Talk:Alice Roosevelt Longworth
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[edit] Princess Alice Name
Question. Why was her nickname Princess Alice?
Answer. When Alice she was asked to go to London to attend King Edward VII's coronation, a British newspaper advised that Alice be treated as "the oldest daughter of the Emperor, " (her father). When a local Washington DC magazine began to make mention of Alice as "the Crown Prin - beg pardon - daughter of the President," TR was so annoyed at these references to anti-republican imperial sentiments that he cancelled her trip. Also, Alice was, by nature vain, arrogant and the DC establishment knew it. See photos in the article. SimonATL 20:35, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
Alice did not suspend her imitations of Eleanor after FDR's election. In fact, they increased because she still was bitter after Eleanor's campaign against her brother Theodore. The imitations continued even in Eleanor's face and much to her embarrassment. At dinner parties, Alice was asked by Eleanor herself to perform the imitation, Alice was always glad to oblige. Though Eleanor would laugh, it was clear that she was really hurt by these imitations. The two made up their lost relationship and drew closer in their later years as they had once been as girls and young women. In 1960, Alice publicly announced that she would "take off" of Nellie Taft and Eleanor. Centers 17:06, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Picture wrong
FYI: The dog in her arms is most definitely NOT a Pekingese.
[edit] Footnote help needed
I've begun the process. Note the format of the first footnote. All you have to do is add them in the same format and they'll "magically appear in the footnote section at the bottom of the article. SimonATL 03:28, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Occult
I see no evidence that Alice as a practitioner of the occult. The article makes an un-sourced reference to a voodoo doll, but even if true, this doesn't make Alice a practitioner. Her dislike for the Tafts was well known, true or not, this was just one more way for Alice to express her dislike. Séances, Ouija boards, and the like were popular parlor entertainments during this time period, and involvement in such does not mean the participant was a believer – and certainly not at the level of other individuals tagged with this category.
- The evidence thus provided to demonstrate Alice's alleged occult practices is self-referencing. That is, the website cited [1] was adapted from an earlier version of the Wikipedia article. Self-referencing sources don't actually count as sources. Rklawton 19:03, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
I'm not opposed to adding the occultist category per se. I'm just opposed to adding it without any supporting evidence. Rklawton 19:15, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
