The Washington times., 1934-10-24
Mrs. Roosevelt
Sets Style
Pace
BY BEAU McALLISTER


Shortly before the New
Deal Roosevelts came to the
White House we heard a
friend of the family la
ment that Mrs. Roosevelt
Just refused to be in
terested in clothes"
However, the First Lady
apparently has decided that
being we'll dressed is part
of her job.
Her clothes today are not
only becoming, but the
latest word in what the we'll
dressed Presidents wives
are wearing.
OF her fail wardrobe Ue eSpe-
ciGlly like the costume she Sc
lected to wear at the Williams
burg VA ceremonies Saturday.
1t UGS black NTH touches OF
1Ohite and Nth it she Wore
stunning SilUer for fur.
The white note was supplied
by collars and cuffs of white
flannel and a big COrSage of
white gardeniaS. The hat was
wide, turning up slightly in the
back and covering, but for
tunateIy not entirely, her very
lovely blue eyes.
Her black gloves we're fas-
tened to her wrists with tricky
little gadget with her initials,
"a. E. R." Gloves and wrist
straps we're, she told us, her
daughters, Anna Dali, birthday
gift.
OdlQ MIS-. ROOSEVELT.
ut was just like Anna to
pick up something like that.
I'd never see them"
Incidentally, we happened to
be near By Whe11 Mrs. RooSe-
Uelt babe the President, Who
wuS off for a Weekend on the
SequoiG, good-by.
She was urging him to "be
sure to be back Sunday night"
because she was expecting
guests at the White House who
would be disappointed if they
had to leave without seeing
him.
With a kiss she said:
"Please, Franklin, make a
point of being back in time to
talk to them"
The President always Frank
lin to Mrs. ROOSEVELT grinned
and refused to commit himself.
However. as his car pulled away
he called:
All right. GOOd-by, lamb"
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Cary
T. Grayson were going week.
ending with the President on
his boat. Mrs. Grayson drove
away with him. She, too, was
wearing black and a double
silver fox fur. Such good
looking woman and always So
well turned out.
The departure of the preSi-
Dental party WaS held up IS
or 20 minutes before the gou-
ernor of Virginia, George Camp
bell Peerg, could find his hat.
He had DOTTED it to don the
robes of the degree he was
receiving. From Williamsburg
the party was going to York
town, and the governor Ia
mented:
81 can't go in this rig"
Colonel Startling white House
detective force found the
gubernatorial hat, so they
finally got off.
Mrs. Roosevelt flew down to
Lnagley Field from Washing
ton and at the field she was
met by Gen. Joe" Tracey,
from Fortress Monroe. and Mrs.
Tracey. The general, of course,
was in military regalia, so his
clothes didn't count.
Mrs. Tracey, a very attractive
woman, looking unusually well
in brown, a sport suit with a
perky little felt hat.
We saw Mrs. William Russell
Magma, president-general of the
D. A. R., with Mrs. william
Dunno, of the local Daughters.
at the Palace and stopped to
pick up a little gossip.
RumorS that the former (noU
Mrs. Princess Cantacuzene tDil
be candidate for president
general nert spring has the or
ganisation up in the air.
AS we'll it might. for the
princess eve just CAN'T say
Mrs. Cantacuzene until we are
more accutomened to it, can
didacy will mean a big scrap.
X X
Mrs. Magma was wearing
black. a thin dress very suit
able to the kind of day Satur'
day turned out to be.