The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-18

House and not for d moment were they left unguarded. The gifts numbered near ly a thousand and it is known all have not yet arrived. The display consists prin- cipally of jewelry and rare bric-a-brae.
 List Not Made Public.
 As heretofore indicated no list of pres ents was made public and no complete list that is given approximately accurate can be compiled, but among the hundreds received by Miss Roosevelt are the fol- lowing
 President Loubet of France-A magnifi- cent Gobelin tapestry, made expressly for Miss Roosevelt. In shape it is long and narrow and portrays scenes renowned in the history of France. This tapestry is made only for the French government and is never placed on sale. Its value, therefore, is purely eonjectural, in dol lars and cents It was presented to Miss Roosevelt in behalf of President Loubet by Ambassador Jusserand. At the same time Ambassador Jusserand, on behalf of himself and Mime. Jusserand, presented to Miss Roosevelt an exquisite fan of white ostrich plumes set on tortoise shell sticks and bearing a monogram of Miss RooseVelt's initials in gold
 Emperor William of Germany-A brace let of special design; studied with gems of rare value; one of the finest works of the jewellers art
 The Emperor of Japan-Two beautifully chased vases of silver and piece or wonderful Japanese embroidery. The lat- ter is a piece of silk eight feet square. Its left corner shows a background Of heavy gold thread, but the greater part of the piece Is embroidered with chrys- anthemums done in white silk on gold.
 Republic of Cuba-A splendid necklace i, of selected pearls. the design of the piece being made in Paris on the order of the Cuban government. It is one of the most valuable gifts received by the bride. The Emperor of Austria-A diamond and pearl pendant exquisitely wrought.
 The Empress Dowager of China-A handsomely made chest, completely filled with rare gifts of silks, embroideries' ivory carvings and lovely bric-a-brae The King of Italy-A mosaic table or superb workmanship and beauty, depict ing scenes of Italian life. It was manu- factured especially for Miss Roosevelt Tn l Florence.
 i Pope Plus X-A handsome mosaic repre- sentng one of the great paintings Ill the Vatican.
 1 The King of Spain-Pieces of antique
 iewelry, of rare design and value 1 King Edward VII of England sent
 gift to the bride. but the character has l not been disclosed.
 The Ambassador of Austria and Baron ess Hengelmuller sent valuable jewel l consisting of a great sapphire and selected
 diamonds.
 The Ambassador of Germany and Baron l ess Speck Von Sternburg presented Miss ] Roosevelt with an exquisite set or Ores
 den china plates.
 I Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks set l of handsome bouillion cups of beautiful 1 chased silver, lined with gold
 Senator and Mrs. Knox, jewel box of ! elegantly chased silver.
 The Ambassador to Great Britain, and l Mrs. Reid, a magnificent diamond dog col l lar
 l The Secretary of State and Mrs. Root, long chain of beautiful turquolses ele- l gantly mounted
 | While some of the ambassadors and ministers accredited to this capital from 1 foreign countries sent individual presents i to Miss Roosevelt the majority of them presented to her offerings of flowers. MT
 Takahira, former minister to Japan, ca l bled directions that handsome floral or | ferng be made to the bride In his name
 MT. Grip, Minister of Sweden, presented
 an exquisite vase; Baron Moncheur, the
 Belgian Minister, piece of handsome i bric-a-brac; Minister Quesada of Cuba ! and Madame Quesada a set of eight | pieces of silverware lined with gold, and
 bearing the initials of the bride, "A R.
 Gifts From Cabinet Members. Members of the Presidents cabinet pre-
 sented individual gifts but only a few
 of them are known. Secretary and Mrs 1 Taft presented a pair of elaoorately 1 chased silver table vases of American l manufacture; Secretary and Mrs. Bona | parte, a handsome piece De Milleu or I C.,.,r and Shaw | a chocolate set of rare Worcester ware 1 inlald with silver and Attorney General | Moody. a pair of silver candlestlcks, 1 elegantly chased and beautiful design l What is known as the Taft Philippine l party. including those who. with Miss l Roosevelt made the trip last summer to | the Orient joined in beautiful and cost l ly gift to the bride. It is a necklace or gold with the alternate links studded 1 with diamonds. bearing magnificent l aauamarine pendant surrounded with dia- | monds The auuamarine pendant is 1 stone of remarkable size and color cost l ing $500 unmounted. card accompany 1 ing the gift is inscrbed With love and ! best wishes to our Alice from members | of the Taft party
 MT. Iongworths associates in Congress | united in the presentation to the bride ] of three beautiful presents. The New York delegation gave an exquisite ser 1 vice of feveril glass, each piece having the peacock eye in its center and no two pieces being of precisely the same hue. l The service consists of five dozen wine | glasses. finger bowls and plates. The l Ohio delegation in Congress gave the l bride a heavy silver loving cup It is
 more than two feet in height and bears l a festoon of roses In repousse work
 around the top and bottom. The House | committee on foreign affairs of which
 MT. Longworth is a member also gave the l bride a loving cup of silver beautifully l chased and lined with gold It was n- | scribed to Alice Lee Roosevelt
 No adequate idea of the gifts to the l bride can be given with any degree of
 accuracy. but the foregoing will convey
 some notion of their character.