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President Woodrow Wilson and First Lady Edith Wilson at Longchamps

President Woodrow Wilson and First Lady Edith Wilson at Longchamps

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President Woodrow Wilson and First Lady Edith Wilson at Longchamps

President Woodrow Wilson and First Lady Edith Wilson traveled to Europe twice to attend the Paris Peace Conference in 1918 and 1919. Packing for the journeys was a tremendous undertaking. The tag on the president’s high hat case and lid is well marked. Edith Wilson, determined to dress as befit a representative of her country, selected her clothes carefully. The casual afternoon suit she selected to wear at the Longchamps races, seen here, was a three–piece ensemble with skirt, jacket, and overblouse.

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