The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-04
DAUGHTER OF
DAVIDSONS
IS BORN
Baby Girl Is Great Grand
daughter of Mark
Hanna
BY JEAN ELIOT.


SON, a little lady who is des-
- tined to play an important
mart on the social stage In Wash
ington, Born on Monday last, she
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Porter Davidson and her
nnn1ner was the lovely Elizabeth
Gordon Hanna. The wedding, which
took place a little over a year ago,
was pne of the important and pic
turesuue events OF the spring sea.
son. The baby. who Is to be named
for Mrs. Davidson's mother, is de-
scribed az unusually pretty with a
look OF her handsome mother IN
spite Of her tender age.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davidson, who
bought the old Davidson place at
Bethesda from his father. II. Brad.
ley Davidson. and have been re-
modelling it-indeed, practically &c.
building the house-had expected
to be in their new home before
their daughters arrival, but there
were delays in the work ana con-
seQuent1y they were temporarily
established at the Bradley David
sons house IN Edgemoor when the
baby was born and win remain
there until their own house is
ready for them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Davidson
and Miss Louise Davidson have gone
to Connecticut for the summer, leav-
ing their pleasant house in Edge
moor. which they purchased when
the old place was sold to the younger
Davidsons at the disposal OF their
son and daughter-in-law.
Elizabeth Hanna Davidson 10 the
daughter OF the late Dan r. Hanna,
a granddaughter of Mark Hanna
and a niece OF Mrs. Medfll McCor.
mick, under whose wing she was
introduced to Washington society.
When her mother died she left her
daughter a substantial sum-$75 900
II the amount I have heard named
to be used Tor the purchase OF
a home on her marriage. During
Mrs. Davidson's minority the inter-
came to buy there was quite q tidy
sum for the investment and enough
to remodel the house nearer to the
hearts desire Of the new owner.
WashingtOn"s Two BEST Press
ACCENTED Babies" Arc Contrasted
II You were asked the name of
Washington's best press agented
baby the answer would undoubted
" be PauIina Longworth-or
George Henry Vanderbilt Cecil,
small son of the Honorable Mr..
and Mrs. John Francis Amherst
Cecil. To be sure, neither mother
seeks the Iimelight for her Off
spring. But the fact that Colonel
Roosevelt's magnetic daughter,
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, appeals
to the imagination Of the public
in q way shared by none OF his
other children has been made evi.
dent over and over again and is
daily proved by the prominence
given her slightest doings and the
infant activities Of her daughter.
Moreover, there is almost as much
magic in the name Of Vanderbilt
and the world and his wife seem
to love to read about the small
boy who il the son Of Cornelia
Vanderbilt Cecil.
In view Of all this II IL rather
amusing to note the difference In
the way the two babies are being
started out In life. The heir ap.
parent OF the great Vanderbilt
estate Of Biltmore, where Mrs.
Cecil and her English husband
live in almost feudal state, is. l
a littel princeling in the finest Of
linens and the rarest Of laces, while
q golden crest-the Cecil crest
dominates the flowing draperies of
the bassinet in which he usually
lies.
On the other hand. 1t IL q matter
Of history that Paulina Longworth
made her first venture into the
great world in q market basket.
And, although her things are fine
and dainty enough, her clothes
are not the least bit fussy and
there's a healthy simplicity about
the nursery that is being prepared
for her at the Longworths' new
house at 2009 Massachusetts, ave.
nue.. Paulina has Oeen shipped ont
to Cincinnati in the care of her
nurse while Mrs. Longworth is
experimenting the moving Of her
household goods into her new
home and waiting the return OF
Mr.. Longworth, the Speaker of the
next House of Representatives
from Europe. And one Of the most
difficult problems before Paulina {
mother Is to know what to do with
the raft of gifts, some of them ex
tremely handsome, some amusing
and others distinctly pathetic
which have been showered upor
the baby.
There was always a strong sug
Restion of an English estate abou
Biltmore House, a suggestion trace
able possibly to the relations exist
ing between the people at the ibis
house" and the vast number of re
tainers supported by the estate o.
by the numerous cottage indus
tries" started by Mrs. Cecil!
father, the late George w. Wander
'bilt, and maintained under Mrs
Vanderbilt's direction after hi
death. And, Of late. according T.
people who have visited at Bit
more House. the atmosphere is get
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