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TITE SUyPAOREGOXIAy. PORTLAND, DECEMBER 25, 1921
INTIMATE PICTURE OF COSY HOME LIFE AT
WHITE HOUSE GIVEN BY OLD FAMILY FRIEND
Kate Marcia Forbes Describes Delightful Visit to President and Mrs. Harding During Dinner Party First
. Lady of Land Declared to Be Brilliant Conversationalist.
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What sort of life do yoa suppose they really live at the White House?
Cold, formal and inhumanly dignified?
Absolutely nothing of the sort.
President and Mrs. Harding delight being called "just home folks" and today in this
intimate first-hand picture of their family circle Mrs. Kate Marcia Forbes, a close friend
of the "first lady of the land," reveals such human traits as:
The "White House mistress" giving their dog "Laddie Boy" a taste of
food now and then on the sly under the table.
The nation's chief executive rolling a ball and romping around with a
six-year-old youngster.
Mrs. Harding's needle work and skill at swapping cooking recipes.
Never before has the home life of the White House been revealed in such a delight
fully intimate fashion. Mrs. Forbes who was an old friend of Mrs. Harding back in the
days when the Hardings were visiting Hawaii and who is still intimate with her gives
such a complete picture of the presidential home life that it's just as if yoa were Mrs. Hard
ing's own guest.. She has written this fascinating close-up especially for readers of this
newspaper. Other exclusive articles will follow from week to week.
BY KATE MARCIA FORBES.
f-TO DIX12 Informally at the White
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House! How exciting, . even
though la your particular case.
It tut takes you again to the dinner
table of old friends. What does one
do? What does one talk about? What
doea cne wear? What eee, and hear?
The pleasure Ls given to compara
tively few. The etlquetta of the oc
casion is most simple.
Guests enter the White House
through the pillared portico of the
north entrance. Leaving wraps down
stairs, they are escorted upstairs to
the private drawing room. Such a
comfortable, cheerful, cosy, homey
room. Not ostentatious, not cold, se
vere, planned or decorated In "period"
atyle, bui reflecting the personalities
of those two who Intimately use it.
i Red velvet upholstery on chairs,
divans, davenports.
Perhaps the president and Mrs.
Harding are already seated there
when you are announced. If not,
they greet you In a moment or so,
Just as you meet and greet an old
friend, with the same unaffected cor
diality. Except that you know you
are in the White House,' there ls no
affectation, no hint of anything dif
ferent from "home" elsewhere, be It
theirs or yours.
1nddie Boy Rushes In.
Dinner is announced. If there are
children present (and there frequently
are), they probably go down stairs
clinging to tie president's hands. To
please them, ho sends for Laddie Boy,
who rushes in, boisterous and happy.
Laddie Boy begs for surreptitious
helpings and gobbles your fingers
just like your own pet dog does at
home. Across the table, the only
person who can address the president
with perfect Impunity says, "Warren,
leave that dog alone. Laddie, come
here."
Such rueful countenances! Mr.
President's expresses "there, caught
at it again." and Laddie subsides by
Mrs. Harding's chair. In about five
minutes Laddie barks gratefully,
having received a tid-bit under cover,
from a, feminine band! Then every
body laughs, it's Just a "horse of an
other color."
The prlv.tae dining room is on the
first floor. A high ceilinged room
from whose long windows hang to
the floor drawn curtains of rich,
deep red velvet. The room Is flanked
with buffets and side tables, upon
whose polished tops one glimpsed
shining silver.
A red velvet rug covers the floor.
The base carvings on tables, buffets
and cabinets all through the White
House, whether used for private or
state purposes, are of the American
Eagle, often life size, with spread
wings.
The center of the dining room is
occupied by a large, round table. Gen
erally the only decoration is a silver
basket containing roses, shaded can
dles in silver holders gracing each
side.
Old Diahea Are Kept.
It had been the custom for many
administrations that the ' incoming
"first lady" should order a new set of
dishes. It was expected Mrs. Harding
would follow precedent in this mat
ter. "Nonsense," she is reported to
have said, "these aishes are good
enough for anyone." And they are.
Wonderful In quality, plain in design.
Pure white china edged in gold, with
the American eagle coat of arms on
each piece.
The same design marks each piece
of table silver, also.
Dinner Is simple, and simply served.
The menu is usually confined to five
or six courses. There are no wines
or liquors. If It's a birthday party,
or a little private gala occasion,
sometimes the service plates of silver
are used. Ordinarily they are not.
The president Is served first, then
Mrs. Harding, then the lady seated
at the president's right, according to
the usual custom.
The conversation is apt to turn on
personal reminiscences, or how deli
cious the fresh vegetables were, just
pulled from the home garden. Right
here is a good chance to say that both
the president and Mrs. Harding pos
sess moral courage in the nth degree.
With a fine disregard of conse
quences, they have openly stated they
"Just adore green onions," which is
lnderivood 9
a fine old American habit, like baked
beans and corn on the cob.
The president likes strawberry
shortcake, too. My insistence that he
one time be served with it almost lost
me my cook. "Thereby hangs a tale,"
as you must surmise. Some years
ago while then Senator-elect Har
ding, accompanied by Mrs. Harding,
Dr. and Mrs. Sawyer, were visiting in
Honolulu, I ordered this delectable
American dessert. Knowing that Mr
Harding like It the old-fashioned
way, made of a rich biscuit dough
and heavy with thick 'cream, I so in
structed the cook. I shall .never for
get his expression, nor my loss of
prestige in his estimation. "More
better I make feather cake, Missie."
he said to me. "No, Kiyo. you make
all same like Missie tell you." He
boWed: and I left the kitchen.
In about half an hour he appeared
before me again. "Missie, I speak
you." he deprecatingly said. He
squirmed and fidgeted, and at last
said. "Missie, me no make your kind
cake. Me make my kind. Me shamed
make your kind. That cheap cake,
me make rich man's cake." And he
had done it. too. Well, we had it of
biscuit dough, and I made it myself,
but it left me in a half apologetic
condition with that oriental, as he
never could quite get the idea that
we preferred it that way.
On the other hand, table talk may
turn on state affairs of great mo
ment. This little time of compara
tive freedom and privacy oft gets the
president close to a topic of vital na
tional interest, depending on who
may be the guests.
Naturally, both President and Mrs
Harding receive many gifts of eat
ables. Such gifts are usually the
"last word" In culinary skill. The
biggest, yellowest, most wonderful
and delicious pound cake I ever saw
or tasted, was one night served at
dinner there, accompanied by baked
custard for desser.CXhe cake came
from an admiring friend, "down in
Virginny."
Following dinner, everyone returns
upstairs. Conversation Is the enter
tainment of the evening.
Mrs. Harding is a charming hos
tess. She has that happy faculty of
putting everyone at ease. She is an
1 able talker. She Is a wonderful 11s-
tener, which is said to be a still more
: rare gift.
It was related of Caesar that he
could dictate to ten persons at once.
Sometimes I am Impressed with the
I idea that Mrs. Harding can listen to
ten persons at once. She ls so keen
j that without being in the least in
i attentive she yet seemB to never miss
( a thing that Is being said, some
times with an "I beg your pardon,
she will interject a remark or ask a
question that covers every salient
point in a conversation among guests
almost out of earshot. In an instant
again, she is the animated speaker or
the attentive listener in the group
with herself. Some accomprishment,
this. Try it once, when you are out
spending the evening.
Variety of Topics Dlseuaaed.
What does one talk about? Mrs.
Harding is qualified to discuss every
question that Interests feminine
hearts. She has had too busy, full
and active a life to be especially
taken up with "mile-a-mlnute ' tat-
i ting, or the like. But she knows and
i enjoys "fancy work," fine needle
work. She can trade recipes with
' vou. She can talk to you on how to
raise a youngster, the latest or best
plays, art. She has had a splendid
musical education.
Like the president, Mrs. Harding
claims she is not a good raconteur;
but the two of them can relate and
heartily enjoy a good story. Nat
urally, they have many peculiar expe
riences, humorous as well as serious.
No one is going to "impose" on Irs.
Harding. That Is. not more than
once, anj'way. Which is quite In
keeping with our good American
spirit.
What does one wear? Mrs. Harding
Is simply, but beautifully gowned,
generally in a semi-decollete dress.
She wears colors well.
Whether in a simple white satin,
embroidered with a sprig of wheat
heads is gold thread, with white hose
and slippers, or in black lace, arms
and throat partially covered with
tulle, she appears to advantage. She
has lovely eyes, so animated, so ex
pressive, which can be one moment
dancing with laughter, and the neit,
coo!, quiet, gray-blue; the kind that
can look clear through and beyond
one.
Hair la Beautiful.
Her hair is a luxuriant, beautiful
even gray. It has been said of Queen
Mother Alexandra of England that
she had the most beautiful coiffed
head in Europe. Mrs. Harding surely
has that distinction in the United
States. Waving hair, looking always
as if just from the hands of a colf
feuse. but lacking even a suggestion
of studied elfect. Neither does she
have to lay it away In the dressing
tae on retiring.
Except on occasions, she wears not
a single jewel, neither ring, bracelet.
earring or even a string of pearls.
Informally, for dinner, the president
. dresses either in plain tuxedo, with
olaited front shirt and pearl, studs.
or during the warm months, in tux
edo, with white flannel trousers and
white shoes.
What do you wear? Anything you
are lucky enough to have that you
think will properly grace the occa
sion. What do you see? Sometimes that
large and dignified gentleman, the
president, rolls bail with a young
American, of six, or up. And he pos
sibly takes that same child for a
personally conducted tour down the
private stairs, out through the con
servatories, to the kennels.
There is a pathetic feature in such
an incident. "Mother, u are asked,
"why did two men follow us every
where we went?"
Koom la Ileacribed.
What else does one see? The most
striking feature of tne room is the
newly finished painting of the presi
dent, recently hun?. On a table across
the roon?. a mir.liitiire of him, the
best likeness ever made of him.
What else? The usual decorations
of a "living room." A grandfather's
clock. A grand piano. A huge French
vase, filled with pussy willows. Soft
toned rugs. Mrs. Harding's pet
canary. A large bowl . of goldfish.
Just like home.
What do I hear? Suddenly, a tick,
tick, tick, alarmingly regular, coming
from goodness knows where. Heav-
ens, have the bolshevlki penetrated
even here, and could that be a bomb?
Guess again! The prettiest little pink
gowned little kewpie about a foot
high, winks the naughtiest little eye
at you from atop a cabinet, and
shakes her diminutive pink skirt in
the funniest little "shimmy" you ever
saw. She works by vibration, but of
the air, not the muscles, like her hu
man protoype.
Guests are leaving. Each lady Is
personally told to "wait a minute."
Mrs. Harding goes to her bedroom
and returns with a bunch of- tissue
paper. She empties each vase of its
fragrant contents. You carry them
home. And along with them you
carry also memories of the sweetness
of thought, found In those whom suc
cess and greatness docs not spoil.
Next week I'll tell you pome more about
Jlrs. Harding's likes ami dislikes: what she
has nicknamed her husband, and mine
thing about their private rooms into which
th public in nflver allowed.
Airplane Travel Reaches
Luxurious Standards.
Convenience Comfort, Safety 'ow
AsKured. With Speed of 125 Mile
an Hour.
PARIS. Dec. 21. Ample proof that
travel by air has now reached the
same luxurious standards as travel
by land was given in the seventh an
nual "aero salon" held here. "
No longer need prospective air
travelers hesitate for lack of con
venience, comfort and, experts say,
also safety. Danger from fire and
engine trouble has been reduced to
a minimum by the latest inventions
It; aviation. Promoters of continental
air transportation guarantee smooth
er travel through the air at speed of
125 miles an hour than is possible to
experience on even the slowest of
trains.
' The airplane will play a most im
portant part in the Red Cross work
of future wars. Air operating rooms
with full equipment and air ambu
lances for less urgent cases are a
practical reality. Several unusual
machines were shown to prove this,
one a complete aero hospital, accom
modating two patients on stretchers,
a doctor and an assistant with com
plete operating necessities, including
a table. The newest stabilizing ap
pliances permit the surgeon to oper
ate while the machine goes through
space at. 100 miles an hour. There
were several air ambulances with
space for two or four wounded sol
diers. The last word in de luxe air travel
is a tremendous machine built to
carry 24 passengers at a speed of 130
miles an hour. It is a veritable "air
limited" with all the features of an
American transcontinental express ex
cept the observation platform. It con.
tains a bathroom, a smoking-room
with card tables, comfortable lounge
chair which are made into beds for
night travel, card tables, a kitchen
ette, ice box and stove. Room is also
provided for, a crew of three.
Increased size in wings is provided
or. all late machines as means of In
creasing stability. Some of the pas
senger machines have lookout cabins
for observers and one machine has
two tail seats for experienced air
travelers.
MRS. HENRIETTA MARY ADA WARD STILL
ACTIVE AS ARTIST THOUGH 90 YEARS OLD
Career Begun With Picture Accented by Royal Academy When She AVas 17 Charming New York Girl Is
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still an active artist at tha
age of 90 years. She began her art
career with a picture accepted by the
Royal Academy at the age of 17.
From that date, 1849 until 1879, she
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WOMEN WITH DONNER PARTY
HEROIC IN FACE OF PERILS
Only Half-dozen Survivors Now Remain to Tell Story of Most Dis
astrous of All Migrations of Argonauts.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 24. The re
cent death at Byron, Cal., of Mrs.
Frances E. Wilder, a daughter of
Captain George Donner, has recalled
the tragic story of the Donner party.
42 of whom perished in deserts and
mountains in the winter of 1846-47,
while en route to California. Only a
half dozen survivors remain today to
tell the tale of that most disastrous
of all migrations of the Argonauts, in
which they participated as children.
Among these half dozen are three
sisters of Mrs. Wilder, children of the
captain from whom the party took Its
name. They are Mrs. Eliza V. Hough
ton of Los Angeles, 78; Mrs. Deana
App of Jamestown, Cal.. 6. and Mrs.
Elitha C. Wilder-of Brucevilie, Cal.,
89. A daughter 'f James F. Reed, a
member of the party, who forced his
way over the snow-capped S'erra
mountaina ttnd then returned with, re
v -ail
daughter of a famous English painter
and the mother of Sir Leslie Ward,
noted portrait artist. Mrs. Ward did
a great deal of work for Queen Vic
toria. Miss Mildred Gavin, charming New
York girl, ls shown with a famous
civii war relIc which was recently
sold at public auction. The relic was
a shell clock which belonged to the
lief for his dying companions, i liv
ing at Capitola, Cal. Her name is
Mrs. Mattle Lewis and she ls a bright
eyed woman, 77 years young.
Of all the companies that made
their way by ox -wagons on the Over
land trail aoross desert and mountain
to California before the railroad
linked east with west, the experiences
of the Donner party were the worst.
Theirs was the greatest loss of life, and
it was attended by a slow starvation
during the six months they were held
in the high Sierras that finally drove
the stronger members of the party to
that last expedient of man feeding
upon his own kind.
Of the 88 men, women and children
that started with or joined the Don
tier party, 42 perished. Six died In
the deserts of Utah and Nevada, and
3ti. succumbed . to the horrors of the
mountain camps. , '
All the. eiLtfertlTB, audi in-jyoX, life
late General Horace I'ortur, formerly
of Grant's headquarters staff. Tho
clock was made by Union soldiers
from an eight-inch l'arrot shell fired
on Charleston. S. C, front the "Swamp
Angel." a long-range gun which
created something like the furor that
the German "Big llertha" did ill the
world war.
A campaign slogan to allow spoon
ing in the public parks and let women
regulate the length of their skirts to
please their own fancy won for
Georgo Lawrence Oles In the race for
Mayor of Youngstown, O. Mrs. Oles
and two small daughters, Georgia. 8,
and Gayle. 6. shared in the general
notoriety which the eccentric Colonel
Oles gained for himself.
The Viscountess Boyne will become
sister-in-law of Princess Mary of
England when the English princess
marries Viscount Lascelles. Refore
her marriage Viscountess Boyne was
Lady Margaret Lascelles. She Is a
daughter of the Earl of Harewood
and a sister of Viscount Lascelles,
who was recently betrothed to Prin
cess Mary.
may be ascribed to the primary mis
take In taking a southerly course
around the Great Salt lake from Fort
Bridger, Wyo., instead of the usual
course around the northern end. The
rocky passes In the Wasatch moun
tains of Utah delayed them one
month; the sands of the Great Ameri
can desert and the Humboldt sink
stalled their wagons and starved
their cattle.
The party was in starving condition
when It reached Truckee MeadJkvs,
site of the present city of Reno, Nev.,
October 19, 1846. The emigrants were
met there by Charles T. Stanton, who
had preceded them to California, and
returned with two Indians, Luis and
Salvador, bringing five mule loads of
provisions. After some delay the
party pushed on, but October 23 found
themselves stalled In snow at the foot
of precipices at an elevation of 6000
feet from which the trail rose In one
mile and a half 1200 feet to the sum
mit, where two to five feet of snow
lay. They were In a pocket of the
mountains. A snowfall began that in
a week placed ten feet of snow about
them.
Some were at Prosser creek, some
at Alder creek and some at Donner
lake. They erected tents and brush
wood huts, about which they wrapped
rubber coats and quits. There were
at this time SI persons In the camps.
2i men, 13 women and 43 children,
in the subsequent happenings the
women showed the greater courage
, and endurance. Of the 15 only five
died, and four of those gave their
lives to aid or comfort tlic:r children
i or companions.
On Dcombor IS the "forlorn hope"
started over the snow on foot. It
consisted of nine nun. five women
and a hoy. Six days Liter, Stanton,
the rescuer, K.ive out and was aban
doned. A s:orm that be;;an Christ
mas d.iy halted them a week. Three
men died and were eaten January
4. another in. in tuiccumbed and Mas
eaten. William IVMer pursued and
phot the Indians. Luis and Salvador.
who were eaten. The party ciuiie out
of the enow January 11. were aided
by Indians, who gave them acorn
bread and helped them to Johnson's
rancho. They had been 3- days coin
ing from Donner's lake and eight hud
died. Two men survtv.d and all tin-
five women.
The experiene, of the four reli-.f
parties, from the first that left Sut
ter's fort. February e, to tu,. las-.
April 1,1. were similar to thosv of
the" "forlorn hope" , party. (Jo lug in
on snow shoes, the resellers cached
provisions to be used on their return
trips. Jn peveral instances these
leaches wer. destroyed by wild ani
mals, so that the return trips wim
the emaciated, weakened Ioneer
people became struggles with death
in which many died and were eawn
by their starving comnanior.s.
The fourth and last relief party
started from Johnson's rancho April
13. They had beeti promised by the
alcalde half of the fortune of sev
eral thousand dollars in money and
goods which George Dormer was sup
posed to possess.
The seven me nof tho party, under
William O. l'allon, reached Donner
lake In four days. Lewis Keseberg
I was the only one alive of the many
I who had not been able to accompany
tho relief parties who hail preceeded
them. Of Keseberff, tho relief men de
manded money, accusing him of hav
ing robbed, killed and eaten George
Donner and his wife, Tamsen. Keso
berg finally gave them $500. which
he eald Mrs. Donner had requested
him to give to her children should
he reach California.
The fourth relief started back next
I day, Keseherg following- thorn as well
as he could with an Injured leg. Each
night he managed to make camp.
and finally reached civilization. To
tho'end of his life he was an object
of accusation and aversion, although
most survivors and historians agree
that he was innocent.
The brightest part of the story wu
the heroism of the women. Of the
five who died, Mrs. George Donner
gave her life to h with her husband
at his death; Mrs. Jacob Donnor re
mained with her four children: Mrt.
Graves stayed for the flake of four
little ones and Mrs. Murphy cared for
her son and three grandchildren un
til too 111 to accompany the rescuers
To the zeal of Mrs. Patrick llrnon
was mainly duo the rescue of her
husband and 11 children who had
been left In the snow while tho re
lief party went forward for help
when they discovered a cache had
been destroyed. Mrs. Hreen kept
fires burnincr, nursed children with
a little sugar and water and kept
them alive until rescue came. She
would not feed upon the bodies of
some who had died, nor did tho chil
dren with her knowledge.
The efforts of James K. Reed un
doubtedly saved many lives. Ranished
to the desert In Nevada for having
fatally stabbed Janus rinyder when
Snyder struck Mrs. Reed with a whip
while, the two men were fighting.
ed made his way by horseback
over tho mountains to California
ahead of the donner partq. Although
he did not fullv realize the serious
ness of their condition, ho caused the
first relief party to be dispatched
and himself Jed the second expedition.
Who Will Pay Ex-Emperor
Charles Board BUI?
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I'rohlrm to itilo.
PARIS, Dec. 24. "Who Is going to
pay ex-Kmperor Charles' board
bill'.' is the problem the allied fnv-
jeinments are trying to solve. So far
no country lias conic forward and ot-fei.-d
to pay the bills left behind In
S 1 1 .erla n d or tho expensej which
will follow the ex,le of the former
monarch to Madeira.
The former king has expensive
tast'.v This Is evidenced by the fact
that the Swi.'.s retreat roft nearly
.uiHi.MiiO francs a year to keep going.
In a hurry to reach his old throne,
Charles forgot several substantial ob
ligations. These and the cost of
ma i n i a i n in - (" ,:iirin and b's large
family at(Madi-lra are occupying tho
all ...i a n; I).. -a ii"i s' council. The totnl
Swiss bill Will exceed several III ill Inn
I Sw iss francs apart from tho estab-
::siiin.iit set up at .Maileira tor mo
former ruler of Austria-1 1 u ngary.
It Is bulieved that tho Hungarian
government will pay most of the bills
and the members of the lit t lo entente,
to whose existence the suppression
of monarchial adventures Is essential,
may bear a part of the burden. The
annual expense at Madeira probably
will be provided through a pension,
wholly or partly paid by Hungary. In
this the little tutcnto may also have
a share.
The fact that Charles and his fam
ily still have firm friends In Hungary
ls evidenced by the purchase of a
2,000,0U0-cro wn bed and bedroom Buite
for the ex-queen by liudapest royal
ists. The bed was made of satlnwood
with brocade and gilt decorations.
The money was raised by popular
subscription. The authorities have re
fused to permit its display in public,
fearing royalist riots, so the bed will
be sent immediately to Madeira.
SILENT TRIBUTE TOUCHING
New i:ngliind Monument li Soldiers
Illuminated at Night.
jl, jr. Windsor In Popular Mechanics.
I was deeply touched by a silent
tribute observed recently while motor
ing through the state of Connecticut.
It was late at night, and the In
habitants of the little village had
long since retired; not a suggestion of
life anywhere; the only sound the
murmur of the motor, when my at
tention was arrested by the brilliant
Illumination of one of t he .customary
"rolls of honor" erected throughout
New England toO.onor the men who
fert In the great conflict. The light was
arranged to throw- its rays direct'y
upon tb names of the heroes from
that village. All through the long
hours of the night, until relieved by
the light of the rising sun, this
illuminated tribute, as silent as tho.
It commemorates, sheds its warm,
friendly rays upon their honored
names, keeping them ever bright :u
memory. It was a simple thing b.
I fore which 1 reverently paused a few-
moments, yet like so many simp.,
things It was beautiful. None of lb.
names was known to me, yet some,
how they seemed not fir away. In
rain and snow the light shines nigl:'
ly like a lighthouse, as if to guide th.
beholder to the high Ideals whic.
prompted these young men to give
their all. Other cities and towns m
well follow the example of this Con
necticut hamlet, as an expression o
never-dying gratitude from the uid-r.
and a patriotic inspiration to the
younger generation.