Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-12

the cause. they would find Miss AL
ice sitting at a piano rafting on
coon song or gay chanson.
Bubbling over with an ineXhaus-
tible supply of good spirits. she con-
tains within herself the elements OF
good time for not only herself but
for others.
One evening Miss Roosevelt retired
to a corner of one of the White House
drawing rooms and matched quarters
with a young officer. She won, leav-
ing him with a triumphant face and
calling back over her shoulder, Re
member. you owe me two dollars and
half" This shocked some good
people but what's the difference, pray
between matching coins and playing
bridge?
Il is this disregard for appearances
that has led to much of the criticism
OF the presidents daughter. And il
Il is true as has been said. that she
shrnks from the notoriety she re-
ceiyes. why. in heavens name, does
she do the things she does? There
is no reason. except because she
wants TO. which will be better I'M
dCrstOOd by the feminine than mascu-
line mind.
Does she think for instance. that
/ she can ride in a railway carriage with
TWO young Yale students sitting on
the floor Of the parlUr car al her feet
and not have the rest of the pas
~engers curious. to say the least? II
added 10 that she takes ont OF box
every now and then little green
snake ana waves il in the faces of her
attendant SWANS. does She think the
/ public will not show its astonish-
ment?
Her Green Snake.
/ This she did two summers ago on
her way from New Haven 10 Man
chester by the Sea. when she was on
her way 10 the home Of Mrs. Board
man for visit. When one Of the
young men asked her what she meant
te do with the snake. she replied:
oh. | viii put him upon the curtain
and let him catch flies"
/ With every act and word watched
and criticized. perhaps she thinks the
lCst course is just to 20 on in her
own sweet way and do Just as she
. rlcases and let the tongues wag. for
Wae they will anyhow And often
times they wag over something that
she knows nothing of until she sees
I il in print
Such for illustration, was the tank
episode, when she was reported as
having jumped into a tank full of wa
ter on shipbOard, and with all her
clothes on. If Miss Roosevelt has any
real enemies even they would give
her credit for better sense than that
T. hardly need be said she was not
guilty of that performance. and con
zequenfly Mr.. Longworth did not need
III jump in after her,
Toung Ned Mclean the son Of John
. r Mclean, owns huge touring car
ana Miss Alice chas had many spin
with him out on the country roads
, round the capital breaking the speed
I limit all to pieces for Miss Roose
- Welt is a daring girl, and neither horses
t 81 autos have any terror for her.
- Lately she has been touring rounC
4 thc suburbs and out 70 Bcnnings witt
g MI Longworth in His automobile. HI
!. and she nave a genuine love Of sport
{ especially the race course, and sprinf
b. ana fall sees them at the track 70
Y scmi-annual meets.
4 II was remarked AS strange that will
Y H., president 50 fond of riding ant
all the other children following suit
II Miss Alice did not seem TO care for il
e She would drive and walk, but sh
n did not ride until this last spring
?, when she lost her heart to a littl
e racer seen al Bennings. The filly wa
K a thoroughbred. and while not yer
s successful as a racer, was adimrabl
"a adapted to make perfect saddl
Q horse for a lady Miss Alice bOugh
v her and Immediately became Yer
H., ~ ~, hn 1,T
y rretty little mount soon became tn
r. best of friends, the mare always e,
q pecting a lump of sugar as the pre-
e lude TO a canter out to Chevy Chas
o. elsewhere
e Miss Alice looks well on hOrsebac
. and has an easy seat, as is natural t
If lover Of outdoor sports who know
% no fear.
# She wears dark blue habit wit
( tan gauntlets and boots and carries
S smart little crop which reminds on
n somewhat of little swager stick wit
1t which Miss Roosevelt astonshed tn
Y world a summer or two ago. TIL
# Gene was but about two feet in length
lad a pretty handle and a bit of ril
n bon tied around it, and this Mis-
e Alice took everywhere when watkins
d and truth to tell, it suited her styl
g immensely. and what would have lool
e "a silly in many another girl, wit
d her simply lent an additional chicnes
d Ia her makeup.
d Miss Roosevelt is decidedly origina
h and if anything suits her fancy sh
It adopts it, no matter whether it is tn
n proper thing of the prevailing fasl
.r ion or not. So. for instance las
spring when in Boston she attende
ct a charity fair at which one of the e,
n hihitions was a table of basket wor
Of chiefly hats, made by the girls of 30
s, tons smart set, who had taken l
at the fad of weaving straw. Miss Tha
OF er had made tremendously wiz
tn blimmed sailor hat. This caught Mi
"a Roosevelt's eye. She tried it on.
On suited her and Immediately wo
nd went abroad in the land that wit
re brimmed sailors We're to be the ra;
>ss because Miss Roosevelt was wearil
in one.
he "Alice Blue
AZ To her is also due Alice blue Il
peculiar shade of stone blue chos,
3d. by Mrs. Roosevelt for her inaugul
ler ton gown, and favored by Miss Roos
ne welt for street and house gowns.
re Blue in all its shades is Miss Roos
as velt's favOrte color, as it is also tn
i; of Mrs Roosevelt. It vies wi
tn' white with the first lady of the lal
H. in popularity