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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1909)
0 THE SUNDAY OREGOXlAy, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 24, 1909. - tifeWHO WILL 'IfiTkfATnM? WiSOCIAL ARBITER., AT VyAJlIliWaU 1 1- ; 'rg-Tr, 7" 1 111 - yf ( SfflS fAFTS STATE 'OF 'MEALTh 'PRECLUDES THL ' POSSBLTy 'OF J "' - :-'--V';: Stj-x xea- being able T0'fi(SfXACNG gT X ;. " jaSST' IT' Ut :. . V-.::' j cUwV ( . W ffffif vWAt SI -W ISIifi'T'' ' J - ' IS . . .-v .'1 fl 3vS tir I M ''-' . " - ITH ill health making It a cer tainty that Mrs. Taft will be unable to hold the leadership of Washington's For la I life. It becomes necessary to find some one to take the social reins for the season now about istarting. There must be a leader. Washington without a woman In social control Is as difficult to imagine as the White 'House without a President. The thousand and one questions of social precedence, of plans, of enter tainment for distinguished visitors. make" the place one if the most vital Importance. 1 Mrs. Taft has everything that is Tieeded. but the health. She spent many years in assisting Mrs. McKinley and .Mrs. Roosevelt, and lias the ethics of "Washington entertainment at her finger Tips. But unfortunately a robust constitu tion is required for the constant round of dinners, of balls, of receptions and other functions that make the social life of the. capital so brilliant. Mrs. Taft'is not in good health. Ln doubtedly she improved by her trip to Beverly, but it was mainly because of the quiet she found there, and it is feared that if she should cast herself full tilt Into the whirl of Washington social life, she ..would quickly relapse nsratn. This compels the finding of an arbi ter who can take the place of the Presi dent'! wife. No one but Mrs. Taft can make this suggestion, for the White House Is the law in social discriminations. The of ficial stamp of desirability romes from The home of the Chief Executive, and sny one not In favor there stands small chance of taking social honors. With Mrs. Taft in seml-retlrement. the entertainments at the White House will be reduced to merely the official functions, hut In order to have a law. some one -of her selection muss be In ut horit y. It is expected that in the very near future Mr. Taft will find a way out j of the difficulty by naming one of her Iose friends who can assume the so cial authority This gives an admirable opportunity to Miss Mabel Broadman. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Broadman. the latter being the secretary of the Na tional Bed r4oss Society. Miss Broadman and Mrs, -Taft have maintained the closest intimacy and Just prior to her Illness, the first lady of the. land received virtually nobody save Miss Broadman. In the al'.-importaJit requisite of money. XTsa Bnardman would be able to dis charge, the social obligations in excellent manner, for her father and, mother are Ifco'h very wealthy In their own rights. The Boardmans have always enter tained well, though not lavishly, their (preference being to avoid ostentation. " Miss Boardman Is fortunate enough to r.ave no enemies and there would be no danger of her accession to p"ower starting ;s.r.y feuds or social wars. A woman of the Army also stands very rrlose to the throne. Mrs. J. Franklin .Bell, wife of the chief of staff. Mrs. Fell has b-en especially well known as an Army hostess, and ner word Is law In this particular department of -TVashfngton social life. Undoubtedly she has the equipment for the mor Impor tant post of social arbiter, should Mrs. Taft And It necessary to call upon her. ft is known that Mrs. Taft is also very partial to Mrs. Clarence Edwards, wife f the chief of the Bureau of Insular Af fair!. But like Mrs. Taft. Mrs. Edwards has the- great misfortune to be In poor Health, and could not attempt to take up te campaign. Mrs. L.udlow. sister of the wife of Ad miral Iwn". is one of the closest of Vn. Taft's personal friends and tiie Tafts often lunch informally at the Ludlow home, which is Just across the street from tiis Wh.ts House. But Mrs. Ludlow has zto social ambition ia ths direction of lead Y tainty that Mr,. Taft will be PU S&TZ- ----S A I V A " IB R 1 v -Arr in 1 1 1 I" UMi . 1 1 vz rs.i ms. s s t & im n --i strr-- y r gx. - "Am. n J "- U-''r:;''i I - - NSV . ' h S-X4i 4 J I - $s. . PyW - f, : I f !-V V ,Awi-v-ftJ - J I .: rMti9J?M& '' WW Sties' JEW&yC. CO?3Sf. ership She has nunv friendships and no one gets more pleasure out of Wash Ington lifer which is perhaps the reason whv sue is unwilling 10 ?aiiiuvc nomii. bv taking the place of arbiter. If the Oarrison McCllntocks had lived In Washington a little Jongcr. Mrs. Mc t'lintock might qualify most, admirably for the. place, for she Is a natural born socletv lead'-r. She has -wealth, tha know ledge of and the love of social life, and would undoubtedly devote herself to the tank with great seriousness. She be came very intimate with Mrs. Taft last Winter. One of the most Interesting suggestions made for a successor is to have Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth go into the place Sho had experience while in the White House before her marriage to the Congressman, and she enjoyed society Im mensely. The Tafts have a genuine affection for the daughter of the ex-President, and it will be remembered that It was while ac companying Secretary Taft to the Orient that the romance between Mr. Longworth and Miss Roosevelt began, so that, in a sense. Mr. Taft was the godfather of the mRtcn- , ,. ' When she was Miss Roosevelt, Mrs. Longworth made some enemies, mainly by her exuberance and certain hoyden is'h traits, but except with this small sec tion of Washington life she is immensely popular and would undoubtedly get lib eral backing, particularly from the young er set. who would recognize In her com ing the certainty of new life to be intro duced into their set. The attitude of Mrs. Longworth to so cletv since her marriage has been some what of a Hurprise. It wss believed that she would immediately open a vigorous social campaign, but nothing of the sort has happened, she having contented her self with a few luncheons. Mrs. Meyer, wife of the Secretary of the Navy, is a most -admirable hostess, and she "has made a specialty of culti vating the foreign contingent resident at the capital. With them she Is far and away tha most popular woman, -in. tha vXV f 1 sws. w. wcke:rsssav rumntw j mm mi 1 JQjj TTZpi - j fc VrTXJ cl U: : ill ' WrSHKf J rJ p' ' r-x 1 rites r fiaa5" jvojzet:s-S7:? capital but on - this qualification alone she could hardly hope to step into the national supremacy. Except for the somewhat turbulent con dition of the relations of her father with the country's political life. Miss Helen Cannon, daughter of the Speaker of the House, would make an admirable selec tion She is a woman of sprendld social abil ity, and she has a great love for the game. She has tact and good Judgment, and in her long residence In Washington has mastered a complete knowledge of how everything should be done. Mrs. "Wickersham. wife of the Attorney General, Is distinguished for her culture and the excluslveness with which sha surrounds herself, and would undoubted ly have the courage to draw a tight rein if it were needed. Mrs. Corbln. widow of General Henry C. Corbln. is another Intimate friend of Mrs. Taft's from the days -when, the President was. first Secre ofszs- tt: tary of War, but Mrs. Corbin would not be acceptable to many members of the social set there, and then, again, she Is In deep mourning. The names of Mfs. Beekman Winthrop. Mrs. Crane, wife of Senator Crane, and Mra. Frederick Keep, the last two both Boardmans, have also bean mentioned. The legitimate successor to Mrs. Taft for the time being would of course be Mrs. Sherman, wife of the Vice-President, but Mrs. Sherman Is exceedingly timid and has always entertained In the most quiet way. She is not in robust health and wouid undoubtedly decline to take upon herself the burden of a social sea son. , There Is little doubt that Mrs. Lewis More will be at the White House througlv out the Winter to take Mrs.' Taft's place whenever necessary. Mrs. ' More per formed the duties of White House hostess several times last Spring following Mrs. Taft's breakdown, and .won many friends by her gracious personality. Suggestions for OLD hats of good felt may be re dyed and shaped, and made larger at the brim, if necessary, by a buckram edge. Over this piecing a bias Of silk o?- velvet should be put. Bew the bias on at the upper side of the hat and catch it with invisible stitches underneath. If the crown of a hat in good condition is' too low, cut it cleanly out. and. after applying a pat-h band of buckram'of the desired height, sew the crown back In and cover the patch all round with the trimming. Some of the new headgear gives ex cellent ideas for "made hats" the hat which Is fashioned by hand from Its frame up. ' In the first place. It Is patchy artistically so. It is true, but neverthe less a jumble of odd materials and except for the tailor-made headpiece, things look rather flung on than sewed. In fact, this is one of the se- LretA always- sl good millinery.' stitches. Home Milliner must be sure, but far between. Then there is scarcely a good shop iu w"hich the important details which go toward making up a hat may not be bought, ready-made, as it were. Fur crowns are to be widely used, and large circu lar pieces for these are already In the market. A long-napped felt which Imi tates fur Is also seen in crown pieces, and both the fur'and the felt are very simply put on in a soft puff crown over a hat stiffening that look" like a glue-flnlshed mosquito netting. Where it is impossible to find this stiffening, a light-weight canvas will answer the purpose. For the proper shaping of rosettes many milliners use a round of canvas somewhat larger than a butter plate; while the quills, always so difficult to sew In gracefully, may be mounted upon hatpins so that they may deftly and prettily be thrust in at the last moment. The quill is cut off at the feather -oolnt And the i?Ln which lvl denuded of its ball, of course ! dipped in a strong glue and then twist ed with a wisp of cotton or gauze, which, in turn, is wet with glue. Then this end is forcibly thrust Into that of the quill. If the trick Is well done the quill will remain solid on its artificial leg for a long time. However, there . are imported hat quills already pro vided with these sharp ends so c onven ient for the disposal of the ornament. For a plain brim and crown a stiff buckram frame is used, and the neat est cover Is made for the former by making a hole In the material large enough to pass tile crown through and sewing the top-hrlm cover and the fac ing neatly at the hat edge with In visible stitches. The top of the crown covered with a round piece scwea to the frame an Inch below the crown- all around. A bias tianu, ioiua a. -am an fnfn tnn fill d bottom, Is then put about the crown and held only with the stitches that hold the seem, where the bunch or trimming Is put. All plain velvet and plain silk hats arc made In this way. Several little conveniences are neces sary for good home millinery- A long milliner's needle is- requisite, as it is necessary sometimes to Push through considerable thickness; and buttonhole silk makes by far the beet sewing medium. As to the halns and wire lifts which oiill so Important for holding me hat at a becoming point, tliey are cheap things, to be found on all notion coun ters. The sleasy silk hat linings i may also eomctinies be had ready-made. HOT WAFFLES MARGAP-RT I.ANB IN BOSTON HERALD. S THE mornings become more anii more crisp, and the children come downstairs ravenous after their cold plunge, they begin to look for arid die cakes and maple syrup. Now, while I do not believe that a breakfast entirely of even such "filling" food as pancakes are known to be will sustain man or child throughout tha forenoon's work, it will add flesh to top off. a meal of cereal and steak or sausages with just one or two of the delicately browned dainties. Waffles will therefore not prove a tax on the cook's time as most people seem to think. For this reason, and because few house wives need to be told how to prepare reg ular griddle cakes. I have selected a couple of delicious waffle recipes that many will not know up north here. The first essential to the making of good waffles is that the waffle Iron should fit snugly over the stove hole, for it must he used smoking hot. Beef suet does very well for greasing them. With the side on which the hatter is to ba poured sizzling hot. and hoth sides thor oughly greased, pour on the batter with one movement of your hatter pitcher, close th Iron and turn it immediately. You will have to work quickly or the cakes will burn. In a very few seconds the other side i done, and you are ready to remove the waffle. Butter it at once the quickest way is to use partially melted butter and send to the table before it loses its crispnees. If you have a largo Iron, one waffle may be divided Into four portions, and no one will have to quit. Raised Waffles. The best waffles are the Southern kitid. raisd with yeast. These call for a quart ,of milk heated boiling hot. then cooled till lukewarm, a quart and a cupful of flour, two well-beaten eegs and half a cupful of butter. Stir the butter into the hot milk, pour it gradually when luke warm, Into the flour, beating out all the lumps, add tl;e beaten egg.. a teaspoonful of salt and a tea. spoonful of sugar, and then half a yeast cako dissolved in half a cupful of lukewarm water. Beat the bat ter thoroughly and let It rise, over night, beat It again In the morning and let it rise for !0 minutes more. Fill the irons tFO-thlrds full, and when baked as direct ed, serve with maple syrup, maple sugar and rich cream, thick white sugar syruu or some sweet marmalade. Rural Ruthera. Boston Herald. Ye, air, that's me, t'd nither so An' flMi all day Than a show. I'd ruther hear My line go "pat" Than wear a crnwn Fur my ol' hat. I'd ruther eat FlBh ev-ry dav. Than pise n food The forelen way. I'd ruther hev A plck'red sweet. An' not a homb Fall at my feet. I'd ruther hold Mr rod an- reel Than turn an' twist An auto wheel. I'd ruther flh All day. by gam. Thsn rule a throne . ?ha-t's -fQshia some i
