New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-07
WHITE HOUSE WEDDrNc
Efforts to Get InUitations-Vav.,
of Gifts OUerestimated
lFrOm The Tribun. Bursau1

washington. Feb 6-As the date OF tia
worth-Rooseveit wedding approaches 80
grows and the struggle to get the invitatJo- ~
becomes more frantic On the part OF tbo--S
cannot be accommodated even r,de- - : Wa9
eral Interpretation OF the rules that Agrs POO. 10
has laid down for the guidance OF her so.,.r s7'
tary- Owing TO the limited space a. ~. 1T.
House hot more than one IN ten OF the social . .s'
Washington can be included IN the ust as I'm
OF the really intimate friends OF the fvvo t..y
VIII be left out. for the simple reason .ba. s.ss
were invited there would be no place IN ~. 3
should they coma Less than a thousa,s -, u
tons all told Will be issued. and II IA f.ar.s -.
even with this number the lower apartment. :, .s
Executive Mansion will be seriouslv 600 -
when the wedding takes place
A great deal OF hysterfa Is being Indnrra,
the subject or the wedding presents. nosnv - "
self-styled authorities asserting that the -,
the gifts VIII foot Up 70 an enormous .,, %
OF the guesses made by these people plaza tba IS
total as high as H.oo0O0o. and few deizn ;, IN IN
slider any sum less than half that araonD. III III
an authoritative source It may be said 81. go
really costly gifts Miss Roosevelt VIII recs,v. 40
DO counted on the fingers OF two hand. 7sro ~
personal friends OF the couple who have abu,ss..
means will. OF course. send valuable ,ots-s
three or -FOUR OF the foreign rulers have sig,,s-.
their intention OF forwarding expensive n-eo-. "'
II may De said, however. that az soon a. -,
President learned OF this intention on IT, -. us
his foreign admirers Representations u.-.
through the State Department that he vvonIs =
better pleased IL gifts vera Gent t, - -
stances these representations had +ba - ~
preventing the presentations but N o,a - "
instances. notably that OF France the pnatta- -
gone too far, and the order for the zts,z -,
already been executed ~
1t VIII DO remembered that when Miss Roose,.a
returned from the Philippines with the TAFT uar.v
the most extravagant stories we're told - -
priceless presents she was bringing home So
Of the most conservative estimates nIacas -
value OF these presents at 100000 When IN. -.
ents arrived and appraised at tho Cs,.,a~
House. their intrinsic value had dwindlet n -
than sz.oV- The same rule may be applied 70 IN,
rum9rs now In circulation regarding the weddip,
gifts When the truth is told the 81 Oo000 WOW,
Of tokens VIII probably have shr11nk 10 a cor,,a-.
lively insignificant sum
Notwithstanding the two dozen Cor was n tro
hundredD pairs OF shoes Miss Roosevelt w,.
credited with buying when IN New-Yorx recently
she ordered all OF her wedding boots even down
to her bridal slippers. this morning from the oJss,,
shoe store in Washington. within stones throw
OF the White House and the Treasury IA m.
concern fitted her with spring heeled shoes wbsp
she wore short dresses. Miss Roosevelt saw M
reason why Il should not furnish her wedding
boots. The President and Mrs. Roosevelt and an
their children have had their shoes fitted In thi,
one place, separated from the White House BY
only few blocks. since the days when the Prss,-
dent was Civil Service Commissioner
No better proof OF Miss Roosevelt's fine coustitu-
ton could be found than IN the fact that although
she had dinner and danced az the Country C.b
where Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Legare were hosts until
O'Clock this morning. she was able TO leave tbs
White House at 10, and still diligently shou-
ping at o'clock. She wore the green walking
suit she has used much OF late. with its short
military Jacket, trimmed in a fancy shape at the
bottom. and the collar and cuffs with Persian
lamb while the same fur formed the mur and
toque
II present instructions. understood 10 Do those
OF the President. prevail. the world at large VII
not know the number Of guests the Of
those invited TO the White House. There are
number OF women here who going to entertain
guests from Boston, New-York. Cincinnati and
elsewhere. who mysteriously decline TO give tbs
names OF those who have accepted. supposedly
from fear Of displeasng the White House.
II the plans for decorating the East Room are
not changed. there will be a conventional floral
altar constructed just in front OF the big oval
topped window. where Nellie Grant-Sartors was
married Every detail will be carried out which
would obtain IN Episcopal Church. Mrs. Roose-
welt, who planned the crescent shaped table now
used for all state dinners at the White House
which places every guest facing the President.
most difficult thing TO do. and quite dssiraos
TO the guests. has IN charge everything relative
the house management OF the wedding. leaving for
Miss Roosevelt only the selection Of her own tous-
seau and her social obligations.
There are number Of drsssmakers going 70 ana
from the White House now. giving last fittings ana
finishing up the bridal outfit. but amount or H.
ting. rehtting and managing OF toilets seems to as
turb Miss Roosevelt She looks fresh and orisA'
as though just back from summer outing aha
wears smile for every
Miss Roosevelt will receive a wedding si'
from Cuba solid silver tea set presented TO ae'
in the name of the people OF the island II - an e
quisitely designed affair and costly The party taA
accompanied Secretary Taft 70 the Phllppnsa
otherwise known The Tafters" have also dsoN
ed on the gift 20 be presented Miss Roosevelt 0-'
Representative GrOsvenOr. who has the secret
safe keeping. refuses to give even an mixing.
IL is understood that official bulletins VIII %
sued from the White House both about Miss RO0s~
velts trOusseau and her gifts. too. but ohlg 1''
publication after the ceremony
The New-Yorl State Republican delegation =
body has been invited 10 the wedding. The VI'
delegation, 1t seems. has received the sane g.
plimentary attention. The New-York dessa-s-
met to-day TO decide a wedding preseAf !"
sent TO Miss Roosevelt. Il is understood tHA'
specimen OF glass will be their gift
DATE OF FUNERAL OF DANISH hiNa