New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-15
MISS ROOSEVELTS GIFTS.
Mann More Rich and Rare Ones
ArriUe-The Wedding Plans.


Washington Feb H-Presdeut Roosevelt VIII
attend the ante-nuptiaI dinner Tomorrow night OF
his prospective son-ln-law Representative Niehoias
Lougworth. and with Secretary Taft and SpeaAs'
Cannon there. IT will be OF the most notaoie
stag dinners given by bridegroom me
party consisting OF President Roosevelt. Secretary
Taft. Speaker Cannon. Theodore Roosevelt. IT.
Thomas Nelson Perkins, OF Boston. the best man
Quincy Adams Shaw jr.. Francis r. Bangs Guy
Norman. Larz Anderson. viscount de Chamorun'
Frederick Winthrop and others, will pledge tnS
br1dsgroom's health. and there will undoubtedly Do
some brilliant toasts- Notwithstanding the 1aft
that Representative LOngworth Is to be the Presi-
dents sou-in-law within two more DAYS, ne won
great point IN having the Chief Executive break
the ironbOund rule that the President should not
dine outside the White House.
Another delightfully."- planned dinner party for Mr.
Longworth is that arranged by Major McCawley
and the other aids OF the White House. who have
invited him. with his best man and ushers 70 a
dinner al the Alibi Club on Friday night
Senator Kean. Of New-Jersey. will give a large
reception on Friday night in compliment 20 tho
out Of town guests here to attend the wedding and
has invited to meet them the New-Jersey delega-
ton IN Congress and number Of other official
people
Miss Roosevelt took Mr. Longworth 20 the Capt.
tol this morning. and. her return TO the White
House. stopped her miIiners 70 have a nnaI
adjustment Of several of her hats Her trousseau
IS now practically finished and she is devotiHE
herself 10 planning the decorations and arrange
rnents for the wedding Mrs. Roosevelt has actu-
ally done all the preliminary work herself. and so
skilfuIy has she thought the whole project out
that she might Well be called the first decorator
in the land Her ideas and plans are excellent and
artistic IN the extreme
Seven hundred guests cut OF the one thousand
invited 70 the wedding have accepted. and already
nearly five hundred presents have arrived. with
many more yet to come The basement OF the
White House presents the appearance OF a pack
ing house. filed some Of the lower rooms
with boxes. paper. excelsior and other packing
terials No woman, perhaps. IN this country ever
received so many such handsome gifts
Naturally enough. far more interest attaches 70
the gifts sent by foreign powers than 10 others.
and from that up TO date the presents have
been particularly rich. The gift OF the Emperor OF
Austria arrived to-day. II is 5ewelled pendant
and chain OF great beauty.
Joy reigned IN Miss RooseveIt's part Of the White
House to-day when the huge silver loving cup pre-
serted BY the New-York delegation was delivered.
II was selected some days ago and sent 70 New
York 10 be engraved II has been decided that the
Haytian Minister and Nine. Lsger will adopt the
plan Of many Of the other diplomats. and send
flowers on Saturday morning. their selection being
white
So far Miss Roosevelt is said 10 have received IN
the collection OF five hundred gifts twenty fans.
twelve necklaces and chains, twenty-five brooches.
twenty vases. ten loving cups and punch bowls.
one hundred yards OF lace. one thousand pieces OF
fine china. fifteen rings. bracelets. eighteen
watches and clocks, four ful sets OF glasses and
hundreds OF other articles not duplicates There
are no finger bowls few lamps. no andirons. only
q few pictures and no books
OF the fans presented. one OF the haudsornesr
sent to-day by the French Ambassador and Nine
Jusserand. II is Of sweeping ostrich plumes OF
white. mounted tortOisesheIl sticks and bear
ing the monogram OF Miss Roosevelt in gold Wis
count Chambruu sent a beautiful painted fan.
and Mss Jean Reid another while that sent BY
Senator and Mrs spooner to-day-a jeweIled ian
from Ti1any's-is one OF the prettiest OF the col
lection
Some OF the notable foreign gifts include the now
well known tapestry from the French Republic
the silver repousss bowl and eubroideries from
the Emperor OF Japan. the necklace and pendant
from the Emperor OF Austria, the dover chest
filed with gifts. from the Empress OF China
the valuable gold and inlaid table from the King
Of Italy, a splendid mosaic from Pope Plus Y
taken from famous painting in the Vatican. two
Sevres from the President OF France =
bracelet from the Emperor OF Germany and an
uque pieces Of jewelry from the King OF Spain
Others are yet 10 be heard from
Among the gifts which might be termed political
Is that from the Ohio delegation in the House
while the New-York delegation not 10 be outdone
sent an equally handsome silver Offering theirs
being a loving cup instead OF a punch bowl The
Foreign Affairs Committee OF the House thinking
two loving cups might be acceptable also selected
one, OF the most generous size. for presentation
The GROWING gift OF this character, however. was
the necklace and pendanc from the party that ac-
coHpanied Secretary Taft 10 the Philippines