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Show SENATORS' WIVES FACE PROBLEM Among tha women confronted with the double socio-political problems of life in Washing-ton Washing-ton are these novices of the capital scene, wives of newly elected senators. At top, left to right, are Mrs. Ernest Lundeen of Minnesota. Mrs. H. H. Schwerh of Wyoming. Mrs. Joshua Lee of Oklahoma, Mrs. Clyde Herring of Iowa, Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge III of Massachusetts; below, Mrs. Allen Ellender of Louisiana Mrs, Edward C Johnson of Colorado, Mrs. James H. Hughes of Delaware and Mrs. Guy M. Gillette of Iowa. Social Pitfalls For Newcomers Tax the Astute WASHINGTON Pity the wives of the 13 newly-elected senatora who are making their debuts on Capitol HiU this winter. Official society offers of-fers such a multitude of pitfalls for the undoing of a newcomer. No matter bow solid her social standing ia back home, the wife of the new senator must ever be on guard against doing the wrong thing. She is terribly conscious of her responsibility for making the right contact to enhance her husband's hus-band's prestige. Envied at home, In Washington she la outranked on every hand, unnoticed except for her small circle of intimates. Nearly everything in capital society so-ciety is done differently than elsewhere. else-where. So those new senate wives will have to learn a lot of new tricks, even those like Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., who has enviable social recognition throughout the east. Getting Acquainted Anywhere else women hurry to call on a new arrival In town. Sometimes Some-times they carry a little hamper with fried chicken or molasses cookies, cook-ies, Just in case the newcomer's stove hssn't been connected yet. So they are amased to find that ia ed to call first They call at the White House, they call on the wives of the judiciary, judi-ciary, on the wife of the speaker of th house, on th wives of foreign for-eign diplomats. Then they order another hundred engraved cards and call on the wlvee of all the senators who outrank them. It la not unusual for a dutiful lady of the senate to make IS calls In one afternoon. Only on days at home or when they ar especially Invited to tea do the callers expect to see their hostess. And should they fall to turn down a corner th Washington cod dictate must be turned down, their house of calling cards will come tumbling to the ground. A few fledging senate wives are content to make a favorable impression im-pression on the wives of senior senatora. Their only handicap is that the Intricacies of aenate politics poli-tics are as puzzling to them as a poem in Sanskrit Which senior wives are to be cultivated and which onea may be passed by with a nod, la a problem which completely baffles them. Usually they play safe by being excessively nice to everyone they meet, at the beginning. begin-ning. Lucky Mrs. Pepper. Mrs. Claude Pepper, bride of the new senator from Florida, had more luck than moat She met and was tucked under the wing of kindly Mrs. William Borah, wife of the dean of the senate. Mrs. Borah haa the distinction, for a senator's wife, of hsvlng been on the guest list for the diplomatic reception at the White House and for Evelyn Walsh McLean's J500.000 New Year's sve ball. These parties opened the season sea-son for local and official society. The distraught Mrs. Pepper confessed con-fessed to Mrs. Borah that she didn't "know a soul." She was horrified at the older woman'a auggestlon that she attend a party at the awank Sulgrava club, where Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins waa receiving receiv-ing that afternoon, and then look in on Mrs. Farley's "at home" later. "But I haven't been Invited," ahe protested. She was told that none of the other women ahe would see there had been Invited either. Mrs. Borah suggested that Mrs. Pjpper might be happier if ahe took along Mrs. Andrews, wife o( the other senator from Florida. But that wasn't much help because the wife of the new senator didn't know the wife of her husband's colleague, Housing Is Big Problem The first thing th new senate wives do is look around for a good Washington address. Some of them take bouses in Georgetown, the older part of Washington. But only the Initiated know that while one street in Georgetown may be very exclusive, the one at right angles to It may be equally bad. Many newcomers take the easy way out by leasing a housekeeping suite in on of the expensive hotels. But to keep within their rental budget the discouraged couple must sacrifice spaciousness for a good address. They get around this by engaging rooms at a club or a smart hotel for entertaining on a grand scale. Many weary wives of new lawmakers law-makers give up trying to fight their way alone, gtve up the new hat and frock they had promlaed themselves, them-selves, and hire a social secretary. Mrs. William Laird (Bessis) Dun-lop Dun-lop Jr, and Hslen Ray Hagnar top th list They will arrange a "knock 'em dead" supper dance, with two orchestras, a buffet supper, sup-per, champagne punch and caviar for any number of guests the hostess host-ess specifies. Or young women who know the ropes can be engaged at less expense, for a part of each day. or for a special occasion. With or without assistance, the wife of a new aenator is hopleasly confused. One and all they take their aoclal duties with pathetic seriousness. The senate bride. Mrs. Claude rapper, rap-per, newlywed wife f Florida's senator, sen-ator, hai had the flood rfun te be taken under Mrs. William loreh'i wing. |