Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-02-02


She is original and not bound by
fashion unless it suits her. She is dis
tinctirely shirt waist girl, and while
she dresses lastly and well does not
affect extensive and lavishly expensive
wardrobes and is not slave to clothes.
Yet the most aristocratic society of
WaShington-and few cities have a set
more exclusive = has looked on her
with approving eyes and murmured,
She'll do" One summer at Newport
she introduced the innovation of car
rying a cane and did it with such
chic grace that she made ii the style.
She is quite an expert sleight of hand
performer and often entertains small
groups by doing difficult feats ia this
line. When needing a hat for egg
tricks or the like she uses her fathers
cowboy sombrerO. Her penchant for
startling things was shown by the fact
that she was the first woman on earth
to go down in a submarine boat TAX
ing a trip to the bottom OF Narragan-
sett bay at least two years before
President Roosevelt made the world
gasp by a similar feat.
Despite all this Alice Roosevelt has
q
of her position or did before she got
used to 1t, and refused for years to per
NIT a photograph of herself TO be TAX
en-. 1t was only the ruse of clever
artist, painting her in an Anticipated
hat and threatening to use the picture
unless he could get photo. that caus-
ed her to sit for d likeness, but the shy
slip of a girl of four years ago, at
which time this incident occurred, is
hardly the Alice Roosevelt of today.
She has grown in poise, in experience
and in beauty.
Alice Roosevelt'S appreciation of her
father has been shown on many occa-
sions. At the launching of the Meteor
her first glance after the christening
was not at Prince Henry or the assem-
bled thousands. but at the familiar fpce
beside her, and the answering look OF
Theodore Roosevelt showed that he I'M
derstOod. At another time Miss RoOse-
welt left the senate gallery in high in
dignation because Senator Carmack OF
Tennessee had spoken in criticism of
the president. 1t was an impulsive act
that would not have been done by one
more trained in the ways of the world,
but 1t revealed what was in the girls
heart.
Alice Roosevelt's trip to the far east
was the climax of her girlhood. Prior
to that time she had visited Cuba and
Porto Rico. where she received popular
ovations; New Orleans. where she was
showered with honors such as had new
er been shown a woman in that proud
city. and the st. Louis exposition
where she became at once the chief at
traction of the show.
AS a member of Secretary Taft's par
ty her slight figure dwarfed even that
of the gigantic Taft himself, while the
senators. representatives and other
high dignitarieS We're scarcely one-two-
three in the popular estimation. In Ha-
wall and the Philippines she was shown
almost royal hOnors, while in Japan
she was received by the mikado and in
China by the empress dowager.
Her honeymoon trip TO Europe. which
will be taken next summer after the
congressional session is practically
OVER will complete her trip around
most of the world. Until that time the
newly married couple will remain for
the most part in Washington. The we'd
ding Itself will easily eclipse any social
event that has ever occurred in the
White House. The nuptials will be
celebrated in the historic east room.
and Right Rev Henry Y. Satterlee OF
Washington will officiate.
There have been many similar cere-
monies witnessed in the executive
mansion, the last one being that of the
marriage OF President Grover Cleve-
land to Miss Frances Folsom, twenty
years ago. The one most nearly APP
preaching the present affair, however.
was the wedding of Nellie Grant to
Algernon Sartoris. 1t is the only other
marriage ever celebrated in the east
room. The home life of Grant was
much like that of the present occupant
of the White House, and the heart of
the silent man was wrapped up i'm his
daughter. One of the unexpected parts
of that brilliant event was the pres
ence of some unlimited guests in the
persons of little Jesse Grants baseball
nine, the ragged urchins creating both |
amusement and CONSERVATION by dodg- |
ing about among the swell guests.
Prior to the civil war there We're |
number of White House weddings. |
The first one was that of a relative of |
Mrs. Dolly Madison, who was quite |
social leader In her day and made the |
event gala occasion. During Presi- |
dent Monroe's regime his daughter. |
Maria. was married In the blue room |
to her cousin, Samuel l. Gouverneur |
of New York. Only a few invited |
guests were present. Six years after |
ward John Adams, son OF President |
John Quincy Adams, was welded to |
his cousin, Miss Helen Jackson, the |
ceremony occurring In the White |
House. Two weddings occurred during |
Jackson's incumbency of the office, one |
of niece of the president and the
other of the daughter of an old friend.
President Van Buren's son was mar
ried while his father was In Office but |
the event did not occur in the execu-
tive mansion.