Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-11-21
Owls Nest, the du Pont home at
Greenville, near Wilmington.
This is the first of three stories
on the Roosevelt-du-POnt romance.
BY JUDITH FIELD

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr., is
very happy. One senses that immo-
diately He is going to marry Ethel
du Pont daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene du Pont of Owls Nest, Green
willie Del, and the eldest of four chill
dran. 1t will be, as the couple have
announced, a quiet church wedding.
Twingling-eyed, blonde Ethel du
Pont and Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
Jr. don't remember exactly who in
tyoduced them-though it was at some
dance in New York three years ago.
Anyway, they are very much in love.
Ard now they don't care who knows
il, The official announcement of the
not altogether unexpected merging of
the Roos evelt and du Pont farlil es
was phoned into a Wilmington news
paper by the girls father, himself.
Press Invited
Then, in the huge antique red
brick old English home of Mr.. du
Pont. the two young people, them
selves faced a small horde of news
papermen and photographers who
mad speeded (by plane, rail and auto)
from all directions to the du Fonts
hilltop estate.
The interview was scheduled for
2:30 p. m. At 2:35 the tall, loosely
iointed, 22-year-old Franklin, wearing
a dark blue, pin stripped business
suit, stepped out of the French door
at the side of the house; to the news
men and photographers stationed on
the rolling lawn, he said with an ex-
pansive smile: Boys, I'm sorry to
have kept you waiting so long. Kinda
cold, isn't it?"
Agreaably surprising behavior for a
lad who, heretofore, had gone around
displaying a definite ant-pathy for
the press. And had expressed it by
doing everything from smashing a
photographers camera to making
threats that he'd do the same to his
nose, However, for the further en-
enlargement of this new Roosevelt
personality, it should be pointed out
that although young Franklin did
break that newspaper photograph
ers camera because he had taken a
picture of Miss du Pont and himself
at Philadelphia boxing match N
November of 1884, he did buy the
new3man another little black box and
afterwards apologized:
I'm terribly sorry to have done
thi5-but 1 want to keep out of the
newspapers"
Ready for Business"
Now, young Roosevelt said: well,
come on in. I guess we're ready for
the business
And he ushered the photographers
into the spacious, cretonne hung sola-
rum.
Shaking hands all around he in
troduced his bride-to-be, who also APO
logized for keeping the press waiting.
Miss du Pont, q tall, graceful blue
eyed young person with an infectious
little girl' smile, wore black, cord
ed chiffon afternoon frock with short
bell shaped sleeves; around her slend-
er waist was girdled a cerise colored
sash. She had on a minimum OF
makeup; Little rouge, a touch OF
iipstick and power. Her jewelry con-
sisted Of a dainty necklace of small
pearls; a waistWatch with diamond
studded bracelet-and the triple dia-
mond platinum set engagement ring
which Franklin said he'd given her
the other night as soon as he had
gotten down from Harvard. The
stones, by the way, were as large as
the md of pencil and they shone all
The more resplendently upon finger
notlceably fire. of any nail polish.
Also upon her right shoulder there
rested q spray of two lavender or
chids, tied with silver ribbon. A token
nom her fiance, she confided.
Miss du Po1t is G. 1884 graduate OF
Mrs. Walkers school in Simmesbury
Conn. She met Franklin, she admit
Jed during her senior year. She was
named for her mother, the former
Miss Ethel Pyle, a well known beauty
ana this Ethel seems to have inherit
Cd great deal of her mothers at
tfactiveness.
Miss du Pont is a member Of the
'.@mead Hunt club of Wilmington
"nch, incidentally, was named after
I"3 relatives: Victor du Pont and
Holday Meads, son-in-law of a dr
font family. She is an excellent rid
=! and attends many horse shows
one has spent most of her tine ir
6oston and Now York and made hel
oebut, June 81, 1884.
Since her debut and graduation
somewhat shyly she revealed: II have
MT most of the time travelling witt
J. parents"
Diplomacy
asked what country she enjoyed
most, she smiled: II liked them ALL
catching Franklin's eye, as If &C
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