Bridal Finery Unique Trousseau of Miss Roosevelt Revealed
Washington February 16 A remarkable bridal trousseau for Miss Alice Roosevelt is described as the costliest yet seen in American brides with designs featuring empire princess gowns of satin and taffetas. The collection includes Chinese Japanese and Philippine silks, court trains, Oriental gowns, lace veils, richly embroidered lingerie, andCustom shoes with beaded embroidery. The wardrobe highlights satin from William Strange mills and gifts from the Empress of China and Mikado.
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China
Japan
Corea
Philippines
America
William Strange
Miss Roosevelt
Valenciennes
Alice
Orient
Miss Alice Roosevelt to Be Twelfth White House Bride
Washington, Feb. 16 Miss Alice Roosevelt will be the twelfth White House bride and the first daughter of a President to marry in the executive mansion. The article traces prior White House weddings from 1800s to 1886, noting gowns, ceremonies, and gifts, including Frances Folsom Cleveland’s 1886 wedding. It lists elaborate trousseau items and gowns valued at about 11,400 dollars.
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Trousseau
Washington
Alice Roosevelt
White House
Executive Mansion
Nellie
Parke Custis
Nellie Custis
Mt. Vernon
James Madison
George Washington
Lucy Payne
Delia Lewis
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Tenn
William B. Lewis
President Jackson
Miss Lewis
Alphonse Joseph Yver Pageot
Martinique
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Andrew Jackson, Jr
Sarah Yorke
Philadelphia
Emily Martin
Lewis Donaldson
Jefferson
Mary Easton
Tennessee
Lucien B. Polk
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van Buren
Angelica Singleton
South Carolina
Elizabeth Tyler
Tyler
William Waller
Williamsburg
Grant
Algernon C. F. Sartoris
Cleveland
Frances Folsom
Europe
Assets Liabilities Surplus Increase Report
The figures show assets and liabilities rising with a surplus up to 2.37 é S and 1,961 074. Ag, totaling 416,294.35 in value. The data outlines financial movements and balance components for the period reported.
Nicholas Longworth Weds Alice Roosevelt In White House Ceremony
Congressman Nicholas Longworth, son of the Longworth fortune, marries Miss Alice Roosevelt in a White House ceremony. Born in Cincinnati in 1869 and Harvard educated, he has served in Ohio politics and chairs the first Ohio district seat in Congress. He is a violinist, golfer, social figure, and ally of Taft era circles.
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Alice Roosevelt
Cincinnati
Harvard
Cincinnati Law School
Ohio House
Longworth
Washington
Bachelors’ Cotilion Club
Congress
Philippines
Miss Roosevelt
Taft Party
Tolo
Frederick O'Brien
Cable News
Bostonians Prominent in White House Nuptials
The piece chronicles Miss Roosevelt, daughter of a renowned president, with notes on her equestrian skill, travels to Cuba and Porto Rico, the St. Louis fair honor, and Philippine visit. It details her engagement to Congressman Longworth, her family ties, and plans for a European wedding tour.
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Wood
Porto Rico
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Mardi Gras
New Orleans
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Sulu
Roosevelt
Malabang
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New York
F E. H. Harriman
Miss Roosevelt
Washington
Congressman Longworth
Bostonian ushers named from Boston and Harvard list
Nicholas Longworth chose nine ushers for the occasion with five hailing from Boston and six from Harvard. The selection includes Thomas Nelson Perkins, a Boston lawyer, among the attendees.
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Nicholas Longworth
Boston
Harvard
Thomas Nelson Perkins
Harvard Classmates Named Ushers for Longworth Wedding
A Harvard contingent forms the wedding party for Longworth, with Best Man a Harvard alumnus and ushers including Quincy A. Shaw Jr. and Francis Reginald Bangs. Other Boston society figures Guy Norman, Larz Anderson, and Frederick Winthrop join, all linked to Hasty Pudding and Zeta Psi networks.
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Longworth
Harvard
State Street
Quincy A. Shaw, Jr
Exeter Street
Calumet & Hecla Copper Company
Francis Reginald Bangs
Guy Norman
Larz Anderson
Boston
Washington
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Mr. Anderson
Commodore Perkins
Mr. Longworth
Hasty Pudding Club
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Bangs
Frederick Winthrop
New York
Zeta Psi Society
Messrs. Bangs
Perkins
Winthrop
Congressman Longworth
Alice Lee Roosevelt Bride Elect of Congressman Longworth
Miss Alice Roosevelt, 22, eldest daughter of Theodore Roosevelt, to wed Congressman Nicholas Longworth. Described as tall, graceful, independent, and well educated, she grew up beloved by family, learned French from governesses, trained in piano and singing, and led a notably happy childhood.
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Alice Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Boston
W.S. Cowles
Miss Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Alice
Ovell
Roosevelt Snubs Grover Cleveland Wedding Invite
Washington observers note President Roosevelt did not invite Grover Cleveland and his family to the wedding, despite Cleveland's historic tenure as ex president. Officials say invitations were limited and no exceptions could be made.
Worldly romance ends as Alice forecloses heart
A playful verse recounts a bachelor’s tale of Miss Alice who foreclosed his heart after wandering the world. Cupid’s dart arrived as she traveled, leaving the speaker to face a break from a free, fair romance.
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