The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-08
Girls AMER!CANISM.
.MIss ROCKIES ACT IN RENouNc.
ING BRITISH TITLE TYPICAL
OF HER sRlRlT-FRlEND OF
ALICE ROOSEVELT.

Miss Cynthia Burke Roche, social
debutante and bosom friend of Alice
Roosevelt, who has renounced her al
Ilegiance to the British throne and be.
come an American citizen. has been
lone Of the most popular young women
lin the Newport-New York set, and, al
though she might have been an "hon-
orable" in England, she decided that it
was just as guud to be a plain Anferi'
can, and now, on the eve Of her mar
rage to Arthur Scott Burden, It has
become known that she appeared be.
fore the officials In this city and qtii-
city changed her nationality. Miss
Roosevelt is believed TO have had a
hand in this step, says the Pittsbrg
Dispatch.
Outside OF few Of hen closest
Ichums, says the New York American,
Miss Roche has kept her secret we'll
until yesterday. when she began to re.
tceive congratulations from every one.
who knows her. Her father, the Hon.
Burke Roche, who is now in Paris, will
probably not be pleased to learn Of
what she has done, but her motheri is
one Of those who encouraged her to
show her Amertcan1sm. Mrs. Alfred
Vanderbilt, Miss Evelyn Burden. Miss
Natica Rlves, Miss Gertrude Pell, and
Mrs. Iselin, as well as Miss Roosevelt,
are said to have had early knowledge
Of her intentions.
Miss Roche has been in the public
eye a great deal by reason Of her own.
cleverness, and lately through her.
mothers quarrel with her grandfather,
Frank Work, the millionaire, 1t will
be recalled that Mrs. Roche and Miss
Roche had been living In Mr.. Works
home, at No. IS East Twenty.sixth
street, when suddenly Mrs. Roche left
liner fathers residence aud engages.
apartments at the buckingham hotel.
Mr.. Work declared that his daughter
had demanded that meals be served
In the drawing room, and he said that
she was actually spending at the rate
Of 1857 a day. Mr.. Work said he had
allowed her $4,000 a month.
1t looked as If the breach would
widen. particularly as Miss Cynthia
Roche remained with her grandfather
and seemed to take sides with him
against her mother. In the end, howsI
ever, Mrs, Roche returned to her age
father and Miss Roche Is credite
with having brought them together
Miss Roche is one Of The best four
'Inshand whips in the country. having
been taught to handle the ribbons In
Newport with Alice Roosevelt, who
was constantly with herftwo seasons
ago, and who will have her as one Of
the NewportNew York party when
she is married 10 Representative Long.
worth.
Last summer during tho Newport
dog show, Miss Roche exhibited the
dog Daphne and captured the first
prize, having shortly before won anoth-
er' first prize for driving the magnif.
cent pony Fairy Drum Major at the
Newport horse show in the Casino,
She has won numerous trophies for
tennis playing.
Shells an eptionally bright young
woman and has won her way into the
hearts Of the greatest society leaders
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