Mrs. Elizabeth Jaffray, White House housekeeper during four administrations, was induced to write some of her reminiscences for Mr. Hearst's Cosmopolitan magazine. She classifies the Presidents and their wives thus:
William Howard Taft Best natured
Woodrow Wilson Kindest
Warren G. Harding Best dressed
Calvin Coolidge Most frugal
Mrs. Taft Tidiest
The first Mrs. Wilson Most motherly
The second Mrs. Wilson ....Most affectionate
Mrs. Harding Best gowned
Mrs. Coolidge Ostensibly happiest
There is one bed in the White House which Mrs. Jaffray regards as hoodooed. Said she:
"On this bed Mrs. Taft lay for long months, ill....
