Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-26
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| Written Exclusively for The Star, and the
North American Newspaper Alliance.
! LITTLE ROCK, Ark. october 23.-
| Senator Joseph T. Robinson, Demo-
cratic nominee for Vice President, is
one of the best dressed men in Arkansas
and Mrs. Robinson does his shopping
| for him.
She has the taste of an artist; she
knows how to keep Senator dressed
and she knows, too, how to make Mrs.
Robinson one of the most attractive
appearing women in State gatherings
| in Arkansas.
Senator and Mrs. Robinson have no
children. So Mrs Robinson devoteS
herself to Joe" with all the motherly
intensity she might give to family OF
six
Who has not seen her on the streets
of Hot Springs or Little Rock, her arms
full of bundles for Joe" her eyes scam
ming the windows of haberdasherS
shops for new necktie, another shirt,
a comfortable suit of linens?
She did his notification shopping" at
Hot Springs, while Senator Robinson,
too busy to think of the figure he cut,
had conferences with Democratic
leaders.
Quizzed on Size.
And once Mrs. Robinson entered his
private Office without warning, waited
until he had finished a portentouS SEN
tence and asked, very sweetly:
What size so-and-so do you wear?"
The Senator looked at her with far
away eyes. came to earth, and replied,
49," Then he began another por-
tentous sentence And off Mrs. Robin
son went to the haberdaSher's.
She is a delightful woman, hosp1table,
charming, ready and witty CONVEX
sationalist. tasteful in all things, carry
ing herself with the grace and kindl1-
ness and dignity of hostess OF the old
South.
Even in the hotel suites her husband
must occupy on his campaigns-her HE
has been one of campaigns and aomln-
istrations-Mrs Robinson keeps house,
arrangeS flowers in bowls, looks after
"Joe's" personal wants, his laundry and
his meals and receives the innumeraole
callers, who must wait until he is out OF
conference.
How fortunate is the political caller
at one of Senator RobinsonS temporary
headquarters. He need not stare at the
wall. read a coverleSS magazine or watch
a stenographer click out kilograms He
may talk with dainty Mrs. Robinson,
who receives all callers with the same
charming courtesy she would show In
her own home.
Widely Travelled.
Dainty indeed! She is slight of figure;
she wears pastel colors to her advan-
tage, and flowers lend color to her fair
complexion and hair.
Mrs. Robinson has travelled much In
Europe and America; her travels have
given color to her speech. She knows
art, but principally the art of house
keeping and hospitality. She doesn't
talk above anybody's head, not even the
head of him with II children who came
out of the sticks" to pledge the vote of
his paternal Democratic organization to
the Senator.
The weather, flowers, recipes, plans
for the future, her husbands health, the
callers health-these are the burden OF
Mrs. Robinson's ripping, impromptu
conversation, made more delightful by
the sleepy softnesS OF the Southern ac-
cent.
Keeps House on Train.
"Oh, / don't mind campaigning 50
much" she says. II must take care OF
Senator Robinson, you know, and /
have learned to keep house on the train,
in a hotel or wherever I may be. But,
of course, I'd rather be at home. love
my home, its gardens, the things in it..
Sometime, hope, we will be able to
settle down We really have two homes
one at Little Rock, another in Lonoke
We own that house, but we seldom stay
there Yet it always seems like home
to me. We call it home"