The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-21
GOSSIP OF INTERESTING
 WOMEN IN PUBLIC EYE

From Various Exchanges.
 When Representative Nick Longworth and his wife appeared at entrance K at , the convention hall, at Chicago, just aft er noon Wednesday, they were surround cd by crowds of women Some of these intruded themselves upon the daughter of i the President so impertinently that the Congressman requested them to with draw
 | In the convention hall, Mrs. Longwortfl, seated with Mrs. Medill Mccormick and i her husband, witnessed the extraordinary demonstration in honor of her father. One of the first things she did was to remove ] Ter hat, which was creation in blue and not nearly so large as those worn by other women around her. During the l spectacular outbreak she waved this once l in a while at Senator Lodge. At one stage of the tumult Senator Lodge waved his hand at her and she blew d kiss to 1 hlm.
 When Mrs. Longworth started to leave the convention hall she was again sur rounded by women, who followed her from the hall in droves. They pressed so l closely to her that MT. Longworth sig i naled to mounted policeman for help. The officer responded and made a lane | through the crowd of women.
 1 With two mounted men on either side Mrs. Longworth and her party were es- corted through an adjacent alley into 1 Michigan avenue, where the Mccormick auto was waiting. They were whirled to the Auditorium Annex, where they | lunched. During the meal there was d constant stream of women through tn restaurant scanning Mrs. Longworth and making audible comments about her gown. winch was of a corded check pat with blue ribbon.
 i It was learned that Congressman Long, worth and his party would in future use another entrance to the convention hall and occupy seats in another part of the building to escape the annoyance to which they were subjected.
 l No person apparently enjoyed the scene when the President being l cheered more than did Mrs. Nicholas i Longworth. his daughter. She sat in the front row on the platform, beside her l husband, her face wreathed in smiles, her eyes sweeping the great galleries and their waving flags, and now and then she turned and whispered something to l Ter husband, who had crouched forward | to take it all in. Twice she rose to her feet to see better and though she ap- rarently was trying to refrain from being l affected by 1t, yet several times she in- voluntarily clapped her hands. She wore q striped suit, and could be picked oul easily. At one time the Roosevelt shout CTS turned toward the Presidents daugh- ter and began cheering her, some of the
 more enthusiastic ones calling Alice Aiice! Mrs Longworth did not appear to be greatly embarrassed. If they had any idea, however, that she was going to assist them Tn boosting the demon
 stration, they were disappointed
 The keenness of the American girl or the subject of a titled shusband has brought to notice the fact that she rarel,
 marries a Spanish nobleman. According
 to an interview with an American woman
 in a recent issue of La Correspondents
 de Espana, Americans know very little
 of Spain. During the festivities in holy
 week they pass a fortnight in Seville, q
 day or two in Granada, take glimpse
 at the Royal Padro Museum in Madrid
 and then go to France or Italy.
 Spanish society, in the opinion of tho
 speaker, is charming, owing chiefly to its
 spirit of chivalry and courtesy, but is 2 little stiff and ceremonious She further
 notices that the Spanish woman holds nc
 prominent place In social life. whici