Evening star., 1926-11-14
BY MARGARET b. DOWNING.


When Mrs. Coolidge goes shopping
Tor bright Colored silks and bits of
vdd embroidery, 1t is a portent that
Christmas is on the wing. and just
as reliable as the advertisements of
the merchants and the solemn an
nouncements Of the Post Office De-
partment. The Presidents wife Is at
her best when she shops and her
cordial, alert air seems to invest the
entire transaction with unusual in
terest. While the average shopper
has bored, inert aspect and remains
n a profound reverie during the
Ssarch for what she wants. Mrs.
Coolidge chats affably with the sales
woman and If she has been se.ved
before by the same person, she remem-
bers it and recalls the purchase. She
asks about new goods and the way
things go in the matter Of silks and
woollens. There is whisper that
the First Lady is making log cabin
quilt and she shops quite frequently
here and there In F street and then
along the side streets where silks
are sold by the yard. Silk is not what
II was in grandma's time. so she con
ildes to her saleswoman, or even in
her mothers early years when old
gowns were ripped UP and the best
pdi - tdhSn anu WAhn
scraps Of all kinds could be used
Those who spend the time and labor
necessary to fashion a log-ca bin
quilt nowadays must get new material
of the best quality or that tedious
piece Of needlework cannot be handed
down the line Of generations. Mrs.
Coolidge also makes many pretty lit
tie fancy articles for Christmas and
her season has evidently opened
hriskly for she was abroad in the
shopping district two or three times
during the last week, arriving almost
as soon as the shops open.
Mrs. John Wesley Langley. the
fourth woman who will sit in the
lower House, spent all her girlhood
in Washington. She was Miss Cath
crime Gudger, daughter Of former
Representative and Mrs. James NJ.
1udger of North Carolina and made
her debut here and enjoyed quite a
season OF belleship in the brilliant
coterie Of Southerners as well as in
general society. She married In June.
1904, the member from Kentucky
whose place she now fills. Though
fervently Republican at present, she
comes OF a family. Of Importance in
Democratic ranks. Her only brother,
Comdr. Robert Emmett Gudger
y. s. n, married Miss Genevieve
Walsh. daughter Of Senator Thomas
j. Walsh Of Montana, and these kins-
people are now resident in Washing
ton. Mrs. Langley will lend a deco
rative note to the House. in that she
always selects striking colors and COM
binations in her apparel, and she is
Younger and what is called more
"dressy" than her colleagues among
the Congresswomen.. Mrs Edith
Nourse Rogers and Mrs. Julis Kahn
wear the somber attire Of widows and
Mrs. Mary 7. Norton Of New Jersey
selects dark and inconspicuous gar
ments. habitually appearing in a dark
brown velvet toque which fits so snug
~ and blends so well with her hair
thGt an observer Is at a loss to de-
termine whether her head is bare or
not. Mrs. Langley likes the picture
hat and she MAKES stunning appear
ance at all times.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Nelson Morris,
who have been so frequently visitors
TO Washington, will no doubt come
again when Queen Marie Is here, No
vember 24-27, for Mr.. Morris is con-
sui general of Rumania at Chicago
Due to his many years as Minister to
Stockholm, Mr.. Morris and Mrs. Nor
ris were conspicuous guests when the
Crown Prince of Sweden was enter
tained in Washington and they were
prominent among those who aided in
the brilliant fetes arranged for him
and Princess Louise in Chicago Mrs.
Morris was one of the committee,
which consisted Of Mrs. Rockefeller
Mccormick. Mrs. Kellogg Fa1rbank.
Mrs. r. r. Mccormick, Mrs. Joseph
q. Coleman and many others of the
Lake City's social leaders, to meet
the Queen. Mrs. Morris was Miss
Constance Lily Rothschild of New
York City. She was married in 1898
when Mr.. Morris was engaged in
banking in that city She has since
lived In almost every country of the
civilized world. for shortly after the
marriage. Mr.. Morris entered the
diplomatic service and his first i'm
portant post was in 1918, when he
was sent as a commissioner to Italy to
settle some dispute about Panama. He
went later to the Philippines Presi-
dent Wilson named him as Minister to
sweden and he remained there from
l9l4 until 1922. A student of diplo-
matte problems. Mr.. Morris soon
mastered the intricate Balkan oues-
tion and he has written several au-
thoritative studies on Its trade and
commerce. He was last year appoint
I'D consul general of Queen Marie S
land and he and Mrs. Morris have
made a personal effort to introduce
he marvellous peasant embroidery in
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