1918 Washington’s Elsie Cobb Wilson, another of the era’s so-called great lady decorators, sets up shop in New York and continues her successful career, creating the interiors of U.S. embassies in Peking and Tokyo. Her style focused on comfort and refinement. Lucy Rutherford, the woman with whom FDR was romantically involved for many years, worked in Wilson’s Washington shop. When Eleanor Roosevelt demanded an end to the affair, it was Wilson who convinced Rutherford that it was best for the country to end things.