Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-15
WOMAN HAS FLING
IN CAPITAL AFTER
70 YEARS ON FARM

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jump out Of here" She said she was
sorry her eyes were not better so she
could see further. still, I guess
I've seen most everybody" she said
When she got her feet safely
| planted on the earth once more Mrs
! Warfield insisted on looking the monu.
ment over from all angles. She al.
mitted it was pretty high, but she
vowed she wasn't scared. Now an
airplane-well. an airplane was differ.
ent, and she wasn't crazy TO go up
pilot she might try it. The main
thing would be to get a pilot with a
steady head. IF his brain was all
right 1 guess the airplane would be
all right" she said.
But she didn't waste any time look
| ing for plane. She thought 1t would
| be nice to see a few sights BY this
time the automobile had ceased to be
a novelty. She hoped in and out,
seorning assistance and lolled back in
the seat like blase youth. TITS lots
| better than a horse and buggy" she
said.
Wanted to See President.
At the White House Mrs. warfeld
| said she was sorry the President had
| gone away; she wanted to shake his
hand. Just the same, the White
Rouse was fine looking place and
there was lots Of room in the grounds
Tor nice garden. She couldn't quite
| appreciate why nobody had any farms
IN Washington; there were plenty of
| Dig pieces of land and it seemed a
| Shame to waste them.
| she spent some minutes staring at
the Capitol and wanted to know about
how many people worked in it. She
also got huge kick" out of Union
station and the fountain in front Of
1t. Il wouldn't let my grandchildren
go bathing in there" she said. "They
might drown"
AS Tor the statues-'well, thew don't
have to wear any clothes if they don't
want to-" says Mrs. Warfeld. OF
course all the statues she saw weren't
undraped. The first one she got a
glimpse OF was Alexander Hamilton
and she observed that standing up on
box was a mighty poor way for a
man to spend his time. 1t was not
| untlI she got close to it that she real.
lzed the statue wasn't real man.
| AT the five and-ten" Mrs. Warfield
niled bag full of candy and cakes
for her grandchildren. She also ate
an ice cream cone and thought II
was fine. While she was looking
over .the cosmetics somebody sug-
| gested the purchase of lipstick and
Mrs. Warfeld bristled. mot for me-
| she declared.
F street gave her another thrill.
1t looked like people were getting
run over all the time-especially the
traffic officer. He ought not to
stand out there in front Of all those
automobiles" she said.
Breath Taken by Films.
| But it was the movies that took
| her breath away. She watched the
screen in silence for fully Ave min
utes and then settled back with a
| sight. well, do declare," said she.
! The picture, incidentally, was Get
| ting Gertie's Carter" and Mrs. War
| field wanted to know whether every
body nowadays acted that way or
whether there were people paid to
| do it for the movies. She also saw
| the pictures of Lindbergh's reception
in Washington and the young pilot
Won another adfnirer.
AT The Star Building Mrs. War
field posed for several photographs
and questioned the photographer
minutely about the details of the
work. She also examined the opera
ton Of typewriter and declared
that 1t was wonderful.
At dinner Mrs. Warf1eld settled back
and discoursed with the wisdom Of a
sage. She remembered a good deal
about the Civil War, and all the
things she had seen hadn't changed
| her philosophy Of life to any great
extent. She believes in the golden
! rule and the Aristotelian doctrine of
moderation in all things. For dinner,
incidentally, she ate a big plate of
| corn beef hash, bread and butter, a
slice Of pie and two cups Of coffee.
| She looked serenely at several girls
in knee dresses with cigarettes in
| them that short it's all right with
me-" she said. Just the same, she
| isn't going to shorten hers, which al.
most touch the ground. AS for ciga.
rettes, they are mighty bad, but Mrs
| Warfield herself often smokes white
weed in pipe when she isn't feeling
we'll.
Although she isn't greatly con.
cerned about it she does believe that
the morals of young people aren't
what they used to be. There's too
much to do" she explained I'm my
day we never had anything but Sun.
day school picnics, and they didn't
happen often enough to hurt any.
body"
Mrs. Warf1eld went back to Da.
mascus with a new idea Of things ma.
terial and with a thirst for more ad.
ventures. OF all she saw and did only
one thing ruffled her. That was a re.
volving door. She fatty refused to 60
into one alone.
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