The Washington times., 1924-10-09
MR. COOL IDGE
/ IClIY
BARR AGE
Friends Rush la to De
ferid Her From Miss
Marblllys Hot Shots
b. JEAN ELIOT.

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living survived the bar.
rage Of publicity which
IL followed President Cool
idge's accession to the White
House, Mrs. Coolidge can probably
live through anything Of the sort
But she really does thoroughly
dislike having her tastes and her
inmost thoughts, her activities
and her ideals held up as b target
u shoot at. And 1t does seem q
pity that Ia addition to being
bonibarded by the opposition she
should now be raked by the fire
Of the Republican women who
have rallied immediately to her
defense.
But Miss Elizabeth Marbury
certainly started something when
she referred slightingly III q recent
speech to .'milkpail stuff and the
stories about Mrs. Coolidge baking
biscuit and making shirt waist
Tor $1.69. And q perfect flood Of
comment has since .been poured
out by women active in Republican
politics in New Ybrk, their re.
marks ranging from criticism Of
the taste of the attack to state.
E 7AAlOAkLS thai. GlS AlAIISCtCQ SAHls
piicity Of the Coolidges' home, life
constitutes one OF President Cool
idge's great holds on the trust OF
the American people.
Friends of Mrs. Coolidge pointed
out that there was no question Ut
'fooling people, y as Miss MarbI1ry
called 1t. but that the. people OF q
nation had q right to know the
kind Of personality to whom they
had intrusted their government, and
Tor that reason publicity beat al
ways upon the White House and
its mistress, as we'll as upon the
public acts OF the President.
No one thinks that Mrs. Coolidge
makes biscuits regularly IN the
White House, II was asserted. but
IL during her vacation she found
recreation IN turning her hand to
the simple domestic duties Of the
average home thousands Of AIneri-
can women win like her the bet:
ter for it,
Republican Women Protest Il
Criticism Of Publicity. n
Miss Laura Skinner, who has
known the President and Mrs. Cool.
idge for years. said that she had
been surprised to see Miss Mar
bury's remarks about "milkpail
stun" as she had never heard Of
such a picture. ~
II do not know the particular
pictures to which Miss Marbury Re.
ferred." said Miss Skinner. vand
do know that pictures were used
in the 1920 campaign and since
then which were taken. long pre-
viOuS to that and had no relation.
ship to the incident which they
were supposed to be- Illustrating
There was. for example, 8 nicture
OF Mrs. Coolidge making \ pie
which had been taken years before
during q pie-malzing contest.
However, knowing as I do that
Mrs Coolidge does know how to
make biscuit and shirtwaists, and
that very likely she can milk d COW.
say that these are the very things
that have called forth the LOYALTY Of
American. women to her. The mis-
tress Of the White House may not
be called upon to make biscuit or
perform any other domestic duties,
but the fact that she has lived as
the great majority Of American
women and has had the experiences
OF housekeeper and mother, ard
that now she is In the White House
she has no hesitancy In referring
70 these things, marks hsr as q
woman of sound character. It has
never occurred to her to make any
attempt to separate herself from
her earlier life. Her ability to pre-.
side with charm over the white
House and then to step back to che
little home in Plymouth and to hive
there In those simple SURROUNDINGS
with the same grace, have wen her
the admirations and trust Of the
American women.
%As for Publicity, the wife OF the
President must undergo publicity
about her home life. Mrs. Coolidge
does not welcome this, but she
realizes that It Is necessary IN her
position as mistress Of the. White
House,
Miss Helen Varick Boswell. chair.
man of the New York County
Republican women, said:
Mrs, Coolidge is woman Of the
most excellent judgment and taste.
She would never express herself or
exploit herself III any way that Is
not compatible with what we an
feel the woman presiding in the
White House should be. / take III
that no American woman OF any
condition in life is going to object
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