The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
LONGWORTH-R ROOSEVELT WEDDING AT THE WHITE HOU

would visit the court of King Edward,
the guest of Ambassador Reid, and that
while abroad she would probably be-
come engaged to some titled English
man. During all this talk, she was
severely criticized for her fondness for
Countess Marguerite Cassini.
All in all, she was greatly talked
about young woman. Running hand in
hand with the criticism, was flood
of compliment and fiattery, and it is
one of the best tests of her soundness
of character and great good sense, that
none of these things affected her in
any way. She pursued the even tenor
Of her way undisturbed by what was
said and done, the simple daughter OF
the president, unspoiled and unaffected,
retaining all her original independence
of spirit and fondness for a good time.
She went riding in automobiles, at
tended the races at Bennings, the horse
shows at Chevy Chase and New York,
the theaters, dances, receptions and
other social affairs in great number. 1t
has been estimated that in fifteen
months she attended about 400 dinners;
800 parties, 800 balls, and 600 afternoon
teas, shook hands with $4,000 people
and made 1900 calls. The figures are
not official, but they may be accepted
as being approximately correct, say
those who should know.
When she was years old, and her
father was civil service commissioner,
the news reached the Roosevelt home
| that Nicholas Longworth had just been
/ graduated from Harvard. He was a
4 son of Judge Longworth, Mr.. Roose-
welt IS old-time friend, and there was
some slight comment about the matter
at the time, altho none of the Roose-
velts had yet met him. When she was
J 10 years old, this young man had fin
:. ished law school, and when she was Is
| he had been elected to the Ohio legis-
, lature. The fall after her debut, he
} was elected to congress from one of
. the, Cincinnati districts, and just before
he took his seat. thirteen months later,
he was invited to take dinner at the
White House, TO dine with his father 9
old friend. On that occasion he saw
his future bride for the first time.
t Mr.. Longworth's rich mother came
e from Cincinnati to keep house for him
$ in Washington. He was the nephew
T of Mrs. Bellamy Storer, wife of the
e American ambassador to Vienna, and
l. the brother-in-law to Count de Cham
e brun, brother of the young man who
j., had been said to be Miss Roosevelt +
e intended. Besides, he was attractive
!; personally, a jolly good fellow, and ii
q came about very naturally that he wa:
V occasionally found in Miss Roosevelt ;:
n company, and that she grew to fee
y that whenever he was present, every
u body, wasSsure to have good time.
e. a:!t Their Early Acquaintance.
e. MI. ,Longworth, Miss Roosevelt AM
50 the de Chambruns were frequently to
IS gether, for theater parties, for rides Of
es horseback or in automobiles, and on
:. summer Mr. Longworth gave Mis-
1, Roosevelt a costume ball while she wa
n visiting at one of the Massachusett
O. society resorts. He was careful to
q made a member Of the Philippine part,
t. when he. found that the president
d. daughter was to 60, and as for the res
a history. sayeth not. 49,. ...--.-s. -.
a Obviously, from his assiduous after
Ut tons, it is quite certain that Low
e. burned in his heart before it did
'ss that of the young woman. Obviousl.
VI too, the conquest was not an easy on
81 altho the president and Mrs. Roosevelt
;, who were in Mr.. Longworth's cont
.e dence, did not discourage the mattel
III But in time. the independent youn
~ daughter of the. president was con
yyes PEELED to capitulate. It must have O.
"a CURED during the Taft trip to the fl
* east. Certainly they were not engage
~ before going for that trip-at leas
~ this is what everybody says. Whe
OF they returned, and Miss Roosevelt VIZ
lii accused of being engaged, she stout
az denied 1t. Technically, this denial W;
~. perhaps the truth, but it is general
a' understood that when the Taft part
= got back to American soil, .Longwort
felt that he had his case pretty well
hand and that the rest would be cas-
tn Then came the official announcemel
of- of the enga cement, by the preside
ISIS and Mrs. Roosevelt, at one of Il
by White House dinners, on the eveni1
'st Of Dec. 13, and few weeks later Il
Use wedding date was fixed for Feb.
Oh. at noon. ...- --
"a Purely Love Match.
rn- Many are asking themselves wheth
he Miss Alice is marrying wealth. and
'he the Longworth family is considered o.
ON of the rich families of the countr
;. the question usually is answered in Il
The affirmative. In point of fact, howevt
M and this adds to the romance of t
her event-it is an out-and-out love mate
her For altho Mrs. Longworth. the brio
she groom IS mother, is wealthy woma
asst owning an immense amount of real
~ tate in and about Cincinnati, Mr.. Lon
sit worth himself is not wealthy, VIII
nd Miss Roosevelt has an income of on
about $4,000 year. .-.
nee Longworth is an honored name
md Cincinnati. The grandfather of t
r s present Nicholas founded the fami
lde fortune. He was landowner and wiz
and grower, and modern viticulturists a
its indebted to MIN for many of his ear
en- efforts, which are gratefully acknoy
old edged in publications of the departing
ms Of agriculture. The bridegroom of
Ter. day was born in Cincinnati on Nov.
n 1869. The honored name and the fam
ing fortune were there when he arrived.
It'll He has done nothing to dim tt
tch fame, nor has he made any effort
,tly dissipate the fortune. His career
her been an agreeable one. He found |
ose- way to prestige already paved for HI
Rim Wealth, social standing, and politi
tier preferment have been his without
ace, asking. He attended the Cincinn