The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-12
An !. HISTORIC. !
|1'||.AIN||||':: ! | D D
P|'|()'k||'||||E|'::::::||R||'' ] | J ! !: | /
n Which Four Aces and q King
Wins Against -Four Kings
n and an Ace. .s
MANY GIFTS FOR ALICE.
They Are Coming From Every Quarter
and Are Handsome ana is4
Costly. ~. 81. ,s

and Are Handsome and sissI
Costly. s. ,ss
By r. c. snyder. ..51
Washington, d. c., Feb. 11.--Pres-
ents to the elect Of Congressman
Nicholas Longworth continue to be re-
ceived at the White house and the
storage capacity Of that historic build-
Ing is taxed to its utmost to accommo-
date the gifts which the friends of
Miss Alice Roosevelt are showering
upon her. These presents are liter
ally fit for q princess or the bride Of !,
mining king. But as much cannot be
said for them when it is remembered
that neither the bride nor the groom
is wealthy. es 5, Z 81
There is an erroneous impression
throughout the country that the bride-
groom-to-be Is a millionaire. The fact
is that Mr.. Longworth has literally
nothing aside from his salary as q
member Of the house of representa-
tives. His mother has moderate for
tune, but nothing compared, with that
with which she is credited. AS for
Miss Roosevelt herself she has neither
money nor expectations according to
the declarations Of those who are post
ed intimately, on the affairs Of the
presidents family. 5 ..glS
II the bridegroom-elect had been
as wealthy as he is credited with be-
ing, 1t is natural to infer that he would
install his bride In a. house commen-
surate In its appointments with his
income. Yet the house which has been
leased is no better than those occu-
pied by scores: of M iSSzartll's coll
leagues who depenN upon
their salaries as members tor support.
Reports Of the character of the pres
,ents which has already been received
or are on their way indicates that the
givers have gone upon the assumption
that the young peoplesaresab1e to- live
in an atmosphere of regal magnifi-
cence. III d 3 q i,
We can't give them anything In
silver without duplicating some other
gift," said q member Of the New York
delegation when the question OF a
present was being discussed. 81 have
learned that the best silver and gold
smiths iof the country have exhausted
their ingenuity in designing beauti-
full gifts. Already the White house is
filled with enough silyerware to stock
the vaults of q score of dukes and
not even the London Guilds, those re-
ipositories Of silver plate, can ap-
Hrproach the magnificence of the dis
play that has been sent to the presi-
dents daughter" |" and then the delega-
tion decided upon service of fayrile
glass. But glass is not needed either,
according to reports, for 1t is said that
enough specimens Of high art in cut
crystal have been received to stock q
dozen houses as large as that selected
by the Congressman for his bride,
In fact 1t appears that; hundreds Of
thousands OF dollars have been gem
erously expended by the legion OF
friends Of the bride and groom who
have We'd with each other in selecting
something magnificent. The useful
has been almost entirely ignored. The
days when q chest of linen was con-
sidered one Of the essential presents
to 9 bride have passed away. No one.
thought Of purchasing a house and
furniture. because everyone believed
such present would not only be un-
necessary but really, offensive, and
perhaps It would have been 90 re-,
garded. But certainly Mrs. Longworth
will experience great difficulty in find
inf use for half 9 dozen gold and sil-
ver punch bowls, fifteen OF. twenty sii-s
yer candelabra and q score Of epergnes
Of great, value, much beauty but OF
doubtful utility. There are said to be
bronzes enough to fill a room and sill
verware snncient to stock a modern
hotel. In fact as asserted above, the
presenta would do credit to an eastern
princess. but they will doubt less prove
'burdensOme to the sensible American
girl who on next Saturday will be
united to a q well l-bred, tup-to- date
bratny American congressman, with
q future before him. but no bank ac-.
count to speak Of. ls Il 4
g Carpenters. plasterers and painters
arc transforming the historic Cham
berlain hotel, that for years has stood
ats the e6cornerf0fE1 18th and ut streets
into q club house. family hotel or resi-
dence. Here In the oldens dayy when
John Chamberlain Mas alive ami, the