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v Another \400\ In Washington Many New — People Will Be Brought Into the Social Limelight of National Capital When Wilson Family Take Possession of the White House. A VERITABLE social cyclone is due in Washington March 4, when the new administration takes hold. There will be Many new faces at the functions In the national capital from then on for a period of four years. 1Vomen already well known socially and some unheard of outside their own local spheres will entertain and be entertained, and new leaders will take up the social reins. Interest in these radical changes cen- ters in the new \first lady of the land.\ How will Mrs, Woodrow Wilson till the role of a president's wife? That question is being asked in Dupont cir- cle, Massachusetts and Connecticut ave- nues and elsewhere within the zone of Washington's socially elect. That Mrs. Wilson is admirably fitted for the part Is acknowledged on all hands. and Mrs. 'Velum] II. Townsend, the leader of the smart set in Washing- ton, predicts a brilliant regime for the Wilson administration. Mrs. Town- send, in all administrations since her father, the late Representative Scott of Pennsylvala, was in the house, has been chosen to dine with the guests at the annual diplomatic dinner In the White House and to form one of the party invited to meet the president and his wife when cabinet members enter- tained, and she has entertained In her own house not only the presOleote wives, but the chief executives them- selves. Her social prognostications, therefore, are of some consequence. \It will be a most interesting admin- istration socially,\ so Mrs. John B. Henderson recently was quoted as re- marking. Mrs. Henderson's husband served many years in the senate from Missouri, and he placed James G. Blaine In nomination for the presiden- cy. Mrs. Henderson has spent years in the atudy of art and the beautifica- tion of Washington. parks being one of her principal activities. Rhe has kept in close touch with everything pertaining to society In the capital. THE NEW \FIRST LADY\ It is taken for granted that there will be no great departures from the White House social calendar. Mrs. Wilson probably will make use of the Dolly Madison gold table service, which Mrs. Roosevelt had done over and which has been in constant use on eat* oc- casions since that time. An innovation which Mrs. Taft adopted, the custom of serving refreshments at all state receptions, will no doubt appeal to the southern hospitality of Mrs. Wilson and be kept up by her. Mrs. 'Wilson is quite as devoted to art as Mrs. Taft is to music, and a prominent woman who knows the new president's wife intimately says that one of the most important moves of Mrs. Wilson after taking possession of the White House will be to estab- lish a presidential gallery. The por- traits of the presidents now 'hang in various parts of the executive mansion that are used for entertaining purposes. They are In the red room end the green parlor, while two cabinets in the lower corridor are tilled with bits of china used by former presidents. Washington artists fully approve of the change which report has It will be made by Mrs. Willson regarding this collection. The suggestion has been made that the east wing, now a one story corridor surmounted by a roof garden or promenade, will have a sec- ond story and gallery, which will be lighted and planned according to Mrs. WI.Jon's Ideas. The suggestion Is made that the inaugural gowns president? wives have o orn be added to this col - 'salon. Mrs. Taft Is an excellent housekeep- er, and the executive mansion Is kept spick and span. Mrs. Wilson will find It in far better condition from an artis- tle standpoint than when Nits\. Rodse- t 1,—Mrs. Perin Cothran and Baby Josephine (copyright, 1912, by Pach Bros.). 2.—Mrs, Richmond P. Hobson, 3.—Mrs. Woodrow Wilson (copyright, 1912, by American Press Association). 4,—Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry. 5.—Mrs. George Howe (copyright, 1912, by Pach Bros.). 6.—Mrs. Thomas R. Mar- shall (photo by American Press Association). 7.—Mrs, James A. O'Gorman (copyright by American Press Association). vett moved in after the death of Presi- dent McKinley. The house has been remodeled and each year undergoes a systematic overhauling. MRS. WILSON'S SOCIAL AIDS That the president elect will leave the social end of the White House en- tirely to his wife Is a safe prediction. And Mrs. Wilson will not lack for ca- pable assistants in the family circle, for her three daughters, Misses Margaret, Jessie and Eleanor (rouned in the or der of their ages); Mrs. Perin Cothran, the only daughter of Mrs. George Howe, Mr. Wilson's sister, and Mrs. Joseph Wilson Howe will be there to help her with the social responisibill- ties she will assume. White House daughters have not been very plentiful, and Mr. Wilson's arrival in Washingtog will mark down the first Instance of a president bring- ing with him three daughters, all of whom are \out\ in society. The girls are talented and well equipped with social graces. Miss Jessie Wilson is expected to take the same keen interest in the welfare of the poor girls of Washington that has been evinced by Miss Helen Taft. THE WHITE HOUSE BABIES With Mr. Wilson president Washing- ton will have two White House babies. his grandnieces, Josephine Cothran and Virginia Paxton Howe. White House babies have been more scarce than White House society daughters. Jo- sephine will be about eighteen months old when she takes her place as a member of the Wilson household In Washington and will be the real White House baby. Virginia Howe, her cous- in, who will be the other official baby, has no real cause to be offended, for she is almost twice the age of Joseph- ine. While these little misses are too young to be accounted a part of Wash- ington society, they are sure to be the objects of much social petting, at such times eclipsing the ImportanCe of the grownups. The president elect Is great- ly attached to the fair haired. 'blue eyed, laughing Josephine. Josephine and Virginia will be White House play- mates. Virginia is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wilson Howe. Taking second rank socially in the new administration will be Mrs.- Mar- shall, wife of the vice president. While Mrs Marshall has never gone In for so- ciety to any great extent, Ate Is a most gracious person and otherwise thor- oughly qualified for her social duties in Washington. ON THE BLUE ROOM LIST There have been the usual reports since Mr Wilson's election concerning the makeup of his cabinet, and when- ever a new name has been mentioned those who are assurisi of a part in so - dal functions in Washington during the ensuing four years have made it the subject of aiiiinnted discus- sion. One of the W4 1 111111 who no -pies - timidity will be prominent hi Washing- ton Is Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry. There are three eontributing causes to the position she will take there. First, elle will loin the offielnl circle by rea- son of her lite:band :114w:11'111i! in Wash- ington in the capacity qf a renresenta- live from Rhode Island: second, she has the important prestige of New- port conquests, and, third, she has the natural personal charm and necessary attributes of a society leader. Mrs. Gerry may indeed become the leader of the house branch. She will live in the handsome house of her mother, Mrs. Townsend, where on May 26, 1910, she became a bride. Other viell known women who will be on the blue room list Include Mrs. Hoke Smith, wife of the United States senator from Georgia; Mrs. John Sharp Williams, wife of the United States senator from Mississippi, and Mrs. Richmond Pearson Hobson, wife of the representative from Alabama. If William J. Bryan should get a cabinet place the Nebraskan's wife would become an important social per- sonage in Washington. As the wife of Representative Bryan she did not participate in social life to speak of, being absorbed in completing her al- ready quite thorough education. But she made a study of Washington and • now knows the city both politically and socially. Mrs. Bryan hi a woman of pleasant manner and doubtless would be a popular member of the so- cial circle. Washington people who know Mrs. Albert Burleson, wife of the represent- ative from Texas, were pleased when soon after election It was said her hus- band would be given a cabinet place, probably that of secretary of the in- terior, for this would afford Washing- ton an opportunity of renewing asso- ciations with a woman already well known there. Mrs. Burleson is a flu- ent writer and of the progressive col- lege woman type. Mrs. James A. O'Gorman, wife of the United States senator from New York, would be another welcome addition to the circle of cabinet members' wives. Mrs. A. Mitchell Palmer. wife of the Pennsylvania representative, as the wife of a cabinet member would be I brought more fully into social promi- nence than heretofore, although she has had her share of social triumphs. Washington society would be noth- ing new to Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley. wife of the former government chief chemist. Dr. Wiley has been talked of for secretary of agriculture. BACHELOR M'COMBS A bachelor member of the cabinet seems to be quite indispensable, and William F. McCombs of New York. chairman of the Democratic national committee. may get that honor, taking the place of Postmaster General Frank H. Hitchcock, the bachelor member of the Taft cabinet. One of the diplomatic families which number the president elect and Mrs. Wilson among their friends Is that of the Swedish minister and Mine. Ekengren. The latter was Laura Jackson, daughter of the late John P. Jackson, whose family went to Wall- ington train New Jersey. For many years the roster of profeseors at Princeton has included a member of the Jackson family. Mine. Ekengren Is accomplished and has been promi- nent in WnahIngton society for many yeatrs. She luny be still more promi- nent in the new,admiulstration. ) MISTAKES IN SHORTHAND. Ridiculous Errors Made, Most of Them Due to Vowels. A volume you'd be tilled with amus- ing stories of shorthand mistakes, the greater number of them due to mis- taken vowel -s. For instance, \This day is big with fate\ wits transcribed — rm.; day is big with tut,\ while \Do not in- dulge in spite\ (numb out \Do not in- dolge iu spit.\ and \.k house' of many gables\ was transformed into \A house „f many gabbles.\ The nse of a wrong • el may have the most amusing re- sult. as Iii the phrase \Man. know thy- .eif,\ which was once converted In i!:i• report of a sermon into \Man • io• thyself.\ To misplace a vowel is tnt shorthand the easiest thing In the world. The \reporting style,\ in which the vowels are omitted altogether for the sake of rapidity, is responsible for the famous American story of the short- hand clerk who took down a note of his wife's instruction to \Be sure and remember to bring home some castile j soap,\ and as a result returned houne with a tin of oxtail soup. Newspaper readers are sometimes as- tonished by mistakes on the part of re- porters. Consider. for Instance, the sur- prise of the readers of a certain staid daily some years ago when they learn- ed that a public man had the night be- fore solemnly a that \All re- forms in this country have been brought about by Prussia!\ The word the great man had really used was \pressure.\ not \Prussia.\ So, too, considerable as- tonishment was caused when \curates\ Instead of \pew rates\ were reported tel be \the greatest enemies of the church.\ A somewhat similar type of error was perpetrated by the reporter who made Lord Carnarvon say that \In these days clergymen are expected to have the artAdoin and learning of a Journeyman tailor.\ What he had said was, of course, \a Jeremy Taylor.\ An- other reporter referred to John Bright as \the gamecock\ instead of - the Gilman& of BIrmineham.\ and yet an- other transcribed his notes of Mr. Chamberlain's remark \They bring up their puny popguns and spatter me with abuse\ as \They bring out their penny popguns and spatter me with peas.\ Followed the Crowd. \At twenty-five he swore he would never marry.\ \Most of them do.\ \At thirty-five he decided on a house- keeper.\ \It's usually the way.\ \Now at forty-five he's in the bands ' of a trained nurse.\ \The next step, naturally.\ \Yesterday he declared that If she was able to pull him through he'd hunt op and marry the first middle aged widow he could find.\ \He's gone the route, all right.\ Fai;y Stories Barred From Schools. The fairy stories of Grimm and of Hans Christian Andersen are excluded from the Austrian schools by 4 recent order \because of their slight impor- tance.\—Boston Transcript Grist From the Sport Mill By STADIUM With all the mode -sty becoming a hero of the gridiron FM Hart, captain of Prineetim's ehampionshlp (outbin I! eleven of 1911, is learning the fish loud- ness in Seattle. Writers in Seattle re- cently dug Hart up from the oblivion he had east himself into and put him back into the public prints. The prospects of an international uni- versity athletic meeting in America the coming summer have heroine brighter. Athletes of Oxford and Cam- bridge universities are largely in favor of it. For several years no player figured more in the news than Hart. lie al- ways played a wonderful game and fs entitled to rank with the foremost. He could have coached half a dozen teams, but instead he headed for the Pacific northwest and plunged into a business education. Trotting meetings for next season in New York and New Jersey have been arranged as follows: Parkway, July 29 to Aug. 1; Flem- ington, Aug. 5 to 8; Monroe, Aug. 12 to 15; Goshen, Aug. 19 to 22; Troy. Aug. 26 to 29; Orangeborg, Sept. 2 to 5: Kingston, Sept. 9 to 12; Mineola. Sept. 23 to 27; Trenton, Sept 29 to Oct. 3. At the annual meeting of the Atlan- tic Yacht club it was announced that the commodore, J. Stuart Illackton, and two of the trustees, Albert E. Smith and Peter W. Rouse, will build sloops to race next season in the \Q\ class. The yachts will be from Wil- liam Gardner's design. The officers elected for 1913 were: Commodore, J. Stuart Blackton; vice commodore. W. B. Tylor; rear com- modore, Arthur W. Teele; secretary. Edward I. Graff; treasurer, P. H. Hart; trustees, J. F'. Allen, E. Palmer, Peter W. Roues and Albert E. Smith; membership committee, Kenneth Lord, Thomas F. Hooper and W. D. Gash. At a meeting of the stewards of the Jockey club the approval of the stew- ards was granted the Charleston Fair and Racing association to conduct a racing meeting at Charleston, S. C., from Jan. 25 to March 29, inclusive. S. H. Pettenglil was appointed steward to reprerrent the Jockey club, and the following list of officials was approved: Judge, W. F. Schulte; associate judge, F. W. Gerhardy; steward representing the Charleston Fair and Racing asso- ciation, J. B. Campbell; clerk of the scales. Joseph McLennan, and starter, James Milton. The stewards in attendance were: August Belmont, president; Andrew Nillier, Schuyler Parsons and H. K. Knapp. Alfred E. Wood, the famous English runner, who in 1911 ran Ofteen miles In the wonderful time of 1 hour, 18 minute and 18 seconds, has abauelon- ed the career of being a professional athlete and bas hung up his shoes for go -el. Wood, who is at present in To- ronto, hits found the running game tar (loon Meru iive. Iii his hist swing around the Douala- , lon of Call/11111. ill which me ran ten/ hard races. the great British athlete eleartel but $26 outside of his ex- penses, or about 26 cents per mile, as- suming that Wood ran most of hiss races at his favorite ten mile distance.: This experience, following a long run - of hard luck on the cinder path, caus- ed Wood to toss lip the sponge as a runner. and he declares that, outside of doing a bit for fun now and then,, he is through with racing for all time. Rugby football players at the univers sides of Oxford and Cambridge will in n11 probability form a combined team to undertake a tour of the Pacific coast. Invitations were sent out by the sec- retary of the Oxford University Atlas letie club It is intended should then team be formed to play a series of eight games against teams representing the Leland Stanford are California universities and club teams. The matches will take place next autumn. Manager Mack of the Athletics now, owns a one-half Interest in the Ath- letics, this including stock in the club and in Shibe park. The deal by which Mr. Mack has doubled his baseball holdings makes him one of the largest owners of baseball stock In the major leagues. Connie secured his addition- al stock from Frank L. Hough and Samuel H. Jones, who have been di- rectors of the Athletics since 1902. In announcing the deal Mr. Mack said: \The proposition to sell out their in. terests in the club by Messrs. Roughl and Jones was made some time ago.' and it did not take long for us to come to an agreement as to what Lek' stares were worth. They disposed of their stock in the club as well as in the ball park to me, so that I no* have a one-half interest in each.\ The deal makes the Shtbes and Man- eget. Mack the sole owners of the Ath. tette& President B. F. Shibe, who, with his sons, Thomas and John, owns 50 per cent of the stock In the park and the ball club, is well pleased that, as Directors Hough and Jones had decided to retire, Connie secured their holdings. Ever since the club was organized President Shibe and Mr. Mack have worked for the good of the American league without Mil slightest friction. Manager Mack set at rest some re4 ports that have been in circulation' about his players. \I desire to say positively that Ileik titer Bender nor Oldring is on the; market. I intend to retain both cie these players.\ A rack of Sheer Nomsenxe Good Company. \I met Billy Buinstead yesterday. and he told nie be had just had a very pleasant visit of a couple of hours with you.\ \Yes. He seemed to enjoy the visit very much. Ile used the entire time telling me about himself.\ ---Chicago Record -Herald. Preoccupation. \What's the matter with that man's farm?\ \He's too enthusiastic,\ replied Mr. Corntossel. \He gets so Interested reading agricultural literature that he forgets all about tendln' the crops an' the stock.\—Washlngton Star. All Profit. First Vender of Besoms—I don't know 'ow you sells 'em for a penny. I steals the 'afts, I steals the birch and I steals the bindin's and 'ave to ask tuppence. Second Vender of Besoms— I steals 'em readymade.—Punch. Needed Plenty, Giraffe—DO you give gas? Jungle Dentist—Yes. Giraffe—How much a thousand feet? Unfair to Expect More. \Am I all the world to you, Jack. dear?\ she cooed. \You are certainly a f a te portion of it,\ he told her, and so made the classy double play of pleasing her and loniiing to the exact Leeth.—Boston Transcript A Majority Election. \I congratulate you,\ said the pret- ty girl. \Why?\ asked the young man, who was one of her many admirers. \Father and mother and I took a straw vote last night and you had a clear majority of one.\—Chicago Hee- ord-I I erald. No Consolation. Atts • • Dr. Young—I feel very much dis- couraged over my practice. Dr. Elder—Cheer up, my boy! You must have patience. Dr. Young—Well, I hope I know much. If I had patients I wouldn't be discouraged. that All Her Own. Father—What! Another new dress? Daughter—You needn't be cross. I bought It with my own money. Father—Where did you get it? Daughter—I sold your fur coat.—Phil- adelphia Telegraph. Stopping a Fight. The Village Grocer—What are you running for, sonny? The Boy—Pm try - it? to keep two fellers from fightin'. The Village Grocer—Who are the fel- lows? The Boy—Bill Perkins and me. —Puck. Double. She—What a singular chin Mrs. Fat- leigh tine! lie Shimiler? 1 should call It pin- rel.—Boston Advertiser. \ She Was Willing. \Did young Charlie Gold!e call or% you last night?\ \Yes. He calls almost every night\ i \That sounds serious. What sort oti young man is he—pretty intelligent?* ' \Intelligent! Why, say, he doesni know enough to embrace an opportunio ty.\—Cleveland Plain Dealer. His Importance Well Protected, \Is he a man of much Importance la this comumbity?\ \I should say he is. A caller has to pairs through six ground glass doors and explain his mission to three sec- retaries before he ever gets a glimpser of that man.\—Birmingham Age -Her ald. Might Use That Too. Mrs. Hardin- ('an you lend nie a cur* of sugar, an egg, a piece of butter and a— Mrs. Testy—Yes, and it's too bad yon can't take home some of our gas toi cook things with.—Kansas City Star. Regular Gale. \My love Is like the breeze.\ he sang. \So lightly, blithely going.\ And now he's married he bewails Her everlasting blowing. Tracing the Family Tree. \My family dates baek to the flood: \Now that can't be so, * Mac. Your folks didn't belong to Noah's tribe.\ \No; but he took along n MncIntosh (limn he saw how it was going to rain.\ — Washington Herald. f
