The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-24


general public. II Miss Roosevelt and
MIR. LongwOrth were so inclined, they
might dine out every evening from
now until their wedding, but as a mat
ter OF fact they are extremely reluctant
TO make any engagements. Miss Roose-
welt Is genuinely in love and is follow
ing the dictates Of her own heart. Now
that the last shadow Of doubt has dis
appeared, the day of the wedding
probably Feb. II: the wedding gown,
probably that of her mother; the room
where the ceremony win be performed,
most likely the east room, and the ex-
act hour. all form interesting topics.
Subject of Much Gossip.
This engagement has been gossiped
about not a little by the friends Of the
young people, who have seen so many
outward and visible signs of a true
love affair when the young people were
together, and the fact that they have
been in each others company almost
constantly since their return from the
journey to the Orient would indicate
that the propinquity has been a factor
IN the early elimination OF the rO-
nance. To the request of her friends
10 see her engagement ring Miss
has none and proposes doing without
that usual pledge of affection. She is,
however, wearing a beautiful ring pre-
scented by Mr.. LOngworth, a sapphire
set i'll dun gold, which is an heirloom. |
Miss Roosevelt has declined all invi-
tations 10 assist at the New Year aft /
ernoo receptions, but win follow the |
custom OF the past two years and !
make round of visits. including each
cabinet hostess, the wife of the vice !
president and the wife of the admiral /
OF the navy, the presidents daughter !
being the one woman visitor expected /
on New Years day.
Lovers Handicapped.
Now that it is all over. it is not !
amiss to speak of the terrible handicap |
that the lovers labored under, with the I
eyes Of the newspaper correspondent !
ana the camera fiend forever upon |
them and the argus-eyed demons of I
the press camping upon their trail :
That an engagement could be brought
about under such circumstances /
speaks well for the attachment which !
mas grown uD between the two
Even now they can have no secrets |
The world must know just where they
are 10 live in Washington where they
are TO go for their wedding trip, who |
and what they'will visit and il almost
seems that romance viii be dead for
them' unless Miss Alice and her fiance (
can emulate the lead of her worthy }
father in his successful efforts TO evade /
the secret service men.
One of the Sights.
Ayaore, tl, Tr.,.fs.t,.---. -1.--.- I
are attracting much attention and in /
terest is Sir Chentung Liang-Cbeng
who goes out very frequently with the
l4-month-old son of one of the secre-
taries of the legation in his arms.
while the mother OF the baby and an
attendant follow on at a respectful
distance. Sir Liang, as he is called
for short, seems to greatly delight in
the pleasures of the little man, who
acts as an American infant would do
under the circumstances in expressing 3
ms delight. and tries TO grasp in his /
little hands everything in sight, while
the shoppers and salespeOple suspend /
for the time all their business to watch /
him.
Plethora of Bills.
In congress this week there have
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reiteratiOn Of bills, bills" bills"
The majority are private pension bills
which viii be hurried Through ON Fri
day nights. But one or two measures
OF real value have bsen introduced
which stand fair show of passing.
The senate is calling attention TO Itself
by a serious inquiry into canal hnan-
cial affairs, with the determination 10
call Tor cold facts-at least that is
what the senate says. OF course. as
the railroad branch Of the United
States legislature, it is not SO hard 10
iathom the reasons for obstruction on
the pleal Of economy.
The government has already eNpend- /
ed SlO.OOO,000 10 find ont that no one
knows what kind of a canal we want
nor what kind we don't want. This is
almost as good as the river and harbor
bill. A bill has been introduced in
congress TO create new cabinet Of
fcer in the person OF q secretary of
mines ana mining. And why not2 Also
let US have fish and fishing"
lumber and numbering" railroads
and railroadng. hunt and hunting"
golf and golfing
Dead Letter Office.
The sale Of dead letter office effects.
OF the annual grab bag lottery of the |
United states government is now In /
tull operation i'm the rooms % a To-
cal auctioneer, and many are awaiting
themselves Of the opportunity to OBJ
tain gifts at inconsiderable cost This .
year, the catalogue which roughly des- /
ignates the contents of each Tot"
shows that there are 6,647 miscel- I
laneous packages that may contain
anything from shoestriugs to an opera ,
cloak, while there are 1 090 book pack I
ages, with the Bible as the biggest /
single contribution. There are 425 pack |
ages of jewelry. In eacn Of these
cases there is more than one article
IN the bundle, generally six or seven, /
of which five are listed, and a couple /
OF others OF slight value are thrown
in for good measure. II Is the ele- /
ment Of chance which gives the an
nual dead letter sale les chief charm. !
Very often individuals are highly in !
II the contents of a package I
do not measure up to their ex-
pectations. But conscience never |
troubles them. When they find a $40 |
opal in an old pocketbook that went !
with a ball OF cord and some pen
wipers for 81 cents, they are well
pleased.
Question Of Precedence.
The blow has fallen. The squahble
precedence. whether the
wife of a captain in the navy should |
walk before a chief clerk OF one of |
the bureaus has an last been taken 10 !
the high tribunal for settlement. Con-
gress is to be asked to appoint a COM
mission 10 fix the status Of every Of
dciaA IN the government: to decide |
whether the chief justice Is entitled
To- any recognition. and whether the !
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