The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-26
east room and corridors where the
public gathered.
No Lonqer a Little Girl.

public gathered.
No Longer a Little Girl.
At these affairs the public did not
see the straight young school girl of
the year before, but young woman,
her frocks let down to the floor. her
hair piled on her head, and the added
touch giving to her the very earmarks
of a social bud-the drawn, dropping
shoulders which the girls of the smart
set have adopted as a pose. Her
straight lines were all lost in this lat
est requirement, and every one said,
Ethel Roosevelt has come out"
So if coming out party is given
this winter for the younger daughter
of the president it will not in any
sense be for the purpose of introduce
ing her TO society. She has met soci-
ety-official, diplomatic and other
wise.
Ethel and Helen Much Together.
The friendship between Miss Roose-
welt and Miss Helen Taft has not been
so marked during the last year, for
the reason that Miss Taft was stu
dent during the last session at the
preparatory school at Bryn Mawr.
Miss Roosevelt had her private tutors
at home. But before that the two chill
dren-as they were then-were devot-
ed companions. They could be seen
almost any time at the matinees to-
gether, sitting down in the orchestra
chairs, munching away at sweets and
unrecognized by those about them.
Helen Taft spent much of her time
at the white house romping through
the corridors with the presidents chill
dren and enjoying an occasional peep
at state function, usually the public
reception on New Years day.
Miss Taft Hopes for White House.
Miss Taft is a wholesome sort of
young girl, full of life, yet having a
dignified personality. She is a thor
ough student Of everything that con-
Germs her father and is confident that
the 4th of next March will see him
Taft has inherited her parents love
of outdoor life and is a great devotee
of golf and tennis.
She graduated with high honors
from the preparatory school at Bryn
Mawr in May, having received the
prize of $500 for submitting the best
entrance examination for the cole ge.
When her father heard the news he
beamed and said:
Il would rather know that than be
president of the United States"
viii Continue in College.
Miss Taft does not possess her
mothers love for music, but is a great
reader. She knows how to have a
good time too, but has declared that
she will go to college for at least two
years, which means that should her
father be elected she would not take
her place Immediately in society
Her friends are smiling, for even
with her great love for her books they
declare she is not strong enough to
resist the temptation of becoming the
first young lady of the land" in fact,
If the opportunity presents itself
Miss Bryan Not in Public Eye.
Miss Grace Bryan, the younger
daughter of w. j. Bryan, is a typical
Western girl although she is receiving
her education at a seminary, Hollis
institute in Roanoke, Va. Little has
been heard Of her because her parents
have kept her out of the public eye
so far as possible. But she is most
attractive and quite serious for a girl
of her years.
When her sister, Mrs Leavitt, was
one of the most conspicuous visitors
in Denver during the recent conven-
ton, Miss Grace remained at Fairview
the family home at Lincoln, scarcely
able to contain herself. She was too
young to go, and like the good ma
tured girl she is, remained contented-
ly at home.
Miss Bryan spent the Christmas hol-
idays in Washington last year as the
guest of her parents friends, Mr. and
Mrs. Cotter T. Bride. A son Of the
Brides married a niece of Vice Pres
ident Fairbanks. The Brides have a
modest home just across the street
from the Library of Congress, and it
was here that Miss Bryan was enter
tanned.
Circles Globe With Father.
She is a good talker and has remark
able poise. She made the trip around
the world with her father recently and
has travelled with him extensively.
She is very fair, with bright eyes and
spirited manner. Like Miss Taft,
she is quite confident that her own
father will sway public favor toward
the ticket he represents in November.
Miss Chain Typical School Girl.
Miss Desdemona Chain, the Chicago
aspirant for the honors of being the
White House debutante, is a typical
school girl. With a wealth of brown
hair, dark flashing eyes and healthy
pink cheeks, she is aptly fitted to reign
as daughter Of President.
Unlike Miss Taft or Miss Bryan
she has never had the advantage of a
private school training, but is an
eighth grade pupil at the Mcpherson
grammar school. She is a leader in
the classroom, as well as on the play
Ground and has attained biob grads