Evening star., 1928-06-15
MRS. HOOVER WINS
PRAISE AS HOSTESS
Secretary's Wife Well Fitted
for Post as First Lady
of Land
BY sALLIE v. N. PICKETT.

Choosing President is scarcely para
mount IN importance TO choosing a
Presidents wife, and while she may or
may not hAge major place In winning
the election Tor him, she has everything
70 do with his social popularity as the
head Of the Nation IT Is large place
20 occupy. that Of being hostess at q
large and thriving country like the
United States, and mere rustic Of the
pages Of history viii show the impor-
tAnt part she has played. II such Is
son. Harriet Lane Johnson--hostesS for
President Buchanan - and Of Grace
Coolidge, 80 IT must be true Of the next
FIRST Lady Of the Land
no woman who has ever graced the
White House as its mistress can boast
as1eh substantial Learning, such wide
travel so many necessary accomplish
n1ents as can Mrs. Herbert Hoover She
has not only seen many parts Of the
world and under the most favorable cir
cllrnstanceS, meeting With the crowned
heads OF Europe az we'll as with the
ach0IaTS, artists and musicians Of the
world, but she has lived in the coun-
tries and knows the history and GUS
toms. The mistress Of the White House
must meet and converse with diplomats
from all nanhDns Mrs Hoover can do
this. She has translated the most dim
cult technical books from Italian into
English and she speaks Italian, Ger
nan, French and Spanish. She can
meet the scientists Of the world ON their
own ground.
Keeps Open House.
YFe general impression is that Mrs
MOover does net care for social life.
That iE a mistake. no woman In the
911c1ai life Of Washington has gwen
herself more freely 70 the people, and
here, a. In far distant lands where she
has refined az mistress of household,
she has more nearly kept an open door
than any other woman occupying q
similar position.
"wednesday afternoons from the pe-
4fBninR 70 the end of the season has
found her taking her place ~ a Cabinet
hostess. starting 10 receive ~ an early
hour IN the afternoon and continuing
loHR after the usual hour 81 closing
Cabinet 6ooEs.
EeF guests enter her drawing rooms
IN O iejsuTeiy manner, are shown into
fssg long sunny drawing roam wfTeTe she
receives and there, IL IL is al the end
~ several hours standing, one flEldz ner
sitting on the arm of a chair on resting,
bat still smiling and ready for pew
wegckgsne. Other Cabinet women and
gcnser IN official life Ia general have
nsarseieo ~ tfe endurance Of Mrs.
Hoover in being able ~ stand ~. many
hours without showing fatigue, 'Tlle
secret is oit II one looks below. the
rem 1f her moderately long skirt 70
her conservative afternoon gown. Tor
instead ~ the seAnty slippers with
asgg0fnlAIig nigh he6ls, they win find
that Mrs. Hoover wears sensible oz-
f1rd fie, with tao on more iaces There
are many Etyies of low cut siloeE and
f0F fser afternoon wear. Mrs, Hoover
eb0osks ofeSsy tgDe but something
giTtaE Es<sd arch s1DTr1rt.
E0Ba Of COMPANY.
Mrs. H0oTer likes company She
neveT Eeeeiyea ss0nf. whether II Is
h4r t6zy a. iaone'' within ths noise
~ a HS party on thf vide Yefsnda
ssgeyloeklraa nfE gsfo3n sks has as
gsesaHts During ttls Winter season
skky ere generally the wives " Of,
hcseas IN her husbands f9igresB, friends
from other zasks 0t life N one oT
tgo Of EeT seeEeisrssh Besides tgose
wfan Tecksye with bfg. there are other
sno3pe slkylt tFl6 roenis ready H. meet
vselG0Ex ana sh0@ then 70 the Des
aegae. or, In Gage NJ oloeF parsons
EfNyw them 10 e. comfortable chair and
then personally seFYx them,
TtlS1 California II very near lbs
7asxFfs N bot9 SeeIetATy s4ld MEs
N00geK h shown lla the pictures O.
faefr Bagis, the bpoks On ffi@af tables
AE1d especially In tige agysFs and fruit
f0safad about tI}e 1yawing Foon suite
TheEe are Qasant ard DesytifW plat,
tAYs. baskets and dishes filed viii
fslsG4 enc Faasins esle othsF product
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Inet4a1 N many ys&As of h9WeFs
taf center " tilq Eaalag isgls ii 0c
sagoled by Q huge fat DSsEsl flied viii
xeii0g. red p0Tpgss green og 0fhe
9fagslx and gegesaslfs earn Fl1n sni
ts,sfy0au IN egsoY and ofatn white 80,
salrlsle sraDef epl%tpfng sn6 cro5pini
fs1ns tbs haH6is. Nrs. ssooFeT like