The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-18


 Washington society person to wh m the prospect of an carly cessation of the bewildering whirl of social gaiety at the national capital conveys feelings of deep CT regret than to Alice Roosevelt, the charming, graceful and bewitchingly poised daughter of the President. says a writer in the Chicago Tribune. While others may have begun to waver under the strain of months of unbroken activi- ty attending one of the liveliest seasons in the history of Washington society Miss Roosevelt is far from being In this position. It Is with sincere regret that she looks forward to the fast approaching day when there are to be no more dances of any consequence at the capital and the round of festivities will be broken for several weeks to come.
 Dancing Is one of Alice Roosevelt's 8 greatest accomplishments. She does Q great many things and does them vastly better than any of her conscientious lIn- itators, but nowhere does she excel su markedly as on the polished floor of tlie ballroom. With the Presidents daugh- ter, dancing is not a mere pastime pop uiar because of the opportunities 1t af- lords to show fine gowns and enjoy the society of men, She loves to dance for the Joy of it. and in the ballroo n con- ducts herself with the same delightful vim and fascinating abandon that she displays on horseback.
 Miss Roosevelt is at the dancing age that time of life when every girls heart beats to tho tune of a waltz. Of all tn. in society, she hns en1oyed dancing most The men with whom she has danced d, not matter 90 much, because her idea Of a partner Is a man who can dance well. Beyond this fact she has never on a single occ asion expressed any preference. Her dances nave been divided chiefly be- tween military men and college men. Of the two she confosses with that frank ness which is enc of he: most striking characteristics that she prefers the lat ter Sophomores are to her more irterost- ing than blase society men. College flags and flag pins hold as honored a place with her as with other young women of all classes and conditions. Yet she has the same weakness for brass buttons that distinguishes every Eormal girl. So far however, the flags and buttons. not their owners, appear to possess the Intrinsic interest in her eyes Altogether she has held herself in hand as firmly and ao skillfuly as she would a pair of spirited horses ard has driven her social chariot down .he line with the coolness. the dash and the unaffected grace of a mistress of the reIns.
 An amusing incident. illustrating her modesty and the apparent awe with which her would-be partners regard her, Is told by a young newspaper man of Washington who met Miss Roosevelt at the hop at the Naval Academy at An napolis. With a modesty not generally supposed characteristic of a newspaper reporter this young man wavercd for half an hour before the dance began be- tween the impulse to ask the girl from the White House for a dance and tn, | lurking fear of a. refusal. At last how ever. the natural enterprise of his pro fersion came to his aid, and screwing his courage to the sticking point he prof. fer ed his request.
 Why, certainly you may have one.' readily replied the Presidents daughter with a gracious smile.
 The newspaper man took her pro- gramme, and To! there were five empty spaces upon 1t. Every other girl in the room had her programme filled, the dsrce had begun, yet the girl from the White House had five unergaged dances The reporter took one-all he dared-and then ruthed out to tell the others of the situation, and the young lady's pro gramme was soon filled by those who had been too bashful to seek the priv ilege.
 asked by an aspiring but not wholly de sirable party to lead a prospective ger. man. She accepted at once and without hesitation.
 "why on earth did you accept asked a girl friend. when you might have had any dancing man in Washington
 "I was afraid I might not get another invitation" she answered simply.
 Miss Roosevelt's dancing gowns are al dainty, pretty and rich, but not striking nor showy. She invariably looks well but she would never be singled out from the crowd on a ballroom floor She loves pretty things and last winter was more desperately in love with her first velvet visiting gown than with any other one person or thing in Washington. White is her favorite color. and she has a variety of white gowns: a snowy crisp taffeta, a soft crepe de chine, a silk, and a simple null. At the lawn parties this season she has so far worn pink, however, a del. icate clinging salmon gown, topped by 2 huge picture hat laden with pink roses.
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 The marriage of Miss Paula Octavis