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Show ALL COMPORTS CP H0F3E IN REGAL PALACE CM f OR WHITE HOUSE BRIDE t PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 6. The first establishment over which Miss Alice Roosevelt will preside as Mrs. "Nick". Long-worth will be the . Pullman palace car "Republic," which has been given Its trial trip by Director Griscom of the Pennsylvania railroad. It will contain all the comforts of home from the dainty bedroom with Its bed. as distinguished distin-guished from a berth, to the kitchen and pantry; everything except a bath. The car abounds In snug nooks and corners for a bride and bridegroom to "spoon" in, the color scheme being Miss Alice's favorite red and green. The wood Is Dutch oak and highly polished mahogany. First there Is the observation obser-vation sofa, which Is Just behind where her husband's chair will be, at her right hand Is a dainty little china closet of Dutch oak containing the silver which will do service during the honeymoon. In the lefthand corner Is a Dutch oak writing desk. Adjoining the parlor and observation apartment are the two bedrooms, each containing- a large brass bedstead. Both are heavily carpeted in green and hung in green, the wood being highly polished mahogany. A dwarf bureau with a mirror is In one corner. The pressure of a button In the wall produces a washstand of nickel, at which hot and cold water may be had. Postal Congratulations. Miss Roosevelt will be Jhe most popular pop-ular bride in the world's 'history. On her wedding day she will receive more CHILD TO HISS ALICE: - "GLAD HE ATJETT NO DUKE" . . . . . . One of the presents received by Miss 'Alice Roosevelt is a gor- geous butterfly-shaped fan. It Is supposed to be from a Japanese ' princess. On the tag were scrawled these words In a child's hand, probably at the custom . house on this side: , "Glad he ain't no Duke." . congratulations than ever did any other woman in the universe, even of royal blood. From Boston alone It is estimated she will receive at least 150.000 souvenir postcards, with printed congratulations, arranged especially for the purpose. Boston postcard dealers have already sold several thousand of these cards, although they have been on the market but a few days. They are well stocked with these cards, as the public has taken kindly to the Idea. Special displays dis-plays of these cards have been arranged ar-ranged In the show windows. Dealers here figure that New Tork alone, with its floating population of 3,000,000. wfTF send at least 1.000.000 of these cards congratulating the bride on her marriage to Congressman Long-worth. Long-worth. It is further estimated that a total of between six and seven million souvenir cards of congratulations will be sent from all parts of the Tnlted States. |