The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-02-22

discouragements he merely smiled and
refused to be cast down. 1t is said
that ne finally gained her consent to
: Ais suit while they were visiting the
imperial palace at Pekin. AS they
entered the portal Of the emperor's
home he asked her for the thirteenth
time, "Will you be my wife?" and she
replica, '.Ill give you an answer be-
fore we leave this building" What
she said after that is not recorded,
but during the remainder Of the tour
it was noticed that Mr.. Longworth's
smile was even more genial, more
confident, and more frequent than be-
fore, and he was, if anything, more
devoted in his gallantries.
The engagement was formally an
nounced by President and Mrs. Roose-
welt on December 18th last, from
which time Miss Alice, when not be-
ing feted by her numerous friends,
was almost constantly occupied in ar
ranging her trousseau and the minor
details of the wedding. Many of the
invitations were addressed in her
own hand. Her gowns are all of
American fashioning, most of them
having ben made by celebrated New
York. modiste. The wedding garment
is of rich, white brocaded satin, WOW
en- from an exclusive pattern in a
Paterson IN. j. mill. 1t is cut
Princess style, as are nearly all the
dresses worn by the presidents
daughter, with a neck and yoke of
point lace, elbow sleeves and court
train Several of ner reception and
ball gowns are of materials given her
by the dowager empress of China and
other distinguished personages she
met on her tour of the Orient. There
are beautiful Chinese, Japanese anu
Indian silks, and the delicate pima OF
the Philippines. Miss Roosevelt is
said to have had no less than a dozen
gowns made. There were several
cloth dresses in addition to those
made of Oriental stuffs, yellow sat.
in evening gown, a pink satin dinner
gown, yellow chiffon tea gown made
over satin, and a cloak for the opera.
One of the special designs woven at
the Paterson looms reproduces the
Roosevelt crest in the silk and makes
a novel and attractive effect.
The Presents.
Miss Roosevelt probably received a
greater variety of wedding presents
than were ever before given to an
American bride. From every part oil
the world, from every class of society
the membranes came. They mum
Der considerably over a thousand
and probably represent in monetary
value nearly a quarter of million
dollars. A large room was set apart
on the second floor of the White
House for the reception of the pres
ents, and this was filled to overflow.
ing. The Rooseyelts have many
wealthy connections, and the Long
Norths are allied to families of large
fortunes in the middle west. Mag
nificent gifts were sent by the Cor
nelius Vanderbilts. the John Jacob
Astors, the Millses, the Goelets and
the Bordens. 1t is said that at Tiff
fany's alone more than 100000 worth
of jewelry and bric-a-brac was order
ed for the wedding.
Practically all of the rulers OF
Europe paid their respects in land
some and valuable tokens. The en-
press of China, who entertained MISS
Roosevelt in Pekin, cabled the Chin
ese minister here that she had sent
present and hoped that it would
reach Washington in time for the
wedding. 1nis gift will doubtless be
one Of the most treasured in the
collection on account of the tender
associations surrounding Miss Roose.
velts trip to the Chinese capital.
The president of France sent one OF
the finest pieces of Gobelin tapestry
that, could be obtained. 1t is by :
feet in dimension, represents the al
legorical figure Manuscript" and
cost approximately $4,000. The re-
public of Cuba appropriated $4,000
for beautiful pearl collar. Emperor
Williams present was costly and
artistically wrought bracelet. Two
gifts are said to nave come from
Great Britain's royal family, one from
King Edward and one from Prince
Louis OF BattenDerg. Prince Henry
Of Prussia, grateful for his reception
in this country, and his cordial enter
tainment at the White House, sent a
token no less magnificent than that
contributed by his imperial brother.
Presents were also received from the
car, the mikado and the pope. The
gift of the king of Italy was a table
OF fine mosaic work depicting Italian
scenes
The members OF the ambassaaoriai
ana ministerial corps IN Washington
sent individual gifts. Nearly all are
wealthy men. and as Miss Roosevelt
was always popular with the foreign