly garden party clothes shivered
q bit and looked with envious eyes
at those who had felt discretion to
be the better part of Valor and
who were swather in wraps.
However, even though it were
q bit chilly, 1t was a tribute to
Mrs. Coolidge's pull with the
weather man that there could be a
garden party at all after two solid
weeks of rain. And, although
banks Of clouds rolled up during
the afternoon, never drop Of rain
fell and guests at the first Of the
three garden fetes Planned for this
season were able to stroll about
under the giant trees Of the South
lawn, listening to the stirring music
OF the Marine Bandits scarlet
coats like a giant bed of tulips
clustering about the red and white
striped marques from which re-
freshments were served or break
ing up into small groups to chat
annimatedly with friends whose
names begin with A or B or Con
down to about the HIS, where the
line seems to have been drawn in
the White House visiting list to be
divided pro rata among the three
Garden parties.
COOlidges Receive Beneath Trees;
Rug Laid Down For Them.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge
greeted their guests standing within
. stones throw of the South
Portico, with a rug put down to
protect them from the dampness
and the fringe Of great trees be-
hind them forming an imposing
background. Colonel Clarence
Sheriff. and Captain Adolphus An
,drews, the Presidents military and
naval aides, alternated in making
the introductions, and other uni
formed aides were on duty to well
come the visitors and see that they
were headed in the right direction.
The time Of the arrival Of the
guests would seem to have been
staggered" Bit for although a
large company assembled for the
fete, there was no congestion even
in the corridors where the guests
left their wraps and no confusion
or delay when motors were being
called for departure. The diplo-
mats, the Cabinet. justices OF the
Supreme Court and a few others in
the official life entered through the
main entrance of the Executive
Mansion, the rest of the guests
coming in through the east en-
trance and passing from the cor
ridor around the edge Of the pic
turesque old-fashioned garden, with
its box bordered paths. Debouch.
ing upon the lawn they were greet.
ed with pleasant prospect, the
green sward with its fine forest
trees sloping away to the Ellipse
and the Monument in the DISTANCE,
with the Marine Band in the fore.
ground silhouetted against the
misty spray Of the great fountain.
Gay Roman Striped Shawl
Tops Off Mrs. COOIidge's Costume
I Mrs. Coolidge had split the diff.
ference between the weather and
Fthe occasion by wearing a garden
party frock Of beige georgette COW
cred in soutache braid in an all over
design and topping it off with a
shawl Of roman striped silk with a
Sdeep fringe, its scarlet and gold and
green contributing warm spot of
color on chilly day. Her gown
was Straight in line and guiltless of
! trimming save for the braiding,
with a round neck and three-quar-
ter length sleeves OF plain georgette
edged with bands of the braiding.
She wore slippers of the smart new
/ AirdaIe shade, with hosiery to
match, and had on a becoming hat
OF brown lace, a bit of gold ribbon