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Show zjm WILL K "i "It1 f N Retiuup of "Maids" Will I Pirn Her Luster at the Wedding. Jjj Jl 3gH f MRS. FAIRBANKS WIXS PRETTY SOCIAL RATTLE a j Sustains Her Rightful Position -s Against Quite Determined Opposition. SjxclaJ to Tim Tnruno WASHINGTON, Jan. Id -Miss Ai Roosevelt Is to be married on February f 17. and she win not allow her prominent I on that occasion to he dimmed by the ' presence of the customary wedding paraphernalia of persona and things. Sho intends to play the part or "leading lady' while, on the wedding stage. There will t nn bridesmaids, no pages, no flower" no rlng-bearcrs. and no toadies. The . young ladles and 'the buds" are all disappointed dis-appointed because they expected to -let their light shine. even In the reflection of the effulgence of the queenly bride j s' Alice has something' of the ( ). determination of rhnrartr v.hlrh has 3 long tended to make her father rfj-k with " , ' the great on r,f e,irih. Wedding Gown Her Very Own. rllj The society p..8blps and the society mmmi pap. rs have been v;mg n efforts to dls-P dls-P cover and describe the wedding gown-but gown-but they have all been plnving blind man's buff, guessing In the dark. M1b T ,AJ,C0 Y" '' n '"''Ing that gown made "B il3r Whlt House and nobody outside 'is 1 Vkr' nltf" Hous can possibly know any-H any-H Wl,nB Kt""Jt ll- 11 nas been rumored that ifh.- will u.ar the cream satin wedding own which was worn by hT mother, - ; I but this sli- ha- announced Ir: untru- . She possi ssf.H her mother's wedding k gown, hut sho will have one of her own 7 1 ,r'u' s'-tting forth her indlvldualltv. fl " h' r fath-r so natifrallv does. H. r i1 Of ljrhl' ' in.ll have the wedding gowns Jt 7i m '".thi t and crandmother pf ft Is known that her wedding ring was placed ipon h r finger on Christmas dav. fm. , HRd ,n'l 11 I- 11 pigeon's t : f - 1 rub sur-l(Y sur-l(Y rounded by diamonds, and that it coat 8f Mrs. Fairbanks Wins. B There's l-n a battle roval going on here In society this winter The ladles Of the Cabinet, the wives Of th- numbers of the Cabinet, havf been trying to k' ; H, In the background the wife of the Vice-President; Vice-President; but Mrs. Fairbanks Is not a lady to easily be set aside The first thing sh" .11.1 to get ahead of hor rivals In society was to feet Into the good graees of Mrs. Roosevelt, so that she might stand next to th wife of the President i I In the receiving nr.. al th New fear's IwA dav rei--pn,,:i at the White Houee i Wouldn't Be Ignored. f A W The wives of Secretary Root, Secretary w V. Shaw, and Secretary Taft trie, J to Induce Mrs Roosevelt to Ignore the wife of the Vice-President, but to no effect. Those ladies am hoping that their husbands may be Presidents some day; and they are trv Inn V. l h rna-1 to the fore. In order to k-f p the names Of their husbands hus-bands In th" newtsp . 8o. you see, even In society circles th' game of politics Is being carried bn Well Mrs. Fairbanks held 1 -1 own on New I Year's day, anil shi I ... Rone right holding her prerogative, ly Klvlng the first dance and dlnni r to Miss AHcj Roosevelt, after thl iitiiiiuincement of her wedding niK.'i"' i This also. Is done with the approval r 1'resldent s I wife; and so, the second !'idy In the land bis triumphed Alice's New Year's Gown, i Speaking r,f mi Roosevelt's wedding gown reminds en ol thi splendid which was worn b her 00 New Year's day, when she was in attendance at the Presidi nt's reception I was of Bappl f satin Alice blue Jbeneath blue net and f coral taffeta. Think of that for an effect! The tnidlce was grace Itself, showing off the splendid htfiir.- to excellent ad van lag) The diamond necklace which was worn by her has been severely criticised bv the undent Indies of society, the grand dames of the old families here. Where Did She Get It' It was n liiizzllngH rich necklace, with B llur id in', nt that glltUred ad though It had come fresh from Aloxldln's lamp, wrought by some of tho wonderful I genii of the Arabian Nights ; Where did slie get U? That's Unpertl-JJ Unpertl-JJ i .-ii. e. ,, ,,.jr-. I'.ut it Is said by peo-f peo-f pll who kie.w Cincinnati pretty well that I since his engagement was announced Mr. I,ongworth haa spent upward of JT-VO with Ala favorite weh r Now. wh r- did she ' ' .j&L Ji ' Von ask h. r. or you g i . Is More Democratic, , Tf.e i. o i,ve bridi has been regarded 9 by soi as somewhat aristocratic but she seems to he Inclined now to be more sociable May be she absorbs the I f:.rt lh.ii ihe wife Of a Congressman must try to be popular In order to enhance the popularity of her husband At any rate, I f during Die nasi thret week Mum Roose-I Roose-I v. It has been doing some very pretty so- H L Ctal stouts S)p l,.'S n-llgralefl to nnrn MM houses, extending thi tiad hand and tne sv,o I. n.'l. No "Boss" for Her. I ThrA has been a storv to the effect that the Wife of George B Cox. the for- mer pclitlcnl boss of Cincinnati, was to M hro and act as "matron of honor at the l weddw.g. but that -to,-. h ' b-e,, ex ploded by ULlaa Alice, who does not conceal con-ceal the fact that sho Is not n very warm admirer of Mrs Cox when she becomes ST, N'l, Imla.s .-rif-wr.rlh she ma I- ' something of poUtlctan, but It ta not lik Ij thai ohe wljj plJ ' 1 1 '" - J ' I m the music of the wife of anv po I t ic l i-p i k. her father, she win be firs In all things herself. With the spirit of J -Caesar -he m Inclined to saj I'd rather I be the flr.-t man In Capua than th- s-Wnd man in ROHM;" |