The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-19
Correspondence of Tho Journal.

Correspondence of The Journal. TT
Washington; Dec. f6.-For- the first
time since the administration of Pres
ldent Grant, the White House con-
talns young people Of society and
school age, and it Is the purpose of
the president and Mrs. Roosevelt to
take advantage of that fact by Civ
lng,. during. the season now opening,
| a number of entertainments for chill
dren. The first one is to come on
Saturday, the day following Christ
mas, and there will hbe Others dur
/ ing January and February. Prelim-
mary to the issuing of invitations, the
White House officials have undertake
en- to get the names of hundreds of
children in the city between the ages
OF 3 and II years. One party will
be given for, the children of army Off
GERS, another for the children of naval
7 officers, another for children in the
homes of members of the senate and
the house, and so on. About half a
dozen of these parties are being
I planned, and the Roosevelt youngsters
who fit into the particular age limit
t for a particular party will be: present
| to receive the, young guests, assisted
| by their mother =, ::s'ss.
| One of the most interesting Of these
events will be that for the small tots,
children between 6 and years. There
| Will be another for. young people be-
! tween 10 and II years, and another
for; those who are nearer the age of
theodore Roosevelt, Jr., about l6 or
| IT, 1t is said that the plans now
proposed look to the most elaborate
entertainment of the children ever
| undertaken by a president of the
United States. Other presidents, how
ever, ought not to be blamed, be-
cause, few; of them have been as plen-
| fifJJ1lJyf. OH lie,
Colonel Roosevelt. 2.$=s. Il
f The pink gowns which the bride
maids wore at the Observation-Disclosures
man wedding in this city, No. IS, cost
1925 each, and there We're eight of
them. At the last moment, as will
be recalled, Miss Alice Roosevelt, who
was to have been a .bridemaid, was
compelled to decline, owing to the
death of her fathers uncle in New
York. This not only left a vacant
place in the line Of bridemaids, but
left a $125 dress without anybody to
wear it. There was much hurrying
and scurrying on the part Of Miss Lila
[,McCauley,: the bride-to-be, and many
conferences between her parents and
the parents !: Of other young girls in
the city, with view to finding one
who would be, acceptable as bride
| maid and could at the sam time wear
the gown that had been made for Miss
Roosevelt. Finally, after considerabl BILE
Sn,aneuvering on the part. of anxious
and ambitious namas, theIchoice fell
on. Miss Alice Parker, the beautiful
I daughter of Representative and Mrs
Parker. of New. Jersey, a young lady
who is to be one Of the ,debutantes
Of . the present season. The Alice
! Roosevelt gown fit her to perfection
and she acted her part as bridemaid
with marked dignity and grace.
| The bride was the niece of W. f
l Steele %of Minneapolis, and she had
4 visited in that city several times: The
disappointm ent of. the McCauley fam
/ lily over. the, failure of Miss Roose-
welt to serve as bridemaid, was very
Keen, and it is said that Miss Roose-
i Welt herself had a good cry over it
The. first state dinner of the sea.
! son was given by the president this
I week Thursday to the members OF
4 the cabinet At intervals of one week
4 there will be dinners, in order, to the
diplomatic corps, the supreme court
the army, the navy, and to the lead
ing members Of the two houses o:
congress. Coming between these din
ners will! be the regular winter White
House receptions. The public recep
tons have been abandoned since thu
death Of President Mckinley.
!, The Lucania, which sailed from
Liverpool on the 18th inst, had a;
passengers the wife Of the new Brit
ish ambassador, their daughter, an(
Henry White, secretary to the Amer
lean embassy in London, who is com
ing home on his regular annual leave
J; The Russian ambassador is tn,
only member of the diplomatic corp
/ who gives Sunday dinners. !. Severa
1 seasons ago he Einauguratedz a plan o
] giving "a dinner. once a week to TIL,
: members of his official family. TIL
: first Of the present season@will COM
r tomorrow evening. ..s..:::., r. : =, n.
The smallest and ;iewest addition
s to diplomatic circles Is the little sol
:. Of Commander and Madame. Bouta
: koff of the Russian embassy, staff
born Dec. g.. He will be named TO
:, his grandfather. General Karnakof1
who was governor general of Siberi
q from 1876 to 1880. -.
Fl Mrs. Root the wife Of the secretar
of war, will be at home until Febry
airy, when: her husband is to reti1
I'll from the cabinet, at IA Lafayet1
O square, the house owned by Admire
d and Mrs. Ludlow, who are spendin
S the winter in New York, SO as to
e near their son, a young naval officer
e NJ Jusserand, the present ambasss
: dor from France, and Nine. Jusseran
y will probably take little part in soci;
4 life this winter. The ambassador le
= Wednesday for a visit to New Orlean
OF to assist at the celebration commen
u Grating the; Louisiana purchase. III
n: French cruiser Jurien de la Grave
v will be in New Orleans harbor for
|tertainments in honor of the amba
declining many invitations Of, late 9
t the score Of ill-heaIth, did not accom-
. pany her husband.
al The Belgian minister and Barone:
;, Moncheur are entertaining the fatht
IL of the. baroness, Powell Clayton
4 Arkansas, y American ambassador I
- Mexico, Who has been in Washil1gto
q to attend the meeting of the repui
4 lican national committee.
VI The following interesting paragrap
: regarding the Austrian a m bassador an
his handsome wife is taken from tt
k Washington Post:
The ambassador from Austria HUI
gary, who has been confined to h
house by illness for the past ten day
is much improved, and now able i
i leave his bed for a part of each da
:, Owing to her husbands illness IL
i Baroness Hengelmuller has taken Ii