Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-29

FIVE. ten. a dozen years. Not only in
the executive mansion; she had a
maid-of- all-work on Oliver street who
followed and was with her for IA
wears. There remains ncthing for the
most of us to do but TO put that in
our little French pipes OF we have 'em)
and smoke it,
Presides as Hostess.
There, summed up, she is, in the
home capacity. Now take a glance at
her as the world sees her. At the
large New Year receptions at many
a dinner and other entertainment
when the judges OF tn, Court of APP
peals, the various legislators and ev-
erybody's wives are welcomed, there
presides tall, dignified woman, plump
with small pretty features and an ex-
tremely quiet manner Mrs. Smith has
always been quiet; It Is said that she
doesn't speak until she has something
to say. Her voice Is low, her manner
is restrained A friendly little smile
hovers around her face: she does not
laugh much. she is nos strong on small
talk. She has the rare gift Of know
ing what not to do.
Her honesty is superb. The other
day l heard a dyed -t1c-wool Repub-
dangerous man in America because of
| his honesty" He has, iu the language
of his native street. nothing on her"
The subject Of books came up. What
have you been reading lately?" I asked
| her. do you care for the fiapper
novel-'Clair Ambler," for instance?
OF course, The Bridge Of San Luis
Rey."
mo. haven't read them" she said
without a sign of hesitation. Il don't
care for books. 1 don't read anything
but the papers I like 10 read politics.
| Match that If you can. Where can
you find woman Of prominent posi-
I ton who would unfl;rchingly admit
| that she does not read books? Another,
not caring for them, would employ a
| secretary to tell her with what she
ought to be familiar, and she would
gurgle: "Oh. The Bridge Of San Luis
Rey,' Of courSei Such atmosphere"
Likes Musical Comedies.
The same fearless honesty concerning
grand opera. You like music, know.
| What have you been enjoying lately?''
| "'Show Boat f" she replied with en-
thusiasm, land Rain or Shine Oh,
! love the theater-I go nearly every
| night when I'm in New York"
"And with your musical taste you
| take in grand opera, of course"
mo- I don't like it. They sing in
all those foreign languages that 1 don't
understand and don't know what it's
all about, and I'd rather hear some
thing in English. What's the use 60
| ing when I don't enjoy it?"
! And many woman, perhaps far less
capable of approaching the music than
| mill cd IN ~ he
| evening through because she thinks she
| like that is magnificent; there is some
| thing about it so big that it leaves the
scofTer silenced. Perhaps it is true
that, although Catherine Dunn has
| learned to fiji high position gracefully
| and conpetently, she viii never be
what we know as cultivated; but
| Catherine Dunn rises so far above the
cheap pretense of many who were bet
| ter educated that she puts them to
shame. That Is why cali her COM
| pletely disarming.
What point is there in saying that
she had only limited education at a
small school and that all she ever saw
| Of Europe was in one trip of month?
She is 'just MRS. Smith" and she
claims to be nothing more, and that
| Just covers gracious, StfOng, posed
woman who has already grown SO much
| that there Is no reason TO doubt her
| power TO grow still more to fit the new
| shoe If she is to wear it.
/ Collects Antiques.
/ But II she doesn't like books and
I grand opera, she does like American
l antiques, and her chief sport is driving
/ to every corner upstate where she
Y can find them for sale. One day after