Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-29
Charm and Friends Regarded Greatest

purchasing several bits of china In an
old lady's shop she was driving away
when she heard walls and lamenta-
tons and looked back to see the old
lady wringing her hands and gazing
after the car -
The chauffeur was sent back to see
what the matter was
II didn't know she was Mrs. Gov
ernori' wept the old lady. Just now
somebody come in and says: That
cars license plate is No. / (the Gov
ernors number And here she was
buyin' of me. and she never let on!'"
Her regret over having entertained
an angel unawares amused Mrs Gov
error" heartily. She likes to travel
incognito. ITS more natural"
Her greatest pleasure is gathering
her friends for dinner and an informal
evening of movies at home. The finest
films are sent to the mansion. often
ahead of release, and she chooses
comedies for the governors sake as well
as her own. She believes that they give
him recreation.
Sometimes cards are played but she
cares little for bridge The only game
at which she excclls Is the famous
gin two-handed rummy which a
friend invented so that she and the
governor could play alone every night
Almost invariably she wins. When he
does, she cries aloud that he cheated,
and there is a perpetual testing war
fare as to how much they owe each
other. "Al's an honest man in every
other matter" she declares.
Clever With Needle.
She dances. Very we'll, her friends
say. She is absorbed in the needle
point revival and is making fire
screen and bell-puli. She would call
for her embroidery at 7:30 each morn
ing in the hospital when she had just
had her operation for appendicitis.
That's the way she goes at everything
whole-heartedly
Animals are one Of her delights and
| the so-called governors ZOO" is quite
as much hers. Three parrots chat with
/ her; six dogs, monkeys, goldfish, an
/ elk, small birds and baby deer are
| her pets. The deer, in fact. she raised
| on bottle. Betty, she calls her.
| In fact, her greatest work is for chill
dren. She visits orphan asylunas IN
I many places, regardless of creed. She
| lavishes gifts and. what is better, time
/ and understanding and love. She gets
up parties for little people and gathers
them around her. They come to her
| instinctively. They don't care whether
or not she has read Keyserling. I'm
not saying that Keyserling doesn't mat
| ter. But I offer that other things mat
ter more and KeySerling himself would
! be the first person to agree.
/ When she goes TO New York she calls
/ up all her old friends Of the East Side
| and has them come to lunch with her
or go to the theater or go shopping.
There is no Lady Bountiful about It;
she wants to see her pals. And how
/ she does love to go shopping for gifts
| for them! Some are women ''on the
job" every day. others are more pros
| porous: but all their personalities are
| dear to her and she studies each gift.
Above us where we sat together on
couch hung Calls portrait of the Lady
of the Executive Mansion" She wears
ermine and a string of pearls eneircles
her neck. Little Kate Dunn; errnine
and pearls That's America for you.
But note this: She was wearing them;
they were not wearing her.
(Copyrisht, 1927