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Show Two Women Smile Til In Different WI Defeated and Leaving Congress Soon, Missis inson Tries to Hide Sorrow While ShJ1 Enters Hall With Radiant Mrs. 1 Huck, Just Elected From Illinois MM BY CABOLYN VANCE. Special Correspondent of The Stand - ami - Kxnm lner. (Copyright, 1922, by The Slandard-Exn Slandard-Exn minor ) WASHINGTON. Doc. 2. When Uncle Joe Cannon beamed down tho center aisle of tho house with the lady from Oklahoma upon his gallant, though shaky, right arm, and with a lady from Illinois upon his left, a careful eye could distinguish a poignant poign-ant difference In th smiles both women wo-men wore. Miss Alice Robertson's smile was a plucky attempt to hide tho hurt of her recent defeat. Mrs Winifred Ma-I Ma-I aon Huck frankly effervesced with j good Bplrlts and had somo difficulty In maJntalnlng a demeanor In keop-Ing keop-Ing with her sombre robes of state. SORROW VI) .TOY. friends, which li as i-..tie an occur rence as if tho north and south poles should suddenly sidle up to each othor and get chummy. Thore are vast differences betwe n the two feminine members of con-gras, con-gras, but slenderly brdged by their common sex. One faces the blealc months remaining In congress for her with a heart that is sore and embittered embit-tered by what she. terms the fickleness' of tho folks back home The oth-r' is exhilarated by popular favor and eager for the opportunity that llei ahead of her "to make good." but ;o re lu more that separates them than victory and defeat. Youth and age. illusion and disillusion. Their points of view are as different as if i each looked at things from a perch j upon the opposite ends of the earth. FAR DIFFKJtlCNT TRAINING. Mrs. Huck is a "woman's woman" who will stoutly battle in congress for tho things that women as a sex are demanding. Miss Robertson sought to "take a man's place" and I to he "treated like a man," showing no favor to either sex by her votes. Perhaps this wide divergence In alms Is due the character of their existences exist-ences before entering public life. Mrs. Huck Is happily married and blessed with children and has led tho life jtho majority of women do of a sheltered shel-tered existence within the home Sho j sees first tho trials and tribulations of the women secluded within tho home. Miss Robertson has had a lone j fight out in the man-world. She has I had to learn to see things as a man sees them. "Miss Robertson was right in the stand she took." generously maintains Mrs, Huck "She represented a district dis-trict and she should vote to benefit her connlltuento. the men d$uallj with tho women as she saw fit She took a brave stand on many public questions ques-tions and I admire her In her spirit. although I have not nl.fl with her "I have the privilege of rl lng women and of worklnrLl latlon that will peoullAJlH them because I do not rtmrasV 'rl.t. I, ut I represent thMf ' 1 ' ' T"", tho nttJfUj resentatl.e at large from IfJE take care of the special IntR TharsBfl other representatives froiZ8 to It that th jHj n"t v. aik'd m in c ungrew w' apf. ., i to th. voters on tbSBM that since there were so msH grensmon from my state thSsf should he at least one WOBjfli delegation to speak for tJbal voters and , ;,,r the Sb4 tercsts of the feminine nH PA( lis NE MEAsUrMJ Mrs ilu-k la In sympathyBi wi men 3 organizations, she fl, I hnv e i.'.t the ml emulation e9 ; t.ite junt now I fee ahoutfl know 1 1, .r i .... ,.. ,.j.,rs of J tional Women's par.y who IM as tin ! ad era of yie Burners' league who are ag&ufl tight minded, high rinciplH who have the interest of siK ami I believe It wH ,;.ine sor . . i,o wijesjir' " .-aid todsW" M:-i lluik will support tK n -'I ' 1 1 tho uniform (S?7; nn Lsure, the JW: ; ri' r Mi; fi.r a departmesfW' ration and Jnu.Mt tho otM "' are try ing to DSSBBT'1' I Ml i,i IT WOMEN'S hSM Ml.. hull i t:an fuught ttU t in-:.. an -; and incurred .': inlty ol organl7.e-d women. M ;.' nti I It ' : m" i , ...a the 4 ' ' leaders ei ti.i' . ountry, ststitt -she vv i ; in no wise a reptSlB of the ,v,-x in congress, but rZ . d n as a man verfSin. Uoot rlson It-Ha that the meSe '.ate wen ungrateful for tbe'K: o.uure way In v, hlch ah tn tre.it the Her often Sj9 desire was to . the place vM-: and to I., treated like one. 1 "I a.-'.-.-d no Immunities bdBri-nd bdBri-nd 1 i oc elved b3 friends t' l me tha; I took dB-: ' a real man should," she 3 with a mixture of bltterneH.uHj,r i in. ling all the dlffetW opinion on Woman quostS 1 1 1 1 1 k ; l'.i'iiortaon ! friendly and can he seen lauH8 together In the houjB1-1 ' j ' r.sn't she a dear Utile thlai I RoberUon told the wrlterB' .lng of Mrs Hu-k "bhe lsBfv i rid i am So old Bso! fci: |