Show FUTURE FIRST LADY IS REAL HOME BODY W WASHINGTON Oct 16 Wash Wash Washington ington almost recovered from front the thrill which came with the announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment of the engagement t President Wilson Vilson to wed Mrs l Norman Gait Galt to toI today today to- to I day is bending all energy to learn the personality of the beautiful Virginia Virginia Vir Vir- ginia born widow who soon will be bethe bethe ke kethe the first lady of the land Who she she Is Is what she does and how she will measure up In her duties as mistress of ot the White House as a s successor to Mrs Theodore Roosevelt Mrs wH- wH liam Howard Taft and a long list of others whose skill at entertainment made famous the seasons season's receptions and state dinners are topics which are all absorbing throughout the cap- cap Ital Washington as a whole knows lIttie lit littIe little lIt lIt- tie tle of ot Mrs Gait Galt The newspapers never printed lien her name In large headlines headlines head head- lines on the society pages her sphere extended only a little way outside of I Ithe the neighborhood in which she lives I and the circle of friends she has made since she came to this city nineteen I years ago as a bride When hen however the little statement came camo from the White House on Wednesday night at 8 o'clock announcing announcing an an- n- n that she and the president of the United States are engaged to tobe tobe tobe be married there fell fen on her the glare of the searchlight of a a. nation And she is shrinking from it like a child afraid of a storm What the glare reveals is a very normal woman dimpled and smiling pretty to look upon domestically In Inclined inclined in- in dined and fond of the great outdoors out out- doors studied companionable ble and well born She is a home maker thoroughly conversant with the re responsibilities responsibilities xe re- re of the management ofa ofa of ofa a large house she Is practical an and anel businesslike an accomplished simple in her tastes and ex- ex sweet of disposition Such is the woman President Wilson wn Wil Will Willson son will take as a a. bride Such is the woman born bornand and reared in the Virginia Virginia Vir Vir- ginia mountains who will be mistress of the White House for at least the next two seasons an and possibly four more Do Not Do Her Justice By this time tim Mrs l Gaits Galts picture has been printed in almost every daily dally newspaper in the country These photographs which everywhere have commanded admiration do not dp o the subject jU Justice because of the inability inability inability ity of the newspapers to reproduce the exquisite coloring of her skin Her complexion Is very fair and her rosy cheeks bespeak ak the outdoor ex exercise exercise ex- ex of which she is so fond and of ot perfect health Mrs Gait Galt is about five feet and f four ur inches tall tali and a trifle plump Her lien hair which Is abundant Is very dark brown seeming black at first glance gl i nd wavy She wears It simply Her large well set eyes are full of soft hazel These eyes fill flU with lights and shadows when she sho smiles smiled Her lIer eye speak pages Another of Mrs Gaits Gait's most fascinating fascinating fascinating fasci fasci- features is her mouth with its Hs ls red lips and white even perfectly shaped teeth It does not take a seer to tl tell by her mouth that she is simply aim sim ply sympathetic and sincere I Her IIer face is rounded well and seems to light all over when she smiles which she seems to be doing almost all aU of the time Summed up Mrs Galts Gaits expressions are almost beyond description Her lIer smile would win any anyone one raid Fald a friend of Mrs Gait Galt toda today It ItIs Itis is more than a smile it smile it is radiance She is alluring and one of her pretty ways is her fashion of dropping dropping dropping drop drop- ping her eyes and then suddenly flashing them up again at you She does this entirelY unconsciously and you find ind yourself fascinated registering registering regis regis- a mental query as to whether or not she will look up again I have tried to settle in my y own way vay Just what Mrs Gaits Gait's chief charm charmis is 13 and I have t talked lk d with others about it It seems that seems that her leading distinction lies Ues in her knack of surprising surprising sur sun you I Mrs Gait Galt Is Retiring She is retiring reining and half shy When you meet her you prepare to say the customary polite things and behold she looks fairly at you and her face breaks into a a. fetching smile and you I begin to wonder Just why she is so delighted to see you It seems that at ata ata ata a glance she has discovered what a clever Interesting and delightful person person person per per- son you are Mind you this Is not studied studied its its it's s Just a pretty mannerism But Its It's so flattering that you really cant can't help liking Mrs Gait Galt Mrs l Gait Galt is a descendant in the eighth generation of the famous In Indian In- In dian diah princess Pocahontas who ac according according according ac- ac cording to tradition save saved the life Ufe of Captain John Smith and then married married mar mar- ried ned John Rolfe RoUe This relationship is shown in records now in existence in Virginia and the Boiling family Mrs Gait Galt who before her marriage was Miss Edith Boiling Bolling is very proud of the he distinguished parentage Mrs Gait Galt Is about 40 year years of age although she might easily be taken for or a a. young lady of 30 or even less She is a a. daughter of ot the late Judge William H. H Boiling of ot Va famous lamous throughout the state as a lawyer She is one of ot nine children and her mother and a sister Miss Bertha Boiling Bolling now that the family home lome in Virginia is broken up make their home in Washington with Mrs i Gait Galt Mrs Gait Galt was married in 1896 to Norman Gait Galt a a. son of the prominent Gait Galt family of ot Washington for more than one hundred years proprietors of ofa ofa ofa a large Jewelry store In Pennsylvania avenue Mr Gait after the marriage acquired the full control of or the store leaving it at his death deth eight years ago to the pretty young widow She has continued the ownership since that time retaining a manager for tor fortha forthe the tha business but keeping in close touch with the general details and directing the important policies This Thin store is said to be worth approximately approximate approximate- ly iy I Liv Lived d a Quiet Life Since the death of Mr Gait Galt the widow has lived U a quiet life Ufe with her circle of friends passing the summers in the mountains or at t the seashore and the winters rs in Washington She has taken a great interest in charity work around the city particularly the Childrens Children's hospital of ot which she Is a member of the board of ot governors Her lIer charity work has been done without without without with with- out display she has let her name appear appear ap ap- ap- ap pear on subscription lists only when initials would not suffice sh she be be- that the greatest charity could be done dond by remaining in the background background back back- ground aiding here and ad there but quietly While Mrs l Gait Galt Is a lover of outdoor outdoor outdoor out out- door life she goes for such things with limitations She loves walking abo above abot e everything else and many times times times' lately she has been s seen en with Miss 1 Helen Woodrow Bones a cousin of Mr Wilson strolling in beautiful Rock Creek park which Is Just on the outskirts of Washington More recently within the last month or six weeks she has gone to the park with Miss Bones in one of the big White rouse automobiles stopping It at at atthe the entrance to the park and re returning returning returning re- re turning to it after a brisk walk of an hour bour or more She has an automobile of her own an electric runabout which she drives her herself She goes shopping with it leaving it In fron front of the stores storE's along p lo street and Pennsylvania avenue an and she takes tales long drives into the country She has driven an automobile automobile automo automo- bile for several years Mrs Gait Galt only recently has taken up golf Already she Is making progress with the game and it Is predicted predicted predicted pre pre- by her close friends that she soon will be a a. match for the president president dent who plays every day until re- re chiefly with Passed Assist Assistant nt Surgeon Cary Gary T. T Grayson Grason U U. S. S N. N the White House physician Teaching Her Golf Mr Wilson Ison himself Is teaching Mrs Gait Galt to play golf golt lIe He is a good teacher teach teach- er according to persons who have seen them play They are getting a great deal of fun out of ot the game At golf gol Mrs Gait Galt will be a great companion for the president who likes the game gome because it keeps him himIn himIn himin In perfect trim for the mas masS of work which constantly confronts him at atthe atthe atthe the White House lie He makes it a arule arule arule rule to go to a golf Jolt course at every afternoon when it is not rain rain- ing He plays at either the Columbia Country club or the Washington Country club both of which are about a half hours hour's drive In an au au- 2 Mrs Gait Galt is a member of StThomas StThomas StThomas St. St Thomas' Thomas Episcopal pal church which is isone isone isone one of 0 the best known in Washington Washing Washing- ton and is attended by some come of the highest officials of the government The Rev C. C Ernest Smith is rector and although the arrangements for forthe forthe forthe the wedding have not been announced it is believed that he will perform the the ceremony Mrs Gait Galt likes to read good books and her library at her residence in Twentieth street Is filled with some of the choicest volumes that can be found She passes several hours hour a aday aday aday day in this library In this regard she also i is like the president who enJoys enjoys enjoys en- en Joys reading almost as much as s any other form of diversion All summer long when President v Wilson went to the baseball t games games Mrs G Gait lt accompanied him taking a great Interest in the sport although she did not understand it very clear clear- ly Mr Wilson tok pains to explain l the details of the game to her and now she really enjoys the game It was Mrs Gaits Gait's interest in baseball that caused the president to drop the affairs of state long enough to go to I Philadelphia and see the worlds world's Senies se series series se- se ries nies contest |