The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17

bassador in Washington, who was one o1 , keep Alice Longworth company in the Ii persons and places of interest, he has only to indicate the hatless woman leaning forward in the Senate gallery, listening intently.
 .gThat is Mrs. Nicholas Longworth daughter of Theodore Roosevelt" he says.
 Il Politics Her Game H Interest in the Senate instantly wanes. All eyes turn to the Roosevelt daughter and there is admiration, al- most reverence at times, in the eager look from the mixed group.
 II In many ways she is like her father. Over and over again, I have. watched her; but she. shows no embarrassment ; in fact, she seems absolutely uncon- scious of this scrutiny.
 Interest in politics has always been very real to her and she has found it an absorbing topic. An interesting de. bate in the Senate was a lure she could not resist.
 Not long after her marriage, ] think it was, she had given a big lunch con party. In the middle of it some one called her up to say that an i'm. portant issue had suddenly developed in the Senate. 1s H Grabbing a hat and hurling an abrupt apology at her guests, she Jeff the astonished crowd to finish the party without hostess.
 H Why, even last year she went to E New York for Christmas with the in. tention of staying over New Year. No sooner had the Economic Conference proposed by Senator Borah, crowded the murders off the first page, than she came home. Politics comes first with her always. She sat in the gallery listening, her languid eyes alight. l .HuIlo, 1 thought you were staying in New York until after New Year!' lone woman said to her.
 Fancy staying in New York, with all THIS happening here," and she T flung out gesture indicating the Sen ate floor, where wordy conflict had ineonsiderately wakened Vice-Presi- dent Coolidge, then presiding.
 Gloves vs. Asparagus
 I Alice was only two days old when her mother died. Her grandmother Mrs. Martha Roosevelt, died the same day, and the double tragedy over. shadowed sthe arrival of this vital little person. Her aunt, Anna Rooseyelt- she was afterwards Mrs. Cowles- took charge; of the baby until Theo. dore Roosevelt married Edith Carow in London But Theodore Roosevelt was always particularly fond of Alice; she had a special corner in his heart and there was a rare comraderly between them. .s. "1@
 I think it was back in the early sev' enties' that someone divided the in. T habitants of the United States into three groups--saints, sinners and the : Beecher family. A more recent yer sion would have substituted the Roose welt family, for presumably they have :, always been law unto themselves.
 remember dinner at the White s House one night. It was the first time I had been a guest of President Roosevelt Alice wore dress of -hel < namesake blue. and long white kid gloves. I fairly gasped when saw her eat asparagus with her fingers without removing her gloves! It may have been q bet, or q dare, but it was probably. just a perverse impulse, ol 7 somebody especially correct, whom sht wanted to shock! She was never ir @ awe of the great and parental disci pline did not impose too rigid q regula ton upon personal conduct,
 Alice Roosevelt was terribly dis appointed when her father refused tl : let her go to, London for the coronation of King Edward. But for consola tioI she had that memorable Taft trip t the Philippines That was about q year later, and oh! the wonderful stories we heard about 'thAt toul F stories in which the fair Alice wal star actor. f
 And The Sacred Elephant
 Nicholas LongwOrth was one of tht ! Taft party and the romance, whici had been budding, blossomed fully or the voyage. st. e : There is no doubt Alice supplied con lyersation for many dinner party by her. activities in the far east. ss ! My dear! Have you heard abou l. Alice Roosevelt and the sacred ele phant?" or Do you know what Allie, } did in Chinese temple?"
 '1 That she was; the theme of converse tion in no way dimmed her ardor fol adventure. If fellow travellers did re |, late how she had. when dared, diyet fully dressed into the plunge bath what did she care? And if there wal nearly war because she had ridden sacred elephant outside a Chinese tenn ple. while the pigtailed officials prayed for vengeance ... or was it an encore
 Why worry! Goodness, how time passes! Ina is over seventeen years ago. I wonder how many remember the excitement there vas about her engagement ant wedding and the maneuvering for in Mutations? , F No one was surprised at the en gagement, because the barometer hat been ''set fair for, some little time After its announcement Alice scene, supremely happy. Functions at tn, White House took on m added interest
 All through tlie winter, remember each day Alice would acconphny Nicl to the Capitol. Even dn her twenty l second birthday, few days before he \ marriage, she made her daily Dil