The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-02-02
FARMvILLE, "a. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY ,, 1906.
AT A QUAKER FEAST
Miss Roosevelt and Her FL
ance at Philadelphia.
Presidents Daughter Laughs az Mo-
tor Chr Run In Rain-LonRworth
says. "shc IL the sun. and
Am Clad Indeed"

tor Cnr Run In Rain-Longworth
says. "shc II the sun. and
Am Clad Indeed"
PHILADELPHIA, Jan 30. - Never
was the ancient saying, All the world
loves a lover" more aptly Illustrated
than in the case of Miss Alice Roose-
/ Welt and Nicholas LougW0rth.
uy word and decd since their arrival
.u tho Quaker CITY they have publish
ed it TO the world that theirs IS a real
old fashioned love match, and all Phila-
dcphia society IS discussing with
hoamiug approval what Is destined TO
become known as Longworth's sun of
Ny Life" speech.
Before 300 guests assembled at the
Quaker dinner given 10 Lloyd c. Girls
com Mr. Longworth called Miss Roose-
welt the sun Of his life and, smiling
upon her os sho watched him from an
adjoining room, said that from where
he stood DE could see the sun in whose
reflected radiance hc had a momentary
/ prominence
CAS- his excellcncy the ambassador
from Brazil said" began the future
son-ln-law Of the president, Il am a
/ lucky man and know lt"
A general laugh and applause greeted
this remark, and Miss Roosevelt blush
cd.
All dny Sunday the young couple
walked nnd rode side by side, looking
into each others faces and as obllvlOus
of an others and an else as sweethearts
in far more humble stations Of life
Probably few Incidents will be so
treasured of memory by the young
couple as an automobile dash they
made On the dark hours Of the morning
10 was raining hard when they left the
Grlsc0m dinner. The rain curtains
shut iu the t0nneau OF Clement A. Girls
CONS big motor car. and. ensconcod In
its cushions ana rugs, the sweethearts
for The FIRST time ln days found them
selves free of The keen though friendly
eyes Of the great American public.
Splash of the heavy rain on the covert
cloth Just served TO give that sense Of
coy scclusion from an the world that
only De who rides by night ln the down
bent of a storm may know.
There were ten miles 20 60 and II Is
not 10 Doc believed that the befurred
chauffeur pushed DIS speed levers 10 the
last n0tches Even % motor driver has
kindly instincts at times
when Lloyd O. Griscom escorted her
and Mr. Lougworth to where the tour
ing car stood at the Walnut street en-
trance 10 The hotel the presidents
d1ueltor evidently enjoyed the pros
pcct of The rain drive As she stepped
into the tonnoau she laughed goyly as
If at lark.
With the diplomacy that might mark
one of DIS Interviews with the elder
statesmen of Japan Ambassador Lloyd !
O.. Cuscom clambered into a seat be-
side the chauffeur Through over.
brook. Ardmore, Narberth and the |
Penusylyania's main line suburbs,
where not a light showed, the motor |
car pushed its way. The powerful |
headlights threw a white glare on the |
fog and rain. and Ambassador Girls |
com. diplomat, gave all his effort 10 at
tempting 10 pierce the gloom. Wheel |
and speed controls and the blank ahead |
kept the chauneur's eyes dead ahead. |
II Montgomery county speed regula- /
tions were broken Mt any point proba- /
bly, only the chauffeur knew IT,
With the free spirit for which her
father IS famous the world over, Miss
Alice Roosevelt, who arrived IN this
city with her dance, Representative
Nicholas Longworth. from Phlladel-
phla. visited her bank, went 10 Sher-
rvs and, without othor escort save Mr..
Longworth. attended to several er-
rands about town before going to
luncheon with Mrs. Cornelius Wander
biz In her private apartments in the
Hotel 81. Regis.
Laughing and apparently as happy
as It falls 10 the lot Of mortals TO be,
Miss Roosevelt and Mr.. L0ngworth
were greeted by a crowd OF cheering
people at many points. Camera fends
were everywhere
Miss Roosevelt was dressed in
greenish brown tailor made suit trim
od with gilt braid and buttons. On her
hat was a bird Of paradise plume, and
she wore n boa and muG Of silver fox
fur
Miss Roosevelt and Mr. Longworth
attended tho presentation OF Faust
mo The Metropolitan Opera House last
night. They were members Of a party
occupying the boxes Of Mrs. Robert
Coaiaf and Mrs Ogden Goelet.