New Britain herald., 1929-08-17

these last few months to catch a glimpse of the former president and first lady of the land One of these visitors, Miss Mary Alice Parent. senior at the University of Southern California and a student of journal ism was curious about how the Cool idgcs adjusted themselves to their changed environment. So she inter viewed the butcher, the grocer, the ater owner, hairdresser and neigh bors.
 Following is the account of what she found.
 By MARY ALICE PARENT.
 Northampton, Mass, Aug. IT White House in Washington for the less pretentious white house on Mas sasoit Street here, the neighbors nat urally expected to find them chang ed after so long an absence. Bur. to their surprise and pleasure, the Coolidges lived, talked and acted al most exactly as they did before they left for Washington after MT. Cool idge was elected vice president.
 True, they have big car and l chauffeur now, which they didn't have then. But they almost got a | little one recently when the big one was in the shop and local agent | took them for a ride in his smaller product. Mrs. Coolidge, particularly liked the little one.
 Routine Little Changed
 Apart from riding sometimes now, 1 whereas they formerly always walk ed, the Coolidge family routine is lit tie changed. They arise before s o'clock and Mr. Coolidge always is at his office before a. m. Then Mrs. Coolidge starts her round o1 household duties which she still supervises closely despite the fac, she has two servants. One of these is full time and always remained at the house when the Ccolidges resid-
 ed in Washington. The second is
 just part time.
 Mrs. R. B. Hills, close friend of
 Mrs. Coolidge, accompanies the for
 mer first lady to the stores. They
 travel in the big Coolidge car, driver
 by the chauffeur. The grocery store
 usually is the first stop.
 There Mrs. Coolidge calls the clerks by their first names. On' : named Gordon is her favorite ant usually waits on her. The vege tables bread and meats are purchas ed there. Over the week ends Mrs
 Coolidge usually buys a roast or
 leg of lamb, expecting it to last owe
 Sunday. Then she and Mrs. Hill : go to small bakery shop Wher , Mrs. Coolidge usually purchases nu
 bread, of which she is quite fond ;. Bones for Dogs Purchased , Bones for the four dogs the Cool . idges keep are always included i
 the purchases. Once a month Mrs
 Coolidge visits the village stationer
 store where of late she has bee c buying a copy of the magazin which is publishing her husband n articles Mrs. Hills sometimes get a photograph record and her enthu f iasm for music often causes MT! e Coolidge to invest, also. Dance nun : bers and Victor Herbert selection e are her favorites. The books sh ;t buys usually are light fiction an
 sometimes poetry. "The Listenin a Post" by Grace s. Richmond an n John Browns Body" by Stephe
 Vincent Bonnet are two she bougl tt recently.
 o Mrs. Coolidge acquires little jewe e ry. At the jewelry store it was sai g her purchases consisted chiefly Il plain, necessary articles instead 'f elaborate things.
 a Visits HairdreSser Weekly l. Every Thursday morning MT 10 Coolidge goes to the hairdresse l. She insists upon being treated "ju $ like anybody else, waiting her tul le and refusing to use private boot The woman who gives her a marc 1t every week and a shampoo on alte
 nate weeks says Mrs. Coolidge's ha ''' is of as fine a quality as has ev 'e been seen in the shop. Mrs. Coo n idge's appointment is for a. m. al N or every second Thursday s I spends from to II a. m. haviI -. her hair dressed.
 ha At the drug stores it was learn r Mrs. Coolidge had a liking for 0 chocolate sundaes and frequen
 eats them on her shopping tou
 Among he'd diversions Mrs. Coolid ,,e lists the making and framing 9 samplers, which she presents is friends. Powered designs are l he latest preference.
 on The former first lady is excet id- ingly fond of her four dogs and C .rn of them usually accompanies her ht the shopping trips. Beans, Bost me bulldog, has been with the Coolids ins longest of the four. In additt ed there are Tiny Tim, a chow; a wh zen collie and another chow. ast Calvin Coolidge, 'wto''esta tabiis4 vid regular office hours in the WI
 House-and kept them-does
 same in Northampton.
 Coolidge Walks to Office
 From his house he walks to