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Show height and rather flender, with a liking lik-ing for modish gow-ns and the dotullj of the buslneHa of the Ued Cross, "lf this thing keeps on,' the member mem-ber of congress already quoted confided con-fided late, "the. backing of MUa Board-man Board-man In a political deal Is going to bo more Important than tho support of half a dozen ordinary congressmen.' "At leapt It may be concoded that If tho salon Is over to become an Important Im-portant development In Washington lite, tho Boardman home In P street Is likely to prove Its center." MOST CONSPICIOUS WOMAN TODAY IN WASHINGTON i The American Magazine contains an interesting sketch of Mabel T, I Boardman. who is a great 6oeIal lead er in Washington and has strong po lltical influence. Tart of the sketch about Miss Boardman is as follows: "Miss Boardman is the most conspicuous con-spicuous woman at the national cap!-taly cap!-taly today, for the occupies an Important Im-portant position In several fields. Her parents, the W. J. Boardmans of Cleveland, have been in Washington ling enough to take a place amomr the most exclusive old inhabitants, who scorn the recent arrivals of officialdom offi-cialdom and their fine home on Du-pont Du-pont Circle has long boon a social center for what is really the best in Washington soeUty. Their daughter ha3 made a place for herself in thin select circle. "Then she is a close friend of thi president's family. She went with tin famous Taft party to the Philippines and no obtained a more thon ordinary acquaintance with members of con- greus. Tho members of tbo ranv, , headed by the president, called on j her one night last spring and gave j her n watch in memory of the Journev I t0 the far east, which 'shows her post-I post-I tlon In that part of Washington o- clety called the official set. It Ipn't ! an everyday affair for the president and leading senators and representatives representa-tives to call and leave a watch at somebody's house. "Besides, MIfs Boardman is a member mem-ber of the executive committee of the Red Cross, of which Mr. Taft Is president, pres-ident, and. In addition, she Is Interest-el Interest-el in all sorts of movements for social so-cial betterment. tln'nUrlkS u athr "TJSal combination combina-tion of qualities to be successful In r.,ihVar ''d llncS of a'-Uvlty-to be nhiiKnMaf,er at onco ln letv ftn,J u,fn.Hr0rj'' 10 bo at th" sn,c time t ,? t,V?ly Intellectual and vet Boardm,0' ? -tock,n And Mlo la S?m, 3 J.USt cnl'h prime -a woman of moro man medium |