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Show M ' THE WHITE LIGHT ON if ' HIGH LIFE . . Tho approaching marriage of Pros- m Ident Wilson will afford a raro tit HE lilt for tho social reporters. Tho if- eager curiosity that followed l'rcsl- ML ' dent and Mrs. Cleveland on their wedding Journey has long been re-m- numbered No doubt tho present day I sleuths will not bo outdone by any predecessors. The least detail of I gossip will ho eagerly printed, nnd If fncts can not bo had, surmises sell equally well. I Tho history of tho prospective Mrs. j Wilson will ho written down to tho 1 smallest Item. A story on how sho j behaved at school, "nor manner of , dancing, riding, playing tennis, who- I ther she can cook nnd keep house or not, will sell nt a remunerative prlco to almost nny metropolitan newspaper. newspa-per. Her taBto In dress Is n special nrtlclo all by Itself. As the slang goes. It Is easy to sco her finish. This Insatiate curiosity seems common com-mon to all races and peoples, to both monaichles and republics. Tho Euro-1 Euro-1 penn royal families meet Just tho I came Inaulsltlon as our presidents I nnd It is no worso over t'nero. I ,1 To. many pcoplo it is all very vul- Bar.. Yet tho critics will probably read this stuff about tho approaching j wedding, and enjoy reading It too. In Washington the people nro said to becomo bo used to seeing pros!-' dents that they attract llttlo attention on tho street. Hut tho rqst of tho country Is mostly denied sight and hearing of them. It Is llko becoming becom-ing Intimately ncnualnted with a per-1 per-1 Bon through letters but nover meet ing him. Thoro is a human deslro to aeo what tho ears and oyes will toll you about him. Lacking this chance In tho case of the president and his family, it Is natural enough to try to form somo mental picture through the personal details of their lives. I All tho same tho nowspapcrs should bo decent ovon In tho fnco of a ravenous demand. It looks as If tho President and his brldo would i dodgo tho hungry hordo by n honoy-1 moon yachting trip. But that simply sim-ply postpones tho gamo until their return. |
