The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-03-08
MISS ROOSEvELT'S PLUCK.
How She Climbed UP a Ships Side
and Rebuked Camera Mem.

and Rebuked Camera Mem.
On the first day of Miss Alice Roose-
velts recent New York shopping ex-
petition, undertaken in preparation for
her approaching marriage to Congress-
man Nicholas Longworth, while driving
with her fiance in an electric hanson a
woman in Fifth avenue hurled bunch
OF violets into the hanson. Mr.. Long
| worth caught it and handed it gallant
ly to his betrothed, who smiled little
penslvely at this tribute from some one
unknown out of that "all the world
that loves lovers, says the New York
| World.
| After trying ON some gowns the next
morning at the home Of Robert Goelet,
where Miss Roosevelt stayed during
her visit, she drove with Mrs. Goelet to
the ogden Mills residence. After a
short call there Miss Roosevelt, Mrs.
| Goelet and the Mills twins" Misses
Beatrice and Gladys, left the house to-
| gether and walked over to Madison ave-
nue.. By this time a crowd of the
curious had collected, and several snap
shot artists had made ready for action
Inc tour young women at first paid no
! attention to any of the crowd. Miss
AIce turned to the photographers and
sald, with a pretty flush on his cheeks:
Please stop this. / think you must
have enough pictures of me, and it
annoys my friends I don't mind, but
| don't you think I ought to have lit
tie privacy? Please leave me alone
now. Won't you please respect my
wishes?"
The photographers lifted their hats
and retired at once from the field.
Before she returned to Washington
Miss Roosevelt climbed pilot ladder
up to the lofty side Of the steamship
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse the other
afternoon to greet her sisterin-law, the
Countess de Chambrun. 1t was TWEEN
ty-five foot climb that would have ter
rified good many men unused to it,
but she did it blithely. Her fance,
whom she had accompanied down the
bay on revenue cutter, followed her.
The Manhattan arrived at Quaran-
tine before the steamship had come ur
from the Hook Miss Roosevelt and
Mr.. Longworth landed on the pier to
change to Health Officer Doty's boat,
the Charles f. Allen, which was to put
them aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm.
When the big steamship hove In
sight the Charles f. Allen took the two
as passengers out to her. The pilots
ladder was already over the ships side,
an affair of Stats and ropes, little
shaky looking for any woman. The
Kaiser's officers saw a woman on the
quarantine boat and began to give or
| ders to let down the huge accommoda-
ton ladder-a fight of steps as com.
Portable as those of house-but Miss
Roosevelt would have none of that.
"Tell Them" she said, that this Is
good enough for me-" and her refusal
was megaphoned up to the deck.
The little quarantine boat rolled AND
tossed In the heavy chop of the bay,
but the ladder hung steady enough
against the side of the motionless levia
than. Without thought Of her dainty
white gloves or mock tremors about ex-
posture OF her dainty shod feet Miss
Roosevelt went up like G bird to the
deck of the ship. Mr.. Longworth join
ed her in minute, presented his fiancee
to his sister and then all three went to
8 cabin.
Standing on the platform of Pull
man car in the Pennsylvania railroad
station, Miss Alice Roosevelt made her
adieu to New York, represented by sew.
eral reporters.
"I've had fine time" she said. "No
I'm not coming back until after OUT
wedding"
Are you coming here on the wedding
tour?' asked one, seeking very i'm
pressive bit of Information.
II won't tell, and hope nobody finds
out" she replied. Then she whispered
to Representative Nicholas Longworth.
her fiance, who had been listening With
gravely amused air, and vanished in
the car