The Washington times., 1917-02-02
WILL INTUITIVELY
PICK NEWLY-WEDS
0hServant White House Police
man Has Been, Watching
Couples Since 1908.
POSSESSES NO FORMULA
Says Executive Mansion At
tracts BIissfuI Sightseeing
Pairs in Droves.

Doping Them Right, or Spotting
Newly -Weds." would be an excellent
title for one chapter in the life of
Policeman Z. Z. Dalrymple. one OF the
uniformed officers who stand guard
at the doors of the executive offices
of the White House, and who prob
ably has welcomed more newly mar
rted couples than any other individ-
ual in Washington ever has seen.
Dalrymple has been on duty at
the White House since 1908. 1t is
said that nine out OF every ten bridal
couples that come to Washington on
their honeymoon visit the White
House. As Dalrymple is on duty in
the daytime. he catches" them all.
His thirteen years of duty at the
executive offices has made him an
adept il "spotting" the newly -weds
House grounds. II he Is on the in
side, the moment they mount the
steps and come inside the storm
doors Dalrymple gets their number.
Has No Fixed Rules.
He says there are no fixed rules
for "spottinE" the honeymosners.
You just simply know it. I; must
be intuition" he says. But they
rarely ever get by without being
recognized.
what is my formula? That's a
hard question.
s'You see that couple strolling down
this way2" the policeman asked, as he
pointed to a young fellow and girl
headed toward the executive offices,
q some distance away. The ms:l was
holding the girls arm, and they were
looking into each others faces as
they stroIled along.
Usually SeIf-eonscIous.
rympIe explained. There are many
other persons in the White House
grounds now. and they know il. The
average newIy-wed is self-conscious
and while proud of the fact that he is
married. always is trying to conceal
il. He wouldn't dare catch the arm
Of his bride in crowded grounds like
these. Neither would each gaze into
the others eyes while in company.
They think that such an act would
easily label them as just married.
Not only are newly-weds self con-
EGlOuS ana eAti u at as
they believe staid old married cou-
pies would under the same condi-
tions, but in trying to afect dif-
ferent air they convict themselves,
the policeman says.
Attire an indication.
Even IL they did not say a word.
seven times out of each ten You
would be able to spot a recently mar
ried pair by their clothing" Dal-
rymple continued. whenever you
see a girl with gray shoes, stockings.
dress and hat to match, you can bet
your last dollar that she's a bride.
But few women that come to the
White House ever have complete cos
tunes, each garment and piece
matching the other in detail, unless
they are the part of their trousseau.
I don't know why il is: IL may BE-
that after marriage, husbands don't
care 70 spend as much money en-
clothes for wives. as fathers do en-
daughters just before marriage.
Now and then you'll find man
with all his clothing matching
shoes. sox. hat, gloves. and suit. He's
a bridegroom, but very few OF them
come out in public garbed like this.
especially IL they want to keep the
marriage a secret"
One Benedict Had Nerve.
Only one couple, during all OF
DaIrympIe's experience, ever came
out openly and said I'VE are married,
and are honeymooning here" That
happened during the Roosevelt Ad-
ministration.
They wanted to shake hands with
the President" the policeman con-
tinued. Il told them that it would
be impossible, as there were ffty or
seventy-fve other persons in the
lobby to see the Colonel. These al
ready had made engagements. The
man said: Tell the President that
we are newly-weds, and want to
shake his hand the bridegroom said.
He had so much nerve-more than
any other bridegroom ever visiting
the White House had shown-that 1t
took me off my feet, and l took the
matter up with the proper authori-
ties, and had the couple admitted to
of6CeS"