The Washington times., 1901-09-25
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mrs Roosevelt is expected to arrive at
the White House today. The resident
portion of the mansion has been put in
readiness for her coming: carpets are
down and the personal belongings of the
Presidents family set in their proper
place. so that the new house which she is
to so Unexpectedly take possession of will
seem very like home. According to a pen
picture recently published in New York.
where Mrs. Roosevelt is so well known
and liked. she is described as rather Pc
tite. with brown hair and eyes, clear
skin that colors prettily when excited,
and beautiful and expressive mouth.
She dresses simply. especially in the
street; wears no Jewels. except with
evening dress. which is always extremely
handsome She has not varied for years
the style of her hairdressing The hair is
parted. smoothed simply back from the
forehead. and coiled at the back of the
head, with some few natural ringlets
around the temples; but there is no at
tempt made to follow each move Of fash
ion. Mrs. Roosevelt has understood her
own style and dresses accordingly. The
athletic sports of the day do not appeal
to her, but she is a good horsewoman and
has taken up riding again within the last
two or three years. She is expert
needlewoman, writes cleverly. and there
is somewhere extant book of verse
which She has published for private cir
cuiatioh. She Is member of several
luncheon clubs, but she has never taken
part in fashionable entertainments, and
her name appears very rarely on the list
of patronesses for large festivities.
She possesses that rare talent which
made Mrs. Cleveland so popular. of re-
membering the faces of people she meets
once or twice and also being able to re-
member all about them. She is the boon
companion. as well as the very wise and
tender mother, of her stepdaughter and
her own children, who are much younger
than Miss Alice Roosevelt
She has wide knowledge of politics.
both foreign and American She is
frail looking woman. hut has much more
strength than she apparently possesses.
She is deeply religious.
The engagement of Miss Helen M.
Michener, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. L. I.
Michener to Mr.. Griffin Halstead, son of
MIR. and Mrs. Murat Halstead, of Cincin-
natl, is announced.
Mr.. and Mrs E. Southland Parker an
nounce the engagement of their daughter
Helen to Mr. Henry K. Willard. The
interest here, where both families are so
well known, will be an event of early No
vember.
The marriage of Miss May Hill. daugh-
ter of Mrs. Peter H. Hill, to Mr.. Charles
Aloysius Dunn. will take place this morn
ing at $3.50 o'clock at St Paurs Catholic
Church. The bride will be unattended by
maids. The groomsman will be Mr.. D. F.
w. Heron, and the usher5 selected are
DIR. ]. Ryan Devereaux, U. S. A. Mr..
Daniel Duncan, DR.. w. C. Gwynn, and
Mr.. +. NJ Phelps. Immediately after the
ceremony the couple will go south as far
as Asheville, n. C. Upon their return
they will be at the Albemarle. Mrs. Hill
and Miss Clementina Carroll Hill will
spend the winter in -Nbany, TO be near
the younger members of the family. who
are in school.
The following visitors to the Pan
American Exposition from Washington
are registered at Buffalo hotels: Iroduois
John w. Jennings and wife. 4. H. Bald
win, Mr.. and Mrs. Y. Edison, Oliver Hine,
and 7. A. Jaggar, jr., of the United states
Geological SURVEY. Lenox-Mrs. N l..
Anderson and maid and Miss Collins.
Gibbs-Mrs. Francis Miller. Alice Miller
end Mrs. J. Is. Shechels. Broezel-I- M
Culp. Mansoin-J. E. Johnson and wife.
Miss Annie e. Diedrich. of Maryfield.
Fairfax County. Va. and Mr.. Edward 7.
Ohutt. OF Georgetown. will be married
today at noon at the Catholic Church in
West Falls Church, Rev. Father Turney
officiating. Miss Claudio Offutt. of Pooles-
vile, Montgomery County. Nd. cousin
of the bride. will be the bridesmaid, while
Mr.. w. Z. Hitchcock. of Washington,
will act as best man. At o'clock in the
afternoon the couple will take a train 10
New York. Mr. Offutt was recently ap-
pointed to a good position in the United
States naval magazine at Iona, N. Y,
and after honeymoon trip will take up
his residence at that place.