The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-06
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Mrs. Roosevelt to AXE a Cruise or
HI the Presidents Yaeht-Needs
Complete Rest.

O. I.
+ WASHINGTON. D. c., April e.
Mrs. Roosevelt has gone South with |
her younger children for a rest. The
party will take a sea voyage and will
be on the Presidential yacht, the
Sylph, for 10 days or two weeks.
Mrs. Roosevelt has planned no spring
gayeties and will spend as little time
as possible In Washington, and It is
her intention TO so in summer quar-.
tiers at Oyster Bay earlier than In
previous years. II is expected that
the President. after his return from
his Southern trip, will follow ais
family to Oyster Bay, and only come
to Washington at stated periods dur
ing the summer, when public BITS
ness necessitates his presence al TIE
capital The winter social car,pa,c%
has almost worn out Mrs. Roosevelt,
and she has been suffering recently
from nervousness, and It Is only on
her physicians persistent orders that
she now takes complete rest. The
season in Washington has been unu
sually long and gay, and the prcsi.
/ dents fondness for entertaining has
thrown a great deal of work upon
Mrs. Roosevelt. She takes delight in
housekeeping and a general sl,perv!s.
ion Of matters at the White House.
| While the social gayeties have
weighed upon Mrs. Roosevelt to a
great extent, the social obligations nc
not seem to have told on Miss Allci
Roosevelt, for at the end OF the sea
son she is as bright and full Of liz
as at the beginning. Miss Rooseyei
takes after her father and loves t
walk and drive and ride. Her fathe,
once said, In talking about her: Ssh
can walk as far as can and ofter
takes a tramp for several miles at thu
pace set for her." She is as font
of playing tennis and golf as she Il
of dancing, and her outdoor life /
largely responsible for her goo
health. There is always somcbod
who is fond of gathering statistic:
and one of these jealous persons es.
: mates that in the last Is months Mis-
Roosevelt has attended 4OS dinner:
800 parties, $50 balls and ESQ ate
noon teas, besides shaking hands
. that time with $4,000 persons, as We
as paying 1,7O0 calls.
u Miss Roosevelt, during the last SCI
;. son, has acted as bridesmaid six time
y. for her friends. The last occasic
- was at wedding In New York, ar
y after the ceremony she declared tn,
6 1t was positively her last appcarant
in this role. This remark may ha,
n started the rumor Of her engagemel
r. to Senator Beveridge. When Il
ri story was first published 1t only eau
10 ed amusement in Washington, L
, cause 1t is known that while the Sc
y. ator and the Presidents daughter n
r, good friends, there is nothing for
# basis for such rumor as their {
n gagement. In talking to some Of Ii
friends sometime ago Miss Roosev,
an jokingly remarked that she hop
in. some OF her friends would soon 81
N. a fancy costume ball, so that S
&c. could use some OF her bridesmaid
he dresses, because on each and eve
w occasion she had acted as attendt
Nv for her friends she was obliged
is. buy new dress, each one Of diff
nd ent color or pattern, and now s
had on her hands at least half
dozen costumes, new in style q
n, colorss which could only be worn a
fancy costume ball.