Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-24
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Sn3 Will take her wedding trip four
months after, next June. No honey
will: she wear off her honeymoon in
stufy Pullmans or drafty ocean liners.
They will go to Oyster Bay or to Mr..
Longworths country seat until June.
Later they will live in Washington,
where the future Mrs. Longworth will
be sG much a leader among the young
matrcns of society as she has been
hitherto in the dancing set. =.
The Old, Old Story. !
The story of the courtship is the same
old story of love the world over.
At first the fact that "Nick" had be-
come a member of the inner circle OF
Washington society was given small
credence, for that same circle is not
easy of approach, and, although the
victorious Nick has habit of get
ting Swherever he wants it was not
thought that he had so readily been
the conquering hero in this instance
But gradually filtered out the news
that not only was he the accepted
member of the debutantes' set, but the
especial devotee of the president s
daughter - that wherever she was
there might he be found In review
ing the events of the past two years
it will be remembered that no other
ma,Is name has even been mentioned
in connection with serious attentions
to Miss Roosevelt.
They rode together, they dined to-
gether, they danced together. Miss
Roosevelt and Countess Cassini, in.
separable companions, were always at.
tended by one Nicholas Longworth
For the shortest little time it was
whispered that the fascinating little
Russian countess was the attraction
but when she disappeared from Wash.
ington official life there were no tears
shed by Hon. Nicholas, and the pass
ing of Countess Cassini did not cause
even a tiny wave of dismay.
When Miss Roosevelt went to St.
Louis to spend a fortnight at the
worlds fair, the ever-devoted and
honorable Nicholas was there. too,
WHITTIER thou goest will co.
seemed to be his motto, and he was
entertained every place where Miss
Roosevelt was to be found. At the
Country club, on the Pike, in fascinat.
ing little cafes, on the canals during
gondola parties, the presidents daugh.
ter was Swallowed by the representa-
tive from. Cincinnati. 49,.
All of last winter the counting pros
pered under the very noses of all dip
lomatie~ and social Washington.
Told by the Gossips.
But still there was no engagement.
Whether it was that the petted. sought
after. and charming first debutante of
the land could not make up her mind,
or whether she chose to take advice
and to give few more months to girl
hood, nobody knows. 1t develops that
in any case the people most interest
Ell had an exquisite skill in the line
OF minding their own business and of
friends. .r:: a..
When the first buds of the spring
of 1905 began to bloom and all Wash,
ington was scattering in. various direc-
tions, the demure announcement. was
made to the effect that about June the
LIST Miss Alice Roosevelt would visit
the sister Of Mr.. Longworth in Gin
cinrati. y. :. n !.
This was almost more than the gos:
sips could bear with equanimity. They
got their heads together and planned
and plotted and wondered 81 and de.
vised "a fact, the only cool and III.
concerned people were the SLongWorth
tamil and & dissg Alice Roosevelt