The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-03-02
YOUNGFoLKS OF The CABINET.
GIRLS NOW CONSPICUOUS IN
HARRINGTON SOCIETY.
Mis- Anes ReessveIt's usys In the white
House Imp ession h Has Made
At the Capital Daughters OF the
S,abinet lbncers and Their R~ecreauons.

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a.b,net 0mcers and Their R~ecreauons
WARRINGTON, March Perhaps thu
Greatest compliment that could be paid
n Nlss Alice Roosevelt IL 20 say that the
friends who knew her intimately before
abe became the daughter n the President
or even the daughter OF the Woe-Presiden
could describe her every characteristic az
tn,ly to-day as then, for the fact that she
n now the most conspicuous girl in America
has not changed her in any respect.
Simple In her manner, unassumtng, I'M
selfsh, eager tc please, satisfied with what
ever falls TO her lot. confederate TO a marked
degree for other less fortunate girls, utterly
devoid Of self-oonsciousness, as fond OF
fun as her Brothers these and a lot OF
simiar traits make Alice Roosevelt, the
daughter Of the President, as dear TO her
thsnds ~ was Alice Roosevelt. the daughter
Of tho Civil Service Commissioner and the
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy.
At Oyster Bay II was her habit to accept
che everyday conditions OF life In the
saIne pnIlosophio manner that abe does
the events Of her life as daughter Of the
President. She In far too fond Of outdoor
ufs 10 be domestic, yet If household affairs
ls1 TO her lot she went about her work in
the most ohssrful manner possible, with
her fathers determination TO get through
With . thing begun. whether pleasant or
Otherwise.
1t wss supposed by other Washington 80
stSty girls that they would be OF secondary
consideration where Miss Roosevelt was
concerned and would have TO study her
pleasure to their own discomfort. They
were surprised to find that matters we're
rsvsued and that Mia Roosevelt thought
natural manner.
A for the many attentions that fall TO
every popular debutante, while Miss Roose-
welt gracefully accepts them, she makes no
effort TO gain them. She u solicitous 20
Q marked degree where the comfort Of
her companions is concerned, and has been
seen 70 change her seat at q ootillon this
winter . number Of times that some less
fortunate girl might nave the place Of
vantage. More than once this winter she
has been known to feign fatigue after a
few turns In a waltz and TO request her
partner 10 take upon the floor In her stead
some girl friend who was sitting it out.
A woman who has seen many seasons
both In American society and abroad was
asked recently what she thought Of Miss
Roosevelt To this shs promptly re-
sponded;
'sho 10 the psrsonifcation OF Just what
every mon and woman OF the world likes
best-shs "a tasting the sweetest sweets Of
life without caring who knows how much
shs enjoys them.
She 70 enjoying everything that comes
her way ~ door any other girl in her first
season out and / will wager my diamond
collar that Alice Roosevelt does not think
onoe N tw~enty-four hours Of her father as
the President Of the United States and Of
hersslf as his daughter OF that anything
comes her way on that account
Miss Roosevelt Ia y most constant friend.
Numbered among her intinates now are
Miss Lille McCauley. Miss Lydia Loring
end Miss Garcia dc Peyster, who were her
friends at Miss Flint's school when with her
parents she made her homo in Washington
scveral years g These four girls were
inssparable companions then.
Now thcy discuss the next dance In CON-
pany. talk over party dresses and spend
whole mornings In one snother's private
apartments planning girlish enjoyments
and discussing the --latest social affair. Miss
1oOc0NClt , IOOTIls III ne Tllt 1fOuS9 Vell
the story Of her fast Girlish friendships,
for there ara everywhere tokens Of girish
affections.
Handmade picture frames, sofa pillows,
table scarfs, and a hundred frivolous small
things that go to make up a girls den are
TO be found in this sunny corner OF the
White House. Almost the only hsndiwork
hat Mise Roosevelt now undertakes is
SONS pretty conceit for the cosey corner
Of a girl friends room.
Mrs. Roosevelt Ii an exquisite needle
woman. and it Is eaid by members Of her
family that she can plan. cut Ind make
perfect garmonts for her children, while
her dainty hand work il a revelation. She
has never, however, succeeded in getting
Miss Roosevelt to take the slightest interest
In such material things.
Those who know the Presidents daughter
best often ask II she Is studious or accom-
phshed, and the answer would involve
considerable explanation. Miss Roosevelt
generally has about her room a few classics,
n Q few late magazines, and almost any
morning one would find her conversant
with the contents OF the morning paper.
bat further than that she seldom goes in
books.
In fact, she is not a boob lover and rue
nly sdmits it. Sne plays on the piano only
with medium skill. never paints. cares
little for any Of the so-oa;led polite accom-
pltshments, and yet she is never idle. She
II remarkably punctilious in all social
mattero. and attends personally 10 all Of
her accsptances or regrets, keeping her
" social calendar. and carrying on her
social correspondence in her own hand
writing.
Miss Roosevelt IL not fond Of what the
girls call dress, and probably the only arti-
Gle Of her wardrobe which excites the
slightest pleasure in her breast is her first
ball gown, worn upon the occasion of her
Gfbut this winter. Those who know bost
IL. inner affairs g the White House family
say tina: Miss Roos. Welt did not even think
about a asw gown 10 wear upon the occasion
Of the launching Of the Emperor's yacht.
She does not care for elaborate clothes,
ard further than being extremely daiLty
In her toilets thinks less about dress thar
almost any other girl ia Washington society
When she goes calling upon her glri friend,
informally slIe almost always walks. a,
other times she goes in one OF the serera.
carriages belonging to the White tiouse
stables and often takes one or two of hei
girl friends with her. Several Of the youus
girls of Miss EcoscNelt's set own haunt ,