The Delta independent., 1906-01-12
LONCW0RTH STORIES
Miss Alice Roosevelt's Fiancs
In His Early Days.
HOW BE Qu1ETED A DISTURBANCE

Threatened to Thrash Duke Of Man-
chester. Who Raised q Row ~ weS.
.ding Of Ohio Congresssnan's sistes.
Expert I.orscman who Saved Als
Bride to be From Harm I. . Run.
away By ouick Action.
Now that Representative. Nicholas
Longworth of the First district of Ohio
Is a national. even international, char
acter. because he IL going to marry
Miss Alice Roosevelt, the presidents
daughter. his friends are telling stO-
rles about him and his early days. says
Washington special dispatch to the
New York World.
Longworth Is broad shouldered.
athletic chap who has been q cham
pion golfer in his day and good box
er. He Is ruddy faced, walks with .
springy step and looks like a person
well able to care for himself In any
kind Of difficulty.
One Of his sisters married the Wis
count Charles De Chambrun Of Paris,
who is at present secretary to the
French embassy at Washington. The
wedding was a notable society affair
In Cincinnati several years ago. Among
the guests were the Duke Of Manches-
ter and his wife, who was Miss Zim-
norman, daughter Of Cincinnati mill
lionaire.
The duke and duchess were much In
evidence at the reception and break
fast that followed the wedding cere-
mony. While the reception was going
on the duke observed the brides table
and asked II he and the duchess were
to be seated at that table. He was
told that 1t was the American custom
to have none but the intimate friends
and the wedding party at the brides
table. His highness Immediately rails
ed a row, declaring that he aud the
duchess must be allowed to sit at tho
brides table because Of their rank.
The disturbance became 10 great that
Nicholas LOngworth was sent for to
straighten matters out. He came and
told the duke that 1t would be impos-
sible to make a rearrangement Of the
seats at the brides table. The duke
insisted. Longworth finally told the
duke that IL he and the duchess did
not like the arrangements for the we'd
ding breakfast they could lump them,
only there was not 30 much circum-
locution used. Gathering his ducal
wraps about him, the duke called the
duchess, and they left the house.
The duke was much incensed at this
lack Of respect for his high estate. He
went to q club and said some unpIeas-
ant things about the Longworth famt
" and about Nicholas LongwoFth In
particular. While he was Illuminating
q friend Of Nick Longworth went to
the Longworth house and told him
what the duke was saying. "You go
back" said Longworth, "and tell him
that am too busy with this wedding
celebration just now to come to the
club, but that when my sister and her
husband get away will come around
and punch his nose"
The message was conveyed to the
duke. The duke did not wait. He
had business elsewhere, and he left
Cincinnati day or two later without
revisiting the club.
Congressman Longworth has been an
interesting figure In Cincinnati and
Washington, says the New York Amer
lean. Nick Longworth. as he Is popu-
larly known, has been heart breaker
among the girls ever since he reached
his majority. fourteen years ago. and
possibly long before that. The young
congressman Is said to be many times
a millionaire. His fortune has been
variously estimated at between e1O,-
100000 and $15.000.000, all Of which
he inherited from his father. who was
an extensive grape grower.
His wealth and excellent family
name enabled young Longworth to cut
wide swath in Cincinnati society. He
ID said to belong to more clubs than
any other man in the west, his men,
bership including entree in the Gin
cinnad. Washington, Boston, New
York, London and Paris exclusive cir
cles.
Longworth, though thirty-six years
old, is hardly settled in his habits. His
friends have always proclaimed him
not marrying man. He Il tall and
well proportioned and always dresses
in the height Of fashion. He has q
frank, jovial countenance. His face
ls long and made to look longer by rea-
son Of half badness. His forehead
Ii unusually high, giving his face an
imprint Of intellectually.
Mr.. Longworth has high talent for
music, both vocal and instrumental.
His best songs, those which have most