Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-31
ROOSEVELT BRIDAL
GUESTS A STUDY
so MANY TO INVITE AND so
LITTLE SPACE
Ceremony in East Room Can BE Seen
by AIl-Miss Alice Extremely
Busy, but Was Never
Better
Special to The Herald.


WASHINGTON. Jan. 3O.--Although
Miss Alice Roosevelt is to be married
to Representative Nicholas Longworth
next month plans for the ceremony are
still in a tentative state. For one
thing, there is the matter of invita-
tlons to consider. Mrs. Roosevelt be-
lieves that the personal friends of the
two families should receive adequate
recognition and that Miss Roosevelt's
hostesses of the past in various cities
should not be counted out. Miss Roose-
welt has been so extensively enter
tanned that were none but these fam
lilies to be invited they would fill the
allotted space.
Miss Roosevelts desire is for an Of
anxious that Mr.. Longworths associ-
ates in the House of Representatives
shall be first considered. She con-
tends that they will all be anxious to
see their colleague married and that
they ought to be asked. Miss Roose-
welt wishes to be courteous to the for
eign powers and to ask their repre-
sentatives to this country to be pres
ent-the ambassad dors and ministers.
with their wives. She wants the judges
of the supreme court also. OF course
the membership of the senate would
he included with that of the house.
Then there is the Philippine party, the
members of which Miss Roosevelt and
Mr. Longworth naturally want in
vited for reasons of sentiment.
With a few of the most intimate
friends of the bridal couple added this
list would be almost excessive. Just
what decision will be reached is
matter of conjecture. but it is safe
to say that the wishes of the BRIDE
elect probably will prevail.
Ceremony in the East Room
The ceremony will be performed in
the middle east window alcove of the
East Room. This will afford the best
opportunity possible for the guests to
see the ceremony. They will assemble
not only in the East Room, but also
in the Red Corridor, in the Green
Room and in the main entrance to the
White House.
Miss Roosevelt just now is very
busy In the morning she pays flying
visits to her tailor, dressmaker and
milliner; the afternoon she devotes to
calls and shopping and in the evening
there is always q da ace or dinner. In
spite of the fact that every minute Is
taken up the presidents daughter is
looking better than she ever did be-
fore.
The modiste who is making Miss
Roosevelts wedding gown and several
other articles of her trousseau has
done work on other occasions for the
presidents daughter. She won some
distinction for the fashioning of the
six pink bridesmaids gowns for the
wedding of Miss Anna McCauley and
Wolcott Tuckerman a year or so ago.
Miss Roosevelt did not take her place
with these attractive girls on that day
.I.,kt
gowns were the sensation of the sea-
son, and. from the ingenuity displayed,
Miss Roosevelts wedding dress will be
revelation.
II is almost assured that Miss Roose-
welt will have no attendants not even
her young stepsister, Miss Ethel
Roosevelt.
Mr. Longworth's Artistic Touch
Representative Longworth is coming
in for persistent attention. Much has
been written about his musical ability
and many stories have been told of his
skill with the violin, but he is said to
be by natural talent more of the artist
than the musician. Friends of Mr..
Longworth declare that he has the
making of great designer. He takes
great interest in the furnishings and
adornment of his home. and in his
leisure hours he goes about the house
rearrangng the pictures, changing the
position of ornaments, giving some lit
tie artistic touch here or there.
The great interest shown by visitors
to Washington i'm the forthcoming
White House wedding is manifested by
the frequent visits of observation au-
tomobiles to the vicinity of the Long
worth home. Residents of the neigh
borhood half a dozen times day hear
the hoarse cry of the barker: ION the
left is the home of Representative
Nicholas Longworth, who Is to marry
Miss Alice Roosevelt This house will
be the future home of the presidents
daughter.
Al first this daily incident was
amusing, but now it Is proving ex-
tremely annoying to Mr.. Longworth
and his mother to say nothing of the
other residents of that aristocratic
section.