Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-12

happiness and gaiety that possessed
her that afternoon. but as she had not
yet taken the public into her conf
dence, it was set down to Just her
usual cheer and enthusiasm She was
generous, as she was expected to be.
and made many purchases and took
many chances, saying in her offhand
Characteristic way: That for me-
Better Looking Every Year.
/ Miss Roosevelt has continued to inn
prove in looks ever since she became
! identified with the White House,
growing each year prettier and gain
/ ing in repose of manner
{ From a slip of a girl she has devel-
T oped into charming. fascinating
young woman. individual in style and
frank ana unaffected in manner. She
has the face of a girl of character
and temperament and because of that
is interesting TO watch. even if too far
away to have her conversation heard.
she is absolutely without affectation
o, artificiality. which makes her most
. refreshing in this day of pose.
\ girl of action. she has spent lit
tie time in study. outdoor exercise APP
Eealing more 10 her than books and
+, consequently she has not learned
f. f. nch-to the amazement of many,
considering that her father and motn-
err are fluent speakers in the tongue
which is used among the diplomatic
corps quite as much as English. In
fact il was quite a matter of disap-
pC nTmant 10 one of the ambassadors
here 10 finG. year or two ago, that
when he entertained Miss Roosevelt
and escorted her out 10 dinner, he had
totalk TO her in English: rather a diff
hcuIt proposition for him.
OF course no one is in the least
surprised a the announcement of the
/ er cement Of the presidents daugh-
tel and the popular Young congress
man. For TWO or three seasons he
has paid her marked attention. For
awhile Miss Roosevelt. Mr.. Longworth
the Countess Cassini. daughter of the
Russian ambassador and Eicomte de
Chambru Of the French embassy were
always together. and every one was
kept guessing TO tell who best liked
who for the Young men seemed quite
impartial in their attentions.
Finally the interesting quartet was
broken up by the vivacious young
countess being thrown into official
mourning by the war between her
country and Japan. so that she was
pDilStil W lDI - veal dill SDtldl DItdS-
ures.
After that Mr.. I.ongworth and Miss
Roosevelt were seen more and more
in each others company. The Vicomte
de Chambru. who is still good friend
OF Miss Alice. will now be her broth
er-in-law, one removed as ii were. for
: his elder brother the Count de Cham
| btu married Mr. LOneworth's sister.
n l.
/ with Mrs Longworth at her villa on
, the shore Of Massachusetts In fact
! thew were there The time Miss Alice
5 Visited Mrs Broadman summer be
| fore last. as was also Mr.. Longwortn
: anG VicOmte Chambru
; Society Expected Announcement.
For year and more. therefore
4 society has been expecting just the
announcement made this week. and
e growing impatient. has several times
t, tried TO hasten matters by premature
& announcements. Each and every time
r Tho engagement has been as emphat
ically denied.
h No one was deceived. however, ant
d simply settled down, more or less pa
t, tirntly, to wait until the engagement
T. was announced. as they We're certain
e it would be sooner or later.
g When the trip TO the Philippine:
e was announced last year and it wa
IS known that Mr.. LongwOrth was alst
y going with Mr.. Taft and Miss Roose
y welt, wise glances We're exchanged
le and every one was ready to wage
It that if the young folks were not al
y ready engaged they would be whel
n they came home. No two persons at
le tracted to each other could posibl,
X Withstand the spell cast by Dan Cupi'
e. on such an ocean voyage. Even
Sc trip across the Atlantic, less than
week, has often been responsible 70
* the engagement of two who wer'
to strangers till they met on shipbOard
rs What would not six weeks on the wa
ter do for those already inclined tC
n ward one another?
When they came home, however
le they gave no one any satisfaction
h aside from showing that they wer
lie still devoted. Even now. Mr. Ions
lie worth will not admit that the trip ha
h, anything to do with it, evading tn
b. question as to whether the engagement
IS dated from that time. He says h
g. has lived in such a trance for the las
lie few months he has lost all track c
k dates and when asked why he let n
n one know of the engagement, sal
SIS he had not been officially notified c
it himself until Thursday.
II. Since their return home, Represel
le tative Longworth and Miss Rooseve
le have been together as much as poss
h BILE.
st When the president and his famil
ed slipped away to celebrate Thanksgi'
X ing at Pine Knot. his new countr
X, place in Virginia Miss Alice electe
IS to stay at home and dine with friend
up in Washington. OF course, Mr.. LOn
" worth was one of the guests.
de Then, when the president. Mr.
SIS Roosevelt, Ethel and Teddy, Jr, wit
1t train full of folks went merrily o
nd to Princeton to see the army and nav
de football game, again Miss Alice, WI
sc heretofore has always attended tt
ng football games, stayed at home
These things looked most significal
to those who were watching II
he game, and now that the last shade
en- of doubt has disappeared, the ds
ra- of the wedding-probably February
Sc the wedding gown-probably TIL
of her mother, preserved for her III
Sc by her grandmother Lee-all form
lat teresting topics. and one looks ov
it'll the long list of Miss Roosevelts 81
nd friends for bridesmaids.
A Shirt Waist Girl.