, 1906-02-17

ana Literary and social LIONS.
Washington, Feb. 17.-Miss Alice
Roosevelt, elder daughter Of the presi-
dent of the United States, was married
to Representative Nicholas Longworth,
of Ohio, at noon today in the East room
of the White house.
The most distinguished statesmen of
the land, lights of literature, lions OF
society, and captains of i~ndustry-men
and women from every walk of life and
from almost every cline and corner of
the globe-came to pay homage to the
happy couple and to swell the throng at
the most brilliant wedding the capital
has eve seen.
AssembIase of the Elite.
Thirty-seyen foreign ambassadors
and ministers were in attendance, to
extend the Fluctuations of their sover-
eigns and peoples. Cabinet officers,
senators, the ~bridegroom's colleagues
in the house, and the intimate person
al friends of the Roosevelt and Long
worth families in washington, New
York and Cincinnati were included
among the fortunate thousand invited
to witness the marriage. 1t was an
assemblage of the elite in public n
social life. Rivaling the splendid floral
decorations of the famous state apart
ment were the gold-encrusted costumes
and flashing orders of the diplomatic
corps, to say nothing of the vari-color-
ed toilets of the women guests. The
White house never looked more beau
tiful than 1t did today in its gala dress
of bloom and verdure. For more than
a week florists and decorators had been
moving tropical plants into place and
weaving garlands for the great event
The result as revealed when the doors
were opened this morning amply re-
paid all the care n labor bestowed
on the task.
The Ceremony.
Right Reverend Henry Yates Satter-
lee, Bishop of the diocese of Washing
ton, performed the nuptial rites, using
the stately ceremonial of the Protest
ant Episcopal church. President Roose-
welt led his daughter to the altar and
gave her to the young statesman from
cllo. llS IN hol NJ
for from her host of girl friends she
could scarcely have selected any with
out hurting the feelings of the others.
The bridegroom was attended by Thorn
as Nelson Perkins, of Boston, a mem
Der of the corporation of Harvard uni
versity. Nearly all of the ushers were
Harvard men. Indeed, the notable
ceremony might we'll have been called
a Harvard wedding" for, with the
father of the bride, the best man, and
almost all the other attendants enthu-
siastic alumni of the old school at Cam
bridge, the flag of crimson fairly divid-
ed honors with the orange blossoms
and bride roses.
Sketch of the Bride.
No American girl ever received half
the worldwide homage and adulation
that has been showered upon Alice
Roosevelt. Since the day the president
moved into the White house, shortly
after the dreadful tragedy at Buffalo,
her daily program has been chronicled
with all the eagerness that attends the
movements of royalty abroad; her likes
and dislikes, and of dress ana
speech, have been given the most prom
inent display in the newspapers Of both
the new and old world. Whenever she
has left washington for a brief visit
to friends in New York or Boston, she
has been followed by a brigade of cam
era men, nj society has knelt at her
feet; when she visited the orient, the
highest dignitaries of state esteemed it
an honor to follow in her train, and the
inner portals of palaces hitherto closed
to foreigners were thrown open for her.
1t would have been small wonder had
her head been turned" by all this fiat
terry, but hers was not. She was always
the same to her friends, to the public,
and to even the servants about her,
whether in America or japan, in China
or the Philippines.
True Child of Her Father.
Since her parents moved into the
White house she has grown from a
rather awkward, angular girl in her
teens, to willowy, graceful womanhood.
She is still as fond as ever of outdoor
sports, and rides and plays tennis in a
manner rejecting credit upon her ath,
letic father. In fact, a good deal OF
her father is reflected in her impulsive.
generous nature, and her outspoken and
at times undiplomatic expression OF
views. Like the president, she is quick
to anger but as just as quick to
forgive; is rather impatient of restraint
and cannot abide inactive. She
is the daughter of President Roose
ve1t's first wife, Alice Lee, of Boston
and bears her mothers name. Two
days after her birth. February II, 1884
her mother died, n Theodore Roose
welt, he%artbroken and desperate, fed
to the western plains to forget his