The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-11-15
THE ROOSEVELT QUICKSTEP.
UNAGEUSlO MUSIC IN THE WHITE
HOUSE.
Th" ifestd"nt IL Vigorous and Quick, Mra.
Eo"st""it IN Vigorous and Quick, their
Chil"rcn aro Vigorous and Quick
and Nnur OF the Family "IIns
Nerves" Unlrss II be Miss
R0os vrit, The Coming
Drbutanto
Special to News and Courier

Dcbutanto
Special to News and Courier
Washington, Nov. II --Washing
ton has taken Il new lease Of life
since the Roosevelt incubation. The
now President is rs infectious az the
latest fad and tho fashionable exer-
else in tho future is the Roosevelt
quickslep. Every one is practicing
it, from the clerical force Of the
White House to tho gay butterflies
of society, whi o official Washington
dances to tho new tune as happily
as ever the nursery rhyme children
danced to the piper's music. With
out doubt the National Capital
is in thu throes Of al energetic rev.
olution for which the Chief Exocu-
tive is responsible.
A fresh, invigoraring atmosphere
has swept through the White House.
Windows have been thrown wide
aud messengers and watchmen ac-
customed to Il uniform temperature
of 50 deg which WAS Mrs. Nc.
Kinloy's lowest limit-have shivered
and buttoned up since tho coming Of
| the fresh air lovers. The entire
Roosevelt family is breezy, strong
lunged and vigorous. Nobody whis-
pers in the corridors any more.
There is no further need of tip toeing
and that pussy footed, velvety troad
upon the private stairway is thing
of the past. ''rhank God," says the
Washington world, "sickness, inva-
lidism, nerves, have no part in the
White House of today.
LIKE FATHER, LIKE son.
From one extreme to the other,
and now the historic old mansion
houses & lot Of irrepressible yc ing
sters, whose antics and pranks should
tempt the American eagle to screech.
They are in evidence every waking
hour of the day, either doing stunts
with bicycles in front of the north
entrance and dodglng the horses Of
visiting dignitari"s, or prancing
through the mansion to the music of
their lusty voices. 1t is safe to as-
sert that they make more noise than
the combined children of the Hayes,
Harrison and Cleveland admnistra-
tiona. Down in the basement Of the
White House President Roosevelt
will fit up a modern gymnasium, az
much for his own az his children's
use, and the noble arts Of boxing and
fencing will be more than ever in
vogue. While civil service commits
sioner and assistant Secretary of the
Navy Mr.. Roosevelt WAS q devotee of
physical cultnro, and he has an
| nonnced his intention Of continuing
all forms of exercise. Since he is
already an enthusiastic pedestrian as
we'll as equestrian, tho latest Pres-
dent will not allow his body to rust
while his wits are polished to keen
| edge in his daily contact with politi-
cal pie-grabbers. Every pleasant
morning as carly as 7 o'clock the
President, Mrs. Roosevelt and the
children are in the south grounds Of
the White House without hats, tax.
ing brisk constitutional and getting
up an appetite for breakfast.
Even the wife Of President must
agree with the majority that with
good digestion, satisfactory com.
| plexion aud some ono to love her, a
woman has q chance Of happiness in
| the White House.
THE COMING DEBUTANTE
But one member of the Roosevelt
| family is absent from this early morn
ing ramble. 1t is probable that she
prefers to linger long and late in
dreamland, and revel in tho airy,