Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-21

las Longworth, as Alice Roosevelt, was marked by many notable affairs in Washington, but with the exception of a few small dinners which were given for her shortly before she was married, there was only one large en- tertainment at the White House which was strictly for Miss Alice, and that was her coming out ball.
 Whether the continuous shower of attentions from her friends and so- ciety generally precluded Miss Alice from having many affairs of her own was never made clear.
 Miss Ethel's first season as society girl will be notable. According to the present plans which are being dis cussed, brilliant ball will! be given for Miss Ethel next January. She will not have finished her schooling, but will probably leave the National Ca thedral school after the Christmas holidays. It had been intended that Miss Ethel should go through the en- tire course, but in the past few months she has been having such good time in an informal way that the president and Mrs. Roosevelt have decided to give her season in the White House. Ethel Roosevelt is very unlike Mrs. Longworth. She looks like her moth- CT, carries herself as straight as sap ling, and has the same peaceful, self contained expression so characteristic Washington in the early summer she spent nearly every afternoon on horse back. Little parties were organized and not even a chaperon was taken along.
 Usually there were several of the presidents aides and one or two girl friends of Miss Ethel in the party. Pic nics were planned for two or three days in the week, and everything was done to give Miss Ethel jolly time. Now that she has had a taste of "go- ing out she is anxious to make her debut. and this has been promised. The ball will be given in the east room, and will be planned on an even more elaborate scale than the one which the President and Mrs. Roose- welt gave for Miss Alice. It will bring together the most exclusive young people in New York, Boston, Philadel- phia and Washington. aud will mark the opening of the gayest season the White House has known since Presi- dent Roosevelt assumed the reins of office.
 Following the debut ball there will be a series of dinner dances for young people. These will probably be given every two weeks or, perhaps, more often. The President and Mrs. Roose- welt will probably entertain an un- teasing series of house parties, and every diversion that an ingenious host ess can conceive will be arranged for Miss Ethel
 When she finally makes her debut society will not welcome a girl who has had no experience In social af- fairs, for Ethel Roosevelt has been in- formally a party to the White House entertainments almost ever since she went there to make her home. She was one of the most conspicuous as- sistants at the wedding of MT. and Mrs. Longworth and has been In evil dence at all the state receptions since that time. She Is strikingly pretty girl. very unaffected. cordial. sestpos- sessed and full of fun. She Is the constant companion of her mother and always accompanies Mrs. Roosevelt on the trips out of town when it is possible for her to do so. Mrs. Roose- welt and Miss Ethel are more like two girls together than mother and daugh- ter. and the bond of affection and striking resemblance has been a mat ter of pleasing comment in Washing ton snce Miss Ethel was a slip of a