Evening star., 1925-03-15
BY MARGARET b. DOWNING.


Representative Nicholas Longworth,
next Speaker of the House Of Repre-
sentatives, is affectionately regarded
In the Capital as a Washingtonian
quite as much as he is an Ohioan. Mr..
Longworth came to the Capital in an
official role in 1903, when he was elected
member of the fifty eighth Con-
gress. and he has been closely identi-
fled with Washington life ever since.
His marriage to President Roose-
velt's daughter Miss Alice Lee Roose-
velt,- took place in the White House
February Il, 1906, and this was the
outstanding event of his career until
the simultaneous honors came in Miss
~-Paulina'S advent and his selection to
=. be- Speaker of the sixty ninth Congress
This genial son of the Buckeye State Is
the second from the State to win the
speakership. the other incumbent
from Ohio being Gen. Joseph Warren
) keifer, who presided over the des-
~tinies of the House from 1SS1-S3.
: Many previous Speakers have resided
T. in the Capital for longer period
than has Mr. Longworth, but it is
; doubtful if. any ever has touched
washington at so many different
:, angles Besides the purely political
and social roles which Mr. and Mrs.
Eongworth have played, because of
: family connections and acknowledged
[. status in the scheme of things, Nr.
Longworth has been prominent iH
: various clubs and Is a fervent pro-
.moter of good musical events. He
' Fjoined the Alibi Club early in his
Washington life and he rarely misses
{ one of its picturesque reunions. AS
a violinist he barely escapes being
! genius and had he not elected 20 fol-
low statescraft he woul} without
doubt be top-liner like Mischa
> Elman and others of that class. 1t is
90 -,t
the modest Longworth home on M
street near Eighteenth, and after
ward hear the host discourse on his
sriolin for an hour or two.
In Senator Thomas F.. Bayard and
. Senator T. Coleman du Pont Della
ware, premier State of the Union,
proudly continues a historical Sc
quence in its public men. Senator
Bayard boasts more senatorial ances-
4. tors than anysmember of the august
body, being the sixth of his imme-
diate family to wear the toga, and
of these, five have borne the name
of Bayard, and his maternal grand
/, father four times removed. Richard
: Bassett, was serving Delaware in the
. same Congresses in which sat his
paternal ancestor. James Assheton
Bayard. The du Points have been more
closely connected with the industrial
development of their State than the
political. though Gen. du Pont was
in the Senate two years ago, and his
cousin, Henry AlEernon du Pont, was
of the conscript fathers from 1906
1917. These two oldest and most
honorable families in Delaware are
closely united by marital ties. Thus
Mrs Bayard is q cousin both to Gen.
du Pont and his wife. for she was
before her marriage Miss Elizabeth
e. u I.
late DR.. Alexis du Pont of Whining
ton. Gen. du Pont, who has succeed
ed former Senator Ball. married his
cousin, Miss Alice du Pont of VIII
. mingtony both of whom and Mrs.
Bayard as well, are seventh in
descent from the immigrant brothers
,sIrenee and Amadee, who were the
founders of the powder mill on the
Brandy wine.
Mrs. Coolidge's unyielding determi-
e Ration to patronize only American
goods for her wearing apparel WILL
no doubt bear good fruit in every part
of the country, and IT is typical of
the examples set by the first ladies
in recent years. Many remember the
splendid ceremonial gown which Mrs.
Mckinley wore at the Inauguration
ball, March, 1897, the material being
lavender brocade on. purple satin, the
design and weaving both done in a
famous manufacturing house of Pat
erson, N. j. Previous to the Nc
Kinley era many fabrics were brought
from Europe, though they were fash
Toned by American modistes. Now,
however, this country can furnish
raiment material comparable to any
to be purchased in the old world and
dressmakers from home are growing
In esteem all over the country. Mrs
liam Howard Taft wore to the inaugu-
ration balls of their day gowns which
were American in manufacture as
well as in the making. In what is
commonly called the leisure class"
There Is no denying that gowns, hats,
wraps and all accessories come from
Europe, but this, except in rare cases,
relates to the wives of public men.
Washington business folk often suffer
through the fact that so large a pro-
portion of its population is official
Nand maintains a home In other parts,
and when it comes to shopping ex-
.tenSively the home stores always get
the preference. Many of the smartly
ggowned women who live in Wash
Sington habitually shop. in New York
and Chicago, though there are several
smaller cities-Baltimore Detroit and
Louisville in 'Partfcular--which have
.a+vogue among the conservative and
eoest gowned women at the Capital.
Mrs. Arthur Capper, wife of the
Senator from Kansas, and chairman
of the District committee, is among
the active members of the senatorial
wing. and has made a niche for her
self In her six years of residence here
Mrs. Capper, as wife of the war Gov
ernor of Kansas, displayed much
ability in organizing and centraliz-
o of Po6 u
other aids to the National Govern
nent, and, of course, she led a busy
life entertaining and advising strang-
1ers to Topeka about the most use
full methods to help win the war.
Mrs. Capper is the daughter Of the
late Samuel j. Crawford, who was
fhe Civil War Governor OF Kansas,
and she had heard her mother and
sisters tell of the work which fell
upon them in those sad days, and
which she was too young TO share.
Both the Senators from Kansas come
from it's capital, Topeka, and to this
list of celebrities is now added DR..
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